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Italy - EU Deals With BSE Problem

Higher Ed
German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and French President Jacques Chirac,

both proponents of a strong European Union, said at the openi
ng of
the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on Friday (29/3)
that...
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SOUTH AFRICA: SUSPECTED CASE OF CJD

Higher Ed
English/Nat

A day after an anguished widower in South Africa alleged that his wife has died of Variant C-J-D, the human form of "mad cow disease", the South African government has denied the...
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GERMANY: CALL FOR EU TO STUDY SAFETY OF MILK FROM BSE COWS

Higher Ed
German/Nat

German Agricultural Minister Jochen Borchert has called on the E-U to study the safety of milk from B-S-E infected
cows.
This follows revelations by British scientists last week that the...
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FRANCE: FIRST RESULTS OF BSE TESTS RELEASED

Higher Ed
French/Nat

More than 30 cases of B-S-E were discovered during extensive tests on cattle across France earlier this year, it was announced on Mo
nday.
The French Food and Safety Authority - AFSSA -...
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Belgium - BSE Crisis Continues

Higher Ed
A British government minister said on Tuesday (28/5) that a complete end to the crisis over British beef could be as much as six years away.

Public Services Minister Roger Freeman was speaking after a meeting of EU colleagues...
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SKorea asks US to change beef import agreement

Higher Ed
1. Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to Seoul, coming out of elevator after meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan

2. Mid of repor
ters
3. Wide of Vershbow surrounded by
reporters...
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ARGENTINA: CONSUMERS REASSURED ARGENTINIAN BEEF IS DISEASE FREE

Higher Ed
Spanish/Nat

In an effort to avoid a backlash from the British beef crisis Argentina has launched a campaign to reassure consumers that its beef was disease-f
ree.
Agriculture Minister Felipe Sola...
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German cattle in Texas killed over BSE fears

Higher Ed
1. Cattle in corral

2. Close up of
cows
3. Wide of cat
tle in pen
4. SOUNDBITE:(English) Max Coats, Texas Animal Health commission: "The only ones we're interested in taking out on a preemptive basis,...
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Hong Kong - Fears over contaminated fluid

Higher Ed
At least 108 patients have been injected with a medical fluid possibly contaminated by the protein which causes Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease (CJD) - the human form of mad cow disease. The radioactive reagent, necessary for...
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WRAP US Sec of State Rice joint presser with SKorean FM

Higher Ed
1. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shaking hands

2. Wide of me
eting
3. Close-
up of Rice
4.
Close-up of Yu...
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Trade envoys begin talks to resolve US beef shipments crisis

Higher Ed
1. Various of South Korean delegation arriving and entering office of US Trade Representative

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sean Spicer, spokesman for US Trade Representative Susan Sc
hwab:
"I think we're...
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FRANCE: CJD VICTIMS FAMILIES FILE LEGAL SUIT

Higher Ed
French/Nat

The families of two French victims of the brain-wasting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have filed a legal suit in a French court charging that authorities in France, Britain...
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FRANCE: FRENCH BAN ON BRITISH BEEF IMPORTS UPDATE

Higher Ed
French/Nat

For French meat producers, the ban on British beef imports could be good for business as they try to fill the gap in the market with homegrown
beef.
Even so, some...
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FINLAND: REINDEER INDUSTRY (V)

Higher Ed
Voice and effects

In the north of Finland reindeer meat exports have risen sharply as European consumers look for alternatives to beef because of the BSE (Mad Cow Disease) cr
isis.
Officials in...
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Mexico bans US beef

Higher Ed
1. Wide shot of interior of shop with meat counter

2. Close-up of meat co
unter
3. Shoppers walk
ing around
4. Butcher cuts u
p piece of beef
5. Various of exterior of Agriculture Ministry buildi
ng with...
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GERMANY: BSE CRISIS LATEST

Higher Ed
German/Nat

A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party was tapped as health minister, replacing one of two Cabinet ministers who resigned over the mishandling of Germany's mad cow...
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ITALY: FRENCH BEEF BANNED

Higher Ed
Italian/Nat

Italy has banned most beef imports from France, a measure intended to prevent so-called mad cow disease from spreading in the cou
ntry.
In a meeting held on Friday at the Palazzo Chigi,...
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France - Reaction To Continuation Of Beef Ban

Higher Ed
French consumers appeared on Wednesday (3/4) to have been reassured by the decision overnight by the European Union to stick with its worldwide ban on British beef exports. Beef from sources other than Britain was selling well...
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Luxembourg - EU Talks On BSE Crisis

Higher Ed
European Union farm ministers faced another full day of tough negotiations in Luxembourg on Tuesday (2/4) in their bid to find a rescue package for the beleagured British beef industry.

Flags flying outside council...
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Protesters oppose govt's decision to resume beef imports from US

Higher Ed
1. Wide shot of the candlelight vigil from stage

2. Mid of people holding ca
ndles
3. Close-up of
a candle
4. Wide
shot of vigil
5. Close up of a picket with a photo South...
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USA: TEXAS: OPRAH WINFREY ACQUITTED OF DAMAGING BEEF INDUSTRY

Higher Ed
Amarillo, Texas, U-S-A, February 26, 1998

1. Exterior of Courthouse, Oprah comes out and walks to c
amera
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Opr
ah Winfrey

3. Cutaway
4. SOUNDBITE:...
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ITALY: BSE SCARE

Higher Ed
Italian/Eng/Nat

Italian government officials tried to calm the public on Wednesday, a day after the news of the first case of B-S-E, or so-called Mad Cow Disease, in It
aly.
At a press conference at the...
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UK: LONDON: SLAUGHTER OF CATTLE TO ERADICATE BSE IS BACK ON TRACK

Higher Ed
English/Nat

Britain says it's cattle slaughter programme aimed at eradicating B-S-E or Mad Cow Disease is back on track following a recent backl
og.
One million cows have been slaughtered up to now...
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LUXEMBOURG: MAD COW DISEASE DISCUSSED BY EU AGRICULTURE MINISTERS

Higher Ed
English/Nat

'Mad cow' disease topped the agenda Monday in a meeting in Luxembourg of the 15 European Union agriculture minis
ters.
The meeting is aimed at proposals to aid farmers and revive...