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New observation tower to be taller than Burj Khalifa
LEAD IN: The developer of the world's tallest building in Dubai says it plans to build an even taller tower in the commercial hub.STORY-LINE:Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of its world's tallest building...
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CLEAN : Olympic trial run for Argentina says IOC president
Buenos Aires prepares for an Olympic trial run with the 2018 Youth Games as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach says on Thursday that the country could be a possible contender for the 2032 Olympic Games
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CLEAN : IOC chief Bach optimistic ahead of Olympic
CLEAN : IOC chief Bach optimistic ahead of Olympic
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US Aerials Skier Caldwell Ready for Triples
U.S. aerials skier Ashley Caldwell does far harder jumps than most of her competitors.
She said growing up skiing with boy teammates pushed her because she "wanted to be just as good as them."
But she knows...
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CLEAN : IOC chief Bach optimistic ahead of Olympic
The head of the International Olympic Committee said on Friday the sun is shinging on the Sochi Winter Olympics, just hours ahead of the opening ceremony CLEAN : IOC chief Bach optimistic ahead of Olympic on February 07, 2014 in Sochi,...
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Life goes on as usual in Madrid zoo amid lockdown
Madrid zoo and aquarium reassured the public on Thursday that animals were being cared for despite the state of emergency in place across Spain.
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Ryan Lochte and his fellow Olympians on what they'd like to indulge in now the Games have finished
The Team USA athletes had a very successful Olympics at the recent London 2012 Games.
They came top of the medal table, winning a total of 104 medals - including a whopping 46 golds.
Now that all their hard work has paid off, many of the...
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Textiles firm that helps break swimming records now drowning in debt
Erba, Northern Italy - 10 July, 2012
1. Close of fine white yarn unrolling from spool to feed loom at the Mectex factory
2. Mid of worker looking at machine
3. Various of automatic loom working
4. Pan up of mannequin wearing...
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FEATURE Changing Face of China AP focus on '1 child policy' generation
1. Close up of June Weng, dancer profile and other dancers in nightclub
2. Wide of dancers dancing
3. Close up of Chinese man shaking to music
4. Close up of dancers
5. Mid of strobing light
6. Wide of mirror reflection of profile...
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Olympic sailors, protesters call for clean-up of waters around Rio
Olympic sailors and other athletes demonstrated on Saturday at Rio de Janeiro's Yacht Club over poor water quality in the once-pristine Guanabara Bay, site of the future Olympic Park.
Demonstrators want the Brazilian authorities to take...
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US reax to Phelps and gymnastics performances
The simple sign outside Taylor's Accents Gifts says it all: "Congratulations Aly Raisman, Needham's Golden Girl."
It seems as if everyone in the Boston suburb is rooting for Raisman, the captain of the US women's gymnastics team that...
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High hopes that Sochi region can live up to its legacy promises after Winter Olympics
With the 2014 Winter Olympics ending on Sunday, the focus will now be placed on the legacy of the sports event in Russia.
The sheer scale of the Sochi Olympics has outstripped anything done before, and the huge financial investment has...
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Changing Face of China, AP focus on the 'one child policy' generation
1. Close up of June Weng, dancer profile and other dancers in nightclub
2. Wide of dancers dancing
3. Close up of Chinese man shaking to music
4. Close up of dancers
5. Mid of strobing light
6. Wide of mirror reflection of profile...
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Press conference on air quality in Beijing ahead of Olympics
FILE: 21 November 2007
1. Various of road traffic
FILE: 11 March 2008
2. Wide of buildings and traffic in smog
3. Mid of buildings in smog
26 July 2008
4. Wide of officials arriving for news conference
5. Cutaway of reporters
6....
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The Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Media Commission confirmed that some internet sites have been blocked by Chinese authorities, but these were unrelated to the Olympics.
HEADLINE: China blocks access journalists access to some website.
CAPTION: The Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Media Commission confirmed that some internet sites have been blocked by Chinese authorities, but these...
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Computer games festival showcases student talent
Edinburgh - August 11, 2008
1. Wide of crowds entering venue
2. Various of children playing computer games
3. Wide of gamer playing Sony Playstation 3
4. Various of gamers playing Xbox
5. Various of gamers on games consoles
6. Close of...
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IOC medical commission says Austrians tested negative
1. Wide of press room, podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Giselle Davies, International Olympic Committee spokeswoman:
"We did want to come here tonight to confirm to you that the laboratory analysis was completed today and the IOC...
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Fmr FBI director testifies at Sept 11 commission
1. Former FBI director Louis Freeh walks into hearing room
2. Wide shot of Freeh taking seat at witness table
3. Cutaway of family members of 9/11 victims
4. Commission Chair Tom Kean reads oath to Freeh
5. Freeh raises hand and takes...
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Artists compete to design the logo for Spain's Olympic bid.
HEADLINE: Spain holds Olympic bid logo contest (olympic-logo-spain)
CAPTION: Ten finalists in an Olympic logo contest for Madrid's bid to host the 2016 games are on display in Spain's capital. (Sept. 3) 2007
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] ...
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UNUSED 2 7 80 DISABLED OLYMPICS
Scenes from wrestling competition in the disabled Olympics.
1. vs of men wrestling
2. ms and pan of flags on wall
3. vs of two more men wrestling
Film: Rev - Sound: Y - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN21460 - Available in HD
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Organisors on ticket sales
1. Wide exterior of the main press centre
2. Wide of presser, Michalis Zacharatos, Athens Organising Committee's General Manager of Communication at podium
3. Various of press
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michalis Zacharatos, Athens...
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Rio organisers unveil operating budget for 2016 Olympic Games
The operating budget for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 was announced at 7 billion reals (2.9 billion US dollars) by organisers on Thursday, an increase of 27 percent over the figure submitted in the 2009 bid.
The budget is purely...
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AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY OLYMPICS: MULTICULTURAL
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Australia's Olympic organizers have put the spotlight on the country's multi-cultural population at an event at Sydney's media centre.
Performers and celebrities tell the gathering how much they love their adopted country....
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Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a startling diagnosis: He has cancer. As AP Correspondent Haven Daley reports, the 24-year-old is putting off surgery until after the Olympics.
HEADLINE: Olympic swimmer diagnosed with cancer
CAPTION: Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a startling diagnosis: He has cancer. As AP Correspondent Haven Daley reports, the 24-year-old is putting off surgery until...