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Carmakers upbeat as US powers sales, Europe lags; luxury cars popular at show
The world's auto manufacturers are moving on from turbulent times - without help from Europe's lagging car markets.
Recovering auto sales in the United States and continuing strength in China have helped lighten the mood at this year's...
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Brazilian and french fans gather head of WC quarter-final
1. Pan main square in Frankfurt
2. Various flags on Town Hall
3. Brazil fans walking through city
4. Brazil fans cheering in main square.
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop: Brazil Fan:
"Brazil are very strong - five stars. I hope they win...
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Germany - US Dollar Gains Ground
The US dollar staged a surprise rally on most major currency
exchanges on Thursday (12/5). In Germany it opened four pfennigs
higher than the previous night's close.
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0.04 traders on floor
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GERMANY: DAX SHARE PRICES FALL
German/Nat
Shares on the Frankfurt stock market fell sharply in Wednesday's morning trading.
Jolted by Wall Street's big drop and the poor performance of the Asian markets, European stock traders staged a massive sell off.
But analysts...
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New Zealand takes centre stage at World's largest book fair
1. Various of Maori dancing at German book fair in Frankfurt
2. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Simon William English watching
3. Wide of dancing
4. Animation on large screen introducing...
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Deutsche Bank offices searched as part of a tax evasion probe
1. Pan from Deutsche Bank headquarters to police van
2. Security guard walking towards camera, talking
3. Police vans outside Deutsche Bank headquarters
4. Wide of lobby of Deutsche Bank headquarters
5. Police inside lobby
6....
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Germany - Defence of scientology
The Church of Scientology, which has been the subject of fierce controversy in Germany recently, went on the offensive at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Friday (17/10). Leading German politicians, including Chancellor Kohl, have denounced...
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GERMANY: TRIAL OF CONSTRUCTION KING JUERGEN SCHNEIDER BEGINS
German/Eng/Nat
Germany's \"construction king,\" who went from being one of the country's richest men to life on the lam after his 4 (b) billion dollar empire collapsed, went on trial Monday on fraud and forgery charges.
In what...
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Interior Minister opens new security system at Frankfurt Airport
SHOTLIST: NB: wrong slate on tape, story correct
1. Wide shot of plane taxiing
2. Various airport interiors
3. Close-up EU sign
4. Various new passport control terminal
5. Midshot of Interior Minister Otto Schily cutting the ribbon
6....
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Preview ahead of sale of one of Hitler's watercolours
A 100-year-old watercolour of Munich's old city hall is expected to fetch at least 50,000 euros (60,000 US dollars) at auction this weekend, not so much for its artistic value as for the signature in the bottom left corner: A....
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German tourists, travel agent reax on Italy row
1. Various exteriors of Frankfurt airport
2. Various interiors of Frankfurt airport
3. SOUNDBITE: (German) Holidaymaker
"I was not planning a trip to Italy anyway but it would not influence my decision."
4. SOUNDBITE: (German)...
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GERMANY: DISPUTE BETWEEN FINANCE MINISTRY & CENTRAL BANK CONTINUES
German/Eng/Nat
The running dispute between the German finance ministry and the country's independent central bank showed no sign of easing on Monday.
The row over a single European currency and Germany's ability to join pits the...
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Frankfurt Stock market cautious ahead of Euro finance ministers meeting, Portugal
Frankfurt, Germany
1. Various of floor trading on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Robert Halver, Head of Market Research, Baader Bank:
"We need this help for Ireland and Portugal and if they are not going to ask for...
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World's newest airliner begins first commercial flight
The world's newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, took to the skies on Thursday carrying its first paying passengers from the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar to Frankfurt in Germany.
The Qatar Airways flight departed the Qatari capital of Doha in...
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Germany markets fall despite US debt deal
1. Various of trading floor of Frankfurt stock exchange
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Stefan Scharfetter, trader:
"We are now sure that the debt ceiling is raised so that is all in order, the problem is that there is no realistic financial...
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Oil hits US$100 a barrel, trading floor, broker reax
1. Wide pan across Deutsche Borse stock exchange boards
2. Mid of trading floor
3. Close of stocks trading figures on board
4. Mid of traders
5. Mid of graph
6. SOUNDBITE: (German) Stefan Scharffetter, Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank...
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HONG KONG: IMF DIRECTOR PRAISES WORLD ECONOMY (1)
Span/Eng/Nat
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised the global economic situation Thursday.
I-M-F Director Michel Camdessus met the press in advance of the World Bank/I-M-F annual meeting in Hong Kong.
He played down the impact...
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SAfrican experts hold presser after evaluating hippo population
FILE: Hacienda Napoles, Antioquia, Colombia - December 2007
1. Various of hippos in lake
Bogota, Colombia - 2 September, 2009
2. Peter Morkel from the Frankfurt Zoological Society, walking out of building
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Peter...
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GERMANY: BOOK ABOUT DUCHESS OF YORK LAUNCHED AT BOOK FAIR
English/Nat
A controversial book about Britain's Duchess of York has been launched at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
That's despite the Duchess's own legal bid to ban the book from publication.
Would-be publishers claim the book, written by...
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GERMANY: DAX 30 FINANCIAL INDEX UP BY 1 PERCENT
English/Nat
Germany's DAX-30 financial index edged up by more than one percent as brokers kicked off a new era without Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
Financial analysts said they did not expect any major movements as the markets had anticipated...
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Markets bounce back after crashes pic from London, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
1. Wide of interior of Frankfurt Stock Exchange
2. Close-up of stock boards
3. Trader working at computer
4. SOUNDBITE: (German) Fidel Peter Helmer, Director of Sales at Hauck & Aufhaeuser Private Bank:
"I do...
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German markets down after slump in Asia; analyst comment
1. Various of Frankfurt Stock Exchange trading floor
2. Close of stock board
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Robert Halver, Head of Market Research at Baader Bank
"The markets are once again risk averse which is to be blamed on Ben Bernanke, head...
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GERMANY: FRANKFURT: BUNDESBANK LOWERS INTEREST RATES
German/Eng/Nat
Germany's central bank - the Bundesbank - today (Thursday) lowered its two key interest rates a half percentage point each in a move that could boost a shrinking economy beset by high unemployment.
The Bundesbank...
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Greece - Strikes and protests at austerity measures
Protesters clash with riot police; rocks thrown, tear gas
Athens - 15 Apr 2010
1. Pull in to anarchists throwing objects, riot police charging, tear gas, and smoke bombs going off
2. Various of damaged cafe, broken glass
Eurozone...