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US Sec of State Kerry and Michelle Obama honour 9 women with Award
1. Wide of United States Secretary of State John Kerry speaking at the International Women of Courage Awards event
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Kerry, United States Secretary of State:
"The Obama Administration has put advancing the...
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WRAP Arrivals for talks ahead of Thursday''s leaders'' summit ADDS more
1. Inaugural Ceremony of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Commission on Promotion and Protection of the rights of Women and Children
2. Pan of delegates
3. Zoom-in to delegates with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...
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UN reports still a long way for Afghan women to be protected, protests
10 December 2012
1. Various of Afghan women in downtown Kabul protesting against violence against women
2. Low shot of women holding placards protesting war crimes committed against civilian victims over past 30 years
11 December...
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The FDA and EPA are advising pregnant and breastfeeding women to eat low-mercury seafood, but are not requiring package labeling. The agencies say the nutritional benefits from most seafood outweigh any mercury risks. (June 10)
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(SUPER = Voice of: Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting FDA Chief Scientist)
"Emerging science now tells us that limiting or avoiding fish during pregnancy and early childhood can mean missing out on...
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USA: WASHINGTON: WOMEN PROTEST
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Thousands of chanting women marched on Sunday past the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC in a protest against world poverty and the mistreatment of women.
Marchers chanted in several languages...
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How women's issues will influence the Polish election
1. Wide shot of Warsaw city centre, with Palace of Culture and Science in background
2. Street scene, Law and Justice campaign poster on hoarding
3. Woman waiting by tram
4. People walking in the street
5. Interior office of Women's...
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House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi among speakers on day 2 of Democrats Convention
Democrats looked to their popular former President Bill Clinton on day two of their national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to boost enthusiasm among the base and recapture the heart of the party.
But hours before...
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CHINA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL STAGE POLITICAL PRISONER PROTEST
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The human rights group Amnesty International has tested the limits of Chinese tolerance with a rare protest highlighting the plight of political prisoners.
The demonstration came at the NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation)...
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Growing Islamic fundamentalism curtails personal freedoms in Iraq
Najaf, Iraq - June 7, 2006
1. Zoom out of holy shrine of Imam Ali, cousin of Prophet Mohammed
2. Street scene with shrine in background
3. Baghdad, Iraq - Jan 19, 2005
4. Wide shot of al-Shorja main market in central Baghdad
5....
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French stamp with activist's likeness proves controversial
1. Wide of stamp shop with placard showing Marianne stamps in the foreground
2. Mid of stamps
3. Close up of sheet of stamps
4. Close-up stamp placard
5. Pan right of store
6. SOUNDBITE: (French) Vox Pop, Renee Delorme, 76:
(Answering...
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Protests with mock trial, spoof game, Koreans gather
1. Various people putting up anti-WTO (World Trade Organisation) banners at mock trial
2. Woman seated at table
3. Close up of flag with writing "Women Resist, Junk WTO"
4. Wide of mock trial with banner "no to WTO"
5. Women seated at...
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Women's rights marchers take to the streets
1. Wide of crowd marching along Mexico City's Reforma Avenue
2. Mid of crowd, some marchers holding posters
3. Mid of demonstrators chanting UPSOUND (Spanish): "Neither saints or whores, just women."
4. Mid of demonstrator wearing a...
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Breast feeding revival in wake of tainted milk crisis
Yuanshi County, Hebei province - 20 September, 2008
1. Mid pan from a pipe discharging milk from tank onto floor, to hoses and milk pool
2. Close-up of broom sweeping spilt milk on floor
3. Wide of man sweeping spilt milk on...
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Saudi businesswomen herald a new era in equality
Jeddah, March 2008
1. Wide shot of Jeddah city
2. Mid shot of Jeddah city
3. Mid shot of Madawi Al Hassoun, board member of Jeddah's Chamber of Commerce and businesswoman, wrapping her scarf around her head
4. Mid shot of Madawi Al...
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FGM on decline in Kurdish region of Iraq, survey shows
A recent survey of hundreds of families in the Kurdish region of Iraq shows a decrease in the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Now campaigners are hopeful the abuse will be eliminated within the next few years.
Experts and...
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Thousands join global protest opposing violence against women
Brussels, Belgium
1. Wide of women dancing in Place de la Monnaie in central Brussels
2. Close of women dancing
3. Wide of dance
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Zita Gurmai, Hungarian Member of the European Parliament:
"Every woman counts, it...
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Preview to constitutional referendum taking place this week
An ultraconservative Islamist party on Sunday held a conference in a rural town outside Cairo to rally support for Egypt's draft national constitution.
Bearded men in long, traditional robes filled the hall to attend a lecture organised...
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USA: WASHINGTON: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY MARKED
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The Clinton administration marked International Women's Day on Wednesday with the announcement of a multi-million (m) dollar commitment to fighting violence against women.
President Clinton also took the opportunity to urge...
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UN report claims sporadic enforcement of law to protect women
1. Wide of officials taking their seats at a conference on Afghanistan's Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
2. Mid of officials
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Representative for...
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Catholic church advertising campaign against abortion
Spanish government plans to ease restrictions on abortion have triggered a new dispute with the Roman Catholic Church, with the clergy launching a campaign suggesting animals are better protected than unborn babies.
The campaign features...
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All-female vineyard produces top quality wine in Tuscany
AP Television
Trequanda, Tuscany, Italy - April 26, 2011
1. Various of vineyard owner Donatella Cinelli Colombini checking the vineyard
2. Pan from town of Trequanda to the slopes of Cinelli Colombini's vineyard
3. Various of Cinelli...
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Indonesian FM says Suu Kyi can contest elections
1. Wide shot of ASEAN ministerial meeting closing session
2. Philippine special envoy, Rodolpho Severino, listening
3. Malaysian Foreign Minister, Syed Hamid Albar, listening
4. Indonesian Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirajuda, reading final...
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Drummers gather on Women's Day to call for an end to violence against women
Johannesburg - 8 March 2013
1. Wide of group of drummers playing drums on the pavement in front of Johannesburg's Park Station
2. Mid of girls sitting on pavement drumming
3. Close of girls' hands drumming on the drums
4. Wide of group...
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Human rights group suggests China sex workers subject to police abuse
1. Wide of news conference by Human Rights Watch on abuses against sex workers in China
2. Close up of photographer
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sophie Richardson, China director of Human Rights Watch:
"I think China is significantly...