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PERU: US OWNED COPPER SMELTER CAUSING POLLUTION PROBLEM
Spanish/Nat
A U-S owned copper smelter in Peru is providing hundreds of jobs in the south of the country, but environmentalists want it closed.
They claim the company is taking advantage of Peru's lax environmental regulations and is...
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Survivors of violence in DRC dump replica bullets near UN
1. Pan down from UN headquarters building to box labelled "Bullets Made in Russia"
2. Pull back from box of replica bullets being emptied over map of Africa
3. Democratic Republic of Congo marked on map, with replica bullets sliding over...
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EXCLUSIVE Pyongyang combats bird flu, chicken farms, labs, Ministry intv, experts
Pyongyang, 13 December, 2006
1. Wide of river Taedong with Yanggakdo Hotel in background
2. Wild ducks flying into the river Taedong
Pyongyang, 11 December, 2006
3. Exterior of the building of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) with...
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US Stocks down on Japan quake, WH comment, relatives of victims
Chicago, Illinois - 16 March 2011
1. Wide of Chicago Board of Trade electronic board, tilt down to traders on trading floor
2. Mid of trader
3. Wide pan of trading floor
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Carter, Pointsandfigures.com:
"It's...
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USA: SPYING: ENERGY AUTHORITY UNDER SCRUTINY IN CONGRESS
English/Nat
Management of the United State's nuclear weapons programme came under renewed scrutiny in Congress on Tuesday.
A call for a radical overhaul of the Energy Department gained momentum as both Republican and Democratic senators...
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President Barak Obama said Friday that passage of comprehensive energy legislation is key to America's future success, and said those opposing it are using 'cynical claims' aimed only at stopping change.
HEADLINE: Obama pushes for passage of climate bill
CAPTION: President Barak Obama said Friday that passage of comprehensive energy legislation is key to America's future success, and said those opposing it are using 'cynical claims'...
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WRAP Greek FM seeks help from US over economic crisis ADDS s''bites
Washington DC - 8 March 2010
1. Wide of Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Papaconstantinou, Greek Finance Minister:
"I think what we are missing here internationally is the kind of...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Kentucky voters to send Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes to the Senate to protect the state's 521,000 Kentuckians who have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. (Oct. 16)
Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Kentucky voters to send Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes to the Senate to protect the state's 521,000 Kentuckians who have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
Incumbent Republican...
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Iran resumes auto exports to Russia after meeting higher emission standards
Iran began exporting automobiles to Russia for the first time in five years on Sunday, after meeting upgraded emission standards, the country's largest auto manufacturer said.
Workers at Iran-Khodro's factory in Tehran loaded the first...
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Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona says Republican ideas for allowing Americans access to health care don't require massive spending or a government takeover
HEADLINE: GOP critical of Democrats' health plan
CAPTION: Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona says Republican ideas for allowing Americans access to health care don't require massive spending or a government takeover. (July 18)
Jon...
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Deal reached on course for future global warming talks, reax
1. Wide of conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa's foreign minister and conference president:
"Excellences, distinguish delegates, it is my assessment that we have reached an agreement on the four...
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Colombian singer Juanes holds concert in Washington D.C. during AIDS conference
Colombian pop star Juanes didn't pause for a minute when he was invited to perform a benefit concert in Washington, D.C. during the 2012 International AIDS Conference.
"We said yes without thinking about it," he said in an interview,...
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WRAP Markets react in Frankfurt; Rome; Paris; Brussels ADDS London
Brussels, Belgium
1. Wide of exterior of Palais D'Egmont
2. Wide of news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Yves Leterme, Belgian Prime Minister:
"To support the activity of the group and help its development, the three governments...
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Dozens of pet deaths linked to contaminated food
Cornell, New York
1. Vet clinic interior
2. Close up of sick dog
3. Close up of vet's notes about dog inflicted with Aflatoxin
4. Medium of dog food bags
5. Jane Marie Law playing with her dog Tavi
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jane Marie Law,...
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President Barack Obama defended the new health care law during his State of the Union address. He says he knows there's opposition, but he's not willing to go back to insurance companies denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.
HEADLINE: Obama on health care: Fix and 'move forward'
CAPTION: President Barack Obama defended the new health care law during his State of the Union address. He says he knows there's opposition, but he's not willing to go back to...
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ZIMBABWE: BINDURA: BLACK FARMERS WANT MORE LAND
English/Nat
While thousands of black squatters have been told to get off white owned farms, Zimbabwe's 2-thousand strong black commercial farmers say they need more land for themselves.
And while a crisis grips their country, the black...
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INDIA: WORKERS STRIKE OVER REFORMS
English/Nat
Thousands of industrial and public sector workers across India have begun a one-day strike in protest against the government's free market policies.
The protestors say the plans will damage Indian businesses.
Leftist...
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Megawati announces new anti-terrorism bill, Laksar Jihad says it will disband
1. Wide shot exterior presidential palace
2. Close up Indonesian symbol
3. Indonesian President Megawati Sukanoputri and other officials walking into building
4. Pan from Megawati to Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz
5. Close up...
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Kenya's agric min says rich countries need to open markets, Obama reax
1. Wide of atrium at Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters
2. Medium of carabinieri military police in atrium
3. Close-up of conference sign
4. Medium of William Samoei Ruto, Kenyan Minister of Agriculture, passing through...
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President Obama says health insurance enrollment reaches 4 million and urges more Americans to sign up as the March 31st deadline approaches. (Feb. 25)
Making a pitch for a final rush of health care enrollees, President Barack Obama says about 4 million people have signed up for health insurance through federal or state marketplaces set up under his health care law.
Obama urged some of...
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The old Communist Party lives on for many nostalgic Chinese
Yan'an, Shaanxi Province - 19 October 2012
1. Wide of 'Defend Yan'an' mock battle showing field with explosions and Communist troops taking positions, AUDIO: Explosion
2. Various of Communist fighters shooting, AUDIO: gunfire
3. Soldier...
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For more than a century, the elite cadre of 60 San Francisco Bar Pilots have enjoyed monopoly control over guiding ships around the San Francisco Bay. After a massive oil spill, shipping companies are contesting the pilots' rising fees with the Legislature.
HEADLINE: Bay Ship Pilots' Salaries Questioned
CAPTION: For more than a century, the elite cadre of 60 San Francisco Bar Pilots have enjoyed monopoly control over guiding ships around the San Francisco Bay. After a massive oil spill,...
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GERMANY: HANOVER: CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY BEGIN ANNUAL CONGRESS
German/Nat
Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Party began its annual party congress in Hanover on Monday.
Party leader of 23 years and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl faced no challenger as he was overwhelmingly reconfirmed as the...
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Experts say last week's chemical spill in West Virginia's Elk River affecting more than 300,000 people is a powerful reminder about the vulnerability of U.S. waterways to toxic spills. (Jan. 15)
Bill Price, Sierra Club
"I think water is something people assume they can just go to their sink and get here in Charleston at least but that assumption isn't safe anymore."
Margaret Kosal, Georgia Institute of Technology
"What we...