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SYND 15 6 78 US PRESIDENT PRESS CONFERENCE ON CUBAS INVOLVEMENT IN ZAIRE
President Jimmy Carter of The United States said on Wednesday June 14, at a White House news conference, that Cuban President Fidel Castro could "have done much more had he genuinely wanted to stop the invasion" by Katangans rebels of...
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PERU: LIMA: GUERRILLAS HOLD DIPLOMATS HOSTAGE UPDATE
Spanish/Nat
Guerrillas dressed as waiters stormed the home of the Japanese Ambassador to Peru, Morihisa Aoki, taking hostage hundreds of diplomats and government officials attending a birthday party.
Gunfire was heard coming from the...
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Chavez inaugurates petrol stations, on Colombia crisis
1. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arriving at press conference room
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela
"Fidel (Castro) asked me not to name him but I will name him because I have learned that information came...
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RUSSIA: CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER ROBAINA MEETS PRIMAKOV
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Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov met with Cuba's Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina on Tuesday at the Russian White House.
Although Cuban-Russian relations are not as strong as they once were, Robaina's visit to...
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Latin America sees massive growth in use of social media
Twitter has become a crucial communications tool for many presidents in Latin America.
The region has experienced a double-digit growth in the use of social media and is now the second largest user, worldwide, behind only the United...
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Parliamentary members meet in Cuba
19 September 2002
1. Eusebio Leal, Historian of Old Havana, addressing opening ceremony of the Interparliamentary Union
2. Head of delegation of PAN party (Partido de Acciè´¸n Nacional) Cecilia Romero, sat in between Eusebio Leal and...
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CUBA: ILLINOIS STATE GOVERNOR GEORGE RYAN - 5 DAY VISIT
Spanish/Eng/Nat
Illinois State Governor George Ryan has said that Cuba's main problem is Fidel Castro, whose forty years of 'communist rule' have 'left their mark' on the Cuban people.
His comments came after a rare public meeting...
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Shaman in Mexico City makes predictions for the year ahead
Mexico's self-proclaimed "Grand Warlock", or shaman, Antonio Vazquez, made his annual predictions on Friday, warning that a Latin American leader will die and Brazil will win the 2014 World Cup.
At a news conference in Mexico City,...
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Analysis of issues which led to recall vote
Caracas - 2004
1. Centre for signature gathering for the recall referendum
2. Mid shot of military personnel guarding a voting centre
3. Various shots of people signing a paper
4. Close-up of signature ballots
File - Caracas, 2003
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CUBA: REACTIONS TO LOOSENING IN HOSTILE US LAWS
Spanish/Nat
Cubans on Tuesday reacted cautiously to a loosening in hostile U-S laws that have made their lives a daily struggle.
U-S President Bill Clinton announced a series of steps designed to increase contact between the...
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Classic cars from as far back as the 1930s join in annual rally
Car enthusiasts from Cuba and around the world met in Havana on Sunday for a classic car rally.
Over 70 vehicles dating back to the 1930s, '40s, '50s and '60s gathered to celebrate the 9th Annual Havana Rally organised by the local Cuban...
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Shaman forecasts what 2011 will bring for the country
1. Wide of news conference
2. Antonio Vazquez, "Brujo Mayor" (Head Warlock) raising hands in front of a large Tetragrammaton talisman
3. Close of Vazquez reading tarot cards
4. Mid of Vazquez holding up tarot card
5. Wide of media and...
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Japanese and Cuban dancers come together
1. Wide shot of stage as curtain rises
2. Traditional Kabuki dancer performing on stage
3. Various of performers
4. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Masako Hamada, President of Masako Dance Institute
"It was very difficult to join Japanese Kabuki...
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Latest article released by Fidel Castro on US Cuba relations
1. Tilt down Capitol building and traffic
2. Newspaper kiosk, people buying 'Granma', official communist newspaper
3. Zoom out from newspaper to vendor
4. Zoom out man reading newspaper
5. Set up shot Edgar Aquino reading newspaper
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Switzerland-Castro gives rare impromptu interview
Fidel Castro gave a rare impromptu interview to reporters on Thursday (14/5) following his speech at the conference marking the 50th anniversary of the World Health Organisation in Geneva.
Exterior building;
Car arrives;
Cuban leader...
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Bolivian President says country can't tackle drug trafficking alone
1. Wide of Bolivian President Evo Morales
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Evo Morales, President of Bolivia:
"We fear it, I fear drug trafficking. We are fighting it. But, it isn't only the responsibility of the Bolivian government and the...
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Castro marks Latin America Health Day
1. Wide exterior Latin American Medical School, Havana
2. Medium shot Fidel Castro handing out diplomas
3. Cutaway clapping
4. Cutaway Doctors with diplomas
5. Cutaway audience
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Dr. Eduardo Yepez, Pan American...
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Cuba - Rumour of Castro death quashed
Rumours that Cuba's President, Fidel Castro, had died were categorically denied by senior figures within the ruling communist regime this week. The claims surfaced during a television report by a station in Miami, Florida, but Havana...
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CUBA: U-S ATTORNEY GENERAL UPHOLDS ELIAN GONZALEZ DECISION
Spanish/Nat
U-S Attorney General Janet Reno's has upheld the decision by immigration officials that gave custody of the six-year-old boy to his father in Cuba.
Earlier this week, a judge in Florida contradicted a decision by immigration...
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER ROBERTO ROBAINA VISIT
Spanish/Nat
Cuba's foreign minister arrived in the Dominican Republic, on Tuesday, for a rapid-fire meeting with President Leonel Fernandez, over the U-S trade embargo.
Cuba is seeking support from Latin and Central American countries...
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Zelaya supporters, wife, Micheletti supporters
1. Various of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, marching in Tegucigalpa
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Xiomara Castro, Manuel Zelaya's wife:
"The only thing that we will not allow to be negotiated is the president being...
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CUBA: HAVANA: GROUP 77 SUMMIT ENDS
French/Span/Nat
Leaders of the world's developing nations are uniting to demand a greater say in the global economic system.
The move came towards at the end of a three day summit in communist Cuba which has seen the group expand from a...
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Latam leaders gather at summit to induct Venezuela into trade bloc
1. Wide shot of Mercosur trade bloc meeting
2. Cuban president Fidel Castro before his entrance to meeting
3. Wide shot of Mercosur meeting
4. Argentinian president Nestor Kirchner sitting at meeting
5. Wide shot of Mercosur meeting
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Florida painter's exhibition a first step of art exchange between Cuba and US
An exhibition by famed Florida painter Mario Sanchez opened in Havana on Friday, the first art exchange between Cuba and the Unites States in decades.
The cultural initiative will also see work by Cuban artists displayed in the US city...