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SPAIN FIRES AMATEUR VIDEO

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*** PLEASE NOTE: RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST. SCRIPT TO FOLLOW *** SHOWS: BENIRRAS, IBIZA, SPAIN (AUGUST 22, 2010) (REUTERS - NO ACCESS SPAIN)1. HUGE PILE OF SMOKE BEHIND HILL, PEOPLE ON THE BEACH2. SMOKE CLOUD GETS BIGGER AND HIGHER3. CLOUD OF SMOKE RISING4. SMOKE BLANKETING SKY5. PEOPLE BOARDING BOAT6. PEOPLE ON BEACH, FLAMES RISING BEHIND HILL 7. MORE FLAMES ON TOP OF HILL 8. PEOPLE SWIMMING TO BOATS9. PEOPLE GETTING ON BOAT10. PEOPLE BOARDING BOAT11. INFLATABLES AND OTHER BOATS DOCKING TO COLLECT MORE PEOPLE12. PEOPLE SEATED ON TABLES LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BEACH13. SUN SHINING OVER SEA AND BOATS14. CARS IN THE SAND, LESS PEOPLE ON THE BEACH15. INFLATABLE BOAT CARRYING PEOPLE ON THE MOVE16. INFLATABLE BOAT NEAR WOODEN BOAT 17. FIREFIGHTER PLANE SPREADING SMOKE SEEN FROM BOAT18. WOMAN IN BIKINI STANDING ON BOAT LOOKING AT CLOUDY VIEW19. CLOSE VIEW WOMAN AS FIREFIGHTER PLANE FLIES BY 20. FIREFIGHTER PLANE EMERGING FROM TOP OF HILL RELEASING FLAME RETARDANT 21. MORE OF FIREFIGHTER PLANE ABOVE THE SEA22. FIRE SPOTS ON HILLSIDE SEEN FROM SEA23. PEOPLE RUNNING TO THEIR CARS24. TREES IN FLAMES NEAR CAR25. MORE OF FIRE SPOTS AS DUSK FALLS
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AUSTRALIA HUMPBACK WHALE

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A giant humpback whale in Australia gives on-lookers a spectacular show.SHOWS:HAMILTON ISLAND, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 23, 2010) (NETWORK SEVEN - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA / .COM.AU INTERNET SITES / ANY INTERNETSITE OF ANY AUSTRALIAN BASED MEDIA ORGANISATIONS OR MOBILE PLATFORMS / AUSTRALIAN NVO CLIENTS / SMH.COM.AU / NEWS.COM.AU) 1. HUMPBACK WHALE LEAPING OUT OF WATER2. ANOTHER VIEW OF WHALE BREECHING OUT OF WATER3. VARIOUS OF WHALE TAIL SPLASHING WATERSTORY: A giant humpback whale swimming close to the shore on Monday (August 23) off Hamilton Island in Australia and gave a spectacular show to bystanders. The giant mammal leapt out of the water, breaching and flipping over several times. It splashed around with its tail. This is prime mating season for the humpbacks as they stay in warmer tropical waters until September before returning to Antarctic waters.
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AUSTRALIA PANDA BIRTHDAY

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A Giant Panda living in Adelaide Zoo receives a cake for her 4th birthday.SHOWS:ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 23, 2010) (NETWORK SEVEN - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA / .COM.AU INTERNET SITES / ANY INTERNET SITE OF ANY AUSTRALIAN BASED MEDIA ORGANISATIONS OR MOBILE PLATFORMS / AUSTRALIAN NVO CLIENTS / SMH.COM.AU / NEWS.COM.AU)1. GIANT PANDA FUNI WALKING TOWARDS HER GIFTS2. VARIOUS OF GIANT PANDA FUNI PLAYING WITH CARDBOARD BIRTHDAY CAKE3. GIANT PANDA FUNI SNIFFING INSIDE OF CARDBOARD BIRTHDAY CAKE4. VARIOUS OF GIANT PANDA FUNI PLAYING WITH CARDBOARD GIFT BOX5. MORE OF GIANT PANDA FUNI PLAYING WITH CARDBOARD BIRTHDAY CAKESTORY: A giant panda named Princess Funi received a cake and cards for her 4th birthday on Monday (August 23) from her carers in Adelaide Zoo in southwest Australia. Funi, which means lucky girl, was born at Wolong Giant Panda Research Centre in China. Funi was given her surprise treats, a birthday cake which hid a real panda cake and fruit and a cardboard gift box, covered in her favourite scent, a relaxation blend of essential oils. Funi s partner, Wang Wang is to celebrate his birthday next week and conservationists hope the pair will have cubs one day.
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USA MIDEAST TALKS

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume direct talks in Washington on September 2 -- aimed at reaching a peace deal within one year.SOUNDBITE: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying (English): As we move forward, it is important that actions by all sides help to advance our effort, not hinder it. There have been difficulties in the past; there will be difficulties ahead. Clinton said the Washington talks, which pick up direct negotiations that Abbas broke off in 2008, would be aimed at resolving all final status issues -- including borders of a new Palestinian state and security guarantees for Israel.SOUNDBITE: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying (English): These negotiations should take place without preconditions and be characterized by good faith and a commitment to their success, which will bring a better future to all of the people of the region. The ultimate goal of the direct talks -that would be hosted by President Obama - is the establishment of a viable, democratic and independent state of Palestine existing side by side in peace with Israel.Jon Decker, Reuters.
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UK FILE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL British aircrews were fighting off the threat of German invasion during World War II when Britain s then Prime Minister Winston Churchill told parliament, Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. 70 years later to the day, the Battle of Britain and what has become one of Churchill s most famous speeches are remembered at the Churchill War Rooms. SHOWS:LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - AUGUST 1940) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)ENGLISH NARRATION1. PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL LEAVING DOWNING STREET AHEAD OF SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT2. U.S. REPRESENTATIVES IN LONDON3. VARIOUS OF BRITISH AIRCRAFT AND CREWS, AUDIO OF NEWSREEL COMMENTATOR REPORTING CHURCHILL S SPEECHUNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)ENGLISH NARRATION4. ENGLISH COAST5. VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR, BALLOONS BEING SHOT DOWN6. VARIOUS OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS FIRING ON THE GROUND7. VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF / IN THE AIR8. VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT LANDING TO RE-FUEL AND RE-LOAD, AIRCREWS ON THE GROUND, WORKING ON PLANES9. VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF10. VARIOUS MORE OF AIR BATTLE11. MOTORBOAT RESCUING AIR CREWS FROM THE SEA12. VARIOUS OF GERMAN PRISONERS13. VARIOUS OF DESTROYED HOUSE14. VARIOUS OF WRECKAGE OF GERMAN PLANES15. BRITISH, COMMONWEALTH AND ALLIED AIR MEN ON THE GROUNDLONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 20, 2010) (ITN - NO ACCESS UK / ABC (Aust.) / TVNZ / .CO.UK SITES (INTERNET)) 16. DECORATED BATTLE OF BRITAIN VETERANS SEATED FOR 70TH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR ROBERT HARDY READING EXCERPTS FROM WINSTON CHURCHILL S THE FEW SPEECH, SAYING: Almost a year has passed since the war began, and it is natural for us, I think, to pause on our journey at this milestone and survey the dark, wide field. Hitler is now sprawled over Europe. Our offensive springs are being slowly compressed, and we must resolutely and methodically prepare ourselves for the campaigns of 1941 and 1942. Two or three years are not a long time, when we have the honour to be the sole champion of the liberties of all Europe. We must not grudge these years of weary as we toil and struggle through them. The road to victory may not be so long as we expect. But we have no right to count upon this. Be it long or short, rough or smooth, we mean to reach our journey s end. 18. MEDALS ON VETERAN S JACKET19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR ROBERT HARDY READING FROM WINSTON CHURCHILL S THE FEW SPEECH, SAYING: The gratitude of every home in our island, in our empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. 20. VARIOUS OF BATTLE OF BRITAIN VETERANS AT CEREMONY21. VARIOUS OF FLYPAST WITH WORLD WAR II-ERA PLANES FLYING OVER LONDON22. PEOPLE WATCHING FLYPAST, HOLDING SMALL BRITISH FLAGSSTORY: On August 20, 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill travelled to the House of Commons to review the progress of the war. In his speech, Churchill praised the Battle of Britain fighter pilots who were fighting the German air force, the Luftwaffe, in the skies over the south of England. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, Churchill said of the pilots. It was to become not only one of Churchill s most famous speeches, but one of the best remembered descriptions of the battle. The Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over southern England from July to October 1940. The forces of Nazi Germany had overrun most of western Europe by mid-summer and were preparing to invade Britain across the English Channel. To do this sucessfully, they had to gain command of the air, and this meant the destruction of the Royal Air Force fighter strength. Hitler s military advisers had promised him that this could be done in a month. At the beginning of the battle in July, German planes flew raids on shipping convoys in the channel and targets along the south coast of England. Later ports, radar stations, communications centres and airfields inland faced around-the-clock bombing. In September, the Germans switched to mass daylight attacks on London. Daylight attacks on London by fighter bombers continued until the end of October, but by then it was clear that the Luftwaffe had not succeeded in its mission to gain control of the air space. After the four-month battle, the RAF were undefeated and the invasion plans had been called off. 70 years to the day after Churchill s speech, a ceremony outside the Churchill War Rooms in London marked the anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Actor Robert Hardy recited passages from Churchill s speech. Almost a year has passed since the war began, and it is natural for us, I think, to pause on our journey at this milestone and survey the dark, wide field. Hitler is now sprawled over Europe. Our offensive springs are being slowly compressed, and we must resolutely and methodically prepare ourselves for the campaigns of 1941 and 1942. Two or three years are not a long time, when we have the honour to be the sole champion of the liberties of all Europe. We must not grudge these years of weary as we toil and struggle through them. The road to victory may not be so long as we expect. But we have no right to count upon this. Be it long or short, rough or smooth, we mean to reach our journey s end. Battle of Britain veterans, sometimes called the few , were in the audience listening to Churchill s words. The gratitude of every home in our island, in our empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Around 540 RAF airmen were killed during the Battle of Britain.ENDS
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MIDEAST HEATWAVE

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A heatwave scorching Israel and the Palestinian territories is topping temperatures out at 47 degrees Celsius -- 116 degrees Fahrenheit.This has many across the region trying to figure out how to beat the heat.In Jerusalem, fans blow cool air and water on Palestinians queuing at a checkpoint hoping to pray at al-Aqsa mosque.This is the second friday in the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.Worshipers can t quench their thirst until the sun goes down and say the waiting isn t helping. (SOUNDBITE)(Arabic)IM MUHAMMAD, SAYING: It s hot and sweltering and we are fasting, the world is on fire and they re not being understanding, letting us through and saying go on. In Tel Aviv, weekend beach goers try to beat the heat with a dip in the sea.(SOUNDBITE) (English) TEL AVIV RESIDENT LIOR, SAYING: Today is very hot, I m enjoying cooling down in the water, and it s cold in the water. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TEL AVIV RESIDENT SHAY SHAPIRA SAYING: Today it s a little bit hot, but we enjoy all the family on the beach, nice people, nice girls, everything s fine. Sababa (cool/neat), in Hebrew. Meanwhile in Gaza city, residents take refuge in a half-finished building.Their houses were destroyed by an Israeli offensive and say they have no means to cool down. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EID AL-BATSH SAYING: No, we can t bear it. In our tent it was so hot, nobody could endure it. The children all got sick, they re all being taken to hospital because the heat is so severe. Friday marks the hottest day of the year says Israel s Meteorological Service.And don t expect temperatures to break anytime soon as the heatwave will continue at least another week.Ian Lee Reuters
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SWAZILAND SOLAR FRIDGE

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A refrigerator that is powered by the sun is giving rural communities with no electricity access to vaccines and medicines that were previously unavailable to them. The environmentally friendly device does not use a chemical battery, instead storing power within ice which maintains temperatures overnight.SHOWS: MATSAPHA, SWAZILAND (RECENT)(REUTERS-ACCESS ALL)1. THE FRIDGE FACTORY ASSEMBLY AREA2. VARIOUS OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ASSEMBLED3. ROY SINGH, THE FRIDGE FACTORY TECHNICAL DIRECTOR INSPECTING FRIDGES4. (SOUNDBITE)(English) ROY SINGH, THE FRIDGE FACTORY SAYING: These water packs are the same volume of a car battery and when there is sufficient energy we cool down the water packs and at night we absorb the energy from the water packs. If you have a problem with water or if there is a breakage in one of the packs just go to the nearest river, fill it up and carry on. 5. VARIOUS OF SOLAR FRIDGES BEING CHARGED6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) ROY SINGH, THE FRIDGE FACTORY SAYING: We are now reaching much more people. Vaccines are at people s disposal and even more so people can now access the clinic and have vaccines at their time convenience as compared to before where they could only have the vaccines on the day of delivery. NSOKO, SWAZILAND (RECENT)(REUTERS-ACCESS ALL)7. ELECTRICITY CABLES ENTERING THE NSOKO VILLAGE CLINIC8. SOLAR PANELS9. SOLAR POWERED FRIDGE INSIDE THE CLINIC10. DR WISDOM CHIVIYA TAKING AN HIV TEST OUT OF THE FRIDGE11. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DR WISDOM CHIVIYA, NSOKO VILLAGE CLINIC SAYING: We are keeping the vaccines there, we are keeping the HIV testing kits there and also because we have this solar panel right, immediately that we have the power cut the solar power is always working and the fridge is also always working. So, it s very useful for our environment. 12. PATIENTS WAITING TO SEE THE DOCTOR13. VARIOUS OF DR CHIVIYA USING AN HIV TEST14. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DR WISDOM CHIVIYA, NSOKO VILLAGE CLINIC SAYING: We couldn t keep some of them and by so doing the clients would come here and they couldn t receive those because, I mean, if we dont have proper storage of those drug and vaccines we could not keep them so they couldn t receive them and we were referring them to go to other areas. But now, because we have this refrigerator we are keeping those things in, its reliable. Even the clients, they know that when they come here they are getting the services because of this refrigerator. 15. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN OUTSIDE THE CLINIC STORY: The refrigerator, powered directly from a solar panel, means drugs and even HIV testing kits can now stored at the correct temperature in villages unaccustomed to a reliable electricity supply. The initiative is having an immediate impact in the country with the world s highest rate of HIV infection. The fridge was developed as part of the SolarChill Initiative, an international campaign trying to find environmentally sound solutions to help deliver vaccines and refrigeration to parts of the world with no, or unreliable electricity supplies. As part of that initiative, a group called The Fridge Factory in Swaziland, developed a simple and environmentally friendly way of running a solar powered fridge without using a storage battery. The system uses solar power to make ice while the sun shines, which then keeps the fridge cool overnight. According to Roy Singh, the company s technical director, freezing water packs have the added advantage of being easy to maintain. If you have a problem with water or if there is a breakage in one of the packs just go to the nearest river, fill it up and carry on, he said. The Fridge Factory s solar fridges are now in use in some of Swaziland s most remote, rural communities where electricity supplies are unreliable. At his clinic in southern Swaziland, Dr Wisdom Chiviya says nationally, 30 percent of the population of Swaziland is HIV positive but in Nsoko, the number is 80 percent and the solar fridge means he can now keep HIV testing kits where they are most needed. If we dont have proper storage of those drug and vaccines we could not keep them so they couldn t receive them and we were referring them to go to other areas. But now, because we have this refrigerator we are keeping those things in, its reliable. Even the clients, they know that when they come here they are getting the services because of this refrigerator, he said. The Fridge Factory does not use the chlorofluorocarbons that are known to deplete the ozone, having converted its entire production to use environmentally friendly hydrocarbons instead. The Fridge Factory says the market for their fridge is growing fast as people realise the benefits 3.5 million euros ($4.5 million) have been invested in the project at a savings of 29,000 tonnes of carbon per year.
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USA PAKISTAN AID

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==SHOT LIST ONLY. FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW==U.S. and Pakistani officials meet in New York to highlight scale of natural disaster in Pakistan, seeking fundsSHOWS: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 19, 2010) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)1. EXTERIOR OF THE ASIA SOCIETY IN NEW YORK CITY2. SHOTS OF INTERIOR OF THE ASIA SOCIETY3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHAH MEHMOOD QURESHI, FOREIGN MINISTER OF PAKISTAN, SAYING: We ve had floods in the past. This is not the first flood we re facing. But we ve never seen something like this before. In 1929, I m told, it was a mega-flood. This far exceeds that. There has been criticism. People have complained that the response hasn t been quick enough, nationally and internationally. Frankly, nobody was expecting to have something like this at this scale. 4. SHOTS OF ONSCREEN VIDEO PRESENTATION SHOWING FLOODING.5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RICHARD HOLBROOKE, U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN, SAYING: This is the most extraordinary crisis imaginable. It started slowly in terms of international perceptions, because a flood isn t like an earthquake or a tsunami, which hits immediately, then it ends and the press moves in with stories of miraculous rescues and desperate need. Floods are harder to cover. Floods in Asia are a story that people say, Yes, there are always floods in Asia. So it took a while for people to realize how extraordinarily different this catastrophe was. 6. SHOTS OF PANEL OF DIGNITARIES7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE SOROS, BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR, SAYING: There is a certain amount of fatigue in responding to these disasters, because there are too many of them. And I think we have to come to terms with the fact that they are in fact connected, that there is climate change and it has a human cause. And I think we can t remain blind to that. 8. SHOTS OF PANEL OF DIGNITARIES9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SALMAN AHMED, LEAD SINGER OF THE PAKISTANI ROCK BAND JUNOON, SAYING: I guess the one thing that s not been said about this disaster, is that this is a defining moment for Pakistan. There are cultural grinding tectonic plates: one pushing it back, one pushing it forward. And this flood has set back Pakistan in a huge, huge way. I was just speaking to my mother yesterday. My mother was four years old when Pakistan gained independence, and she said she has seen wars, earthquakes, famine; nothing the scale of what is happening right now. 10. SHOTS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ASIA SOCIETYSTORY: In a quest to secure more aid dollars, a panel of international officials met in New York City today (Aug 19) to highlight the devastation in flood affected regions of Pakistan. Hundreds have been killed and millions left homeless by nearly three weeks of flooding, making the critical task of securing greater amounts of aid more urgent. The U.N. said that as many as four million people had lost their homes in the worst floods in Pakistan s history. We ve had floods in the past. This is not the first flood we re facing. But we ve never seen something like this before, said Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan s Foreign Minister. In 1929, I m told, it was a mega-flood. This far exceeds that. There has been criticism. People have complained that the response hasn t been quick enough, nationally and internationally. Frankly, nobody was expecting to have something like this at this scale. Speaking at a panel held at the Asia Society in New York, Qureshi and other officials made a strong appeal for attention and funds. This is the most extraordinary crisis imaginable, said Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It started slowly in terms of international perceptions, because a flood isn t like an earthquake or a tsunami, which hits immediately, then it ends and the press moves in with stories of miraculous rescues and desperate need. Floods are harder to cover. Floods in Asia are a story that people say, Yes, there are always floods in Asia. So it took a while for people to realize how extraordinarily different this catastrophe was. Aid agencies have been pushing for more funding as they try to tackle major problems such as food supplies, lack of clean water and shelter and outbreaks of disease. Economic costs of the floods are expected to run into the billions of dollars, stepping up pressure on Pakistan s government just after it had made progress in stabilising the country through security offensives against Taliban insurgents. Floods have ruined crops over an estimated area of more than 1.6 million acres, hammering the mainstay agriculture industry. Meanwhile, private donors have also stepped in to meet some of the immediate needs for funds. George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, said that his non-profit was donating an additional $5 million to its Pakistani branch to provide relief to those affected by the flood. He also carried a message for those who might be tired of helping the victims of natural disasters. There is a certain amount of fatigue in responding to these disasters, because there are too many of them. And I think we have to come to terms with the fact that they are in fact connected, that there is climate change and it has a human cause. And I think we can t remain blind to that, Soros said. Concerns about the long-term effects of the flooding have raised fears that the disaster will destabilize Pakistan s government. U.S. officials have expressed concern that this will create opportunities for Islamic militants to strengthen their foothold in the flood-affected regions of the country. Some Pakistanis agree that this should be a major concern for the international community. I guess the one thing that s not been said about this disaster, is that this is a defining moment for Pakistan. There are cultural grinding tectonic plates: one pushing it back, one pushing it forward. And this flood has set back Pakistan in a huge, huge way, said Salman Ahmed, the lead singer of the Pakistani rock band Junoon. He said that the floods were unprecedented in their scope and devastation. I was just speaking to my mother yesterday. My mother was four years old when Pakistan gained independence, and she said she has seen wars, earthquakes, famine; nothing the scale of what is happening right now, Ahmed said.

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