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         <title>World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO will partner with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Earth Hour,&amp;nbsp;one of the world&apos;s largest and most well-known environmental campaigns in the world. UNESCO has invited World Heritage sites to participate in this initiative by switching off the lights on the night of Earth Hour: Saturday, 31 March 2012, from 8:30 to 9:30pm local time.&amp;nbsp;The lights will also be switched off at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova says, &quot;As a leading advocate  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/861</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Cities Named &apos;2010 European Capital of Culture&apos; include World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The selection panel for the 2010 European Capital of Culture have recommended that the German town Essen and the Hungarian city of P&#xe9;cs should share this title together with a third one, Turkey&amp;#39;s Istanbul.Asked to explain the purpose and added value of the concept of European Capital of Culture in general, Sir Jeremy Isaacs explained that the&#xa0;role of the European capital of culture is &amp;quot;to&#xa0;invite European citizens to discover the glory, interest and culture of different parts of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/248</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Committee Inscribes 31 New Sites on the World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Helsinki, Finland - 14 December 2001. The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Helsinki since December 11, has inscribed 31 new sites on the World Heritage List. The List now numbers 721 sites of &amp;quot;outstanding universal value&amp;quot; in 124 countries. For the first time, sites in Botswana and Israel appear on the List. The 31 inscriptions this year include six natural sites and 25 cultural sites. In addition to the 31, six sites already inscribed on the List were extended. The following  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/143</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2001 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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