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Berlusconi meets unions, employers on debt plan, analyst
Rome
1. Mid of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Italian economy minister Giulio Tremonti next to him (third right) in meeting room
2. Wide of CISL (Italian Confederation of Workers'' Trade Unions) secretary-general, Raffaele...
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MINISTER HOPEFUL OF GOOD RESULT IF CYPRUS NEEDS BAILOUT
Cyprus' finance minister said on Monday that he was optimistic the eurozone nation would not be forced into enacting harsh austerity measures if it sought a European Union bailout.
But Vassos Shiarly stopped short of drawing parallels...
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Latest on US budget talks, shipworkers fear automatic cuts
Washington, DC - 1 March 2013
1. Wide of Obama walking into briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, U.S. President:
"At a time when our businesses have finally begun to get some traction, hiring new workers, bringing jobs...
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Protests as Wisconsin approves anti-union measure
A contentious law that strips public workers of most collective bargaining rights was passed in the US state of Wisconsin on Thursday.
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 53-42 to pass the bill after about three hours of discussion.
The passage...
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Presidential candidate Hollande meets supporters and journalists
1. Various of French socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande greeting supporters
2. Mid of Hollande standing in group of performers, UPSOUND: singing
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Francois Hollande, French socialist presidential...
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Students clash with riot police in protests against education cuts
1. Riot police moving into the crowd, using batons on protesters
2. Police arresting protester
3. Students on street UPSOUND: explosion
4. Plain clothes police arresting protester
5. Police on horse back moving into the crowd
6....
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Workers, unions speak ahead of general strike in debt ridden Spain
1. Wide of banners being prepared for the protest: "Useless. Say NO to the reform"
2. Close up of banner being printed
3. Mid of banner reading (Spanish) "Labour Law Reform = 6.000.000 unemployed"
4. Pan of Ana Martinez entering her...
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Thousands of people take to the streets during general strike
Greek workers walked off the job and marched through central Athens on Wednesday in the first general strike since the country's coalition government was formed in June.
The walk-out came as the country's prime minister and finance...
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Markets 0.8% lower after PM says country has to make more spending cuts
1. Close up of screen showing graphic comparing how the Portuguese stock market closed last Friday and the fall when it opened on Monday
2. Close up of trader looking at the screen
3. Wide traders working at trade room in Carregosa...
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Thousands march to Spain's parliament to protests against austerity measures
1. Wide of demonstrators marching behind banner
2. Mid of demonstration
3. Wide of the demonstration UPSOUND: chanting
4. Wide of demonstration from behind UPSOUND: chanting
5. Wide of the front of the demonstration with protesters...
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Hundreds march on parliament as lawmakers approve austerity budget
1. Mid of protester shouting through microphone UPSOUND (Portuguese) "the troika does not give orders here", pan to banner reading (Portuguese) "out"
2. Various of protesters marching to the parliament, carrying banners and posters
3....
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Spain aims to cut deficit by $36 billion with budget deemed most austere in decades
1. Wide of deputy prime minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro and Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria entering press conference room
2. Wide of ministers at press conference room
3. Wide tilt of press...
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USA: GOVERNMENT OFFICES SHUTDOWN: DEADLOCK
English/Nat
Thousands of frustrated U-S federal workers have left their offices as a budget impasse continues to force a partial government shutdown.
With President Clinton and Congress still deadlocked over the U-S budget, more than...
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French Finance Minister Lagarde comment on austerity plan
1. Medium of journalists surrounding French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde
2. Cutaway French flags
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christine Lagarde, French Finance Minister:
"We will have to look into it (European Commission proposals for...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: CALL FOR GOVERNMENT SPENDING CUTS UPDATE
Eng/Russ/Nat
An unusual alliance of liberals and hardliners in Russia's lower chamber of parliament, the Duma, called on Wednesday for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin's government to protest spending...
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Rally against spending on big sport events as fans arrive for Cup opener
1. Pan of protesters walking toward National Stadium Mane Garrincha
2. Mid of protesters in front of stadium
3. Wide of protesters walking with banner reading (Portuguese) "Health? Education? No! Here everything is for the Cup"...
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Economy minister comments on country's financial future
Spain's economy minister called for "a collective effort that will not be in vain", as Spanish police and firefighters took to the streets of Barcelona on Monday in the latest protest against the government's austerity measures.
"We must...
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PM Coelho on constitutional court's decision to reject some austerity measures
1. Tilt down front of Prime Minister's office
2. Close-up sign reading: (Portuguese) "Government of Portugal"
3. Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho enters news conference
4. Camerawoman
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Pedro Passos...
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LUXEMBOURG: EU MINISTERS GATHER FOR COMMON CURRENCY MEETING
Natural Sound
European Union finance ministers gathered for a hastily arranged meeting on Sunday to confront the latest bout of uncertainty clouding their plans to launch a common currency on January 1st 1999.
But the E-U Commission...
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Sarkozy faces a run-off against Hollande, campaign headquarters
1. Wide tilt down of Eiffel Tower
2. Close of base of Eiffel Tower
3. Wide of Sarkozy''''''''s headquarters in Paris'''''''' 15th arrondissement
4. Close of Sarkozy''''''''s headquarters
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Charles Mirande, Paris...
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Report on how aid dollars are being spent in Haiti
Port-au-Prince - 27 January, 2010
1. Various of Haitians lining up to receive food aid
2. Various of bags of aid being carried away
3. Wide of stack of aid bags
4. Close of bag reading (English) ''US Aid''
5. Wide of aid bags
6. US...
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With the nation''s unemployment rate stuck around 9 percent, there are high stakes surrounding President Obama''s speech to the nation Thursday on jobs.
HEADLINE: High stakes for Obama in jobs speech
CAPTION: With the nation''s unemployment rate stuck around 9 percent, there are high stakes surrounding President Obama''s speech to the nation Thursday on jobs. (Sept. 7)
(Gene...
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Obama and Geithner discuss the US deficit reduction proposal
1. Side view of U.S. President Barack Obama leaving Oval Office and walking towards Rose Garden
2. Cutaway audience
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, U.S. President:
"We can''t just cut our way out of this hole. It''s going to take a...
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Mass strike against austerity measures, march
1. Wide of demonstrators walking by Greek Parliament
2. Demonstrator wearing costume and mask inspired by the Edvard Munch painting "The Scream" holding sign reading (Greek): "I gave up smoking, I gave up drinking, what else must I give...