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Officials say a late fall wildfire in Northern California is now nearly three quarters fully contained. The has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced about 100 people to flee the scenic Big Sur region overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Officials say a late fall wildfire in Northern California is now nearly three quarters fully contained.
The has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced about 100 people to flee the scenic Big Sur region overlooking the Pacific...
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ISRAEL: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT MEETS WITH DEFENCE MINISTER MORDECAI (2)
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The U-S Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, made the diplomatic rounds on Sunday meeting both Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
In Jerusalem, Albright had separate meetings with Israeli Defence Minister, Yitzhak...
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USA: NEW YORK: CHRISTIE'S HOLLYWOOD AUCTION
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Hollywood folklore went under the hammer today (Wednesday) as dozens of items from popular movies and television shows were sold at Christie's auction house in New York.
Among the items on the block were an Oscar and a car...
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Obama's grandmother reacts as Barack faces vital contest
1. Wide of US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's grandmother's house
2. Grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama and other family members sitting under a tree
3. SOUNDBITE (Luo) Sarah Hussein Obama, grandmother of Obama:
"When Barack...
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Attack on humvee in southern Baghdad
1. Smoke rising from flare at scene of attack on US troops
2. Helicopter flying above
3. Fire engine on its way to the attack site
4. U.S. military parked on side of road
5. Various of helicopter
6. Various of U.S. troops carrying...
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German opposition candidate in Washington DC
1. Edmund Stoiber, German CDU election candidate, walking to speak with reporters
2. SOUNDBITE (German) with English translation, Edmund Stoiber
"The most important part of the discussion involves the situation that the relationship...
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ERITREA: ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY TO SEND PEACE DELEGATION
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African leaders on Tuesday agreed in principle to send a peace mission to the Horn of Africa where Ethiopia and Eritrea showed no signs of abandoning their deadly border dispute.
But the Organisation of African Unity's move...
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Rumsfeld meets Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party leader
1. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Kurdish Democratic Party leader Massoud Barzani on red carpet in welcoming ceremony
2. Iraqi honour guard
3. Girl gives flowers to Rumsfeld
4. Various of photo-op, Rumsfeld and Barzani talking...
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Funeral of al-Mahdi army fighter after Sadr City clashes
1. Wide shot of mourners gathering for the funeral procession of killed al-Mahdi army militant
2. Mourners carrying coffin and shouting ''There is no God but Allah''
3. Various of funeral procession
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salam Salih,...
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USA: WASHINGTON: NATO SECRETARY GENERAL JAVIER SOLANA VISIT
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NATO Secretary General Javier Solana is in Washington, where he's briefing Clinton administration officials on plans to expand the alliance.
U-S officials say he's likely to focus on talks underway in Paris between NATO and ...
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WRAP Wolfowitz face World Bank board to explain himself, Bush reax ADDS attourney
1. Wide exterior of the World Bank headquarters
2. Various of people outside the World Bank headquarters
3. Robert Bennett, attorney to World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz, walking along street
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert Bennett,...
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Tucson shooting rampage suspect can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs, rejecting a plea by defense attorneys that the decision by prison doctors merited more scrutiny.
HEADLINE: Judge: Prison can forcibly medicate Loughner
CAPTION: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Tucson shooting rampage suspect can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs, rejecting a plea by defense attorneys that...
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Migrant family hide in fear of their lives after being deported from the US
A Honduran migrant family deported from the United States are living in fear of their lives.
Elsa Ramirez, along with her 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, were part of a group of 58 women and children who returned last week on a...
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President Barack Obama welcomed the Boston Red Sox at the White House to celebrate their World Series title. After slugger David Ortiz presented a Red Sox jersey to Obama, the pair took a selfie. (April 1)
President Barack Obama welcomed the World Series winning Red Sox to the White House on Tuesday.
Obama said the teams latest championship meant more the the city after the Boston Marathon bombings.
"Not just because they went from worst...
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US delegation cuts deal to sell food to Cuba
1. Conference room Hotel Nacional de Cuba
2. Media
3. Photographer
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gregory Estevane, President of Global Strategies:
"In identification of trading with Cuba, we have learned that Cuba represents a potential...
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SYND 25 7 75 KISSINGER HOLDS A PRESS CONFERENCE ON AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM SALE
US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger talking to newsmen after appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to talk about air defence system sale.
1. ms Kissinger with reporters (SOUNDBITE): English, question and answer,...
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High-ranking US defence official in Beijing for talks
1. Chinese military official shaking hands with US military delegation members
2. Chinese military officials shaking hands with US delegation members
3. Chinese and US flags in the middle of the conference table
4. Conference room with...
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Belgium - NATO defence ministers meet
NATO defence ministers on Thursday (12/6) met in Brussels with the United States at odds with European countries over how many countries should be invited to join the alliance in the first round.
00:00 MS US defence secretary William...
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SYND 4 4 75 BLIZZARD REPORT
Blizzard report
1 waves crash against dock
2 cars stuck in street
3 view from car past abandoned cars
4 man on skis
5 people push car
6 crowds of stranded passengers at airport
Film: Pos - Sound: Mag SOF - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN...
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Lucy Li made two double bogeys, a triple bogey and finished her historic round at the U.S. Women's Open just like any other 11-year-old girl. She went straight for an ice cream. (June 20)
Most children her age would be enjoying the beginning of their summer holidays, but US schoolgirl Lucy Li is hitting the golf links with the professionals.
Just 11 years old, Li became the youngest qualifier in U.S. Women's Open...
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USA: LA NINA WEATHER PHENOMENON
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Less than a year ago a sigh of relief greeted the end of the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Now it's colder sister La Nina has hit the weather maps and is threatening to cause similarly serious problems.
El Nino is the name for...
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USA: WASHINGTON FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
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In Washington D-C, Fourth of July celebrations are underway.
Thousands of people turned out for the city's annual Independence Day Parade and congregated on the National Mall in anticipation of a massive fireworks...
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South Korean peace envoy leaves Seoul for North Korean meetings
1. South Korean special envoy, Lim Dong-won, walking up stairs to a briefing room
2. Wide shot of Lim Dong-won sitting down for press briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lim Dong-won, South Korean Special Envoy:
"I'm going to Pyongyang to...
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SYND 20 8 75 PRESIDENT FORD AT US LEGION CONFERENCE
President Gerald Ford atttended the American Legion Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He spoke about the Defence budget being at the bare minimum, to assure national security. Unless there is progress towards arms reduction with the...