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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei loses tax appeal
HEADLINE: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei loses tax appeal
CAPTION: A Beijing court has rejected artist Ai Weiwei's lawsuit against the tax bureau that imposed a massive fine against his company. Ai's lawyer said he'll file an appeal. (20 July...
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IVORY COAST: UNREST CONTINUES (V)
Voice and effects
VOICED by: TARA OGDEN
Ethnic and political street battles erupted on Thursday in Abidjan as supporters of Ivory Coast's new leader fought followers of a rival politician.
Less than a day after former opposition leader...
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South Africa - Mandela
African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela warned white
rightwingers on Friday (4/2) that they would never win an
Afrikaner homeland by force.
0:00 Wide frontal shot of ANC supporters waiting for Mandela in
stadium
0:06...
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SYND 1-1-73 COURT APPEARANCE OF IRA TERRORIST, MARTIN MCGUINNESS
Court appearance of IRA terrorists, Martin Mcguinness and Joseph McCallion in Dublin
1) reporter, Lander, PIECE TO CAMERA
2) police van leaves detention centre, containing McGuinness and McCallion
3) reporter, Lander, PIECE TO CAMERA ...
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Malaysia - Mahathir accuses Anwar
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday (22/9) accused his detained former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy and of plotting to overthrow him.
00:00 MS police outside Anwar's Ibrahim house;
00:05 WS police outside...
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Indonesia - Day two of eleciton campaign
Indonesia entered the second day of its 27-day election campaign on Monday (28/04) with the country's three government-recognised political parties drumming up support.
The election is being contested by the ruling Golkar party the...
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British Ministry of Defence briefing
1. Wide Ministry of Defence (MOD) press conference
2. Cutaway officials entering podiums
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, Chief of Defence Staff
"Last night American and British forces struck at 30 targets across...
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UK/CHILE: PINOCHET RULING (V)
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Britain's top law enforcement official has dashed General Augusto Pinochet's hopes of immediately returning home.
Home Secretary Jack Straw on Thursday ruled that Spain could continue seeking the former Chilean...
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Jericho/Gaza - Palestinians Support Arafat
More than 10,000 Palestinians demonstrated in Jericho on Wednesday
(23/11) in a show of support for PLO leader Yasser Arafat, who
called for elections to be held as soon as possible.
Palestinians from across the occupied
West Bank were...
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WRAP Protest banner, Brown on China's human rights, Rogge
Watford, UK
1. Wide shot leaders at podiums for beginning of news conference at Progressive Governance Summit
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister:
"It's important that we recognise that the tensions between those...
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MEXICO: ZAPATISTA MARCH FOR PEACE LATEST (V)
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Zapatista rebels in Mexico, on a two-week march to Mexico City to lobby Congress on an Indian rights bill, have received a second death threat in as many days.
Heavy security now surrounds the so-called 'Zapatour' as it...
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Supporters protest, reax, as PM set to hear charges over rice scheme
Thailand's anti-graft commission on Thursday summoned the embattled prime minister to hear charges of negligence for allegedly mishandling a government subsidy program, as her supporters blocked access and chain-locked one of the gates...
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GS CAS PAKISTAN: Political protests sweep through southern Pakistan
20088601 following arrest of opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto. 8 die.
1"VT+BVU The rioting represents serious threat to Zia's govt.
PAKISTAN 14/8 Karachi...
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Albania - Anti-government demonstration
Albanian opposition Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha, led 2,000 anti-government chanting supporters through Tirana on Wednesday (16/09) as the Socialist government accused him of attempting a coup d'etat. Unperturbed by threats of...
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Anti-government protesters to will scale back their presence on the streets, clean-up
The anti-government protesters who once threatened to shut down Thailand's capital said they will significantly scale back their presence on the streets, in what could be a prelude to eased tensions.
Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban said...
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John McCain Claims Nomination
"I am very grateful for the broad support you have given our campaign. And I am very pleased to note that tonight, my friends, we have won enough delegates to claim with confidence, humility and a sense of great responsibility that I...
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UK: LONDON: AUGUSTO PINOCHET EXTRADITION RULING (V)
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VOICED BY: Philippa Meagher
Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet should be extradited to Spain to stand trial on torture charges, a London magistrate ruled on Friday.
The 83-year-old general is accused by...
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GS CAS INDIA: Indian Premier, Rajiv Gandhi defends his imposition
20058705 of direct rule of the Punjab from Delhi, due to increasing
1"VT+BVU terrorist violence & political pressure on the Punjab police
...
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US: SENATOR DOLE CRITICAL OF RUSSIAN INTERVENTION IN CHECHNYA
English/Nat
U-S Congressional leaders are alarmed at the show of force by Russian troops in the Chechnya capital city of Grozny.
With the latest crisis in Russia - incoming Senate leader Bob Dole says the new Republican-controlled...
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Hong Kong Police: Not Clearing Protesters Today
Oct. 13 -- Hong Kong police began removing some barricades erected by pro-democracy protesters in the Central business district as the demonstrations enter their third week. Bloomberg's Rosalind Chin has the latest developments on ""Asia...
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Holder Departs as Obama Faces Tougher Road With Congress
Sept. 26 -- Attorney General Eric Holders resignation leaves President Barack Obama trying to replace one of his most trusted confidants in a critical job at a time when his dealings with Congress are bound to become more difficult....
Bloomberg
Sony Hacking Traced to Hotel in Bangkok
Dec. 8 -- North Korea has denied any involvement in a cyber attack on Sony Pictures. Bloomberg's John Dawson reports on First Up. (Source: Bloomberg)