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Hospital in La Paz uses tango lessons as part of therapy for Parkinson's patients
In the Bolivian capital La Paz, patients with Parkinson's disease and other mobility illnesses are undergoing an unusual therapy to improve their balance, coordination and posture - dancing the tango.
For the past eight months, around a...
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CAMBODIA: KING SIHANOUK PREPARES FOR ABDICATION (1)
Khmer/Natsound
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk said Monday he is prepared to abdicate as long as coup leader Hun Sen promises not to criticise his decision.
In a statement from Beijing, Sihanouk said he had prepared a letter of...
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Reax to call to release Saddam's half brother for treatment
Baghdad - 31 October 2005
1. Various street scenes
2. Newspapers displayed on stall
3. Close-up of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper
4. Headline, reads: "Talabani calls for Barazan's release from detention for treatment.''
5. SOUNDBITE:...
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70 hour operation to separate siamese twins appears to be successful
1. Still parents and children
2. Close-up still of twins
3. Mid still twins
4. Various shots M.N. Swami
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) M.N. Swami, Nepalese Honorary Consul General in Singapore
"Though they received hopeful news from the...
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Mannequins with bigger breasts prove popular in Venezuela
In Venezuela, some mannequins made by one manufacturer are getting an adjustment.
They're getting more curves, with larger breasts and hips to appeal to a wider audience.
Subsequently the model, which they call La Exotica, has become the...
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Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana react to Angelina Jolie announcement
AP Entertainment
Los Angeles, 14 May 2013
1. Wide of "Star Trek Into Darkness" arrival line
2. Actress Zoe Saldana speaking to reporter
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Zoe Saldana/Actress, on Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy announcement:
"I...
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Mexico''s powerful drug cartels have been operating drug rehabilitation clinics, turning some into bloody killing fields and forcing recovering addicts into their ranks of hit men and smugglers.
HEADLINE: AP IMPACT: Drug cartels co-opt rehab for recruits
CAPTION: Mexico''s powerful drug cartels have been operating drug rehabilitation clinics, turning some into bloody killing fields and forcing recovering addicts into their...
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A lack of iodine is causing severe health problems in Ethiopia
Nejo, Oromia region - March 2008
1. Pan of landscape in Ethiopia's western Oromia region
2. Exterior of house in Nejo town, Oromia regional state, Western Ethiopia and goiter sufferers standing outside
3. Close up goiter sufferer
4....
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Wine makers return to traditional techniques
Chile has been making wines since the 1500s when Spanish settlers first brought vines to the South American country.
It's gone on to establish itself as one of the world's top exporters of reliable and affordable wine.
Now, a group of...
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Japanese girl eats a lot but stays slim
Tokyo - April 2008
1. "Gal" Sone makes her entrance at a food eating competition at a shopping centre in Kawasaki
2. "Gal" Sone speaking on stage saying that she likes eating rice
3. Mid shot of young crowd taking photos of Gal Sone with...
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'Art therapy' may help beat the winter blues
St Petersburg, Russia - 27 December, 2007
1. Wide of city embankment exteriors
2. Wide of city street
3. Various of traffic
4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Olga Vorobyeva, city resident, Vox Pop
"If you want to get warm, you should take a...
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Igor Vovkovinskiy, the nation's tallest man, flew to Massachusetts on Thursday from Minnesota so shoe engineers at Reebok could try to custom build shoes strong enough to support his massive frame.
HEADLINE Tallest man in US seeking shoes, normalcy
CAPTION: Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, flew to Massachusetts on Thursday from Minnesota so shoe engineers at Reebok could try to custom build shoes strong...
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RUSSIA: ST PETERSBURG HOSPITAL: US SURGEONS OPERATE ON CHILDREN
Russian/Eng/Nat
When President Boris Yeltsin needed open heart surgery, his Russian doctors called upon the services of American surgeons for their knowledge and equipment.
This week a handful of children at a St Petersburg's hospital...
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Severely injured Iraqi child arrives in Kuwait for treatment
1. Exterior of Saud A Albabtain Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery
2. Ambulance carrying Ali Ismaeel Abbas arrives at centre
3. Media jostle at rear of ambulance as Ali is lowered out
4. Close up of Ali's face as he is lifted out of...
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UPDATE Rockster ordered into rehab. Pregnancy rumours
1. Courtney Love (right) arriving at Los Angeles Superior Court
2. Love walking into courthouse with attorney Howard Weitzman
3. Mid of courthouse exterior
4. Love (far left) and attorneys in courtroom
5. Close of Love
6. Judge Rand...
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40 Brazilian volunteers from Rio de Janeiro are taking part in an AIDS project
1. Wide shot of Doctor Regina Ferro do Lago taking the vaccines out of the
refrigerator
2. Various of Doctor Regina with the vaccines
3. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Doctor Regina Ferro do Lago, Project Co-ordinator:
(Q: Doctor, what will...
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USA: L.A.:PLASTIC SURGEON HELPS FORMER GANG MEMBERS REMOVE TATTOOS
English/Nat
Beverly Hills conjures up visions of wealth, glamour and the lure of Hollywood.
But across town - Los Angeles is home to some of the most notorious gangs in the US packed with teenagers who may never see the opulence of...
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4:3 Ukraine leader signals jailed ex-PM could be released and sent to Germany for treatment
Ukraine's president signalled on Thursday that his opponent, the jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, could be released from prison and sent to Germany for medical treatment.
The comments by Viktor Yanukovych were the strongest...
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Protesters unroll banner on Great Wall to raise AIDS awareness
1. Pan along line of AIDS patients holding banner on the Great Wall, banner reads "Keep your promises and provide medicine to children infected with HIV AIDS"
2. Close up mother and daughter infected with HIV AIDS
3. Close up Wan Yanhai,...
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POLAND: CITY OF WROCLAW A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR PLASTIC SURGERY
English/Nat
Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary holiday? Tired of the usual sunspots? Looking for something new? Try the city of Wroclaw in southern Poland.
Many British women are discovering the region as an exciting holiday far from...
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Update on condition of Iraqi boy
1. Wide shot Ali Abbas being treated by nurses
2. Close-up Ali
3. Mid shot Ali and nurse
4. Pan from monitor to Ali and medical staff
5. Close-up of Ali
4. Exterior of hospital, Saud A. Albabtain Centre
5. Close-up of hospital sign
6....
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Drug stock running low, patients and families can not find medicine
1. BADAN (A large Medicine Bank) employees getting medicines out of boxes
2. Placing medicines in boxes
3. Medium shot of employees with medicines
4. Pan shot from medicines on shelves to employees
5. Close up of medicines
6. Close...
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French rocker Hallyday undergoes surgery in Los Angeles
AP Television
Los Angeles, 10 December 2009
1. Wide exterior Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre building
2. Close signage on Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre
3. Reporters and producers gathered across the street from medical centre
4. Sign outside...
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A Michigan girl whose face was mauled by a pet raccoon when she was a baby has undergone the first in a series of reconstructive surgeries. Doctors are using her skin to reconstruct her nose, lips and ear.
HEADLINE:Girl mauled by raccoon just "wants to be normal"
CAPTION: A Michigan girl whose face was mauled by a pet raccoon when she was a baby has undergone the first in a series of reconstructive surgeries. Doctors are using her skin to...