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Ancient Islamic library collection gets new state of the art home
During the 1992-5 Bosnian war, the collection at the Gazi Husrev Bey's Library in Sarajevo narrowly escaped the fate of the city's National Library and Oriental Institute which were burned down along with over 3 million books,...
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South African proteas farms prepare for summer rush
AP Television
Western Cape, South Africa, 19-21 November 2008
1. Medium Pink pincushion proteas on Table Mountain
2. Medium yellow proteas with grasses
3. Close up yellow proteas
4. Medium pink proteas bush with mountain background
5....
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China bans foreign cartoons from prime time television, inc The Simpsons
August 16 2006
1. Wide of Beijing street scene with large advertisement board for Chinese version of "Cosmopolitan" magazine in background
2. Various of advertisement board for Chinese version of "Cosmopolitan" magazine
March 5 2006
3....
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Beirut's past bulldozed to make way for the new - but at what cost?
One by one, the old traditional houses of Beirut are vanishing as luxury towers sprout up on every corner, altering the city's skyline almost beyond recognition.
It's part of an ongoing construction frenzy that's seems immune to tensions...
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Barkcloth is regaining popularity as a material in Uganda
Mpambire Village, Mpigi District
1. Wide of 'Ficus natalensis' tree (known in local Luganda language as 'Mutuba' tree)
2. Medium of tree
3. Various of Musenze, barkcloth producer, scraping bark from trunk
4. Musenze cutting bark on...
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'Vampire Diaries' star Nina Dobrev uses her native Bulgarian in new episode of CW hit
Warner Bros. Television
No re-use/re-sale without clearance
1. Clip, 'The Vampire Diaries'
AP Television
New York, 4 November 2010
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nina Dobrev, Actress, on new storyline in 'Vampire Diaries': "There's a new element...
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Adopting a sheep in Italy
AP Television
Anversa degli Abruzzi, Italy, 24 May 2010
1. Close up of sheep grazing
2. Wide of sheep grazing, town of Anversa degli Abruzzi in the background
3. Various of sheep grazing
4. Wide of sheep dog guarding sheep
5. Close up...
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Environmentalists try to stop the River Jordan being polluted
AP Television News
Kibbutz Kinneret - June 26 2006
1. People walking down to baptism site
2. Pan across sign "Jordan River Baptismal Place"
3. View of river - pan to congregation
UPSOUND: (English) Ove EkJordan, River man/Pastor
"We...
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Historic sites in Kaesong added to World Heritage list
June 21, 2013
1. Wide right pan of old area of Kaesong city
2. People on bicycles in old area of Kaesong city
3. Sign of the Namdaemun, the old south gate of Kaesong city, one of the World Heritage sites
4. Wide of the Namdaemun
5. Wide...
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Mexico bids for UNESCO designation for its cuisine
1. Mid of Mexican chief preparing a steak taco
2. Close of steak taco
3. Wide of people eating outside at a Taco restaurant in La Condesa neighbourhood of Mexico City
4. Close of table full of typical Mexican food
5. Mid of cook...
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Bosnia's 124-yr-old National Museum to close its doors
1. Mid shot of workers attaching sign to roof of the National Museum; reading (Bosnian/English) "MUSEUM IS CLOSED"
2. Various of National Museum with banner attached to roof
3. Various of protesters chained to inside of museum...
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Saving historic heritage sites from landmines
Bamiyan city, Bamiyan province 14, June, 2009
1. Wide of women covered with burqas walking in front of the remainder of a Buddha statue in Bamiyan city
2. Zoom out of ruins
3. Close up of danger sign
4. Mid of mine attention board
5....
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PERU: BLACK MARKET IN ARTEFACTS
Spanish/Nat
Looters are stripping bare one of the world's richest countries in terms of archaeological treasure, to cash in on a booming black market in artefacts.
Peru's National Heritage Commission has given this warning as looting...
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Costa Rica celebrates the art of the ox cart
1. Pan of artisan ox cart factory
2. Painter at artisan ox cart factory
3. Close up of hand drawing
4. Ox cart with decoration
5. Close up of ox cart decoration
6. SOUND BITE (Spanish) Rolando Alvarado, ox cart painter:
"Being something...
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UNESCO declares Jalisco a World Heritage Site
Tequila, Mexico - 13 July, 2006
1. Wide of the town of Tequila
2. Medium of donkey in agave field
3. Wide of TeQuila written on mountain
4. Wide of church
5. Mid view of local square
6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Javier Massimi, Regional...
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FEATURE Changing face of China, AP focuses on the impact of tourism on the old Naxi town
++ Day shots ++
1. Wide of lion statue with a view of the city's rooftops in the background pan to wide of city at dawn
2. Mid of rooftops with smoke coming out of one house
3. Wide of houses with unique architectural designs
4. Wide of...
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Japanese delegate hopeful Mt Fuji will be named on new World Heritage List
1. Wide of Peace Palace, venue for the 37th session of the World Heritage Convention (WHC)
2. Close of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) and WHC sign
3. Wide of WHC session
4. Mid of Indian...
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Food glorious food.... from rat soup to white truffles -2008
Hanoi - 1 February 2008
1. Wide of Hanoi street where decoration for Tet (lunar new year) are sold
2. Mid of decorations featuring rat theme
Bac Ninh province - 31 January 2008
3. Close of rat poking nose through holes in cage
4. Nguyen...
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Hunting hound of the Pharaohs
AP Television
South Sinai Desert, Egypt - January 4, 2011
1. Wide of a Bedouin village in the South Sinai desert
2. Mid of hut with jeep and two Saluki dogs, Major and Hajlee
3. Mid of Eid Abu Aouda and his father Hag Aouda Howaishel,...
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Celebrations mark 1yr since Preah Vihear temple listed by UNESCO
1. Mid shot people lighting candles over offerings at ceremony to mark one year since UNESCO listed the Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site
2. Wide of people waving Cambodian and United Nations flags
3. Traditional dance being...
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Comment in MidEast and UK as Palestinians sign up to join UNESCO
Sebastia, West Bank
1. Various of ruins in West Bank village of Sebastia - an important archaeological site which has been put forward to be included as a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World...
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World class medieval art in a Bulgarian church
AP Television
Boyana, Bulgaria, November 18, 2009
1. Various exterior shots of church
2. Set up shots of church curator talking to tourists
3. Tilt down of church interior
4. Mid shot curator with visitors
5. SOUNDBITE: (Bulgarian)...
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One of England's most famous catherdals needs funding to stop parts of it collapsing
1. Pan of exterior of cathedral (audio of choir singing)
2. Close up of choir boy singing
3. Zoom out to choir boys singing
4. Pan of interior of cathedral with singing
5. Stained glass window with singing
6. Wide exterior of building...
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Tibetans holding protest in New Delhi
1. Various of protesters marching with banners
2. Wide of security accompanying protest
3. Protesters marching
4. Protester shouting slogans
5. Wide of protesters carrying banner reading: (English) "All Religious believers should...