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      <description><![CDATA[The Entry/Exit System went fully live on April 10, replacing the ink stamp with fingerprints and a facial scan, and its first data release shows who was turned away, and why.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Inscription under the 2003 intangible heritage convention is a procedure, not a verdict — and the difference is visible on every banner that shortens it to one word.]]></description>
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