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REPLAY Last day of Chn govt-controlled visit by foreign reporters
1. Mid of Potala Palace, zoom out to show people spinning prayer wheels
2. Close old woman spinning prayer wheels
3. Close of hands spinning prayer wheels
4. Mid of people spinning prayer wheels
5. Long shot of street
6. Tilt up...
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Vatican excommunicates Chinese bishops
1. Wide shot of St. Peter''s square
2. John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, reading the Vatican bulletin of the day
3. Close up Vatican bulletin
4. Close up of Vatican bulletin reading: "The Holy Father...
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Head of HK's Catholics pledges to unite with Chinese worshippers
1. Wide tilt down of interior of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to media crowding around Bishop John Tong
2. Mid of Bishop John Tong talking to reporters inside Cathedral
3. Close of Bishop John Tong talking to reporters inside...
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Sufis hope for more religious freedoms under new leadership
As Egypt's new president sets about making his mark, Sufi Muslims say they're hoping for a new era of religious tolerance in the country.
They say they faced increased levels of persecution following the 2011 revolution.
A group of...
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Preview to Chirac's political decision on Islamic headscarves in school
1. Exterior - Henri-Wallon school in Aubervilliers, outside Paris, students exit
2. Various of schoolgirls wearing islamic headscarf outside school
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Sabrina Jaoud, student:
"I don't think the headscarf bothers...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: ORTHODOX CHURCH DENOUNCES PRESIDENT YELTSIN
Russian/Eng/Nat
The Russian Orthodox Church on Thursday denounced President Boris Yeltsin's vetoing of a law that would have strengthened its grip on the country's faithful.
Yeltsin received complaints from the Pope and a threat by the...
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Germany - Pro Church of Scientology rally
Some 2,000 members of the Church of Scientology demonstrated Monday (27/10) in Berlin for religious freedom on the eve of a court ruling on whether the group was a religion or a business. Scientologists worldwide, especially in the...
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President Bush and other Pacific Rim leaders meeting in Vietnam are demanding that North Korea return to talks and ultimately scrap its nuclear weapons program.
CAPTION: President Bush and other Pacific Rim leaders meeting in Vietnam are demanding that North Korea return to talks and ultimately scrap its nuclear weapons program. (Nov. 19)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
[Notes:Bush and other leaders meet...
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Pope Benedict XVI presided over the Good Friday night Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum during a driving rainstorm but did not carry the cross as planned during the tradition, which was dedicated to religious freedom this year
HEADLINE: Pope presides over rainy Good Friday
CAPTION: Pope Benedict XVI presided over the Good Friday night Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum during a driving rainstorm but did not carry the cross as planned during the...
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Dutch protestors call for halt to 'Islamisation of Europe'
1. Wide of protesters and police at Dam square
2. Anti-Islam protester writing slogan on banner
3. Anti-Islam protester holding banner reading "Stop Nazislam'
4. Wide of police on horses securing Anti-Islam protest
5. Close up...
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IBA Berlin's rabbi starts ceremonies for Hanukkah
1. Wide of people at Hanukkah Festival with Brandenburg Gate in background
2. Mid of Hanukkah menorah with Brandenburg Gate in background
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, chairperson of Jewish Educational Centre,...
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Pope thanks Jordan for helping Syrian refugees during meeting with King
Pope Francis thanked Jordan on Saturday for its "efforts to seek lasting peace for the entire region" after his meeting with King Abdullah II.
The Pope acknowledged the Christian minority in Jordan can worship "peacefully, in a climate...
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USA: NEW YORK: RELIGIOUS PROTEST OUTSIDE GERMAN CONSOLATE
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A few hundred protestors demonstrated outside the German consulate in New York on Monday calling for an end to religious intolerance they say is government policy in Germany.
The small but vocal protest was held in tandem...
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US president comments on draft Iraqi constitution
1. US President George W. Bush walks to lectern
2. Pan from media to Bush
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"Today, Iraqi political leaders completed the process for drafting a permanent constitution. Their example...
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Focus on exiled community on eve of uprising anniversary
1. Wide of Mcleodganj city, the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile
2. Exterior of Tibetan temple
3. Mid of banner reading (English): "Thank you India, 50 years in exile. Tibet experience."
4. Mid of Tibetan and Indian flags
5....
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Thousands of Morsi supporters take to the streets to demand his reinstatement
1. Wide of women marching and holding Morsi posters, chanting (Arabic) "Down with military rule"
2. Wide of Morsi supporters marching, holding banners showing the photos of victims killed outside the Republican Guard Headquarters,...
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Rabbis urge German Jews to continue circumcisions, despite regional ruling
The Conference of European Rabbis has called on Germany's Jewish community to continue circumcising baby boys, despite a regional court ruling that the practice amounted to bodily harm.
Conference president Pinchas Goldschmidt told...
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SERBIA: BELGRADE: ORTHODOX CHURCH CRITICISES PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC
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The Orthodox Church has issued its toughest criticism ever of President Slobodan Milosevic on Thursday, accusing him of trying to set Serb against Serb in order to maintain power.
Church leaders met in an emergency session on...
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WRAP AP PIX US President speech at end of Japan visit ADDS more
1. US President Barack Obama walks on stage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Above all, our alliance has endured because it reflects our common values, a belief in the democratic right of free people to choose their...
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CHINA: COMMUNIST LEADER IN TIBET CONTINUE CRACKDOWN ON MONASTERIES
Mandarin/Nat
Communist leaders in Tibet have vowed to continue their crackdown on hundreds of Tibetan monasteries in a move they claim will maintain order and eliminate chaos and theft.
Raidi, a Communist official and Chairman of Tibet's...
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USA: UN MILLENNIUM SUMMIT: FALUN GONG PROTEST
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One day before the start of the United Nations Millennium Summit, Asian leaders were busy pursuing regional bilateral meetings and promoting their political and economic agendas.
The Chinese leader, President Jiang Zemin,...
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China - Hopes for religious freedom
In a show of greater openness, China has agreed to allow three American religious leaders known for their firm stance against religious persecution to travel early next year to the communist state for a fact-finding mission. The...
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USA: WASHINGTON: PROTEST AGAINST CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
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As Chinese President Jiang Zemin enjoyed a low-key and relaxed welcome Tuesday evening at the White House residence, hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese Embassy to protest against...
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Rice meets Chinese leaders to try to resolve NKorean impasse
1. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walking to podium, greeting journalists
2. Mid shot news conference
3. Close-up journalists
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"It's a very good thing that we're...