Convertire caratteri speciali

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    $xml = simplexml_load_file('news.xml'); 

    $titleSalvaNews = htmlspecialchars($titleSalvaNews, ENT_QUOTES);

    $nuovo = $xml->addChild('item'); 

    $nuovo->addAttribute('title', $titleSalvaNews);

    file_put_contents("news.xml", $xml->asXML());