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Irina Bokova, Director General of the U.N.'s culture agency UNESCO, speaks during a press conference in Paris, France, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Bokova asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to be convened &quot;on the protection of Iraq's cultural heritage as an integral element for the country's security&quot; after extremists released a video thought to show men using sledgehammers to smash ancient Mesopotamian statues and other artifacts in Iraq's northern city of Mosul.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

UNESCO chief decries ‘cultural cleansing’ in Islamic State video

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Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema (center) first proposed to UNESCO in 2008 the awarding of a $3 million life-sciences prize, but objections to the central African strongman's involvement have prevented its adoption. (Associated Press)

U.N. official wants prize named for African strongman pulled

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U.N. agency defers awarding of Obiang prize

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DICTATOR: Teodoro Obiang has his name on a prize for "scientific achievements that improve the quality of human life." (Associated Press)

UNESCO urged to kill award named for African dictator

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