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JORDAN: KERAK: POLICE CONTINUE TO PATROL CITY FOLLOWING PROTESTS
Arabic/Nat
Army troops and policemen continue to patrol the Jordanian city of Kerak, site of violent demonstrations in protest over bread price hikes a week ago.
Police sealed off the centre of town and worshipers were dispersed when...
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Prayer for Chavez health during mass in Bethlehem
1. Christian worshippers in prayer in the Church of the Nativity
2. Close-up of worshipper praying
3. Mid of clergy sitting
4. Mid of worshippers praying
5. Mid of worshippers singing during Mass
6. Alter boys and girl during service...
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KOSOVO: LETNICA: ETHNIC ALBANIANS CATHOLICS MASS
Eng/Albanian/Nat
Ethnic Albanian Catholics from all over Kosovo and from Croatia gathered on Sunday outside the St Letnica Catholic church in the Kosovar town of Letnica.
The two-thousand-strong congregation took part in a Mass outside...
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Residents of Soweto pray for former President Nelson Mandela
1. Wide shot of people singing in church
2. Close of cross
3. Mid of people singing and dancing
4. Close of stained-glass window depicting Nelson Mandela
5. Wide of people praying
6. Mid of priest praying
7. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
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USA: INTERVIEW WITH FIDEL CASTRO'S SISTER JUANITA
Spanish/Eng/Nat
In an exclusive interview with APTV, Fidel Castro's renegade sister has spoken about her brother and the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba.
Juanita Castro, who lives in Miami, left Cuba in 1963 - at odds with the Marxist...
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Events marking 10th anniversary of 9/11, security
1. Close-up woman ringing bell to mark beginning of hand-to-hand memorial event
2. Mid pan showing people holding hands during 9/11 memorial event
3. Close of people holding hands, pull out to mid of people standing in silence
4. Close...
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NICARAGUA: POPOYUAPA: PILGRIMS VISIT TOWN IN SEARCH OF A MIRACLE
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of Christian pilgrims travelled to the small Nicaraguan town of Popoyuapa this week in search of a miracle.
Their faith brought them hundreds of miles to the town to pray before a statue of Jesus Christ.
Their...
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WEST BANK: ARAFAT ATTENDS EID AL FITRE PRAYERS
Natural Sound
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat attended Eid al Fiter prayers in Bethlehem to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the beginning of a three-day holiday.
The three-day Muslim festival of Eid marks the end of...
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End of first day of Ramadan for Palestinians, canon, prayers
Jerusalem
1. Wide of people setting off canon fire to signal end of fasting for the first day of Ramadan
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Uri Lupolianski, Mayor of Jerusalem:
"Everybody can eat."
3. Wide of the old part of the city
4. SOUNDBITE:...
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WRAP: Funerals in Nablus, Sharon meeting realtives of bomb victims
Nablus, West Bank
1. Funeral procession with mourners chanting 'Allahu Akhbar' (God is great)
2. Body being carried through streets
3. Gunmen firing into the air
4. Various of procession
5. Man firing into the air
Gaza City, Gaza...
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Candlelit vigil held in support of Tibet
1. Wide shot interior Buddhist monastery on the eastern outskirts of Katmandu, Tibetans praying
2. Mid shot of altar, monks praying
3. Portrait of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on altar
4. Close up of monk praying with sign round...
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Israel/Jerusalem/Gaza - Violent clashes
Violence broke out on Jerusalem's Temple Mount on Friday (27/09) as Palestinans attended weekly prayers and funerals for dozens of people killed in two days of fighting with Israeli troops.
At least 20 Palestinians and five Israeli...
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FRANCE: CONCORDE CRASH GONESSE SERVICE
Eng/French/Nat
The first regular church services have been held in the French town of Gonesse since the crash of the Air France Concorde flight in the town earlier in the week.
The ill-fated Concorde plunged to the ground on Tuesday,...
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WRAP Police meet relatives of victims of Spanair crash ADDS Spanair CEO
1. Various of churchgoers walking out of La Almudena cathedral after Sunday midday mass
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Cristina Coy, Local resident:
"The priest prayed for the victims twice. First he mentioned the victims and their families...
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Pro-US march and prayers by NY Afghan community
1. Wide shot, rally of Afghans in Queens
2. Various shots of rally, Afghans chanting and marching
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hedayat Rahmani
"We worry not only about Afghanistan, we just worried about the safety of the world. And New York,...
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ISRAEL: MOSQUE AT CENTRE OF CONTROVERSY
English/Nat
Churches throughout Israel and the occupied territories will close on Monday (22 Nov) for two days in silent protest against the building of a mosque close to one of Nazareth's most sacred churches.
The cornerstone of the...
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Mass for Pope in capital's largest Catholic cathedral
1. Tilt up to exterior of Xuan Wu Men Cathedral
2. Close up of cross
3. Tilt down of Sunday mass
4. Wide shot of holy communion
5. People taking communion
6. Catholics queueing to take communion
7. Side shot of woman praying in front of...
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Silent prayers nationwide as residents remember victims of quake
Kesennuma city, Miyagi prefecture
1. Temple master Shukou Katayama at Buddhist temple on the shore of Hashikami in Kesennuma city; UPSOUND chanting
2. Various of Buddhist priests offering prayers; UPSOUND siren ringing at 2:46 pm (0546...
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Bikers, religious communities say prayers for ailing former president
Pretoria
1. Man on motor cycle revving engine, crowd cheering
2. Close of hand twisting throttle
3. Biker 'directing' engine revving
4. Wide of motor cycles and crowd, African National Congress flag on one bike
5. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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Ex-wife visits Mandela in hospital as SAfricans pray for former president's recovery
Pretoria
1. Wide of Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, getting out of car, waves to media and walks into hospital
2. Tracking shot of car carrying Josina Ziyaya Machel, daughter of Graca Machel, Mandela's wife, arriving at...
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Pilgrims mark anniversary of disputed Virgin Mary apparition
1. Wide of sunrise over Cross Hill, with Catholic pilgrims kneeling next to statue of Virgin Mary
2. Sun rising behind statue of Virgin Mary
3. Wide of hundreds of pilgrims climbing the hill
4. Pilgrims walking up the hill through the...
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GAZA: STRIP: MUSLIMS CELEBRATE START OF THE FESTIVAL OF EID AL FITAR
English/Nat
Muslims around the world are celebrating the start of the festival of Eid al-Fitar Saturday, to mark the end of Ramadan.
In Gaza, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat joined worshippers for a special service.
Arafat also paid a...
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King attends spring festival amidst general unrest
1. March pass by the soldiers in Darbar Square
2. People waiting outside to see the king
3. King coming towards vehicle with his associates
4. King's convoy leaving
5. Dignitaries waiting by car
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Shri Samsher...
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ISRAEL: PREPARATIONS FOR POPE'S HOLY LAND VISIT
English/Nat
The Pope will visit two rival sites of Jesus' baptism now that Israel has agreed to add a stop on the western banks of the Jordan River to his crowded Holy Land schedule.
The other baptism site is on the eastern banks, in...