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HONG KONG: THANKS TO RECLAMATION CHINA WILL INHERIT MORE LAND
English/Nat
When Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule on June 30 the Chinese will inherit considerably more land than existed in 1841.
Much of what is today's business district in Hong Kong island was in fact under water 156 years...
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Resumption of limited imports of US beef may be delayed until May
17 March 2006
1. Wide shot of media briefing
2. Cutaway of cameraman
3. Mid of Kim Chang-seob, chief veterinary officer at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
4. Cutaway of reporters
5. Close pan of document reading: "inspection of...
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33 people share single dwelling in town devastated by quake
1. Wide of people sitting on street
2. Various of woman standing in entrance of damaged house
3. People sitting in front of house
4. Close up of sign reading (Spanish) "Cominillo Shelter. Four families"
5. Members of family standing in...
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Source of fires causing smog to envelop Moscow
Novaya, 30 kilometres east of Moscow
1. Forest near the village of Novaya, 30 kilometres east of Moscow
2. Burnt trees with the haze in the background
3. Close up fire
4. Fire engine
5. Two firefighters
6. Close up fire
7....
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RUSSIA: DEMAND FOR TREES COLLAPSES
Russian/Nat
While the holiday season is for many Russians a chance to forget for a while the nation's economic troubles, this year it holds little cheer for Russia's foresters.
The celebrations around New Year and Orthodox Christmas are ...
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Moto taxi and delivery drivers protest restrictions aimed at reducing crime
Around two-thousand motorcyclists gathered in the streets of Caracas on Friday to protest over a proposed night curfew on two-wheelers, as part a Venezuelan government crackdown on crime.
The protest barely disrupted traffic as...
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MALAYSIA: MINISTERS ARRIVE FOR APEC ECONOMIC SUMMIT
English/Nat
Foreign Ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are locked in talks trying to find a solution to a dispute which threatens free trade in the region into the next millennium.
The row centres on Japan's refusal to lift...
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Zoo takes precautions against spread of bird flu
1. Various, exterior of entrance of the Ataturk Forest Farm zoo
2. Close up of a disinfecting basin in front of zoo, feet of people walking through the basin
3. Various of bird cages being covered by zoo workers in the zoo
4. Workers...
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MALAYSIA: TRADE NEGOTIATIONS REMAIN IN DEADLOCK
English/Nat
Trade negotiations at the APEC summit in Kuala Lumpur remain deadlocked after day one of some tough talking between foreign and
trade ministers.
A keynote 1.5 (t) trillion U-S dollar trade liberalisation deal hangs in the...
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WRAP Arrivals for APEC summit, Bush with Asian leaders, bilats, AP pix family photo
1. Mid of US President George W. Bush walking up stairs and shaking hands with Australian Prime Minister John Howard and heading to meeting
2. Mid of Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet walking up stairs and shaking hands with Howard...
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Around two-thousand motorcyclists gathered in the streets of Caracas on Friday to protest over a proposed night curfew on two-wheelers, as part a Venezuelan government crackdown on crime.
Around two-thousand motorcyclists gathered in the streets of Caracas on Friday to protest over a proposed night curfew on two-wheelers, as part a Venezuelan government crackdown on crime.
The protest barely disrupted traffic as...
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Tourists from all over the world visit ice and snow festival
Tourists from all over the world braved the minus 29 degrees Celsius (minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit) in Harbin, China, to see the freezing wonderland Ice and Snow World, on Sunday.
More than 10-thousand workers built all the ice and snow...
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INDONESIA: DEATH TOLL FROM FAMINE & DISEASE CLIMBS TO 271
Jambi, Sumatra Island, Indonesia - 23-24 September 1997
1. Various shots of fires on road between Pelambang and Jambi
2. Countryside covered in smoke
3. Various shots of school in Jambi town
4. Various shots of students going home
5....
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EGYPT: PLAN TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MOVE FROM CITIES INTO THE DESERT
English/Nat
The Egyptian government is trying to encourage people to move out of overpopulated cities and into the desert.
With no arable land left in the country, and severe overcrowding in the cities, farmers have begun reclaiming...
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INDONESIA: WILDFIRES RAGE IN DROUGHT-AFFECTED FORESTS
East Kalimantan, Indonesia - 25-26 February 1998
February 25
1. Fire raging in forest
2. Close shot fire
3. Mid shot fire
4. Tighter shot fire
5. Wide shot line of fire
6. Various of men beating out fire with sticks
7. SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa...
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8.6.90 (Dur: 6mins 31secs/Engl sot: 27secs/Span sot: 17secs)
RR MUSIC: "Dos Palomitas" by Mauricio Venegas
STORY: Migration to the cities since the industrial boom of
the 1960s has left hundreds...
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Reopening of restored basilica destroyed in earth quake
5 April 2006
1. Wide of the exterior of the Saint Francis Basilica in Assisi
2. Mid of Saint Francis Basilica
3. Wide of interior of the upper basilica of Saint Francis with tourists
4. Wide of vaults
5. Close up of rib vaults of St....
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WRAP: Adds arrests to earlier protests and opening
1. Wide shot building
2. Mid shot UN flag
3. Mid shot security checking cars
4. Wide shot of the conference interior
5. Various shots of conference
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Pronk, Dutch Environment Minister
"Without a doubt,...
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MALAYSIA: JAPAN REFUSES APEC POLICIES
English/Nat
Foreign Ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are locked in talks in Malaysia to try and break an impasse in a trade dispute which is further threatening the region's already shattered economies.
Japan is refusing to...
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Indonesia confiscates 1500 turtles bound for China
1. Mid shot of turtles
2. Close up of turtle in water
3. Turtles walking over each other
4. Turtle climbing on blue plastic
5. Pan of keepers in turtle pen
6. Various of keepers moving turtles
7. Close up of turtles
8. Various of...
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California storm cleanup, Las Vegas avalanche fears
Highland, California state - 23 December 2010
1. Cars half buried in mud
2. House surrounded by deep mud
3. Pickup truck stuck in mud
4. Wide of prisoners and other workers digging out car
5. Close-up of crew digging car out
6....
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Foreign Ministry on Iran nuclear talks, dam project and territorial dispute
China defended on Monday its dam construction along the Yarlung Zangbo river and land reclamation in the South China Sea.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was asked at a regular press briefing about China's planned dam...
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Giant 24 metre Christmas tree hoisted into place at Vatican
1. Fir tree being moved into position by crane, St Peter's Basilica in background
2. Wide of workmen positioning tree
3. Wide of man looking out of window in Vatican building
4. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) vox pop, Grazia Maroccu, Rome...
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Palestinians scuffle with soldiers; Gaza withdrawal
Near Ramallah, West Bank
1. Wide shot of protesters and soldiers seen though barbed wire barricade
2. Army bulldozer clearing rubble
3. Israeli soldiers arguing with protester holding a Palestinian flag, who then lies down on road
4....