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Pakistan - Gunmen & Youths Cause Mayhem In Karachi
Gunmen in Karachi hijacked a US Consulate van on Monday (5/6),
evicted the driver, and set the vehicle ablaze. Gunbattles in the
streets of the Pakistan's largest city have killed 18 people in
the last 24 hours. The attack on the...
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Officials in Gaza receive first salaries in months
More than 24-thousand public sector employees in Gaza received their first salaries in months on Wednesday, as part of a deal between political factions to form a unity government.
The money was paid by the Palestinian Authority and went...
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Scare over letter sent to Sen. Daschle
SHOTLIST: NB: wrong slate on tape
1. Wide shot of US Capitol building
2. Shot of hazardous material team walking in to the US Capitol building
3. Shot of hazardous material response team's truck in front of US Capitol
4. SOUNDBITE:...
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INDIA: CARTERPURI: VILLAGE HOPES CLINTON WILL VISIT
Hindi/Nat
A small village in India's Haryana State is eagerly awaiting President Clinton's arrival in the country.
The U-S President arrives in India on March 19 for a five day visit to the subcontinent.
Clinton's the second Democrat...
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Bosnia - Wartime letters delivered
Over a million letters and parcels destined for the Serb-run half of Bosnia that have piled up in Sarajevo since spring 1996 were delivered to Banja Luka in the Bosnian Serb republic on Friday, marking the start of a postal exchange in...
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INDIA: POSTAL SERVICE CAUTIOUSLY ENTERS THE 20TH CENTURY
Hindi/Bengali/Nat
Its probably the biggest postal service in the world - its probably the slowest postal service in the world and its certainly the most antiquated in the world.
But now the Indian mail service is cautiously entering...
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Residents continue to vote on whether they want to remain with Britain
1. Wide of Port Stanley Marina with sign reading (English) 'The Falkland Islands'
2. Wide of exterior of town hall, voting centre as people begin to arrive for opening of polls
3. Close of people standing by sign for Town Hall with...
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TAIWAN: USA TO ASSIST IN TALKS BETWEEN CHINA AND TAIWAN
Mandarin/Nat
United States national security adviser Anthony Lake is in China for talks on how to help Taipei and Beijing break the deadlock in their relations.
But Taiwan has responded cautiously to Lake's trip amid concerns that too...
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HONG KONG: JACKIE CHAN STAMP COLLECTIONS RELEASED
English/Nat
Fans of the martial arts film star Jackie Chan can soon look forward to receiving their mail adorned with martial arts superstar stamps.
The first ever Jackie Chan stamp collection was released Wednesday during the Hong Kong...
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Tibet - Solar energy introduces modern life
People who live in the remote town of DaXiong in Tibet (4,000 meters above sea level) are used to laughing at nature's adversity where brutal winters and sudden storms are nothing unusual. But help is at hand as modern technology slowly...
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Polls open in elections, people voting, vox pops
1. Polling station official ringing a bell to announce the opening of the polling station at the Tsukudajima Elementary School
2. People queuing up and entering the station
3. Various of people receiving the voting document
4. Wide of...
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Lance Armstrong says he is doing fine despite lifetime ban from US Doping Agency
US cyclist Lance Armstrong said on Saturday that he was "great" and that none of his supporters needed to shed a tear for him - despite the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) giving him a lifetime ban from professional cycling and stripping...
Bloomberg
Holiday Season: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
Sept. 17 -- Bloomberg's Shelby Holliday reports on delivery companies readiness and hiring practices for the upcoming holiday season. She speaks on In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)
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USA - Lance Armstrong receives a lifetime ban from US Doping Agency
Lance Armstrong says he is doing fine despite lifetime ban from US Doping Agency
Snowmass Village - 25 August 2012
1. US cyclist Lance Armstrong preparing for start of Power of Four bike race
2. Armstrong kissing his girlfriend, Anna...
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Stamps showing Audrey Hepburn smoking to be auctioned
AP Television
Berlin, Germany, 13 October 2010
1. Close up of poster outside auction house showing sheet of rare stamp portraying movie star Audrey Hepburn smoking
2. Wide of poster advertising auction
3. Wide of auctioneer...
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Euro starter kits release in Italy and Belgium
Rome- 15 December 2001
1. Exterior post office
2. People standing in line for Euro 'starter kits'
3. Post office worker handing out bags of Euros
4. Mid shot same
5. Close up bags of coins
6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Vox Pop
"(I want the...
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Rare stamps showing Hepburn smoking to be auctioned
Berlin, Germany - 13 October 2010
1. Close up of poster outside auction house showing sheet of rare stamps portraying film star Audrey Hepburn with a cigarette holder in her mouth
2. Wide of poster advertising auction
3. Wide of...
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British PM Cameron visits Yalding, a flood-affected area of Kent
British Prime Minister David Cameron visited a flood-affected village in Kent county on Friday.
Cameron was confronted by local residents, some complaining that the local council had done very little to help them.
The Prime Minister...
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HONG KONG: THE QUEEN'S HEAD TO BE REMOVED FROM STAMPS
Cant/Eng/Nat
In the words of Lewis Carroll's Queen of Hearts, the Hong Kong Post Office have ordered "Off with Her Head" by scrapping Queen Elizabeth's head from its stamps.
The Queen's image has already disappeared from new coins and...
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Citizens spend euros for first time, PM reax
1. Wide of Valletta's harbour
2. Mid shot of harbour
3. Wide of Valletta's city gate
4. People walking along Republic Street
5. Mid shot of newspaper stand
6. Close-up of Maltese daily newspaper "The Times of Malta," headline reading:...
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Tibet - Modernisation in farming
The highlands and hinterlands of Tibet are starkly beautiful and romantic to those who come looking for a mountain Shangrila. But people who live in the remote town of DaXiong (4,000m above sea level) and hundreds like it, are used to...
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Santa and Rudolph prepare for Christmas
AP Television
Rovaniemi, Lapland, 5th December 2008
1. Wide Christmas House
2. Wide family walking in the snow in Santa's Village
3. Arctic circle demarcation line with Santa's Office in background
4. Arctic circle demarcation line...
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HONG KONG: NEW STAMPS RELEASED WITHOUT PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN
Cantonese/Nat
When receiving your mail from Hong Kong in the future, it's unlikely you will see the traditional stamps with Queen Elizabeth II's portrait glued on.
As a matter of fact, you will not see any stamps with the Queen's...
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Concerns about conflict spark rise in Israeli demand for gas masks
There has been a rise in demand for gas masks in Israel amid an escalation in the violence in neighbouring Syria.
Israelis queuing up in the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim on Sunday said the purported chemical attack last week...