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GERMANY: EVE OF TWO DAY EU CENTRE-LEFT SUMMIT
German/Nat
As the Kosovo conflict drags on Europe's left-leaning parties and leaders have met in Cologne on the eve of the two day E-U summit which will be clouded by the tense diplomatic push for peace in Belgrade.
There seems to be...
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FRANCE: KOSOVO: CLINTON IN FRANCE
Eng/French/Nat
President Bill Clinton has advocated a 'wait-and-see' approach on carrying out the war crimes indictment against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.
Speaking in France on Thursday, he said NATO's first priority was to...
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GERMANY: STEPASHIN ATTENDS G8 SUMMIT MEETING
Eng/Russ/Nat
The first day of the Group of Eight summit meeting in Cologne has ended with Western leaders mending fences with Russia over the Kosovo conflict.
Although moves by Russia to allow Kosovo to be rebuild while Slobodan...
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Heavy security as far-right supporters gather for anti-Islam conference
1. Pan right from policemen to police vans
2. Various of policemen standing behind barrier
3. Wide of road with police
4. Wide of police vans under bridge, blocking main road
5. Police van driving by
6. Wide of square where...
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Opening of Arab League Middle East summit in Beirut
1. Wideshot of summit conference room
2. Arrival of Crown Prince and de facto ruler Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, Amr Moussa, Arab League chairman
3. Lebanese President Emile Lahoud
4....
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WRAP Benedict on 1st foreign trip with visit to homeland, adds cathedral
1. Plane landing
2. Crowd cheering
3. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and wife, Doris Schroeder-Koepf, waiting
4. Wide shot of pope about to disembark
5. Close up of pope, loses his cap in the wind as he disembarks
6. Various of...
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Dignitaries arrive for audience with Benedict
1. Wide of guests arriving at the Palais of the Archbishop in Cologne including J端rgen Ruettgers, Prime Minister of North-Rhine Westphalia
2. J端rgen Ruettgers posing in photo op
3. Wide of guests walking by
4. Wolfgang Thierse,...
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First Euro coins with Pope Benedict XVI released
1. St Peter's square
2. Silver and gold special Vatican coins of 5, 10, 20 and 50 Euro value
3. Golden 20-Euro coin, one side displaying Pope Benedict XVI
4. Golden 50-Euro coin
5. Five coins displayed on velvet, special 2-Euro coin (on...
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Pope publishes book of speeches from World Youth Day
1. Wide of St. Peter's basilica
2. Wide of St. Peter's square
3. Pope's apartments windows
4. Pope's book on display in a bookshop
5. Close-up of title "God's revolution"
6. Wide of press conference at Vatican Press Hall
7. SOUNDBITE...
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Standoff between England and German fans, adds topshots
1. German fans chanting at England fans
2. Police between fans
3. England fans chanting at German fans, police
4. Police on the move towards fans
5. Top shot of police moving towards German fans
6. Various tops shots of several German...
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Fans watch as Ukraine wins 2nd round match with penalties
1. Swiss and Ukrainian fans watching penalties being taken
2. Swiss fan sad after Ukraine win match with Ukrainian fans cheering
3. Various of Ukrainian fans celebrating after team win match
4. Various of disappointed Swiss fans
5....
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: PRISTINA: AIRPORT STANDOFF CONTINUES
Russian/Eng/Nat
An agreement reached in Helsinki which will mean the inclusion of Russian troops in the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo is set to take effect on Sunday.
The deal ended an impasse that began a week ago when Russian troops...
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GERMANY: G8 SUMMIT: CLINTON SPEAKING TO THE PUBLIC
English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton has wrapped up the G-8 meeting in Cologne proposing that the leaders of the seven richest countries in the world plus Russia meet soon again in one of the Balkan nations.
He is said to have...
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Mass to commemorate slain founder of Taize community
1. Wide of pilgrims listening to memorial mass for murdered Brother Roger, inside St Agnes Church
2. Mid of pilgrims singing during mass
3. Mid of musicians playing
4. Close on pilgrims singing
5. Zoom out on candles burning
6. Close on...
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Reaction from fans watching the Portugal-Angola match
1. Wide pan from fans to Cologne World Cup Stadium as fans arrive for match
2. Mid shot Angolan fan imitates zombie during mock ceremony outside stadium
3. Wide pan from stadium to fans exiting post-match
4. Angolan fans cheering
5....
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Update on search for missing people after collapse of building
1. Police van and officers guard cordon in road
2. Wide shot of debris from collapsed building
3. Various of rescue workers at scene, fire engines
4. Two police vans at scene
5. Various of site of collapsed building
6. Various of rescue...
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GERMANY: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT MEETS RUSSIAN FM IVANOV
Russian/Nat
U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held an early morning meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Cologne on Wednesday.
The G8 foreign ministers reached agreement on Tuesday on a draft U-N resolution that...
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Peacekeepers leave for Afghanistan + reax
1. Pull out Transal, European military aircraft
2. Wide shot troops on parade
3. Various shots of troops on parade
4. Close up tail of Transal plane
5. Troops marching towards Transal plane
6. Cutaway photographers
7. Troops getting...
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GERMANY: G8 SUMMIT: LEADERS VISIT COLOGNE'S CATHEDRAL - UPDATE 2
Russian/Eng/Nat
Leaders of the world's wealthiest countries concluded their annual summit on Sunday with a pledge to take "strong action" to stabilise Kosovo.
Russian leader Boris Yeltsin, joining the summit on its final day, declared...
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GERMANY: COLOGNE: G-8: ANNUAL SUMMIT: IRAN PROTEST
English/Nat
Protesters in Germany have called on the Group of Eight nations meeting in Cologne to impose sanctions against Iran.
Thousands of supporters of the Iranian Resistance Movement urged the eight nations meeting on Friday to cut...
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GERMANY: CHANCELLOR HELMUT KOHL LAUNCHES NEW COOKBOOK
German/Nat
One of the biggest figures on the international stage could soon be making a large impression in the book world.
Chancellor Helmut Kohl's new book - "Culinary trip through the German States" - was unveiled at the Frankfurt...
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Germany - Flooding Continues
The flood-swollen Rhine river on Monday (30/1) was expected to
reach record heights in Bonn and Cologne. It was still rising in
Cologne at the rate of one centimetre an hour. Many districts were
immersed in muddy water. In the old part...
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WRAP Pope in synagogue, adds Holocaust-related soundbites
1. Pope Benedict XVI with hands folded during Hebrew prayers before the synagogue''s Holocaust memorial
2. Wide shot pope entering synagogue
3. Mid shot pope seated, with cantor singing
4. Mid shot audience
5. SOUNDBITE (German) Pope...
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GERMANY: COLOGNE: TURKISH PROTESTERS STAGE SIT IN AT BANK
Natural Sound
Two dozen Turks protesting prison conditions in their home country have staged a sit-in in a Turkish bank in Cologne.
During their two-hour protest, they prevented four customers and several employees from leaving the...