Earth Hour event held across countries as symbol of commitment to planet

Landmarks in Malaysia, Australia and the Philippines went dark on Saturday night to mark this year’s Earth Hour, a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund.

The event is held annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet, Chinese News Agency (Xinhua) reported.

Source: Bahrain News Agency