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Fmr Pres Gorbachev announces plans to bring back Social Democratic party
1. Wide of news conference of Mikhail Gorbachev
2. Cutaway of news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union:
"We are in favour of starting work on the creation of a strong, independent...
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USA: WASHINGTON: BOXING LEGEND MUHAMMAD ALI IS HONOURED
English/Nat
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was honoured on Wednesday at the 12th annual Olender
Foundation Awards.
Ali, accompanied by his wife Lonnie, received the Peacemaker 1998 award.
The Washington-based Olender Foundation celebrated...
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RUSSIA: RAISA GORBACHEV FUNERAL (V)
Voice and effects
A bereft Mikhail Gorbachev buried his wife Raisa on Thursday at a fittingly
stylish but simple funeral attended by many foreign and Russian dignitaries.
The Gorbachevs had been together for more than 40 years - their...
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London's Evening Standard sells majority stake to former Russian spy
London, UK - 21 January 2009
1. Evening Standard kiosk
2. Tilt down of vendor
3. Man buying Evening Standard
4. Close up of Evening Standard cover
Moscow, Russia - 22 January 2009
5. Wide shot Alexander Lebedev comes in and take seat
6....
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Celebrities including former Soviet president Gorbachev attend Women's World Awards
AP Entertainment New York October 14 2006
1. WS Red Carpet with Susan Sarandon
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Sarandon :
" I am really happy to meet Gorbachev I think that it is the anniversary now of those talks that he and Reagan had...
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ITALY: VATICAN: CATHOLIC CHURCH & COMMUNISM: BOOK
Italian/Nat
The Vatican on Tuesday presented a controversial book on the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and communism written by the late Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.
The volume, called "The Martyrdom of Patience - the...
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MIDDLE EAST: EGYPTIAN MINISTER CRITICISES ISRAELI GOVERNMENT
English/Nat
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa has attacked the Israeli government for what he calls a "policy of procrastination" and delay in implementing the Wye peace accord.
He made the comments in Israel late on Monday during a...
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Ceremony to mark the completion of inspection activities
Soviet Union, late 1980s
1. Wide shot SS-20 missile launch
Washington DC, USA - December 1987
2. Wide shot and zoom in official ceremony with President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev at White House
3. Mid shot...
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WRAP Four candidates voting, Putin, Gorbachev vote, observers
Agency Pool
Moscow
1. Exterior polling station, press
2. Wide of Russian First Deputy Premier and presidential hopeful Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana walking towards polling boxes, zoom in to Medvedev's paper as he puts in slot
3....
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Former president meets Gorbachev
1. Wide shot Gorbachev Foundation building
2. Wide shot Entrance to Gorbachev Foundation
3. Wide shot former US president George Bush Senior and Barbara Bush meeting Mikhail Gorbachev.
4. Close up Barbara Bush
5. Cutaway press
6....
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 80 on Wednesday
CLEAN: Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 80 on Wednesday
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Obama right to hold off on Syria Gorbachev
CLEAN : Obama right to hold off on Syria Gorbachev
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Gorbachev 'unhappy' with Russia, 20 years on
CLEAN: Gorbachev 'unhappy' with Russia, 20 years on
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Gorbachev Interpreter: Best Summit Deals are Written Down
One man who knows a great deal about Washington-Moscow summits is not ready to call the latest one in Helsinki a failure, even despite its confused aftermath.
From 1985 to 1991, Pavel Palazhchenko was a constant presence...
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A look back at previous US Russia summits in Helsinki
LEAD IN :
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, will host a July 16 summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Nordic country has been a popular spot over the years for...
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Russia to mark Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary
When the last Soviet tanks rumbled back home across a bridge on the border with Afghanistan 30 years ago, the withdrawal was hailed as a much-anticipated end to a bloody quagmire.
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US-Russia INF treaty dies; US to test new weapon
The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday.
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US-Russia INF treaty dies; US to test new weapon
The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Moscow blames US for pulling out of the INF treaty
Moscow blames US for pulling out of the INF treaty which was concluded in 1987 by then US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and limited the Cold War powers medium range missiles both conventional and nuclear...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Berliners saddened by "great" Gorbachev's death
In Berlin, the death of Mikhail Gorbachev is greeted with emotion and gratitude by former citizens of the GDR, for whom the last Soviet leader "did a lot to make Germany one again (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Gorbachev laid to rest in Moscow cemetery
Mikhail Gorbachev's coffin, surrounded by a procession and Guard of honour, is carried to his grave in the prestigious Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Rusia despide a Gorbachov sin pompa y sin Putin
Miles de rusos dieron su último adiós este sábado a Mijaíl Gorbachov, el último líder de la Unión Soviética, en una ceremonia sin brillo y sin la presencia del presidente Vladimir Putin (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)