Ailing European dairy farmers have been promised financial aid by the European Union for 2010 but, until then, some have found solutions of their own. In southwestern France, local milk producers have sealed a deal with a local supermarket that is paying a little more than usual. Duration: 01:50
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Tuberculosis is on the rise again in the Gulf state of Jordan — and it’s the country's steady influx of migrants which is getting the blame. Now health authorities are bringing in new medical certificates for immigrant workers, with domestic labourers from Indonesia a key target. Duration:...
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Tottering along on high heels is an occupational hazard for women everywere. But now help is at hand. A school in Paris, for those who want to learn how to walk the walk. Duration: 01:14
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The US House of Representatives approved the broadest overhaul of US health care in four decades late Saturday, handing President Barack Obama a hard-fought victory for his top domestic priority. The bill amounts to a 10-year, trillion-dollar plan to extend coverage to some 36 million Americans ...
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They were responsible for penning the song that became the soundtrack not only for a momentous event in European history but for a whole generation. The Scorpions' 'Wind of Change' is today synonymous with the fall of the Berlin Wall and, 20 years on, the band look back on their global hit recor...
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China’s Communist Party has experienced tumultuous times over the past 60 years but has managed to maintain its grip on power throughout a massive famine, the Cultural Revolution, pro-democracy protests on Tiananmen Square and recent ethnic tensions. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wal...
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The Ivory Coast’s long-awaited presidential election is officially taking place on 29th November, but it's feared the poll will be delayed while the country's electoral commission sifts through almost two million potentially ineligible voters. Duration: 02:09
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They’re a throwback to a bygone era, but the Soviet statues in Lithuania's Gruto Park still draw a crowd. While for the younger generation, the huge busts of Lenin and Stalin are something of a novelty, for the older park visitors, they're a reminder of 45 years of Soviet occupation. Originally ...
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For nearly 60 years he’s been Japan’s most famous robot. Astro Boy, the celebrated comic strip and cartoon superhero first sketched by manga master Osamu Tezuka, has been given a new lease on life in a 3D Hollywood blockbuster. Duration: 01:56
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The Swedish island of Gotland has discovered huge reserves of Burgundy truffles whose quality matches the best of what France has to offer. Swedish chefs already prefer the local variety, even though it’s more expensive. AFP goes foraging for delicacies in the newfound truffle trove. Duration: 0...
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Former French president Jacques Chirac’s charity foundation gave its first award for the prevention of conflicts to two Nigerian preachers on Friday. The jury also gave a special prize to Park Jae-Kyu, South Korea's former unification minister. Duration: 01:30
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During the momentous events in Berlin in 1989, they worked as news reporters for Russian media. Twenty years on AFPTV talks to two journalists who witnessed first-hand the fall of the Wall and the crumbling of the Soviet Union. Duration: 01:58
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