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Westerwelle supports Jewish community's right to circumcision
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Thursday said he supported the Jewish community's right to circumcision.
"Freedom of religion and religious traditions are protected in Germany and will remain to be protected," Westerwelle...
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Preservation of the Dazu rock carvings in south west China.
1. Wide niche (series of rock carvings)
2. Kistitgarbha Buddha
3. Image representing a vision of death in 'Hell'
4. Image representing a leg being chopped off in 'Hell'
5. More hellish images of deaths
6. Wide of tourists looking at...
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Preserving ancient Arabic manuscripts
Chinguetti, northern Mauritana - October 18, 2008
1. Pan of Chinguetti
2. Wide of a Mauritanian walking across a stretch of desert
3. Mohamed Koulame of the Habott family library in Chinguetti opens a manuscript
4. Close up of manuscript...
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SINGAPORE: TRADITIONAL ARTS WORKERS GATHER FOR NEW PROJECT
English/Nat
Traditional arts practitioners from all over Asia are gathering in Singapore for an experiment - they aim to revive old art forms but with a contemporary touch.
The project, lasting three years, will take Asian traditional...
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Important religious ceremonies held ahead of Eid
The last few days of the holy month Ramadan are a time of deep reflection and spirituality for Muslims around the world.
In the Tunisian capital, Tunis, many important religious ceremonies are held just a few days ahead of Eid.
Women...
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UNESCO visits site of destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas
1. Various of wide shots of place where Bamiyan Buddhas stood, including statues' remains
2. Various of UNESCO team studying Buddhas remains
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Claudio Margottini, EU global change and eco systems advisory...
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USA: DALAI LAMA TIBETAN SPIRITUAL LEADER VISIT
English/Nat
The Dalai Lama Wednesday had a low-key meeting with the president and vice-president of the United States, designed to avoid increasing tensions between the US and China.
The Tibet's spiritual leader-in-exile said...
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IRAQ: VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS UNDER THREAT DUE TO UN SANCTIONS
Arabic/Nat
Rare and valuable Iraqi manuscripts are under threat because vital materials needed to repair and preserve them are banned due to the U-N embargo.
Iraq is banned from importing materials including special glues, chemicals,...
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Campaigners welcome Battir's listing as World Heritage Site
Campaigners are hoping that the elevation of the West Bank village of Battir to a UNESCO World Heritage Site will help stop the Israeli's building a separation barrier there.
They fear the area's ancient terraces and natural landscape...
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A group including children whose parents had been deported gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to talk about the effect U.S. immigration policy has on families. (July 9)
Children of immigrants, and parents gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to talk about the effect U.S. immigration policy has on families who become separated through deportations.
"As a nine-year-old to hear that your mother is in jail is...
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Preserving Afghanistan's heritage becomes life-long mission for US woman
Walking the corridors of Kabul University, Nancy Hatch Dupree cuts an authoritative figure.
Much of her own collection - tens of thousands of books, maps, photographs and writings, gathered while she travelled the country for decades...
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Hollande, Le Pen hold campaign rallies, anti-Le Pen protest held
Lille
1. Pan across audience at rally: Martine Aubry, Mayor of Lille and Socialist party leader (red jacket); Belgium Prime Minister Elio di Rupo (to her right, bow-tie, glasses); Valerie Trierweiler (to his right), partner of Socialist...
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Traditional dying methods threatened by Japan's decreasing textile trade
The world uses several different varieties of plants to produce indigo, but in Japan the dye is derived from polygonum.
Grown in many regions across the country, Shikoku and Tokushima in particular, it traditionally produced the...
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Kosovan archaeologists struggle to make most of country's riches
Halilaq, Southern Kosovo - recent
1. Wide shot pan across site believed to be an ancient town
2. Various of archaeologists working
3. Close up of archaeologist's face as he uses brush
4. Mid shot of two men with a clip board
5. Close up...
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Decision expected on ownership of 1000 yr old temple on Cambodia's border with Thailand
Tension between Thailand and Cambodia remains high over an ancient temple, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is on Monday due to deliver a verdict on which country owns the land surrounding it.
In 1962, the ICJ ruled the Preah...
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Serbs in mountain village hold carnival to celebrate medieval hero
1. Wide of people in main square in Strpce
2. Close of Serbian flag being waved
3. Mid of people dressed in traditional clothes and with animal skins and horns, dancing
4. Close of two men with woollen fleeces and masks
5. Close of hand...
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits
1. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis walking through Greek foreign ministry
2. Clinton and Lambrinidis shaking hands
3. Mid of Clinton and Lambrinidis at news conference
4....
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Flood damage to Thailand's temple heritage
AP Television
Ayutthaya, Thailand - November 15, 2011
1. Various of the chapel of Mongkolbophit Temple
Bangkok, Thailand - November 2, 2011
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Monthira Horayangura Unakul, Culture Programme Officer, UNESCO:
"The site...
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NEW West Bank music festival begins
music/video/performance rights must be cleared
AP Television
Ramallah, West Bank 19 July 2010
1. Wide of people arriving at Palestinian International Festival
2. Mid of people arriving
3. Various, performance El-Funoun Palestinian dance...