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CHINA: BUDDHISM IS MAKING A COMEBACK
Mandarin/Nat
With the Chinese government loosening religious restrictions, Buddhism is making a comeback.
But it's not just spiritualism which is increasing. Religious parks are also reaping the financial benefits.
An ornate wall,...
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Clinton presents report on freedom in international religion
1. Walk in shot of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State:
"Based on our own experience, we are convinced that the best antidote to intolerance is not the...
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Asian edit of US State department human rights report
1. Secretary of State Powell enters press room
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State:
"The United States welcomes the help of any country or party that is genuinely prepared to work with us to eradicate...
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American Jews prepare to celebrate rare 'Thanksgivukkah'
American Jews are gearing up for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jointly celebrate Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.
Thanks to a rare quirk of the calendar, the two festivals will overlap on Thursday (28 November 2013).
Singing in...
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WRAP Obama meets Mayor, young Chinese ADDS town hall meeting
1. Wide of US President Barack Obama entering hall meeting with university students
2. Audience applauding
3. Mid of podium
4. Obama standing at podium
5. Wide of audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Today we have...
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UN MidEast envoy on Arab Spring, Gadhafi, future of Libya
1. Walking shot of United Nations Middle East envoy Tony Blair attending Arab summit of World Economic Forum
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Blair, United Nations Middle East envoy:
(Question: Mr Blair, how do you think in light of the...
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President Bush and Jewish leaders at ceremony for Hannukah
1. US President George W. Bush meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House with Jewish leaders
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"I recognise today is International Human Rights day. A good way to celebrate this...
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WRAP Obama meets Mayor, young Chinese, town hall meeting ADDS sots
1. Wide of US President Barack Obama entering hall meeting with university students
2. Audience applauding
3. Obama standing at podium
4. Wide of audience
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Today we have a positive,...
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Condoleezza Rice comments on reported incidents at Guantanamo Bay
Washington DC - 12 May 2005
1. Wide of congressional hearing
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"(Can I) speak directly to Muslims and throughout the world - disrespect for the Holy Koran is not now, nor...
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GERMANY: SCIENTOLOGISTS DEMONSTRATE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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Hollywood star Anne Archer and 1970s soul legend Isaac Hayes have joined hundreds of people demonstrating for religious freedom in Germany.
Scientologists took to the streets of Frankfurt on Monday claiming they were...
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Merkel plans to ban full veil from courts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that she aims to introduce "precise action guidelines" regarding a full veil ban in some public places, such as "civil service or in the courts".Speaking at the International Panel of...
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets human rights activists
Moscow, Russia - 13 October 2007
1. US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice seated around a table with Russian human rights activists
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"This is any extremely important time...
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CHINA: BEIJING: US SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT VISIT
English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton on Thursday urged his Chinese counterpart to
move forward on human rights and religious freedom while curbing exports of weapons technology.
Clinton's views were contained in a message that U-S...
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Countries that show religious tolerance and uphold religious freedom are more peaceful. At the National Prayer Breakfast the President notes that religious freedom may not always be comfortable, but it is right. (Feb. 6)
President Barack Obama tells a non-denominational gathering of political leaders that freedom of religion across the world is important to national security and is a central tenet of U.S. Diplomacy.
Obama says that message is not always...
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Tibetan spiritual leader comments on China's hosting of Olympics
1. Dalai Lama arriving at news conference
2. Wide of Dalai Lama at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader:
"My envoy returned, and their first expression is disappointment so that's the achievement."...
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CHINA: BEIJING: US SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT VISIT (3)
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U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says she's troubled by Russia's plan to push ahead with delivery of advanced air-defence missiles to Cyprus.
Albright believes Russia's 200 million (m) arms sale will exacerbate...
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n more than 120 cities nationwide, activists held rallies on Friday to protest the Obama administration's mandate that requires nearly all employers to provide insurance coverage that includes free birth control for workers.
HEADLINE: Protests nationwide over birth control mandate
CAPTION: In more than 120 cities nationwide, activists held rallies on Friday to protest the Obama administration's mandate that requires nearly all employers to provide insurance...
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President Bush dedicates new US Embassy in Beijing
1. Wide of rostrum for official United States Embassy opening ceremony in Beijing
2. Mid of American Ambassador Clark T Randt Jr and former US president George Bush, Senior, and current US President, George W. Bush, walking to rostrum ...
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WRAP Obama speaks at town hall meeting ADDS arrives in Beijing
Shanghai
1. Wide of US President Barack Obama entering hall meeting with university students
2. Audience applauding
3. Obama standing at podium
4. Wide of audience
Shanghai
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Today we...
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Reaction ahead of ban of full face veils to start on Monday
Avignon, France
1. Close of Kenza Drider wearing a niqab (full face veil worn by some Muslim women)
2. Close of Drider's eyes
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Kenza Drider, French Muslim woman wearing niqab:
"I wear a full face veil because of my...
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Ga. Conservative Groups Push To Repeal Veto
Conservative groups in Georgia say Governor Nathan Deal's veto of a "religious freedom" bill shows he has turned his back on people of faith.Representatives for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, the Faith and Freedom Coalition and...
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Ga. Conservative Groups Push To Repeal Veto
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus051932Conservative groups in Georgia say Governor Nathan Deal's veto of a "religious freedom" bill shows he has turned his back on people of faith.Representatives for the Georgia Baptist Mission...
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US VP Pence on significance of religious freedom
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hailed the role that religious freedom has played in the history of America.
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Pence speaks on significance of religious freedom
Vice President Mike Pence, on Thursday speaking at an international religious freedom conference hosted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, spoke about the significance religious freedom played in the history of America.