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Mist shrouds stadium as pollution fears ease
1. Various of National Stadium (Bird's Nest Stadium) shrouded in mist
2. Various exteriors of National Indoor Stadium
3. Olympic broadcast tower in mist
4. Wide of National Aquatic Centre (Water Cube)
5. Pan up of tower shrouded in...
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Talks on deal to halt climate change suspended once more
1. Wide of plenary session of United Nations climate change conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rachmat Witoelar, Indonesian Environment Minister presiding over the meeting:
"There have been two-three speakers before I suspended the...
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A look at The Philippines' tuna capital
1. Porter carrying large tuna on shoulders
2. Pan of porters carrying tuna on shoulders
3. Large tuna being weighed
4. Wide shot of crowd bidding for tuna
5. Mid shot of crowd and tuna
6. Tracking shot of tuna
7. Crowd inspecting tuna
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WRAP Wet weather delays tennis competition but eases pollution fears
August 10, 2008
1. Wide of National Stadium (aka Bird's Nest) in rain
2. Close up Olympic flame on top of National Stadium in rain
3. Spectators helped by volunteer with umbrella
4. Spectators taking cover under umbrella and newspaper
5....
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China - Space / Olympics - Smog
Pollution at Olympic venues
Beijing, 28 July 2008
1. Wide of Beijing National Stadium shrouded in smog
2. Various of smoggy day in Beijing
3. Traffic scene
4. Various of area near Olympic Green
Pool
Jiuquan Space Launch Centre, 25 Sept...
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UN climate talks agree on agenda for 2009 global warming pact
April 4, 2008
1. Wide UN Conference Centre
2. Mid of banner announcing the Bangkok Climate Change Talks
3. Mid of flags
4. Wide shot interior of conference centre with delegates gathering and working on computers
5. Mid of delegates...
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Officials issue first air pollution forecast since establishing new warning system
Skyscrapers were shrouded in heavy smog and many commuters wore masks in Beijing's financial district on Friday, as authorities issued a rare alert, issuing public health advisories and taking measures aimed at reducing pollutants.
Yet,...
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GREECE: ATHENS: TRAFFIC BANNED FROM CITY CENTRE DUE TO AIR POLLUTION
Natural Sound
With temperatures in Athens reaching 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit), the government has banned cars and half of Athens' 14-thousand taxis from the city centre.
The traffic ban, intended to prevent air...
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EDIT Search delayed for 29 miners, presser, PM presser, Aus PM
Near Atarau, New Zealand - 20 November 2010
1. Police around closed road
2. Close of sign reading "Road Closed," pan left to men wearing light reflecting jackets
3. Close of sign
4. Brown pick-up car approaching closed road
5. Various...
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JAPAN: KYOTO: CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION: AL GORE SPEECH UPDATE
English/Nat
The United States and Europe are at loggerheads over just how extensive cuts should be in gas emissions tied to global warming.
In a speech to the world climate summit in Kyoto, Japan, U-S Vice President Al Gore defended his...
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UN climate talks open, discuss Kyoto treaty replacement
1. Wide of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arriving with Polish President Lech Kaczynski at the United Nations Climate Change Conference
2. Mid of Ban and Kaczynski walking on stage
3. Wide of stage
4. Mid of Ban and...
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Iranian capital covered in heavy blanket of snow
The Iranian capital was covered in a blanket of snow on Tuesday morning.
Local residents said they were delighted by the snowfall.
One woman said the snow would reduce the threat of a water shortage and would improve air pollution.
State...
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Half of all government cars taken off Beijing roads for Olympics
20 June 2008
1. Various of traffic on roads in Beijing
23 June 2008
2. Computer screen showing Beijing City Government web site
3. Wide of notice on Beijing City Government website
4. Close of notice: (Mandarin) plans to order...
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A look at European city bicycle hire schemes London launches own version
London, UK - 30 July 2010
1. Mid of new cycle hire scheme pay point
2. Various of new bicycles in docking station
3. Wide of man looking at pay point instructions
4. Close up of hire information and payment screen
5. Tilt down of...
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Premier Li says China will aim to maintain growth and tackle corruption
China's premier said on Thursday that Beijing will try to keep this year's economic growth at an appropriate level to generate needed new jobs and vowed to crack down on corruption and smog.
Li Keqiang said that Chinese leaders were "not...
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The head of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, says he's sure the Beijing Games will be a success even as issues like air pollution, internet censorship and doping hang over the games.
HEADLINE: IOC: The 'magic of the games' will prevail
CAPTION: The head of the International Olympic Committee says he's certain that once the games begin, the stories from Beijing will be about the athletes and not the controversies...
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WRAP Florida fire closes roads, Californian residents return home
Lake City, Florida
1. Wide shot of trees on fire
2. Firefighter moving burnt branches, as surrounding area smoulders
3. Pan across bush area to firefighters hosing burnt area with water
4. Firefighter in foreground as bush burns
5. Bush...
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FRANCE: PARIS: TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OFFERS DISCOUNT RATES
French/Nat
The French capital's transport authority slashed fares in half on Thursday, offering discount rates on buses, local trains and underground transportation.
The move is designed to steer motorists onto public transport to...
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WRAP Gore accuses US of obstruction, reax
AP Television
1. Climate change activist, former US vice president and Nobel laureate Al Gore meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, pan to Gore and Ban shaking hands
2. Close up, hand shake, pull out to Gore meeting officials, both...
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INDONESIA: SUMATRA: BRUSH FIRES & POLLUTION
Indonesian/Nat
As many as 500 brush fires are burning out of control on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Visibility has been reduced to just a few hundred metres and air pollution levels have risen to dangerously high levels.
In...
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ONLY ON AP Country's energy revolution threatens remote areas
As a boy on the plains of Inner Mongolia, Adiya could ride his horse through waist-high grass for miles without meeting another person.
Now, the 32-year-old farmer, who like many Mongolians uses only one name, says he stays indoors some...
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Smoke from peat bog fires returns to Moscow after brief respite
1. Wide of Kremlin in smog
2. Close up Kremlin tower in smog
3. Wide of square near Kremlin
4. Pan of tourists in protective masks walking
5. Mid of women in masks walking
6. Pan of street cleaning truck spraying water
7. Set up shot...
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UN conference adopts modest climate deal; closing ceremony, reax
1. Wide of United Nations Climate Change Conference hall
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs and President of COP16:
"(I cannot) at this moment, ignore the vision, the position, the...
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JAPAN: KYOTO: CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION: UPDATE
English/Nat
American Vice President Al Gore is heading for the environmental summit in Kyoto this weekend - but few observers are expecting him to engineer a dramatic breakthrough.
After a week of negotiation, the gap between the US and...