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PYD chief on the battle for Raqqa
LEAD IN:The leader of the main Kurdish party in Syria believes that a meaningful attempt to liberate Raqqa from militants may happen fairly soon. STORY-LINE: The French senate on Friday evening. A conference is being held that marks the...
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CLEAN : Lack of genuine competition in Russia election: OSCE (2)
Russia's presidential election was marred by a lack of genuine competition even if the vote itself was generally well conducted the OSCE said on Monday
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Trump Authorizes Release Of Call With Ukraine's President
The president said he's authorized "the complete, fully declassified and unredacted transcript" to be released on Wednesday.
Bloomberg
Bercow to Quit as U.K. House Speaker by Oct. 31
Sep.09 -- House of Commons Speaker John Bercow announced he is to stand down by Oct. 31 -- the current deadline for Brexit -- if no general election is called before then. The Speaker’s emotional statement took members of Parliament by...
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As Candidates Blitz S.C., Early Votes Add Up In Delegate-Heavy Texas
Eyes are fixed on South Carolina, but there are more than 1,300 delegates available on Tuesday, and voters in delegate-heavy states already decided.
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How Will Sunday's Democratic Debate Be Different Without A Live Crowd?
Changes to the debate because of the coronavirus could shift the tone to a more somber event, according to one political communications expert.
Press Association
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon plans second independence referendum bid
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Government will next week publish the "detailed democratic case for a transfer of power to enable a referendum to be put beyond legal challenge". In a message to EU citizens living in...
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Weekend Full Of Campaigning For Georgia Senate Runoffs
Both parties are ramping up their outreach in the final month of campaigning.
Press Association
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss address Scottish Conservatives in Perth
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss address Scottish Conservative members at the party's hustings in Perth, with both setting out their opposition to indyref2. Mr Sunak says he wants to wants to defeat Nicola Sturgeon rather than 'ignore' her. Ms...
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JERUSALEM: WRITER WOLE SOYINKA REACTS TO DEATH OF SANI ABACHA
English/Nat
Wole Soyinka, the winner of the 1986 Nobel prize for literature, who was charged in absentia from Nigeria with treason has reacted to the death of Nigerian strongman Sani Abacha.
Soyinka slipped out of Nigeria in November...
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WRAP Update on row over Iraq in Senate
1. Wide shot Senate
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Tom Daschle, US Senate Majority Leader:
"Now even the President, the President is quoted in the Washington Post this morning, as saying that Democratic - the Democratic controlled...
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WRAP EU FMs in talks with Serbian and Kos official; Thaci bites
1. Wide of flags from European Union (EU) countries on grass courtyard
2. Wide of Congress Centre, Brdo
3. Ministers arriving
4. SOUNDBITE (English) David Miliband, British Foreign Minister:
"I think the EU needs to send a very clear...
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Belgium - NATO defence ministers meet
The United States on Thursday (12/6) officially announced at the NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels, that it would only support three East European countries in their bid to join the north-western alliance.
In a speech to fellow...
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Zuma attends ceremony to unveil statue of Mandela to mark since first democratic elections
South Africa's president unveiled a bronze bust of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela in Cape Town on Monday as the country celebrates 20 years of democracy.
The statue, more than two metres (six feet) high, was unveiled outside the...
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Interim president says will sign accord for power-sharing govt with Zelaya
1. Set up of negotiator for Commission of Interim Government Vilma Morales in news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vilma Morales, negotiator for Roberto Micheletti's interim government:
"We are filled with great patriotic pride that...
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Finland - Yeltsin and Clinton address presser
Presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin made progress on European security at the US-Russia summit in the Finnish capital Helsinki on Friday (21/3), but continued to disagree over NATO enlargement.
US President Bill Clinton and...
Bloomberg
Republican Approval Ratings Hit 5-Year High: Poll
Dec. 9 -- Republicans are enjoying a five-year peak in popularity after their wins in the midterm elections, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll. Bloomberg's Margaret Talev reports on In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)
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USA: TOM DELAY COMMENTS ON TAIWAN'S FUTURE
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A leading U-S Republican lawmaker says the Clinton administration must not allow China to impose a communist future on Taiwan.
Congressman Tom DeLay says the U-S must be ready to use force if needed to defend Taiwan against...
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WRAP Abbas arrives, meets Mubarak ADDS Olmert arrives for Mideast summit
1. Skyline shot of Sharm el-Sheik
2. Wide exterior shot of airport terminal
3. Plane carrying Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taxiing on runway
4. Abbas disembarking plane, greeting officials
5. Cutaway of Palestinian flag on...
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WRAP Obama hails China; warns NKorea, Myanmar; action on climate
1. Zoom in to US President Barack Obama approaching podium, UPSOUND: audience applause
2. Cutaway audience clapping
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"This is where we engage in much of our commerce and buy many of our...
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UPITN 25 2 77 EXILED CHILEAN COMMUNIST LEADER CORVALAN ARRIVES
The exiled Chilean Communist Party leader Luis Corvalan arrives in Rome.
1. ws of the exterior of the airport
2. vs of Corvalan being greeted
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): vs of Corvalan speaking to the press
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): vs of...
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Serbs vote in parliamentary elections; PM comments; Mitrovica; bridge
Pristina, Kosovo
1. Various of grave of Ibrahim Rugova, former president of Kosovo
2. Kosovo prime minister Agim Ceku arriving with Kosovo president Fatmir Sejdiu
3. Sejdiu places flowers on the grave
4. Cutaway of grave
5. Ceku and...
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UK Foreign Sec Hague comment on Gbagbo arrest
1. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini enter briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) William Hague, UK Foreign Secretary:
"Mr Gbagbo has acted against any democratic principles in the way he has...
Bloomberg
Preparing for Market Black Swans in U.S. Election
Oct. 31 -- With a little more than one week to go in the U.S. presidential election, Bloomberg's Jason Kelly and Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Matt Winkler look at the potential surprises for U.S. markets. They speak on "Bloomberg...