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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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Spain teachers strike over cuts, Germany demo against bankers
Madrid, Spain
1. Wide shot of teachers protesting
2. Mid of banners, one reading: (Spanish) "Free minds, secular society"
3. Mid of protest
4. Close up of banner reading (Spanish) "For sale" (referring to public education)
5. Wide of...
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GREECE: SEAMEN JOIN GROWING BAND OF STRIKE PROTESTS
English/Nat
Greek seamen began a 48-hour strike Monday, the latest in a growing band of angry wage-earners protesting against proposed socialist government austerity programs.
The paralysation of Greece is worsening as construction...
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FRANCE: PARIS: STRIKE APPEARS TO BE ENDING
Eng/French/Nat
France's crippling three-week strike appears to be crumbling as French railway workers voted to suspend their action.
The first high-speed trains in three weeks resumed their operations and in Paris more subway trains were...
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Union says 250,000 gold miners are preparing to strike for higher wages
Kloof Gold Mine, Westonaria, 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of Johannesburg, South Africa
1. Wide exterior Kloof gold mine, Westonaria, showing the shaft rig
2. Mid shaft rig, with wheels turning
3. Close rig wheels slowing
4. Wide gold...
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Funeral for teacher shot during pro-president march, Zelaya
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 30 July 2009
1. Wide pull out of protesters fleeing police tear-gas
2. Roger Vallejo, the teacher who died on Saturday from wounds sustained during a demonstration, lying on street with bloody head wound on...
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FRANCE: PUBLIC WORKERS STRIKE: SITUATION UPDATE
French/Nat
Swallowing his pride in the face of the worst industrial unrest since the late Sixties, French Prime Minister Alain Juppe met union leaders in Paris Monday.
After 18 days of labour strife and no settlement in sight, Juppe had...
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COLOMBIA: PROTESTS AGAINST KILLING OF TOP UNION LEADER
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of Colombians have marched in the capital to protest at the killing of a top union leader.
Jorge Ortega - vice president of the Unified Worker's Central - was shot six times in the face, chest and stomach as he left...
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PHILIPPINES: MANILA AIRPORT: BOMB DISCOVERED PRIOR TO APEC SUMMIT
Manila, Philippines - 21 and 20 November 1996
21 November (Early morning Philippines time):
1. Bomb squad member with machine gun round shoulder
2. Reel of rope
3. Bomb squad taking protective sheet and putting it on floor
4. Area being...
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Ministers meeting, reactions, union leader comment
1. Wide of exteriors government office, Palazzo Chigi in Rome
2. Italian and EU flags
3. Francesco Rutelli and Pier Ferdinando Casini, leaders of the delegation of Centre and Christian Democrats entering government office
4. Rutelli...
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Thousands march as unions strike over austerity cuts; scuffles outside parliament
1. Various of protesters breaking the security line outside Portuguese parliament
2. Riot police standing in line trying to hold back shouting protesters
3. Wide of riot police going down steps outside the parliament
4. Various of...
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WRAP Workers on strike over pensions ADDS Union leader, demo
1. Various of people gathering for protests
2. High shot of protesters
3. Wide of reporters surrounding Jean-Claude Mailly
4. Mailly talking to reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Claude Mailly, leader, Force Ouvriere union:
"We are...
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Morales replaces nearly half his ministers
1. Bolivian President Evo Morales walking down stairs with officials to swearing-in ceremony, waves
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Evo Morales, Bolivian President:
"There have been a few problems this year, I want you to know this."
3. Wide...
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Latest efforts by Govt and Oppostion to end political crisis
Highway between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, 70 kilometres (43 miles) from Santa Cruz
1. Various of pro-Morales supporters marching along road, chanting and holding flags and banners ++PART MUTE++
Santa Rita, Santa Cruz province
2. Wide of...
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SOUTH KOREA: THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST PLANS TO LAY OFF WORKERS
Korean/Nat
Thousands of South Koreans marched through Seoul Saturday, vowing to fight plans to lay off workers to cope with the country's financial turmoil.
But dampened by rain, the demonstration did not become violent - as many had...
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May Day rallies in France and Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
1. Various of May Day rally
2. Wide of women in tradition southern Portuguese garb walking with banner
3. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Zulmira Narra, protester:
"I'm here because I'm fed up. I'm fed up of dealing with the...
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South African workers strike to protest power prices
1. Wide of Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) members demonstrating in front of Union Buildings
2. Pull out of COSATU members demonstrating
3. Mid of police on horses
4. Various of demonstrators marching, holding arms
5....
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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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Shots fired in besieged Mexican city as protesters return to radical actions
Oaxaca, Mexico
1. Wide of people running with sticks toward a local public safety agency
2. Medium of entrance
3. Medium of man injured by gun shot wound
4. Close up of gun shot wound
5. Various of bullet shells
6. Various of people...
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Police attempt to disperse protesters by firing tear gas as metro strikes continue
Brazilian police and striking subway workers clashed in a central commuter station in the early hours of Monday, with union officials threatening to maintain the work stoppage through the World Cup opening match this week.
Riot police...
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Disturbances at protest as strike disrupts public transport
1. Angry protesters (indignados), some with drums and bells, throwing bottles at police officers, who ran after them
2. Various of riot police with batons
3. Police running towards the stand-off with protesters
4. Mid of a row of police...
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US-based coal co. denies alleged links with paramilitaries
Bogota, 22 March 2007
1. Wide shot journalists
2. Medium shot Drummond legal representative Hugo Palacios sitting down
3. Cutaway reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Hugo Palacios, Legal Representative for Drummond:
"Drummond does not...
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Striking teachers protesting education reforms try to block main roads
Police clashed with striking teachers on Wednesday after a bill introducing mandatory teacher evaluations was signed into law by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
After losing their battle to halt the new educational reforms,...
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FRANCE: PARIS: LABOUR DAY PROTEST
French/Nat
France's labour unions took to the streets by the tens of thousands on Monday during a traditional May Day protest for workers rights.
In a separate rally, members of the far-right National Front followed party leader Jean...