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NICARAGUA: NATIONAL STRIKE OVER GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC POLICY BEGINS
Spanish/Nat
A national strike called by the opposition Sandinista party began Monday in Nicaragua to protest against the government's economic policy.
Protesters blocked highways around Nicaragua and set up barricades on some streets ...
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GS CAS NICARAGUA reprise. Sandinistas celebrate 25th anniversary
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1"VT+BVU American airman, Eugene Hasenfus, who was captured when his
plane,...
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QUOTE REF NICARAGUA: The US House of Representatives votes against
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8.2.88 Contra rebels of Nicaragua. Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega and...
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CLEAN : Pastor jailed for 30 years over Nicaragua exorcism death
A pastor and several followers were sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in prison for a fatal exorcism in a remote part of Nicaragua in which a woman was thrown naked onto a fire
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8906A RR 8906A - VARIOUS: REFUGEES3.2.89 (dur 7 mins 8 secs / eng.sot 1 min 30 sec)RR STORY Traditionally, the United States has provided a haven for those escaping from political...
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CLEAN : Nicaraguense Sergio Ramirez gana Premio Cervantes
El escritor nicaraguense Sergio Ramirez fue galardonado el jueves con el premio de literatura Miguel de Cervantes 2017 el mas prestigioso de las letras hispanas por convertir la vida cotidiana en una obra de arte anuncio el ministro...
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CLEAN : Pets blessed in Nicaragua
Pets are blessed during a mass for Saint Lazarus in a church in Nicaragua according to a tradition in which believers ask the patron saint for the health of their dogs
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VOICED : Mas de 10 millones de peregrinos homenajean a la Virgen de Guadalupe en Mexico
Unas 10,6 millones de personas la poblacion de Nicaragua y Panama juntas peregrinaron el jueves hasta la mitica Basilica de la Virgen de Guadalupe en Ciudad de Mexico cuyo culto es un fenomeno sociocultural que rebasa lo religioso...
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Hurricane Iota Makes Landfall In Nicaragua
It's the second hurricane to hit Central America in two weeks.
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CLEAN : Travelling painter arrives in Nicaragua on his mission to 'change the world'
With no instruments other than his fingers, paint, a piece of glass and imagination, Venezuelan painter Manuel Gallardo, known as Tote, is visiting Nicaragua as part of his mission to "change the indifference of the world" through his...
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CLEAN : SHORT PROFILE: Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua
Short profile of Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Sacred art jewellery by Italian artist Valadier discovered in Nicaraguan cathedral
Several pieces of sacred art by the renowned Italian goldsmith Luigi Valadier (1726-1785) that were thought to have been lost in Mexico were found in the Cathedral of León, Nicaragua (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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GUATEMALA: US PRESIDENT CLINTON VISIT
Eng/Spanish/Nat
Central America must now await the results of U-S President Bill Clinton's most recent tour which ended Thursday with a presidential summit in Guatemala.
Clinton's pledge to lift trade barriers and improve the plight of...
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VOICED : Cannes cae rendido a los pies de "Elvis"
El Festival de Cannes puso su mejor alfombra roja el miércoles para recibir a "Elvis", película de Baz Luhrmann sobre el rey del rock, mientras la francesa Claire Denis presentaba "Stars at noon", ambientada en Nicaragua, a concurso para...
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USA: US MEDIA ACCUSED OF COVER UP ON CIA DRUG OPERATIONS IN NICARAGUA
English/Nat
A media watchdog group has accused the American media of down-playing allegations that CIA-backed Contras in Nicaragua encouraged drug trafficking in American cities.
At a news conference in Washington DC Monday, members of...
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NICARAGUA: BOGUS PARTIES HUNT FOR VOTES TO GET STATE SUBSIDY
Spanish/Nat
With more than 40 parties registered for Nicaragua's upcoming elections, there are suspicions that people are starting bogus parties to qualify for state funding.
The government offers a subsidy to all political parties or...
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NICARAGUA: SANDINISTAS MOVEMENT
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan electoral officials have confirmed the opposition Sandinista movement won several key seats in local elections earlier this month.
The official results emerged as tense Sandinista supporters demonstrated on Monday...
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Bolanos of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party inagurated.
1. Wide shot of Nicaragua's national baseball diamond where celebration took place
2. Prince Felipe of Spain arriving
3. President Mireya Moscoso of Panama arriving
4. President Miguel Angel Rodriguez of Costa Rica
5. President of...
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Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon speech
1. Wide shot of assembly
2. Cuban National Assembly Ricardo Alarcon walking to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ricardo Alarcon, Cuban National Assembly President:
"What is worse, they seek to impose alleged reforms in the UN which only...
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USA: CENTRAL AMERICA RECIEVES BOOST FROM U.S
Eng/Spanish/Nat
President Bill Clinton pledged more financial relief to Central American leaders on Friday after meeting with Central American heads of state.
The combined aid packages in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch could reach...
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Chavez shrugs off Colombia's protest over rebels, says Bush no 1 "terrorist"
Managua, Nicaragua
1. Wide of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Nicolas Maduro
2. Cutaway of audience
3. Banner of Chavez and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
4. Audience in front of banner
5....
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NICARAGUA: EARTHQUAKE
Spanish/Nat
An earthquake violently shook poor villages east of Nicaragua's capital, killing at least two children and injuring at least 31 people.
The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9, struck on Thursday afternoon and was...
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Defence Ministers from North and South American countries meet
1. Wide of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence:
"We have met together on a number of occasions now, the ministers of defence in Central America, and a meeting with the minister of the United...
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Nicaragua, El Salvador, Grenada
US ships at sea
Jet flying
Jet landing on aircraft carrier
Soldiers training
Contras in jungle
(Var) Sandinista soldiers
Funeral of man killed by
(Var) US-backed government troops
Soldier stepping over dead men
Soldiers being...