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CHINA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER ROBINSON PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson has ended a 10-day visit to China by declaring her trip a qualified success.
The visit is the first ever by a U-N human rights commissioner.
Robinson's schedule included...
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Dalai Lama says Tibetans must not give up hope, visiting Taiwan sot
1. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arriving and greeting journalists
2. Cutaway cameraman
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader:
"We have to prepare for the worst. At the same time, we should not give up...
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CANADA: VANCOUVER: APEC SUMMIT: ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS
English/Nat
Calling turmoil in Asian markets "a few little glitches in the road", U-S President Bill Clinton said on Sunday world nations must band together to stabilise the region's financial crisis.
He was speaking in Vancouver where...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: TIBET'S SPIRITUAL LEADER DALAI LAMA VISIT
Jerusalem, June 14, 19991. The Dalai Lama arriving at the Wailing wall2. The Dalai Lama praying at the Wailing Wall3. Various of people following the Dalai Lama and shaking his hands5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist...
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INDIA: KARMAPA (V)
Voice and effects
Tibetans lined the streets of the Indian capital on Thursday for a glimpse of a teenage lama who escaped Chinese-controlled Tibet last year and is beginning a pilgrimage to Buddhist holy sites in northern India.
The...
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USA: TRADE SECRETARY BARSHEFSKY ON CHINA/PNTR
English/Nat
A senior U-S official on Tuesday urged Congress to grant China Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status so as to clear the way for Beijing's accession to the World Trade Organization (W-T-O).
U-S Trade Representative...
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A school in India for Tibetan children living in exile
Dharmsala - 2 - 3 April, 2008
1. Pan of classroom building and football pitch to mountain
2. Mid of mountains
3. Wide of students walking
4. Wide of a man walking across football pitch
5. Wide of a school building with a message...
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Pro-Tibet demonstration in Bangkok
1. Wide shot showing small group of pro-Tibet demonstrators holding banners outside Chinese Embassy
2. Demonstrators holding up Tibetan flag
3. Banner: "Game Over China"
4. Pan across several demonstrators holding banners condemning the...
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RUSSIA: BUDDHISTS ARE GROWING IN NUMBER AND STRENGTH
Russian/Nat
It's not just the Orthodox church that is undergoing a renaissance in Russia.
On the edge of Siberia and the border of Mongolia, Russia's Buddhists are growing in strength and number.
For decades they were labelled the...
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Tibetan spiritual leader visits Buddhist institute
1. Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama arriving to Buddhist institute in Veneux Les Sablons
2. Tibetan flag
3. Mid of Dalai Lama walking in
4. Audience during prayer
5. Dalai Lama addressing audience
6. Members of the audience
7. Dalai...
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INDIA: TIBETAN EXILES CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO COUNTRY
Tibetan/Eng
Human rights activists have urged President Bill Clinton to use his visit to China to bring about the release of those jailed for demanding greater freedoms in Tibet.
But the chances of Beijing softening its stance are remote...
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CHINA: CLINTON PRESS CONFERENCE SHOWN LIVE ON STATE TV (2)
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
In an unprecedented move, Chinese State Television aired a live news conference on Saturday by U-S President Bill Clinton and his Chinese counterpart.
Even the subjects most taboo for the authoritarian Chinese...
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Dalai Lama says choice of successor is up to him, not China
1. Mid of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader:
"One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself, no one else, obviously...
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao brought cautious optimism to business and government leaders pondering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression as the World Economic Forum opened Wednesday.
HEADLINE: Economic gloom takes over World Economic Forum
CAPTION: The Chinese and Russian premiers obliquely criticized the U.S. for the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, citing the blinding drive for profit in the...
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Denmark's queen opens panda enclosure at Copenhagen Zoo
DENMARK'S QUEEN OPENS PANDA ENCLOSURE AT COPENHAGEN ZOO
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Dalai Lama in Indian hospital with chest infection
The Dalai Lama has been hospitalised in New Delhi with a chest infection, but is feeling better, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Tibetans rally outside IOC against Beijing Winter Olympics
Members of the Tibetan community rally outside the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland to protest the Winter Olympics being held in China (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Taiwan: Anti-China protesters mark anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising
Members of the Tibetan community in Taiwan and human rights groups stage a protest outside the Bank of China office to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Tibetan Uprising Day" in Lhasa on March 10, 1959, which ultimately led to a violent...
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CLEAN : Tibetans protest Beijing 2022 'Games of shame' at Olympics HQ
Around 500 Tibetans march outside the International Olympic Committee headquarters, led by an activist on skis dragging the Chinese flag behind him, to protest against Beijing hosting the Games (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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WRAP Disputed Chinese bronzes ADDS auction of rest of collection, comments
23 February 2009
1. Exterior of the Grand Palais, location of the Yves Saint Laurent auction (++NIGHT SHOT++)
2. Yves Saint Laurent's longtime partner, Pierre Berge, arriving at auction
3. Wide of the Yves Saint Laurent auction...
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Australian delegation meet with exiled Tibetan leader
1. Australian delegation receiving welcome with traditional Tibetan scarves outside the Museum of Tibet
2. Michael Danby (centre), leader of the delegation, with Sarah Hanson-Young (right) looking at exhibit in museum
3. SOUNDBITE...