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Luxury cars take centre stage at Dubai Motor Show
The most expensive-ever, diamond encrusted Rolls Royce, a Bugatti costing nearly three million dollars and a carbon fibre Lykan Hypersport that can do nought to 100 in 2.8 seconds are all on show at the Dubai International Motor Show....
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I'v with writer of biography of Gandhi that has sparked controversy
1. Wide of author Joseph Lelyveld holding his book "Great Soul"
2. Wide of book
3. Tight shot of book
4. Pan of book
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Lelyveld, Author of Great Soul:
"They're (Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach) very concerned...
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2018, 2019 Nobel literature prizes announced
Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian writer Peter Handke won the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes for literature on Thursday, a rare double announcement that came after no prize was announced last year due to sex abuse allegations that...
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North Korean tablet can connect to local intranet, but isolated from internet
North Korea wants to have the latest technology, like tablet computers.
But it remains isolated from the internet, because of its security concerns.
North Korea does not allow the majority of its citizens to travel freely, or make phone...
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Writer Andrew Morton talks about his unauthorized biography of Angelina Jolie
Author Andrew Morton has made a career writing biographies of celebrities like Tom Cruise, Madonna and Princess Diana. This time he takes on Angelina Jolie in "Angelina: An Unauthorized Autobiography."
The book includes intimate details...
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UK: LONDON: NEW MINERAL DISCOVERED IN MOROCCO
English/Nat
A new mineral discovered in Morocco years ago but only just recognised by scientists in London could be the closest thing yet discovered to Superman's kryptonite!
Scientists from London's Natural History Museum are...
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Africa Fashion Week London brings color, African culture to the runway
AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON BRINGS COLOR, AFRICAN CULTURE TO THE RUNWAY
African designers from all over the continent are in London this weekend for a stunning showcase of their designs.
Africa Fashion Week...
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2018, 2019 Nobel literature prizes announced
2018, 2019 NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZES ANNOUNCED
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SI Reporter Selena Roberts defends her use of circumstantial information and anonymous sources in her biography of the Yankees third baseman.
HEADLINE: A-Rod Author: Sources credible, knowledgeable
CAPTION: SI Reporter Selena Roberts defends her use of circumstantial information and anonymous sources in her biography of Alex Rodriguez and sheds more light on allegations of...
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The NBA owners' advisory and finance committee will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss the next steps in the removal of Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. (April 30)
The NBA (National Basketball Association) owners' advisory and finance committee will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss the next steps in the removal of Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.
The 10-member committee will...
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: ENT4-MINIATURE BOOK AUCTION
English/Nat
Story: Miniature book auction preview
Location: London
Date: March 20000
They say the best things come in small packages - and collectors planning to bid tomorrow for some of the world's tiniest books are bound to...
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True crime fans gather in Nashville to talk murder, mystery
TRUE CRIME FANS GATHER IN NASHVILLE TO TALK MURDER, MYSTERY
The growth of true crime as a genre of books, movies, TV and podcasting has gotten so big, it's even got its own convention.
More than 3,000 fans of...
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Peter Handke on his Nobel literature prize win
The Swedish Academy awarded Peter Handke a the 2019 Nobel Prize for literature and called him "one of the most influential writers in Europe" after World War II and praised his work for exploring "the periphery and the specificity of...
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Poet Jose Emilio Pacheco awarded Cervantes literature prize
1. Pan of Mexican writer Jose Emilio Pacheco walking in; sitting down
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Emilio Pacheco, Mexican writer:
"In order to get the Nobel, you must start (writing) at a young age, at the age of eight, I wasn't able to...
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Rare Folio copy of Shakespeare plays for auction
1. Wide pan rare books on display at Sotheby''s in New York (sale will be in London)
2. Various of Shakespeare First Folio
3. Close-up of Peter Selley, English Literature specialist, leafs through pages of folio
4. Close-up first page of...
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The U.S. Marshals Service is holding an online auction of personal items that belonged to Ted Kaczynski. It is being held through June 2nd to benefit the victims' families. Items include an autobiography that gives great insight into the Unabomber's mind.
HEADLINE: : Unabomber's manifesto, clothing up for auction
CAPTION: The U.S. Marshals Service is holding an online auction of personal items that belonged to Ted Kaczynski. It is being held through June 2nd to benefit the victims'...
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Germany - International Book Fair
The publisher of an intimate biography of Britain's Duchess of York accused her in Frankfurt on Wednesday (2/10) of wanting to hide the real story of her love affair with an American businessman. Leslie O'Mara, speaking at the Frankfurt...
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American Jews prepare to celebrate rare 'Thanksgivukkah'
American Jews are gearing up for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jointly celebrate Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.
Thanks to a rare quirk of the calendar, the two festivals will overlap on Thursday (28 November 2013).
Singing in...
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USA - Royal family book
A tell-all unauthorised biography of the British royal family went on sale across the United States on Wednesday (17/9) but even before it hit the stacks its author, Kitty Kelley, was forced to defend it.
A number of the sources quoted...
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One of the world's biggest collections of medieval manuscripts
AP Television
Ararat region, Southern Armenia, June 26, 2010
1. Wide of monastery, mountains in the background
2. Wide of view to mount Ararat (the legendary resting place of Noah's Ark after the flood)
AP Television
Yekhegnadzor...
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Preview to release of former president's memoirs
APTN - Washington, DC June 18, 2004
1. Exterior of book shop with poster for Bill Clinton's new book "My Life"
2. Paying counter in book shop with advert for book behind till
3. Cover of book "My Life" by Bill Clinton
4. SOUNDBITE...
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Former CIA agent slams outing of Plame as motivated by 'dirty politics'
1. Wide shot Philip Agee at desk
2. Pan right photo of former CIA Agent Philip Agee and Cuban President Fidel Castro
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Philip Agee, former CIA Agent:
"My role in exposing CIA people back in the 1970's was political....
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BRAZIL: TRANSSEXUAL ROBERTA CLOSE LAUNCHES HER BIOGRAPHY
Portuguese/Nat
Brazil's most famous transsexual, Roberta Close, launched her biography this week in Rio de Janeiro.
The 33-year-old star first hit international notoriety as a Playboy model when she was 20 years old.
But her lifelong...