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1. UNESCO accepts the US as a member after withdrawing from the organization five years ago.
   2023-07-14 07:54:26 (First version)
2. UNESCO accepts the U.S. as a member after it withdrew from the organization five years ago.
   2023-07-15 17:54:26 (Update)
3. UNESCO accepts the U.S. as a member after it withdrew from the organization in 2018.
   (Current version)

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