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500 years on, Renaissance master celebrated in home town
The compassionate eyes of St. Sebastian look out from the canvas.
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LUXEMBOURG: MAD COW DISEASE DISCUSSED BY EU AGRICULTURE MINISTERS
English/Nat
'Mad cow' disease topped the agenda Monday in a meeting in Luxembourg of the 15 European Union agriculture ministers.
The meeting is aimed at proposals to aid farmers and revive markets rocked again by the recent scientific...
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ITALY: FLORENCE: THIRD WAY CONFERENCE: ARRIVALS
Natural Sound
U-S President Bill Clinton has given a glowing account of the U-S economy to the leaders of Great Britain, Italy, France, Germany and Brazil at the "Third Way" conference in the Italian city of Florence.
Opening the day...
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ITALY: FLORENCE: HEAVEN AND EARTH FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
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Florence is playing host to a meeting of religious and political leaders promoting world peace.
President Lech Walesa of Poland and former Philippines leader Corazon Aquino are among the dignitaries taking part.
The...
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Italy - Designers celebrate 30 years of Male Vogue
Men's "Fashion Bible" celebrates it's 30th birthday
In America, fashion victims call it "the bible" and with good reason. Italian Men's Vogue has been setting and reflecting fashion trends internationally for the past thirty years. On...
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European interior ministers discuss immigration; photo op
1. Various scenes of buildings in Florence
2. Police officers outside Villa Cora
3. Exterior of Villa Cora, where the ministers were meeting
4. People outside entrance
5. Wide of officials gathered for meeting
6. Italian Interior...
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EU ministers hold talks on terrorism, illegal immigration
1. Various wide shots of Florence
2. Exterior of Villa Cora where minister met; press outside
3. Photo opportunity outside meeting house
4. Various of photo opportunity
5. Interior of news conference
6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Giuseppe...
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WRAP Chirac and Liberation editors welcome Aubenas' release
Pool
1. SOUNDBITE (French) Jacques Chirac, French President:
"At the end of a long, painful captivity, which lasted 157 days, that was shared by all French people, they (Florence Aubenas and Hussein Hanoun) will at last return to their...
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: ENT5-MICHELANGELO
English/Nat HISTORIC EXHIBITION FROM ITALIAN MASTER
Story: Michelangelo Exhibition
Location: Florence
Date: 6th October 1999
The beautiful Italian city of Florence sees the opening of a new exhibition of MICHELANGELO's...
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SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS RAVAGING AFRICA
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Thirty-six (m) million people in the world are HIV-positive, and of them more than 25 (m) million live in sub-Saharan Africa.
According to the latest United Nations figures released to mark World AIDS Day on Friday, the rate...
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Cast talk about fourth season of their show
AP Entertainment
Seaside Heights, NJ, 4 August 2011
1. Various of Jersey Shore house
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ronnie Ortiz-Magro/Jersey Shore cast member:
"We were definitely out of our element. We couldn''t GTL like we used to do. A lot...
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Consultations begin after Letta resigns; Renzi likely to be next PM; analyst
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta drove to the presidential palace to offer his resignation on Friday, after he was sacked by his own party in a backroom mutiny.
President Giorgio Napolitano accepted Letta's resignation and immediately...
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Lawyers arrive at court for second hearing in the retrial of Amanda Knox
The second hearing in the retrial of US student Amanda Knox for the murder of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, began on Friday.
Besides a new DNA test on the knife found in co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito's kitchen, the Florence...
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STRASBOURG: EU MEETING ATTEMPS TO DEFUSE BEEF CRISIS
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The European Union is meeting in Strasbourg in a last-ditch attempt to prevent its mad cow crisis from derailing a two-day EU summit opening Friday in Florence, Italy.
British Prime Minister John Major is threatening to...
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Biggest white truffle of the year auctioned
1. Wide exterior of Hotel Exedra
2. Interior of Hotel Exedra with auction in progress
3. Mid of stage with auctioneers and white truffle
4. Close-up of white truffle
5. Monitors showing auction simultaneously in Abu Dhabi and London
6....
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Cassez leaves prison and arrives at airport to board flight for France
1. Pan federal police vehicles part of convoy believed to be escorting French citizen Florence Cassez to airport after leaving jail; AUDIO sirens
2. Travelling shot of back of police convoy escorting Cassez to airport
3. Travelling...
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Sting's plane (stills) after crash wrapped with concert file
APTN - Florence, Italy - 1 May 2001
1. Various stills of plane
APTN File - Rio, Brazil - 15 January 2001
2. Various of Sting in concert
A small jet carrying the British singer Sting skidded off the runway at Florence's airport on Monday...
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Designer's bid to save 'Made In Italy' brand
AP Television
Essaouira, Morocco, 30th October 2008
1. Close up orange and green raffia
2. Wide of raffia weavers
3. Close up of women weaver's hat and face
4. Group of women weaving raffia
5. Close up hand work
6. Close up shoe...