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Gaza - Arafat celebrates birthday
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Saturday (17/8) criticised the approach of Israel's government towards Jewish settlements on the West Bank. Arafat made his comments after belatedly celebrating his 65th
birthday, in Gaza. The...
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Legendary Cuban musician has died aged 95
APTN file
1. VS of Havana
APTN.Havana, Cuba January 2002
2. Compay Segundo playing
APTN Havana November 18th 2001
3. Vs Compay celebrates his 94th birthday.
4. Vs Caw birthday cake,
5. Compay Segundo dancing
APTN - Havana, Cuba 8th...
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South Africa's Tutu marking 80th birthday
HEADLINE: South Africa's Tutu marking 80th birthday
CAPTION: Desmond Tutu turned 80 on Friday. Festivities kicked off the day before, with rock star Bono paying tribute to the South African cleric and anti-apartheid hero. (07 October...
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South Africa - Mandela Birthday Celebration
American pop singer Michael Jackson, on his first visit to South Africa, on Thursday (18/7) attended the birthday celebrations of
President Nelson Mandela and laid a wreath at a memorial in the black township of Soweto.
WS of plane on...
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Thousands gather to pay respects after house of late General Giap opened to public
Thousands of people queued in Hanoi on Sunday to pay tribute to Vietnam's legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died on Friday aged 102.
Giap, the brilliant and ruthless commander who led the outgunned Vietnamese to victory first over...
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UK: LONDON: QUEEN MOTHER 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
English/Nat
Admirers of the Queen Mother staked out key positions along her carriage route early on Thursday.
They came early for her birthday parade and braved occasional heavy showers.
Many were kitted out for the night with books, tea...
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Thousands enjoy Carnival rehearsal
1. Zoom-out from shanty town to wide of people waiting for the samba school rehearsals at the Sambadrome
2. Wide of people arriving to watch the rehearsals
3. Pan from crowd at the audience to aerial of the beginning of the rehearsal...
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Family mark birthday of passenger on missing flight, relatives meet Malaysian officials
Chinese relatives of a passenger who was on missing flight MH370 held birthday celebrations for him on Tuesday as the search for the plane entered its second month.
The family of Feng Dong sobbed as they lit birthday candles for his 21st...
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ENTERTAINMENT DAILY: ENT1-MOSCOW VOGUE PARTY
Russian/Eng/Nat
On September 15th, the Russian edition of Vogue had a party to celebrate its 2nd birthday.
Vogue was the last glossy magazine to enter the Russian market but the timing of the launch couldn't have been worse as the...
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UK: QUEEN MOTHER VISITS DOVER
English/Nat
The Queen Mother has been flown into Dover by helicopter to receive a special gift, three weeks before her 100th birthday.
She arrived to receive birthday wishes and a scroll from the Confederation of Cinque Ports.
The...
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Grandchildren say Mandela in "high spirits" children eat cake, people make human chains
Johannesburg
1. Wide pan across exterior of private residence with people making sandwiches to give out to the poor as part of their Mandela Day activities
2. Mid Nelson Mandela's granddaughters Ndileka Mandela and Tukwini Mandela making...
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Students living in the area of the deadly UCSB mass shooting say they feel lucky to be alive while visiting the scene in Isla Vista, California. (May 24)
The laid back community of Isla Vista is reeling after a gunman killed 6 people in a series of drive by shootings on.
The next morning UC-Santa Barbara sophomore Adriana Weaver and a friend had been returning from a movie and getting...
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Birthday celebrations for Dalai Lama
1. Wide of Dalai Lama's birthday celebration
2. Tibetan men playing bagpipes
3. Dalai Lama greeting people from the stage
4. Wide of gathering
5. Dalai Lama going through a book he released on his birthday
6. Close up of book
7....
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SYND 30 4 69 JAZZ GREAT DUKE ELLINGTON CELEBRATES 70TH BIRTHDAY
Jazz legend Duke Ellington, famed for his band and compositions celebrates his 70th birthday in Washington. He held a press conference to mark the occasion
1. ws table, Ellington at end, and reporters either side
2. ms reporters
3. mcu...
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THAILAND: BANGKOK: KING BHUMIPOL PARADE
Eng/Nat
Thailand marked the 67th birthday of King Bhumipol on Sunday with a military parade in Bangkok and celebrations across the country.
The King gave a national day address in which he called for unity and support for ...
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Hong Kong celebrates 100 Years Before the Birth of Doraemon with exhibition
Doraemon is getting an early start on his birthday celebrations.
The popular Japanese cartoon character - a robotic cat from the future - was born on 3 September 2112 and so 2012 marks 100 years before its birth.
Hong Kong kicked off...
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PERU: LIMA: SPECIAL MASS TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH HOSTAGES HELD
English/Nat
Thousands of Peruvians turned out at a special Mass in Lima to demonstrate solidarity with the hostages held by guerrillas in the Japanese embassy compound.
Peruvian rebels seized the Japanese embassy in Lima Tuesday,...
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After 87 years of performing as Pitito the clown in Peru Ricardo Farfan says he still likes to make the public laugh, even if sometimes his only audience is his wife.
After 87 years of performing as Pitito the clown in Peru Ricardo Farfan says he still likes to make the public laugh, even if sometimes his only audience is his wife.
To celebrate his 91st birthday on Saturday Farfan donned a pair of...
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Japan - Emperor Akihito's 61st Birthday
Japanese Emperor Akihito celebrated his 61st birthday on Friday
(23/12) by calling for everlasting peace and expressing
condolences to those who suffered from Japan's actions during
World War II. Thousands of wellwishers flocked to the...
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India - Dalai Lama's 60th Birthday & Ceremony
The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, turned sixty
on Thursday (6/7) and his birthday party in New Delhi was one of
the biggest Tibetan celebrations in the past few years. A
religious ceremony called the Mandala was...
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Guatemalan former conjoined twins celebrate 2nd birthday
1. Hospital staff holding twins with birthday cakes
2. Close shot of birthday cake
3. Twins, staff and cakes
4. Close shot of Maria Teresa Quiej Alvarez.
5. Hospital staff and twins singing happy birthday
6. Maria de Jesus Alvarez...
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IRAQ: AID SHIPMENT ARRIVES ON SADDAM HUSSEIN'S 61ST BIRTHDAY
English/Nat
Iraq celebrated the 61st birthday of its longtime leader Saddam Hussein on Tuesday.
There was no birthday present forthcoming from the United Nations as the Security Council voted to maintain economic sanctions against the...
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PHILIPPINES: MANILA: IMELDA MARCOS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
English/Nat
Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos has celebrated her 66th birthday in familiar grand style.
The huge party was attended by more than 400 people and the fact that Mrs Marcos' recent victory in Congressional elections...
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Agnes "Granny" Zhelesnik, believed to be the oldest working teacher in America, celebrated her 100th birthday at the Sundance School in North Plainfield, New Jersey. Zhelesnik says the secret to her longevity is "keep busy." (Jan. 10)
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(applause or kids singing)
THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF AGNES ZHELESNIK (zel-LEZ'-nik), WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST WORKING TEACHER IN AMERICA.
SOUNDBITE (English) Nina Lord, Agnes Zhelesnik's...