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Ancient Egyptian artefacts recovered after theft
1. Wide shot officials lift lid of crate to reveal Stela (Egyptian ceremonial/decorative stone tablet) inside 2. Pan from Hawass (bending, on right) to Ambassador Allam (glasses), as they look at the Stela after the lid is lifted off 3....
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US secretary-of-state comments on NKorea, Myanmar, Iraq
1. Wide shot of conference 2. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walking into room and onto stage 3. Audience applauding 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State "Twenty years ago, the leaders of Vietnam took a...
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KOSOVO: SERB COUNCIL MEETING
English/Nat Moderate Kosovo Serbs decided on Sunday to return to a regime, in which an interim U-N controlled-government ran the province. By doing so, they resumed cooperation with ethnic Albanians and U-N representatives. Four of the...
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US and Iranian IAEA delegates on sanctions issue
1. Wide of media briefing of Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, Iranian chief delegate to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 2. Cutaway of woman taking notes 3. Close-up of notepad 4. Mid of briefing room 5. Cutaway of photographer 6....
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Swiss FM meets President Ahmadinejad, FM Mottaki, press conference
1. Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey enters room an meets Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2. Close-up of Calmy-Rey 3. Mid of Ahmadinejad and Swiss Foreign Minister 4. Ahmadinejad and Calmy-Rey seated 5. Close of...
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President's weekly radio address focuses on NKorea
1. SOUNDBITE (English) US President George W Bush (speaking over graphic): "With its actions this week, the North Korean regime has once again broken its word, provoked an international crisis, and denied its people the opportunity for a...
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Karzai with Croatian president, comment on attack on German troops
1. Wide of news conference with Croatian President Ivo Josipovic (left on screen) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai (right) 2. Mid of journalists 3. Close-up of journalist writing 4. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Hamid Karzai, Afghan President: "Two...
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LUXEMBOURG: EU AGRICULTURE MINISTERS MEETING: BRITISH BEEF EXPORTS
English/Nat Unable to resolve the issue themselves, European Union nations have left it to the EU executive Commission to partially lift a worldwide ban on British beef exports. At an EU agriculture ministers meeting in Luxembourg,...
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USA: STATE DEPARTMENT/WHITE HOUSE IRAQI CRISIS PRESS BRIEFINGS
English/Nat The United States on Monday held out little hope for a diplomatic solution to the latest crisis with Iraq, lifting the option of military strikes up the agenda. Arab and European governments are offering little public support...
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Vietman - Visit US Officials For Talks On MIA's
One of the highest-ranking U.S. delegations to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War arrived in Hanoi Friday (1/7) for talks with Communist leaders to lay the groundwork for establishing diplomatic relations. 00:00 plane with...
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Vietnam - Christopher Opens US Embassy
Secretary of State Warren Christopher opened the first US embassy in Hanoi Sunday (6/8), launching a new era of relations with its old enemy, 20 years after the United States' ignominious exodus from Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam...
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Senate approves budget, but war funds fall short
1. Wide of Senate Chamber 2. Close view of president pro temp in the chair 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Don Nichols, Senator for Oklahoma: "A budget that will lead us to a balanced budget. A budget that will have deficits declining,...
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REPLAY Kosovo deputy PM, Kosovo Serb leader comment, voting
Mitrovica 1. Wide of bridge that divides Kosovo Serbs living in north and Kosovo Albanians living in southern part of town; UN patrol car in distance 2. Exterior of polling station in northern part of town 3. Close up of sign reading:...
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NATO ministers pose for group photo, UK, US and Estonian comments
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday condemned the use of violence against protesters in Ukraine in recent days. The Ukraine demonstrations, which have stretched on for days now, are in reaction to President Viktor...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: US GENERAL JOULWAN CONTINUES VISIT
English/Nat NATO supreme commander General George Joulwan says he is convinced Russian and NATO forces in the former Yugoslavia are working as one. Winding up his visit to Russia, the U-S General added that the Partnership for Peace...
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US reaction to Airbus Boeing trade row with Europe
Washington, DC - 6 October 2004 1. Tilt down view of U-S Trade Representatives Office 2. Close-up U-S flag 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Mills, Assistant U-S Trade Representative for Media and Public Affairs "Well for us what is going...
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Belgium - Solana addresses presser
NATO Secretary-General Xavier Solana said on Wednesday (11/12) that NATO would shortly be setting up an Atlantic Partnership Council to improve its communication with its non-member partners. He was speaking at the end of a meeting...
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UN atomic watchdog agency holds talks with Iran
1. Tilt down exterior International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters 2. United Nations flag 3. Exterior with flags outside 4. Wide of opening session 5. South Korean delegate 6. IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei shaking hand with...
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Barroso says US and Europe must solve problems together
1. Exterior shot of the European Commission building 2. Various of European Union flag flying outside the building 3. Wide of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso seated for interview 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Manuel...
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SYND 10/02/1971 INTERVIEW WITH WEST GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER HERR HELMUT SCHMIDT
Interview with West german Defence Minister Herr Helmut Schmidt on the development of West GermanY and relations with East Germany 1) INTERVIEW: Helmut Schmidt, the West German Defence Minister, SOUND UP: Film: Pos - Sound:OPT SOF -...
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EAST TIMOR: ARRIVAL OF UN PEACEKEEPING TROOPS (V)
English/Nat Heavily-armed peacekeeping troops from Australia, New Zealand and Britain landed in East Timor at dawn on Monday, clearing the way for a U-N-approved force charged with restoring order there. Supplies and personnel started...
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UK - Joint EU/US talks
The European Union (EU) and the United States on Monday (18/05) reached a deal in principle to end the dispute over US laws that penalise foreign companies investing in Cuba, Iran and Libya, but details remain to be resolved. Ws Bill...
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Deputy head of IAEA confirms 'new proposal' from Iran, Iranian ambassador comments
Talks between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), entered a second day on Tuesday in Vienna after a senior Iranian envoy offered a 'new approach' aimed at ending the deadlock over Iran's...
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Singh meets Abe as India and Japan sign agreements on energy and telecoms
India and Japan on Saturday signed agreements on cooperation in the energy and telecom sectors, during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with Abe, and, speaking at a...