Global vote will pick world's "new" seven wonders
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The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan and Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the modern-day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100 million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.
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The Great Wall of China was named Saturday as one of the seven &quot;new&quot; wonders of the world in at a celebrity-studded televised ceremony in the Portuguese capital.
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Archaeologists called Tuesday for urgent steps to safeguard Petra, the ancient rose-red rock city recently picked as one of the new seven wonders of the world, saying an increase in visitors could damage it unless protective measures were taken.
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The UN body for culture on Sunday blasted a private initiative that drew nearly 100 million Internet and telephone voters to choose seven &quot;new&quot; wonders of the world.
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The Great Wall's leap to the top of the new seven wonders of the world list has restored China's sense of national pride and eased frazzled nerves, state media said on Monday.
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The World Heritage Committee will soon pick another list of natural and human-made wonders most in need of protection
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GENEVA -- The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome, and Peru's Machu Picchu are the leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers say.
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