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NICARAGUA: SECURITY STEPPED UP AS ELECTIONS APPROACH
Spanish/Nat
Security has been stepped up in Nicaragua in the run up to Sunday's elections.
Specially-trained soldiers have been dispatched to the north of the country, to ensure gangs of former "contra" rebels don't boycott the...
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Bolivian president, addresses Indigenous Peoples assembly
1. Indigenous musician playing drums and Chirimia (Mayan musical Instrument)
2. Mayan ceremony being performed
3. Close up of Bolivian President Evo Morales smiling
4. Morales shaking hands with Presidents from Honduras and Nicaragua
5....
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Rising food prices compete with the need to grow biofuels
Miraflor - 1 May, 2008
1. Wide shot of oxen in field
2. Various of Benito Blanco on his land
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jose Benito Blanco, Potato Farmer:
"I think that it's wrong to use food sources for the production of bio-fuels,...
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Nicaragua, Philippines, Korea, Japan, China
City cars and people
Nicaraguans voting
Nicaraguans main square
Soldiers on beach
Corinto docks
Military tanks
Mayon volcano erupting
'Marcos Resign' banner
Philippinos voting
Marcos and Aquino
Marcos walking through crowd
2 Koreas meet...
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VOICED : Nicaragua demanda Colombia ante CIJ
VOICED : Nicaragua demanda Colombia ante CIJ
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RR8124B CUBA THE ANGRY EXILES
Background to Story: One year ago Fidel Castro released or expelled 125,000 Cubans, including criminals and other social undesirables. Most have tried to integrate into the huge Cuban exile population in Miami, Florida. Many have...
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CLEAN : Nicaragua celebrates Mother's day with flowers
Nicaragua celebrates Mother's day honouring present day mothers but also those who have passed away by offering them flowers
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CLEAN : Church pastor accused of burning woman at stake in Nicaragua
An evangelical pastor faces trial after allegedly murdering Vilma Trujillo Garcia by burning her at the stake after accusing her of being possessed by a demon
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CLEAN : China says Nicaragua recognition 'not bargaining chips'
Beijing says Nicaragua's diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China is a result of "political policymaking, not bargaining chips", asserting that no economic ties was attached in the diplomatic allegiance (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Parlamento de Nicaragua ilegaliza Academia de la Lengua y decenas de organizaciones más
El parlamento de Nicaragua canceló el martes la personalidad jurídica de la Academia Nicaragüense de la Lengua, tras 94 años de existencia, acusada por el gobierno de Daniel Ortega de no registrarse como un agente extranjero (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Storm Eta leaves destruction, dead and missing in Central America
Hurricane Eta tears through Central America, leaving death and destruction in its wake since it first rocked Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Nicaragua outlaws more NGOs critical of Ortega's government
Nicaragua's parliament, controlled by President Daniel Ortega's party, outlaws 25 NGOs critical of his administration, including one that documented the repression of protests in 2018, and a foundation of writer Sergio Ramirez, winner of...
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VOICED : Ilegalizan en Nicaragua varias ONG críticas con el gobierno de Ortega
El Parlamento de Nicaragua, controlado por el oficialismo, ilegalizó el jueves a 25 ONG, varias de ellas críticas del gobierno de Daniel Ortega, aunque también a una organización humanitaria que realiza cirugías gratuitas a niños con el...
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CLEAN : Nicaraguans in exile in Costa Rica protest Ortega inauguration
Nicaraguans in exile in Costa Rica take part in a demonstration in front of the Nicaraguan embassy in San Jose against the inauguration of President Daniel Ortega (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Nicaragua parliament that backs Ortega's fourth term, takes office
Nicaragua's new parliament, which promises to support President Daniel Ortega's fourth consecutive term, takes office in Managua (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : ALBA summit calls for food and medical self-sufficiency for its 10 countries
Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro says ALBA will be at the "forefront of revolutionary changes" during a speech at the closing ceremony of the 20th ALBA-TCP summit that focused on a post-pandemic plan for seeking food and medical...
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HONDURAS: HURRICANE MITCH : BRIDGE REPAIRS REQUIRED
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In Honduras reconstruction work is still continuing after Hurricane Mitch destroyed much of the country at the tail end of last year.
Top of the list is rebuilding the bridges which were ripped apart by torrential rains,...
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NICARAGUA : CHRONIC DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC
Spanish/Nat
Nicaragua, like the rest of Central America, is suffering one of the worst dengue fever epidemics in recent history.
The epidemic is stretching the underfunded health systems in the region, especially that of Nicaragua, the...
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CLEAN : FIFA president sees potential to develop football in Nicaragua
FIFA President, the Italian-Swiss Gianni Infantino, visits Managua for the first time, as part of a tour of Central America, and promises investment in football (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Venezuela funding to LatAm challenges US spending
Quito, Ecuador - 9 August, 2007
1. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shaking hands with Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa
Trinidad, Bolivia - 10 March, 2007
2. Wide of airport with flags in the foreground
3. Chavez getting off aeroplane...
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NICARAGUA: WOMEN FIGHTING A SUCCESSFUL BATTLE FOR EQUALITY
Managua, Nicaragua shot recently1. Two shots of women making tortillas 2. Woman picking tomatoes at market3. Wide shot of palace guard at ceremony4. Close up soldier5. President Chamorro greeting Brazilian ambassador 6. Wide shot...
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Summit of Central American Presidents
1. Mid of Guatemala President, Alvaro Colom greeting El Salvador President, Elias Antonio Saca
2. Mid of Alvaro Colom, pull out to wide of Saca
3. Cutaway of Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, arriving at El Salvador Presidential...
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USA: AID PACKAGE ANNOUNCED FOR HURRICANE MITCH VICTIMS (2)
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President Bill Clinton has ordered a considerable aid package to victims of Hurricane Mitch.
The White House announced 30 (m) million dollars in Defence Department equipment and services and 36 (m) million dollars in food,...
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NICARAGUA: CAMPAIGNS END FOR GENERAL AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (2)
Spanish/Nat
The two main Nicaraguan candidates for the presidency of their impoverished country closed their campaigns Wednesday.
Liberal candidate Arnoldo Aleman and the leftist Sandinista candidate Daniel Ortega are...