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Karzai spokesman on reported deaths of civilians in fighting
1. Wide shot of news conference
2. Cutaway of cameraman
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Waheed Omar, Afghan presidential spokesman
"The president was deeply saddened and angry when he heard this news and what we do different this time from last...
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Fanciful illustrations from a circa-1530 manual on artillery and siege warfare, digitized by the University of Pennsylvania, seem to show jet packs strapped to the backs of cats and doves. (March 5)
SOUNDBITE: Mitch Fraas, University of Pennsylvania:
"I had never seen anything like this before."
SOUNDBITE: Mitch Fraas, University of Pennsylvania:
"There are these basically explosive satchels you'd strap to a cat or a bird, light a...
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BURUNDI: EUROPEAN AND US RESIDENTS URGED TO LEAVE, UPDATE
English/Nat
European and American residents of Burundi are being urged by their governments to leave the central African nation before another outbreak of violence.
Fighting between the rival Hutus and Tutsis over the weekend left some...
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Pet lovers queue to have their animals blessed for religious festival
1, Mid shot dog wearing a Spanish t-shirt
2. Pull out from dog with tartan coat and cap on
3. Close of parrot
4. Close-up guinea pig
5. Wide shot queue of animals with their owners waiting to be blessed at the Saint Anton Church
6. Mid...
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Pet Show displays latest doggy trends
Taipei, Taiwan - 26 July 2013
1. Mid of two dogs wearing sunglasses
2. Close of dog wearing sunglasses
3. Mid of dog inside a tote bag
4. Mid of dogs on the floor with dog on pushchair in background
5. Mid of woman carrying dog
6. Mid of...
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Probe into fears cattle have bird flu
1. People standing in office of Mueng district livestock department
2. Close shot, official
3. Man in lab
4. Picture of cow carcass
5. Man putting cattle specimen into cool box
6. Men with cool box
7. Cool box
8. Wide shot, fields
9....
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JAPAN: TOKYO: CAT COMPETITION WITH A DIFFERENCE
Japanese/Nat
There were short and long haired varieties, others with dazzling gold eyes and some whose athleticism would put a gymnast to shame.
Owners of cats of all shapes and sizes brought their precious pets to Tokyo on Thursday...
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HONG KONG: RSPCA CONCERN OVER CRACKDOWN ON PET OWNERSHIP
English/Nat
Nearly two thousand dogs in Hong Kong have been put to death over the last three months during a crackdown on pet ownership in public housing estates.
Worried by the increase in the humane destruction of pet dogs, the Royal...
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Country musicians react to the nominations for the Country Music Association Awards
From surprise to delight, country musicians in Nashville reacted to the news of the nominations for the Country Music Association Awards, whether it was their own nomination or a fellow artist.
Many of country's biggest stars were in...
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An Italian chef has landed in hot water after he told a televised audience that he has eaten cats and that they taste good.
HEADLINE: Italy broiling over cat stew comment
CAPTION: An Italian chef has landed in hot water after he told a televised audience that he has eaten cats and that they taste good. (Feb. 25)
You''ve heard the age-old question about how...
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BURUNDI: EUROPEAN AND US RESIDENTS URGED TO LEAVE
English/French/Nat
European and American residents of Burundi are being urged by their governments to leave the central African nation before another outbreak of violence.
Fighting between the rival Hutus and Tutsis over the weekend left...
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Evacuees return home, wildlife recovers
1. Wide interior shot of Red Cross evacuation centre
2. Mid shot of people in evacuation centre
3. Wide shot of man and woman in evacuation centre
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Karen Wilde, evacuee:
"Oh I can't wait to go back. That's the...
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USA: BILL CLINTON'S PUPPY & SOCKS THE CAT MEET WITH FIERY RESULTS
English/Nat
Washington has been holding its collective breath over the inevitable clash at the White House.
Ever since United States President Bill Clinton announced he had been given a Labrador puppy there has been speculation on...
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Tornadoes that swept through places like Tuscaloosa, Alabama have filled animal shelters with family pets. Dogs and cats are stressed from the storm, and so are owners looking for their animals.
HEADLINE: After tornadoes, shelters take on pets
CAPTION: Tornadoes that swept through places like Tuscaloosa, Alabama have filled animal shelters with family pets. Dogs and cats are stressed from the storm, and so are owners looking for...
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USA: HALLOWEEN: BLACK CATS OFTEN VICTIMS OF CRUELTY
English/Nat
Thanks to years of bad press and superstition, black cats are often the victims of cruelty during October.
Many people will adopt black cats for Halloween only to return them to shelters at the first of November.
Around...
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The first 'cat cafe' in Vienna, Austria has patrons purring in delight as they take in coffee, cake and feline companionship.
HEADLINE: 'Cat Cafe' serves coffee, cake, fur
CAPTION: The first 'cat cafe' in Vienna, Austria has patrons purring in delight as they take in coffee, cake and feline companionship. (May 11)
[Notes:APTN]
[Notes:Vienna,...
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Market where civet cats blamed for SARS outbreak are sold
1. Stalls and sellers at Xin Yuan Market, Guangzhou
2. Market stall containing domestic cats
3. Close-up domestic cats in cage
4. Low shot of cage with civet cats
5. Zoom into civet cats in cage
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) animal market...
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Former ballerina sets up desert animal shelter
AP Television
Northern Israeli desert, Southern Israel, 29, March, 2011
1. Various of Lilach and Dandan Bolotin's animal shelter in the desert
2. Medium shot of Lilach Bolotin peeling bananas
3. Close-up of Lilach's hands as she cuts...
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Cat's 26 toes help boost US animal shelter
1. Mid of cat Daniel lying on floor
2. Close-up of Daniel's paw
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Amy Rowell, owner, Milwaukee Animal Rescue Centre:
"Sometimes when we go down to animal control to decide which cats or dogs to accept to the...
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Stowaway cat on first class flight back home to Wisconsin
1. Jean Pierre Burger from a kennel in Nancy walking to airport with cat Emily in pet carrier
2. Close-up of cat in pet carrier and pan to airport boarding screen
3. Various of man walking with cat in carrier inside airport
4. Man...
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RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST PARTY SPOKESMAN INVOLVED IN TV ASSAULT SUES
The spokesman of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party, who caused uproar last week by hitting one politician and throwing a glass of water over another during a live TV news programme, is suing the two candidates and the television...
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Octomom Nadya Suleman doesn't want your dog or cat following in her footsteps. Suleman unveiled a 3-foot-by-4-foot plastic sign Wednesday that reads: 'Don't Let Your Dog or Cat Become an Octomom. Always Spay or Neuter.'
HEADLINE: Octomom puts pet birth control sign on her door
CAPTION: 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman doesn't want your dog or cat following in her footsteps. Suleman unveiled a 3-foot-by-4-foot plastic sign Wednesday that reads: 'Don't Let Your...
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Singer formerly known as Cat Stevens visits tsunami areas
1. Aerials of terrain devastated by tsunami
2. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) onboard helicopter
3. More of aerials
4. Islam getting off helicopter in Lamno village (west Aceh province)
5. Various of Islam visiting devastated village
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