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US troops continue cave-clearing operations
1. Chinook helicopter on ground after dropping US soldiers at area of operation (north of Spinboldak)
2. Chinook helicopters leaving area and US soldiers on the ground
3. Close shot US soldiers taking position on ground
4. Long shot US...
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A groups of students of a prestigious Peruvian culinary academy thought they would get festive in a rather different way by opening an Christmas exhibition on Saturday made entirely of potatoes.
HEADLINE: A 'spud' tacular Christmas display
CAPTION: A group of students of a prestigious Peruvian culinary academy thought they would get festive in a rather different way by opening a Christmas exhibition made entirely of potatoes. ...
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Chile: Smog, Poland: Toxic Waste, Peru - Respiratory Diseases
EF203D - Chile: Smog
Chile - 1989
The Chilean capital, Santiago, has become - along with Mexico City and Sao Paulo - one of the world's three most polluted cities. industrial waste and choking bus exhaust fumes have raised the level of...
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Landlocked Switzerland is drawing up emergency plans in case of landslide
1. Various of Geneva Lake and mountains
2. Lakeside at Montreux
3. Still photos of recent landslide that de-railed a train (July 25, 2006)
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Jean-Daniel Rouiller, Geologist
"If these material are reheated they...
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VOICER First man to summit Everest meets Indian PM, plus exhibit
May 21
00 00 Sir Edmund Hillary with wife and officials walking into Indian Mountaineering Foundation building to inaugurate exhibition on his 1953 expedition
00 09 Photographs of Everest on wall of exhibition - pans as Hillary moves in...
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US ground attack jets fly into Bagram
Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan - March 24, 2002
1. US troops standing in front of A-10 Thunderbolt/Warthog planes
2. Tiger Shark motif painted on front of plane
3. Air force mechanic refuelling plane
4. Mk-82 500 pound bomb slug under...
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AP looks at Californian town where 90 percent of homes in negative equity
1. Various of homeowner, Mike Marsiglia raking his front lawn
2. Wide shot of Marsiglia's neighbourhood
3. Mountain House subdivision sign
4. Various of Marsiglia raking leaves
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Marsiglia, homeowner:...
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NASA is taking snowpack research to a whole new level
The snowpack atop mountain peaks in California and Colorado has a new set of eyes watching from high above, to better gauge the amount of water that will rumble down rivers and streams each spring as runoff.
For decades, snowpack's water...
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Glaciers melting at alarming rate according to experts who blame global warming
Peru's glaciers have lost more than one-fifth of their mass in just three decades, which means putting at risk an estimated 30 million people along the country's Pacific coastal desert who depend on the glaciers for their...
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Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit acquires Japanese agent
Lake District, 11th September 2008
1. Various shots of the Lake District
2. Junko Ishiwata reading Peter Rabbit book
3. Shot of Peter Rabbit book pages turning
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Junko Ishiwata, Tour Guide:
"I like England and I...
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USA - Five Hundred Year Old Mummy
A 500 year old mummy found in the Andes is on display in Washington's National Geographic society. The mummy is the preserved body of a child believed to have been sacrificed to Inca gods. The child, known to Peruvian scientists as...
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Cer mountain where Ratko Mladic was rumoured to be hiding
1. Various of Cer Mountain
2. Signs reading "Cer Mountain"
3. Road leading up mountain
4. Pan of view from mountain
5. Various of houses as seen from Cer Mountain
6. Various of mobile phone antenna
7. Road through the area
8. Shot of...
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The queen of orchids blooms amidst poverty and natural destruction
The cattleya orchid.
It's a welcome beauty in a land crushed by poverty and natural disaster.
Antoine Assali, or Toni as he prefers to be called, is a Haitian of Lebanese descent.
He's achieved the unexpected with his orchid-export...
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Fuji Rock celebrates 10th anniversary in grand style
music/video/performance rights must be cleared
AP Entertainment
Tokyo, Japan - Friday July 28th 2006
1. Fuji Rock festival entrance shot.
2. Main Stage fan shot.
3. Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth opening the Festival and introducing...
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Traditional sheep gathering, fleecing and slaughtering
Vagar Island, Klaksvik, 7 October, 2007
1. Wide of Faroe Islands
2. Various of Klaksvik island
3. Mid of sheep
4. Close up of sheep
5. Mid of local Faroese men in the mountains
6. Wide of sheep
7. Various of men chasing sheep
8....
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Pakistan - Media visits the nuclear test site
Pakistani officials have taken local journalists to the site where Pakistan conducted six underground nuclear tests in May. Pakistan's state-run news agency said on Monday (29/6) that the country did not start preparing the tests until...