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Jordan warned it is getting hotter and drier than anticipated
LEADIN:
Studies suggest Jordan is being hit hard by climate change, getting hotter and drier than previously anticipated.
The warning comes as a separate study by 26 institutions including the WHO and the...
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Relics from ancient mega-city on show in Berlin
AP Television
Berlin - 24 April 2013
1. Wide of replica statue depicting King Gilgamesh, thought to have ruled Uruk around 2600 BC
2. Close of head of statue
3. Close of lion on statue
4. Tilt up of statue
5. Close of sign for...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : South Africa hosts World Water Day Summit
South Africa holds the United Nations World Water Day Summit and Expo in Durban to launch 17th edition of the UN's World Water Development Report which focuses on the critical role of wastewater management
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Engineers mastermind new waste water process
LEADIN:
Three female engineers have developed a process to help West Bank tanneries.
They have designed a system that treats toxic by-products by using readily available local resources.
...
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Focus on Arab trade at Berlin conference
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German companies and institutions have been long-term business partners for the Arab world, and are well known in the region for their high-quality services.
Represenatives from business gathered in...
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Shoes and bags made of discarded tuna skins feature in green fashion show
On the face of it, it may look like any fashion show.
But what's different about these models is that they're all wearing clothes made using eco-friendly, sustainable and ethical production methods.
For the 115 labels taking part in...
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Jordan warned it is getting hotter and drier than anticipated
LEAD IN:
Studies suggest parched Jordan is being hit hard by climate change, getting hotter and drier than previously anticipated.
In the world's most water-poor region, warning signs abound of what a failure...
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Jordan warned it is getting hotter and drier than anticipated
LEAD IN:
Studies suggest parched Jordan is being hit hard by climate change, getting hotter and drier than previously anticipated.
In the world's most water-poor region, warning signs abound of what a failure...
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With water in short supply in California, one brewery is using new technology to recycle water. Microbes are used to treat the wastewater to generate clean water and energy needed for brewing. (March 13)
(Nat sound - beer pouring)
(Nat sound - bottle assembly line)
SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Kruger, Master Brewer - Bear Republic:
"I do think it's going to be a trend especially in places like California or Arizona that are very water...
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Palestinians concerned as power outage causes sewage overflow
Officials in the Gaza Strip on Thursday were struggling to resolve the Palestinian territory's latest crisis - raw sewage on the streets of Gaza City.
Sewage from a treatment plant began overflowing onto the streets of the Al-Zeitoun...
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Astronauts end space walk to mark 40th anniversary of moon landing; presser
Space
1. Wide of astronaut making repair
2. Shot from helmet camera of astronaut working
3. Wide of astronaut outside International Space Station (ISS) undertaking repairs
4. Helmet shot of astronaut on extension arm
5. Wide showing...
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Youth unemployment and health concerns hit phosphate city
LEAD IN:
Despite areas of Tunisia being rich in phosphate, many locals are still struggling to find work.
Young people are often feel forced to venture to Europe in the hope of employment.
With...
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Farmers, others worry about tainted sewage sludge
For more than 20 years, the eastern Michigan community of Lapeer sent leftover sludge from its sewage treatment plant to area farms, supplying them with high-quality, free fertilizer while avoiding the expense of disposal elsewhere.
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Farmers, others worry about tainted sewage sludge
For more than 20 years, the eastern Michigan community of Lapeer sent leftover sludge from its sewage treatment plant to area farms, supplying them with high-quality, free fertilizer while avoiding the expense of disposal elsewhere.
Bloomberg
Rockefeller Foundation Doc: We Need to Be Cautious With Omicron
Dr. Samuel Scarpino, Pathogen Surveillance at Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director, affiliate professor at Northeastern University told Alix Steel and Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Markets: Americas" that while early data is encouraging,...
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Friday prayers protests in West Bank, Gaza, clashes at Al Aqsa mosque, funeral
Jerusalem
1. Push in of protesters throwing stones at Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa compound
2. Israeli policemen firing tear gas at protesters, AUDIO: stun grenades
3. Policemen pushing protesters away
4. Close of wounded man...
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As donor conf continues, 2 Palest projects that hv received aid in the past
Ramallah, West Bank
1. Various of bulldozers working on construction of road which will connect the northern and southern parts of the West Bank
2. Pan from traffic to road under construction
3. Construction worker shovelling away...
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Environmentalists try to stop the River Jordan being polluted
AP Television News
Kibbutz Kinneret - June 26 2006
1. People walking down to baptism site
2. Pan across sign "Jordan River Baptismal Place"
3. View of river - pan to congregation
UPSOUND: (English) Ove EkJordan, River man/Pastor
"We...
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Pollution dangers from waste washed up on beach
Gazan Coast - Gaza Strip, 31 May 2008
1. Tilt up from overflowing sewage pipes to Mediterranean Sea
2. Sewage flowing from sewage pipe
3. Close of sewage flowing
4. Various of sewage flowing into sea, waves
5. Various of Palestinians...
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Struggle to address water shortage before Olympics
Beijing - June 7, 2005
1. Chinese Vice Minister of Construction Qiu Baoxing and other officials arriving
2. Journalists
3. Qiu in news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Qiu Baoxing, China's Vice Minister of Construction:
"The water...
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Concerns about the impact of theThree Gorges Dam
Yichang city, Hubei province - Nov.30, 2007
1. Wide high shot of Three Gorges Dam in Yichang city, Hubei province
2. Wide of Three Gorges Dam
3. Wide, tilt up of power generating section of Three Gorges Dam
4. Medium of part of power...
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Pinning down the source of Europe's second largest river
Europe's second largest river is causing ripples in a German town, where people are fighting over where its true source lies.
There's a dispute over the spring that feeds the famous waterway.
The picturesque Black Forest town of...
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The children catching fish scraps in sewers to scrape a living
Yangon's bustling fish market has become a magnet for groups of children desperate to make a dollar or two.
Young boys and girls spend hours scouring sewage systems and waste water for fish scraps - in the hope of selling them on for a...