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Workers rally to oppose pension reform; flights grounded
1. Wide of demonstrators and police in front of Parliament and balloons in foreground reading: (Greek) "ADEDY" (acronym of Greek public sector union)
2. Wide top shot of protestors outside Parliament
3. Wide of protestors holding banner...
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The U.S. Embassy is warning of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island based on information from its governor
HEADLINE: U.S. Embassy: Bali governor warns of terror attack
CAPTION: The U.S. Embassy is warning of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island based on information from its governor. (Dec. 31)
[Notes:ANCHOR...
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RR0239/B China: Tibet
Nagqu, Tibet, China (recent): various of Qiangtang Qiaqing horse racing festival; various horses parading; placards showing three generations of Chinese leaders; various horsemen with communist placards; riot police on parade; various...
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Jesus Birthplace occupied for first time since 1994
1. Wide shot of Manger Square
2. Wide shot of closed souvenir shops
3. Close-up of padlocked shop
4. Exterior Latin chapel at the Church of the Nativity
5. Close-up statue of Virgin Mary
6. Wide shot of Christians attending mass
7....
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: MODEL XMAS
English/Nat
What could be more alluring than a Christmas expedition to the Big Apple in the company of two of the most highly sought after models in the fashion world? APTN has done just that. KAREN ELSON and MAGGIE RIZER, both former...
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THAILAND: BANGKOK: URBAN ELEPHANTS TO BE ROUNDED UP
Thai/English
In Thailand the great elephant round-up has begun .... not in the tropical forests, but in the urban jungle of Bangkok.
Up to 60 of the great beasts live there illegally, and the city's governor has finally taken ...
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WRAP Foreign tourists visit Iraq for first time since 2003 ADDS Triumph Arch
1. Exterior of Sheraton Hotel Central Baghdad, tilt up
2. Top of the hotel with Arabic sign reading: "Ishtar Sheraton Hotel"
3. Mid of Western tourists sitting on table inside the hotel
4. Various of tourists having breakfast
5....
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Late-season Hurricane Paloma strengthened slightly early Saturday as the Category 3 storm lashed the Cayman Islands with wind and rain, knocking down trees and signs.
HEADLINE: Paloma lashes Cayman Islands, Cuba next
CAPTION: Late-season Hurricane Paloma strengthened slightly early Saturday as the Category 3 storm lashed the Cayman Islands with wind and rain, knocking down trees and signs. (Nov. 8)
...
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Political turmoil devastates Nepal tourist industry
1. Wide shot of street in Thamel
2. Rickshaw driver looking for customer
3. Tourist eating in restaurant, pull focus onto food in foreground
4. SOUNDBITE (English): Georgina Ward, English tourist:
"Postponed my trekking trip because of...
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With a giant trunk and boughs towering 60 feet (18 meters) high, a gnarled sycamore near Jericho's main square has long been touted as the very tree that the hated tax collector climbed to get a glimpse of Jesus.
HEADLINE: Ancient tree with Biblical roots?
CAPTION: With a giant trunk and boughs towering 60 feet high, a gnarled sycamore near Jericho's main square has long been touted as the very tree that the hated tax collector climbed to get a...
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Tourists are beginning to return to Afghanistan
Band-e-Amir, Bamiyan province 16, June, 2009
1. Various of Band-e-Amir dam scenery shots
2. Various of Band-e-Amir cascades
3. Local and foreign tourists walking
4. Wide of tourists at the site
5. Various of visitors in a pedalo
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EGYPT: LUXOR: MEETINGS TO END TERRORIST ATTACKS
English/Nat
The Arab Parliamentary Union completed two days of meetings on Thursday to discuss new efforts to bring about an end to terrorist attacks in the Arab world.
The meeting was held in the Egyptian city of Luxor - the scene of...
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Egypt - Slump in tourist industry
It has been two months since the massacre at Queen Hathshepsut's temple in Luxor on November 17 of last year, in which 58 tourists were killed by suspected Islamic fundamentalists, and life in Luxor shows little signs of improving.
Egypt...
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Tourists upset after Acropolis is closed for election
1. Various of Acropolis
2. Tourists walking up to Acropolis entrance
3. Tourists standing in front of entrance
4. Sign at entrance reading: (English and Greek) "On Sunday 16/9/2007 the archaeological site of the Acropolis will be closed...
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Area around famous temple suffers loss of business
Borobudur Temple, 40 kilometres (26miles) north-west of Yogyakarta
1. Various shots of Borobudur Temple
2. Girl sitting on grass outside temple
3. Hat sellers waiting for customers
4. Closer shot hat seller
5. Various of clothes shop
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Food scraps and other items left on the grounds by picnickers brings unwelcome visitors to the grounds of the world famous and popular Louvre Museum in Paris. (July 29)
(SOUNDBITE: Evelyne Delemarre, Tourist from the Netherlands)
"Well, they are not really clean animals I think, so I think there's a lot of dirt probably if they are here."
(SOUNDBITE: Evelyne Delmarre, Tourist from the Netherlands)
"I...
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Tourists flock to Rio de Janeiro for annual carnival
1. Zoom out of tourists near the Sambadrome stadium
2. Various of people taking pictures
3. Tilt up of Italian tourist dancing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Paulo Villela, Riotur''s operations director:
"This year we are supposed to have...
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With tourists streaming into town for Mardi Gras celebrations, a spasm of gun violence left two people dead and seven wounded - more bad news for a city struggling to rebuilditself and its tourism industry
HEADLINE: String of Fatal Shootings During Mardi Gras
CAPTION: With tourists streaming into town for Mardi Gras celebrations, a spasm of gun violence left two people dead and seven wounded - more bad news for a city struggling to...
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Travel guidebooks call Hawaii's Kipu Falls a 'glorious little hidden place', but most visitors don't realize the falls have a deadly side.
HEADLINE: Hawaii falls have deadly side
CAPTION: Travel guidebooks call Hawaii's Kipu Falls a 'glorious little hidden place', but most visitors don't realize the falls have a deadly side. (July 19)
(Location: Kauai, Hawaii, July 6th,...
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WRAP Foreign tourists visit Iraq for first time since 2003
1. Exterior of Sheraton Hotel Central Baghdad,
2. Various of Western tourists having breakfast inside the hotel
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Geoff Hann, Managing Director of British organisers Hinterland Travel:
"We explored a little of the...
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Tahrir Square's Egypt Museum gets a facelift among continued unrest
Protesters in the Egyptian city of Alexandria demanding the abolition of a new law that restricts the right to protest and imposes fines and jail terms on violators.
It's scenes like these that are severely damaging Egypt's once booming...
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Tourism suffers in West Bank after Gaza conflict
1. Priests walking down aisle in Church of the Nativity
2. Priests circling alter
3. Priest reading to congregation during mass
4. Exterior of Bethlehem Star Hotel
5. Mid of hotel sign
6. Mid of receptionist behind desk in Star Hotel
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Hotels struggle to attract tourists after Bangkok's violent protests
AP Television
Royal Meridien Plaza Athenee Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand - 1 June 2010
1. Tilt up on wooden carved panel of Thai figures
2. Pan across hotel's most exclusive Ratanakosin Themed Suite
3. Tilt up on bed in suite
4. Tilt down...