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Ageing population causing concerns over who cares for the elderly
Zhang Zefang, with her thin bent frame and withered face, does not look like the vindictive matriarch many take her to be, after she sued her own children for not looking after her.
The 94-year-old lives in the quiet village of Fusheng...
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Volunteers prepare to monitor polling stations to ensure fair election
TURKEY ELEX PREVIEW SOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: MIDDLE EAST EXTRA CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 4:33SHOTLIST:AP Television News Istanbul, Turkey - 28 May 20151. Wide of ruling party AKP stand with female volunteers campaigning2. Mid of AKP...
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PHILIPPINES: PROTESTS AGAINST BURMA'S MILITARY LEADER VISIT
Eng/Taga/Nat
It was a day of protest in the Philippines on Wednesday -- but there was not one but two causes that brought people onto the streets.
``Comfort Women' - elderly Filipino women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese...
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Medicare show in Taipei, where technology meets medicine
LEAD IN Old age and disability should not be a barrier to enjoying life, thanks to some ingenious devices on show in Taipei. From massage chairs to special lifting equipment, designers are trying to come up with more efficient ways to...
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Dog activity app for anxious pet owners
For Katherine Robinson, a busy tech professional living in San Francisco, her dog Bella is a central aspect of each day.
Robinson wanted to be more attuned to Bella's exercise levels, so she jumped on the opportunity to pre-order a...
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Octogenarians show it's never too late to learn Parkour
Teaching an old dog to do new tricks is supposed to be difficult, but a group of elderly people are showing it's never too late to learn parkour.
Prowess at parkour usually means free running, leaping off buildings and swinging from lamp...
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Hair extensions popular in California
Hair extensions are a popular way to lengthen and thicken your locks, and defy aging.
The Doves, a leading extension salon in Santa Monica, California, is a hair extension specialist.
The owners have seen the demand for extensions...
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Churchill Downs feeling pinch of worker shortage
The stables area of Churchill Downs hums with activity as immigrant workers clean stalls, bathe horses and lead the animals on strolls to cool them down after workouts. The quiet is broken occasionally when they speak to each other, or...
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Communist memorabilia helps dementia patients in East Germany
LEADIN: A retirement home in eastern Germany has seen the health and wellbeing of dementia patients vastly improve after surrounding them in memorabilia from communist East Germany. Two rooms at the home have been meticulously...
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Centre helps users fight addiction
ALGERIA DRUG ADDICTSSOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 7:11SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYBlida - 8 April 20171. Various of square 2. People walking through street market3. Men talking in groups4....
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Southern California. hit by record-breaking heatwave
Southern California sizzled Friday in record-breaking heat from the desert to the sea, with widespread triple-digit highs and withering conditions that stoked wildfires.
Officials urged people to take advantage of cooling...
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NY hospital: don't rush to ER for virus test
The chief emergency room physician at one of New York City's largest hospitals is urging the public not to head straight to the ER at the first sign they might be sickened by the coronavirus, expecting a test for the disease.
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Elderly starving residents abandoned in nursing home after quake
1. Pan from hospice sign to elderly people
2. Mid of elderly woman sitting on ground
3. Close-up of elderly woman
4. Mid of elderly people sheltering from sun under tree
5. Mid of hospice administrator Jean Emmanuel talking to patient...
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Hong Kong - Wealth gap
Although Hong Kong can boast some of the richest people in the
world, more than 10 percent of the population now lives below
the official poverty line - and the gap between rich and poor
seems to be steadily growing.
Hong Kong's new...
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AP revisits home for the elderly that drew attention for poor conditions
1. Wide of elderly men in wheelchairs lined up on front porch of care home
2. Close-up of man eating his breakfast from a bowl
3. Close-up reverse shot of same man, helper's hand takes his bowl
4. Tilt-up exterior of nursing home
5....
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A theme park providing employment for dwarfs in China
AP Television
Kunming, Yunnan Province - March 23, 2010
1. Wide, pan of dwarf man dressed like "king" walking out of little "castle" in theme park
2. Medium of dwarf "royal guards"and dog walking to audience
3. Medium of audience...
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Skiers call for more disabled facilities in France
Morzine (Haute-Savoie region) - January 28, 2008
1. Various of man in seated skiing chair going down slope
2. Car drives up to ski lift
3. Disabled man Yohan gets out of car and into wheelchair
4. Yohan talking to snowboarder
5....
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International Robot Expo in Tokyo
AP Television
Tokyo, Japan - 25th November, 2009
1. Mid shot of receptionist robot
2. Close-up of face of receptionist robot
3. Robot waving its arms
4. Robo Garage rapid robot runs, twirls
5. Robot gesticulating above Lego
6. Pull...
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Utility workers cause power cut, reax to efforts to form unity govt
1. Tilt up from protesting public electricity workers gathering outside the health ministry where power was symbolically cut because of unpaid electricity bills
2. Close up of sign identifying ministry
3. Ground shot of loud speakers...
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The robot that helps you carry your shopping
Imagine having an extra pair of hands to help you with your shopping or carrying a heavy bag.
Now, the dream of having a personal robotic assistant is a reality - and is on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Meet...
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France considers scrapping holiday to finance care for elderly
Paris, France.
1. Wide of Elysee Palace (Presidential Palace)
2. Various of ministers coming out of cabinet meeting
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Hubert Falco, Secretary of State for the Elderly:
"A holiday that would become a working day, a...