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GERMANY: VOLKSWAGEN DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST OPEL REJECTED
German/Eng/Nat
A district court in Frankfurt on Wednesday rejected a defamation suit by carmaker Volkswagen against General Motors Corp. and its German subsidiary, Opel.
The court said it could not agree with VW's contention that Opel...
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Baby okapi shown to the public for first time at Frankfurt zoo
1. Various of baby Okapi and mother in enclosure
2. Mid of zoo warden watching Okapi baby
3. Long shot of baby Okapi
4. Spectators looking on
5. SOUNDBITE: (German) Doctor Manfred Niekisch, Director, Frankfurt Zoo
"There are some...
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(V) GERMANY:DEUTSCHE BANK AND BANKERS TRUST MERGER LATEST
German/Eng/Nat
Germany's Deutsche Bank has taken over Bankers Trust Corporation, the eighth biggest U-S banking group, in an historic deal worth more than 10 (b) billion U-S dollars.
With some 800 (b) billion dollars in combined assets,...
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GERMANY: RIVER LEVELS ARE STABILISED FOLLOWING NEW FLOODING
German/Nat
The river Oder gave eastern Germany a respite from major new flooding Thursday, allowing thousands of soldiers and rescue workers to focus on shoring up dykes.
A fresh wave of high water, driven by over Poland, had been...
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WRAP England fans watch match on banks of river Main
1. Wide pan of River Main, England fans with banners and flags
2. Various cheering as team comes on
3. England fans singing last line national anthem, UPSOUND "God save the Queen"
4. People singing "come on England England" just after...
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Reax to NKorean test on Frankfurt market, comments
1. Pan from EU flag to entrance of Frankfurt Stock Exchange
2. Medium of sign reading "Deutsche Boerse AG" (German stock exchange)
3. Pan of people working inside Frankfurt Stock Exchange
4. Various interiors of Frankfurt Stock...
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GERMANY: FRANKFURT: DAX UNAFFECTED BY MILLENNIUM BUG
German/Nat
Fears that Y-2-K induced problems would affect trading on European markets appeared unfounded on Monday.
On the first day of trading after the holiday season, the German index, the DAX, reached its highest value in history at...
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GERMANY: US AIRCRAFT USING AIRBASES AS STOPOVER TO THE GULF
English/Nat
Military aircraft from the U-S are using German airbases as a stopover on their way to the Gulf region.
At Rhein-Main airbase just outside Frankfurt, huge C-5 Galaxy transporters landed on Friday, carrying equipment for U-S...
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Fans gather ahead of World Cup match
1. Various exteriors Wald Stadion (stadium)
2. Main gates of stadium
3. Portugal supporters queuing at gates, waving flags
4. SOUNDBITE (Portugese) Vox Pop, Portugal fan:
"Portugal will win 2-0 today. Figo and Ronaldo will score."
5....
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SYND 28 10 76 COLOUR TELEVISION BRAODCAST BEGINS FROM AFN
TV news station, AFN Europe, (Armed Forces NetworK) begins broadcasting in colour from new studios in Frankfurt, West Germany
1. ms AFN logo, pull back to gv building
2. cu departtment of defence sign
3. various shots, officers and...
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SYND 19-03-73 MONEY MARKET ACTIVITIES IN STOCK EXCHANGES IN PARIS AND FRANKFURT
Activities in Paris and Frankfurt stock exchanges after the reopening of world money markets.
1. gv exterior Paris stock exchange
2. various of trading activities inside Paris stock exchange
3. gv exterior Frankfurt stock exchange
4....
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Gold-plated bronze Roman horse head discovered
1. Wide of news conference
2. Various shots of discovered head of Roman horse made from bronze
3. SOUNDBITE: (German) Eva Kuehne Hoermann, Minister of Science and Art in the state of Hesse:
"You have a find here which in this form has...
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GERMANY: FRANKFURT: BRITISH POLICE INTERVIEW NICK LEESON
English/Nat
British investigators began questioning former futures trader Nick Leeson in Frankfurt on Wednesday over the 830-million pound (1.3-billion U-S dollar) collapse of Barings Bank.
The interview took place at Hoechst Prison in...
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SYND 15 4 76 FOOTBALL CUP WINNERS MATCH WEST HAM V EINTRACHT FRANKFURT
Highlights from Cup Winners Cup match between West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt
after a goalless first half, dotted with near misses by west ham, the match came to life after the interval and kept a 40,000 crowd on tenterhooks. four...
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GERMANY: FRANKFURT: BUBIS - TRIBUTE CEREMONY HELD
Frankfurt, Germany - 14 September 1999
1. Exterior West End Synagogue
2. Charlotte Knobloch, Gerhard Schroeder and Michel Friedman
3. Rabbi lighting candle
4. Ida Bubis (Ignatz's widow) and President Johannes Rau
5. Inside the...
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Germany - Placido Domingo With NYC Opera
Story No: 18
Frankfurt / May 16 / Ent 5
Placido Domingo performs with the New York City Opera in Germany
Opera lovers in Germany had the rare opportunity to see one of the
world's most famous opera-companies in action away from its...
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Reax to Greece striking deal with coalition parties on new cuts, Greek markets rise
Athens, Greece
1. Various of people on street
2. Mid of beggar
3. SOUNDBITE (Greek) voxpop, Olga, no last name given, Athens resident:
"For me the agreement is unacceptable. Primarily it give us no hope. If there was a plan that would...
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Germany - Turkey Expels Pro-Kurdish Activists
A group of German activists, expelled from Turkey after taking
part in a pro-Kurdish demonstration, returned to Frankfurt on
Tuesday (18/4). Ten members of the group arrived in Frankfurt
aboard a Turkish Airlines plane from Istanbul....
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GERMANY: TAIWANESE PROVINCIAL LEADER CHU-YO SOONG VISIT
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Taiwanese Provincial governor Chu-yu Soong arrived in Germany, Thursday, for what he maintains is a private visit
Soong, speaking soon after his arrival in Frankfurt, says he will be discussing commercial interests...
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Germany - Leeson Detained For Barings Fraud
Nick Leeson, whose disastrous futures trading forced the collapse
of Britain's oldest investment bank, was detained at Frankfurt
airport on Thursday (2/3). Leeson, 28, and his wife Lisa, arrived
on a flight from Borneo. According to...
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GERMANY: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR FURTHER FLOODING
German/Nat
Germany is bracing itself for more flooding.
Officials in the Oderbruch region say another surge of floodwater from Poland was expected to reach Germany late on Tuesday.
Despite constant sandbagging, a section of the 160...
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GERMANY: THOUSANDS FORCED TO EVACUATE HOMES FOLLOWING FLOODS
Natural Sound
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Germany as central Europe continues to be swamped by the worst flooding in two centuries.
The crisis has triggered the biggest peacetime mobilisation of...
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WRAP Frankfurt stock exchange opens, opening of MICEX exchanges ADDS Paris
Moscow, Russia
1. Interior of Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) trading floor
2. Traders
3. Television screen
4. Trader at desk
5. Wall mounted with clocks showing different time zones
6. Set up shot of public relations...
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Share prices lower on market opening, analyst
1. Various interiors Frankfurt Stock Exchange, electronic stock board, traders
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Robert Halver, Head of Market Research Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG:
"There is a distinct recession fear, and it will be a recession...