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Argentina and Uruguay, which have long fought over who invented the tango, buried their differences to earn UNESCO's recognition of the dance and its music Wednesday as a world cultural treasure. The UN's cultural organization granted the sultry tango dance steps "intangible cultural heritage" status during a meeting of 400 experts in Abu Dhabi.

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