Over the years, Los Angeles has had to stand in for non-LA locations in many movies and television programmes.

BBC: Search the

Famous for singing ballads - Ms Piaf's songs include La Vie on Rose, Milord, La Foule - and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.

BBC: Edith Piaf writer Charles Dumont performs in Edinburgh

Pour l'UNESCO, le patrimoine culturel doit englober non seulement les vestiges historiques, mais aussi toute la culture vivante.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The better restaurants that are located in the public areas of their respective airports, such as Hong Kong's Hung's Delicacies and La Moraga in Malaga, Spain, have become magnets for non-traveling locals, achieving the hitherto unthinkable by turning the airport into a foodie destination.

CNN: Air fare: The world's best airport restaurants

Cable operators have been trying forever to offer such programming a la carte, or at least as a premium tier that most non-fans could avoid.

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In this framework the purpose of the Amigos de la Patagonia Association is to promote water protection and awareness through formal and non-formal education programmes in Argentina.

UNESCO: Activities 2009

In 1957, he made his debut at the famed La Scala opera house in Milan, where much later in 1993 he became the first non-Italian to be awarded the Golden Baton.

BBC: Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch dies at 89