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US President meets with Mayor; town hall meeting with young Chinese
1. Various of bilateral meeting between US President Barack Obama and Chinese Party Secretary of Shanghai, Yu Zheng Sheng
2. Obama exiting room alongside Mayor of Shanghai, Han Zheng
3. Wide of Obama entering hall meeting with university...
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Nigerian government clamps down on media amid Boko Haram tension
Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper said Monday that its staff have recently been heavily harassed by the government.
On Saturday, soldiers confiscated copies from newspapers including Leadership, This Day, Daily Trust, Sun, Pilot,...
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USA: WASHINGTON CALLS FOR RETURN TO DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA
English/Nat
Just hours into his new job as the ruler of Nigeria, General Abdulsalam Abubakar is facing calls for democracy to replace military autocracy.
Many hope Abubakar will honour a long-promised but ignored pledge to return...
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PAKISTAN: PROTESTS AGAINST MAGAZINE OWNERS ARREST
English/Nat
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that a detained journalist be allowed to see his family and lawyers and receive medicine and newspapers.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government has accused Najam Sethi, an owner...
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Over 100 people in Bangkok protest coup as undemocratic
1. Wide of crowd protesting recent military coup as undemocratic
2. Far shot of placard: 'No to Thaksin, no to coup'
3. Two shots of protesters holding placards reading "No to Thaksin, No to coup"
4. Man with surgical mask covering his...
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Israeli FM with Sec of State and Senate committee
1. Close of Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State, and Tzipi Livni, Acting Israeli Foreign Minister, walk into briefing
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"There are governments that have also used this...
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Journalists testing limited freedom as state relaxes grip on media
30 January 2012
1. Wide of a busy street in Yangon
2. Mid of monks and the locals on the street
3. Tilt down from Buddha statue to a monk sitting on the ground, reading a newspaper
4. Close-up of the monk reading the newspaper
5....
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Republicans block repeal of ban on gays serving openly in military
1. Wide view Senate floor as vote starts
2. Various views as Senate vote results are announced - UPSOUND: (English) Senator Mark Begich, Democrat - Alaska:
"On this vote the Yeas are 56, the Nays are 43... The motion is not agreed...
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French award Martin Scorsese the Legion of Honour
Paris. January 6, 2005
1. Exterior shot of the Ministry of Culture building
2. Guests waiting for the ceremony to commence
3. Renauld Donnedieu de Varbes, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio entering salon
4. Renauld Donnedieu de...
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USA: NEW YORK: CONTROVERSIAL CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION
Brooklyn, New York, USA - 30 September 1999 XFA
1. Exterior of Brooklyn Museum of Art
2. Warning sign
3. Medium shot, Damien Hirst, "A thousand years"
4. Close-up, Jake and Dinos Chapman, "Great Deeds Against the Dead"
5. Wide shot,...
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Journalists go on trial after claiming Islamists in police force
1. Wide exterior of Istanbul Palace of Justice
2. TV live positions in front of the Istanbul Palace of Justice
3. Sign on building
4. Media gathered
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Philippe Leruth, Vice-President of the European Federation of...
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Privately owned daily newspapers return to Myanmar for first time since 1964
March 31, 2013
1. Exterior of office of one of the new daily newspapers, "Golden Fresh Land"
2. Layout editor editing in the newsroom
3. Layout page of newspaper on computer screen
4. Close of editor
5. Chief editor, 81-year-old Khin...
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Reax as French court rules genocide law unconstitutional
FILE: Paris, France - January 28, 2011
1. Various exteriors of French Constitutional Council
Paris, France - February 28, 2012
2. Set up shot of Franck Mourad Papazian, President of the Council of Coordination of Armenian Organisations...
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HONG KONG: CHIEF EXECUTIVE TUNG CHEE HWA
English/Nat
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa has tried to shore up confidence in the territory's freedoms under Chinese rule.
At the same time he commented on the sensitive issue of Taiwanese independence.
Both issues have been...
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WRAP Saakashvili steps down to trigger election, opposition
24 November, 2007
1. Wide Georgian Chancellery
2. Cabinet ministers seated
3. SOUNDBITE: (Georgian) Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia:
"The Parliament Speaker will be acting President for the next 40 days when I will be...
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WRAP Polls open, voting, official, Human Rights activist
Diyarbakir
1. Various people queuing outside Diyarbakir polling station
2. Various of woman voting
3. Woman with baby voting
4. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Vox pop, no name given:
"I came early to vote, then I can have the rest of the day...
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Court dismisses lawsuit demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned
1. Exterior of Cairo administrative court, crowds gathered outside
2. Close of court sign
3. Wide of courtroom interior
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassouna Tawfiq, Judge:
"The court has dismissed the lawsuit and charges the claimant to pay...
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HONG KONG: FIRST EVER TRADE FAIR FOR FILM & TV
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Hong Kong's first ever trade fair for film and TV kicked off Wednesday featuring more than 70 exhibitors.
The Hong Kong International Film Market, "Filmart" allows international and local distributors to showcase their...
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WRAP Obama's radio address, announces new US amb to China
1. Obama walks into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"I am here to announce today the distinguished public servant I am appointing as our nation's new ambassador to the Peoples' Republic of China. I am...
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Speaking to conservatives in Washington, Texas Governor Rick Perry said he's confident in his case as he faces two felony indictments on coercion and official oppression charges. Perry also said he's open to sending US troops back to Iraq. (Aug. 21)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he's confident in his case as he faces two felony indictments on coercion and official oppression charges.
The possible 2016 Republican presidential contender shrugged off the charges Thursday during an...
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Danish cartoonist awarded prize
Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was honored for his achievements regarding freedom of speech on Wednesday (8 September 2010.)
The cartoonist, who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad was celebrated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who...
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More comments as EU enlargement chief recommends to partially suspend entry talks
1. Various of EU Commission building in Brussels
2. EU Enlargement Commissioner, Olli Rehn, entering news conference
3. Cutaway media
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Olli Rehn, EU Enlargement Commissioner:
"We assessed not to open negotiations...
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Dissidents mark signing of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1. Wide interior Laura Pollan home with Ladies in White in living room
2. Close up Human Rights sign
3. Zoom in Lady in White holding Universal Declaration of Human Rights
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Laura Pollan, Lady in White:
"We have the...
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WRAP Massive anti-cartoons protest in Karachi, Islamabad
Karachi
1. Protesters throwing stones
2. Various of police running towards protesters and firing tear gas
3. Police vehicles driving towards scene
4. Mid of man being beaten with a stick
5. Mid of policeman firing tear gas
6. Tyres on...