[NASA TV] Phoenix Mars Mission: Entry, Descent and Landing [NASA TV] Phoenix Mars Mission: Entry, Descent and Landing
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2008.05.21
Shamelessly glitzy video from NASA describes the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) phase of the Phoenix mission to Mars.
This stage will take place on 25 March 2008.

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[Sky News] Dozens Killed In Tibet Riots           2008.03.15 [Sky News] Dozens Killed In Tibet Riots 2008.03.15
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Up to 100 people have died in riots in Tibet against Chinese ruling authorities. Police used tear gas during clashes in the capital Lhasa, as Sky's China correspondent Peter Sharp reports.

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[Channel 4 News] Population explosion causes poverty crisis [Channel 4 News] Population explosion causes poverty crisis
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2008.02.11
Channel 4 reports from Lagos in Nigeria on how the city's spiralling population has increased the numbers living in slums.
Formerly the capital of Nigeria, Lagos's uncontrolled population growth has made one of the world's largest cities one of the world's largest slums.

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[CNN] Faking it at the Olympics                   2008.08.12 [CNN] Faking it at the Olympics 2008.08.12
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The Chinese singing 'star' of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, Lin Miaoke, is revealed to have been miming "Ode to the Motherland" to the voice of another singer - and to have done so at the request of senior Chinese politicians.
CNN's John Vause reports.

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[CNN] Ingrid Betancourt describes rescue          2008.07.03 [CNN] Ingrid Betancourt describes rescue 2008.07.03
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Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt describes the "extraordinary operation" that freed her and 14 others from Colombian Marxist rebels.

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