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Now playing Next Partner content UNWTO General Assembly to be held in Uzbekistan for the first time in history Partner content presented by Uzbekistan.travel The 25th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is scheduled for October 16-20 this year in Samarkand. 22/09/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Film of the Week: 'Fallen Leaves' - Welcome to Finnish feelgood Finnish master of droll Aki Kaurismäki offered this year’s Cannes Film Festival one of its best Competition films. ‘Fallen Leaves’ won the third-place Jury Prize, has just been selected as Finland's 2024 Oscar entry for Best International Film, and is now out in select European cinemas. 22/09/2023
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