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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: UN CHIEF KOFI ANNAN VISIT
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U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan has arrived in Moscow for talks on the Russian military offensive in rebel Chechnya and a range of international issues.
Annan is scheduled to meet acting President Vladimir Putin, Foreign...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: BELIEVERS FLOCK TO WITNESS A WEEPING ICON
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Orthodox believers are flocking to a Moscow church to witness what many say is a minor miracle - a weeping icon of Russia's murdered Tsar Nicholas the Second.
Archpriest Vasily Golovanov of the Ascension Church in the Russian...
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SYND 18 5 67 NEW PRIMATE OF GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ENTHRONED IN ATHENS
The new Primate of the Greek orthodox church, Archbishop Ieronymos I (Kotsonis), is enthroned in Athens.
1. ms Archbishop Ieronymos I at the church ceremony
2. ms dignitaries looking on
3. ms Archbishop Ieronymos I, pan across...
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JERUSALEM: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER CEREMONY OF HOLY FIRE
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Thousands of Orthodox Christians packed the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday for the Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony of the Holy Fire.
The Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem presided over the spectacular -...
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Greek Patriarch in Holy Land performing Easter service
1. Mid of Greek Orthodox Patriarch in the Holy Land, Theofilos III, arriving at Holy Sepulchre church compound to lead Orthodox Easter service
2. Wide of Greek Patriarch at compound
3. Exterior of church
4. Wide of Patriarch and...
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Thousands of Orthodox faithful, carrying torches and bundles of candles signifying the 33 years of Jesus'' life, packed into Christianity''s holiest shrine on Saturday to celebrate Easter Week''s holy fire ritual.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Orthodox celebrate holy fire ritual
CAPTION: Orthodox Christians believe a holy fire appears spontaneously from Jesus'' tomb on the day before the Orthodox Easter. The fire is seen a message that Jesus has not...
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MIDDLE EAST: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER CELEBRATION
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Hundreds of Christian pilgrims and worshippers took part in a procession to the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem on Sunday, as part of celebrations for the Greek Orthodox Easter.
Easter is Orthodox Christianity's holiest...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: HOLY FIRE CEREMONY CELEBRATED
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Thousands of local orthodox Christians and pilgrims attended the ceremony of Holy Fire Saturday at the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
This year the ceremony - the highlight of the orthodox church year - was...
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Orthodox Christians hold Holy Fire ceremony
Jerusalem
1. Pilgrims waiting behind police barrier
2. Policemen pushing pilgrims back
3. Pilgrims waiting outside Holy Sepulchre Church
4. Policemen pushing pilgrims
5. Pilgrims rushing into church
6. More of pilgrims walking into...
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JERUSALEM: PILGRIMS CELEBRATE EASTER
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Thousands of Christian pilgrims and worshipers took part in the ceremony of the Holy Fire at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem on Saturday, as part of celebrations for the Greek Orthodox Easter.
They held candles as...
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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter with ceremony of the Holy Fire
1. Clergymen, including Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theofilos III, enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
2. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theofilos III walking through church
3. Pilgrim, in tears, looks on
4. Tilt down from roof to banners...
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WEST BANK: BETHLEHEM: MILLENNIUM CELEBRATIONS WRAP (10)
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In the birthplace of Jesus Christ - Palestinian-run Bethlehem - the coming of the new millennium was heralded with the release of 2,000 doves.
Over 160 (m) million U-S dollars have been spent on Bethlehem for the year...
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Patriarch Theofilos III leads Orthodox Christians in Easter prayers
1. Tilt down from dome to crowd near tomb in church of the Holy Sepulcher
2. Mid of Easter service procession
3. Cutaway to worshippers
4. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III walking in procession
5. Mid of Theofilos...
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Priests scuffle with brooms, at Bethlehem site of Jesus' birth
1. Wide shot of clergy walking outside Church of the Nativity
2. Various of clergymen sweeping the church
3. Clergyman hitting each other with broom sticks
4. Police overseeing clean-up operation
5. Clergyman throwing water on floor of...
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WRAP Orthodox Christians on Palm Sunday, Catholics in Gaza and WBank
Jerusalem
1. Israeli policemen walk past, in front of march of Orthodox clergymen carrying palm fronds and canes which they hit the ground with, as they arrive at Church of the Holy Sepulcher for Palm Sunday mass
2. Closer side shot as...
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WRAP Orthodox Christian Good Friday procession begins in city
1. Wide shot procession at Via Dolorosa
2. Theofilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, in procession
3. Street sign reading "Via Dolorosa"
4. Various of procession
5. Orthodox priests walking to Church of the Holy Sepulchre
6....
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Priests argue as church prepped for Orthodox Christmas
1. Exterior of Church of the Nativity
2. Various of Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III and priests arriving at church
3. Wide pan of Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests cleaning up church
4. Group of priests arguing, with...
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"Holy fire" arrives in Bethlehem as Orthodox faithful celebrate Easter
1. Bethlehem Orthodox church clergy men leading procession, carrying the Holy Fire, with faithful waiting to light candles
2. Woman dancing
3. Clergy men carrying the Holy Fire
4. Pilgrims lighting candles
5. Pilgrims ululating
6....
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WRAP "Holy fire" ritual in Jersualem's Old City, Bethlehem celebrations
Jerusalem
1. Pan from pilgrims waiting outside Holy Sepulchre Church to security
2. Wide of Catholic Mass inside church
3. Holy Communion being given
4. Catholic bishop
5. Wide of Greek Orthodox ceremony following Mass in same...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER CEREMONY
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Christian worshipers in Jerusalem have celebrated the Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony of the Holy Fire.
The Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem presided over the spectacular - and smoky - ritual.
Many of those taking part,...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER CEREMONY OF THE HOLY FIRE
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Worshipers have packed the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the Greek Orthodox Easter ceremony of the Holy Fire.
The Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem presided over the spectacular - and smoky - ritual.
Many of...
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Orthodox Christians attend Holy Fire ceremony
1. Crowds crammed into alley in Old Town leading to Church of the Holy Sepulchre, pull out to police who are blocking the way as they check ID cards
2. Policeman talking on walkie talkie radio
3. Pull out on crowds crammed into alley
4....
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RUSSIA: VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN DEPARTS FOR BELGRADE
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Boris Yeltsin's special envoy on the Balkans has flown out to Belgrade at the start of another Russian effort to end NATO airstrikes against Yugoslavia.
Former prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin is expected to hold talks...
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RUSSIA: KING JUAN & QUEEN SOPHIA OF SPAIN VISIT
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King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sophia arrived in Moscow Monday for a three-day official visit.
President Boris Yeltsin invited the royal couple when he was on a trip to Spain in April of 1994.
The two leaders are...