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NEW ZEALAND: APEC - CLOSE TO A UNIFIED FRONT
English/Nat
Finance ministers from the south east Asian economies said on Saturday they are close to agreeing a unified front before the next round of world trade talks.
But part of the agreement, which calls for an end to food export...
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Aso calls opposition irresponsible in debate ahead of election
1. Pan from media to the debate between Taro Aso, Japanese Prime Minister, and Yukio Hatoyama, leader, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), Japan's biggest opposition party
2. Aso walking up to the podium
3. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Taro Aso,...
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Obama comments as stimulus package is being negotiated
AP Television
1. Pan from presidential seal to Barack Obama, US President
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President
"A failure to act and act now will turn crisis into a catastrophe, and guarantee a longer recession, a less...
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Mardi Gras parade, aftermath at scene of shooting
1. Pull out from Canal Street sign to military band
2. Woman on float throws American football to crowd
3. Child wearing mask
4. Pan from statue on float, to people on float throwing collectables to the crowd
5. Costumed man on...
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Asian stocked tumbled on Thursday, following declines on Wall Street. Investors feared more companies could succumb to the global financial crisis that forced The Federal Reserve to bail out AIG.
HEADLINE: Asian stocks tumble
CAPTION: Asian stocked tumbled on Thursday, following declines on Wall Street. Investors feared more companies could succumb to the global financial crisis that forced The Federal Reserve to bail out AIG....
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CANADA: VANCOUVER: US PRESIDENT CLINTON ARRIVES FOR APEC SUMMIT
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U-S President Bill Clinton has arrived for the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Vancouver.
The annual summit of Pacific Rim nations officially opens on Monday.
Vancouver, Canada, Nov 22nd...
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Rajoy meets heads of autonomous regions to discuss economic crisis, austerity
1. Wide tilt down of statue outside Spanish senate building in Madrid during arrivals of regional presidents
2. Mid of senate president Pio Escudero with Catalonia regional president Artur Mas
3. Close of policewoman saluting president...
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USA - Debt crisis / Trial of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor
Courting confrontation and compromise alike, House Republicans shrugged off US President Barack Obama's threat to veto legislation to cut federal spending by trillions of US dollars on July 18th 2011, while simultaneously negotiating...
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Congress passes SKorea, Panama and Colombia trade bills
1. Exteriors of Korean restaurant where Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ate dinner
2. Obama and Lee Myung-bak exiting restaurant and getting into car
3. Wide of House floor
4. SOUNDBITE: (English): Senator Mitch...
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WRAP SKorea and US launch new round of Free Trade talks, presser, protest
1. Wide zoom-in of chief negotiators - Assistant US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler and South Korea's Kim Jong-hoon shaking hands
2. Close-up of hands
3. Wide of two chief delegates
4. Mid of US delegation
5. Mid of Kim speaking
6. Mid...
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WRAP EU ministers meet Chinese FM ahead of ASEM summit
1. German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Chinese Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, arrive for photo opportunity
2. European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana
3. Various of photo opportunity
4. Tilt up from photo...
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Thousands strike against government economic policies
1. Beirut International Airport
2. Medium shot of airport's tower
3. Empty trolleys
4. Porters at airport
5. Empty airport hall
6. Passenger waiting
7. Various of slow action on Beirut streets
8. Various of closed shops
9. Various of...
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Obama wants new 10 year tax on America''s largest banks
1. Wide of US President Barack Obama walking to podium accompanied by officials
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"My commitment is to recover every single dime the American people are owed. And my determination to...
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SINGAPORE: ASEAN SUMMIT UPDATE 2
Mandarin/Nat
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have taken part in an informal summit meeting in Singapore on Friday to discuss future initiatives in the region.
The delegates have signed a free-trade pact...
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USA: TRADE SANCTIONS TO BE IMPOSED ON EUROPE
English/Nat
Starting on Thursday, the United States is slapping trade sanctions on some 116 (m) million U-S dollars' worth of European products.
The action is in response to the European Union's import ban on American beef products that...
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BRUNEI: COUNTRY PROFILE
Eng/Taga/Nat
The tiny Islamic Sultanate of Brunei is the site of the 2000 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) this week.
A unique tranquil and rich Muslim enclave on the island of Borneo, Brunei promises few surprises and...
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Indian PM on state visit to Thailand
1. Various of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra at welcoming ceremony at Government house
2. Thaksin and Vajpayee handshake
3. Various of meeting between official Thai and Indian delegations
4....
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ASEAN summit begins, Australian, NZ trade agreement
1. New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser walking into hall for signing ceremony of Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN
2. Pan of ASEAN ministers, ending on Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean and Groser
3. Indonesian Trade Minister Marie...
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IRAQ: ISSUE OF SANCTIONS DEVASTATING COUNTRY
Arabic/Eng
As U-N weapons inspectors went back to work in Iraq the issue of sanctions devastating the country was once again highlighted.
U-N vehicles accompanied by half a dozen Iraqi cars did a round trip from the headquarters on the...
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NEWS FEATURE Germany's first fully integrated solar plant
Frankfurt an der Oder, 24 May 2007
1. Wide exterior of Conergy Solar Module plant with flags
2. Medium shot sign of plant
3. Wide of worker walking through hall with machine for slicing silicon into sheets
4. Close up of workers at...
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Analyst says economy likely to come under pressure if political crisis continues; stock market falls
Traders at Karachi's stock exchange said on Tuesday that Pakistan's political crisis is continuing to put pressure on the country's economy.
A Pakistani cleric issued a 48-hour deadline on Monday for the country's prime minister to step...
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Challenges facing APEC leaders on climate change
AP Television
Sydney, Australia - 6 September 2007
1. APEC flags fluttering in wind, at venue of APEC summit
2. Sydney harbour
3. Flags fluttering and seagull in the foreground
FILE: Bangkok, Thailand - 31 August 2007
4. Setup shot of...
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Stocks dip as investors take profits after jump, Bernanke comments
1. US Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke walking into Joint Economic Committee hearing, takes seat
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman:
"We continue to expect economic activity to bottom out, then to turn...
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A government document provided to AP indicates that at least 2 million people enrolled for taxpayer-subsidized private health insurance have data discrepancies in their applications. It's a major new paperwork headache. (June 4)
A huge new paperwork headache for the government could also be jeopardizing coverage for some of the millions of people who just got health insurance under President Barack Obama's law.
A government document provided to The Associated...