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NICARAGUA: DANIEL ORTEGA BOYCOTTS TALKS TO REMEDY CIVIL UNREST
Spanish/Nat
Talks on Monday to remedy the growing civil unrest in Nicaragua have been boycotted by President Arnoldo Aleman's key opponent, Daniel Ortega, general secretary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (F-S-L-N).
Ortega,...
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SYND 7 6 79 SANDINISTA GUERRILLA FIRING AT GOVERMENT PLANE AT LEON
In the fighting in Leon, Nicaragua, rebels fired on a governemnt plane which was firing on them, while a Nun pleased for refugees caught in the crossfire.
1. ws town of Leon
2. ls planes flying over town
3. ms people looking up at...
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Celebration to mark saint''s day in Managua
31 July 2011
1. Various of catholic mass at Santo Domingo Church
2. Various of catholics carrying Santo Domingo statue (inside an urn)
3. Various of people dancing and shouting inside church
4. Various of people dancing and drinking...
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LATIN AMERICA: PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR POPE'S VISIT: 1ST UPDATE
Spanish/Nat
Faithful Catholics in Central and Latin America are putting the final touches to preparations for Pope John Paul the Second's visit.
The Pope will spend eight days in the region, with stops in Guatemala, Nicaragua, El ...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: ELEVEN KILLED BY CAR AT POLITICAL RALLY
Spanish/Nat
Three people were killed and 11 others were injured when a woman drove her car into a group of people at a political rally in Nicaragua.
The people were Sandinista supporters celebrating the 17th anniversary of the ...
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NICARAGUA: SANDINISTA LEADER DANIEL ORTEGA ATTACKS GOVERNMENT
Spanish/Nat
Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega has accused Nicaragua's current government of sharing traits with the dictatorship his socialist government deposed.
Daniel Ortega chose the eighteenth anniversary of the Sandinista revolution...
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NICARAGUA/HONDURAS: HILLARY CLINTON/JACQUES CHIRAC VISITS
English/Nat
U-S First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has touched down in Nicaragua on the next leg of a tour of Central American countries damaged by Hurricane Mitch.
She was joined in the capital Managua by French President Jacques...
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NICARAGUA: STUDENTS CLASH WITH ARMED POLICE
Natural Sound
There have been violent clashes between armed police and student protesters in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua.
Army troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets as students set up road blocks throughout the city.
The students...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: 7TH ANNUAL BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE
Spanish/Nat
The Seventh Annual Ben Hur Chariot Race took place in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Sunday.
The race, which is styled after the 1959 movie depicting the plight of slaves during the Roman Empire, attracts thousands of...
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4:3 EU report says Nicaragua vote lacked transparency
Managua, 22 February 2012
1. Wide of news conference by team of European Union observers to the Nicaraguan elections
2. Various of journalists and diplomats
3. Side view of Luis Yanez, Spanish Socialist MEP, at news conference
4....
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NICARAGUA:MANAGUA:CALLS TO RETURN PROPERTY TAKEN BY SANDINISTAS
Spanish/Nat
The Mayor of Managua, Arnoldo Aleman, is spearheading a campaign to return property seized from U-S citizens and Nicaraguans by the Sandinistas.
The U-S government has threatened to stop the flow of financial aid into...
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EL SALVADOR: AIRLINER CRASHES INTO SIDE OF VOLCANO
Natural Sound
All 65 people aboard a Guatemalan airliner are now known to have died when it slammed into a volcano in El Salvador.
The plane, which was on a flight from Miami to San Salvador, struck Chichontepec volcano.
The dead...
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YUGOSLAVIA: BELGRADE: GOVERNMENT/COALITION PRESS BRIEFING
Serbo-Croat/Nat
Yugoslav officials reiterated on Thursday that their troops were withdrawing from Kosovo.
They also commented on the current situation in Russia, following President Boris Yeltsin's sacking of his latest prime...
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NICARAGUA: REBEL EDEN PASTORA ENTERS 33RD DAY ON HUNGER STRIKE
Spanish/Nat
Legendary Sandinista rebel Eden Pastora is in his 33rd day on hunger strike and says he is prepared to die unless he is given Nicaraguan nationality.
Pastora became a Costa Rican citizen after he fled Nicaragua for political...
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Leaders give presser at regional summit
1. Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos arriving
2. Nicaragua Secretary of State, Norman Caldera , and Guatemala President, Oscar Berger talking
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Oscar Berger, President of Guatemala:
"I believe like others that...
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Fmr US president Jimmy Carter will be observer at Sunday's elex
1. Introduction of former US President, Jimmy Carter, at news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States:
"We are very pleased at the much improved plans for this election, the technical plans...
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Protesters clash with police, Zelaya meets US envoy, presser
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1. Various of supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya running away from anti-riot police sent to disperse the demonstration ++CLIENTS NOTE CONTAINS JUMP CUTS++
2. Zoom in on protesters throwing stones at police...
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NICARAGUA: LEAD-UP TO NATIONAL ELECTIONS CONTINUES
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguans go to the polls in national elections Sunday, with a reformed Sandinista party taking centre stage.
Their leader, President Daniel Ortega, is once again a contender for office.
Recent polls indicate a...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT ALEMAN MARKS 100 DAYS IN POWER
Spanish/Nat
Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman is marking 100 days in power in the wake of a week of paralysing protests against his economic policies.
The demonstrations are estimated to have cost the nation's economy as much as 20 ...
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Preparations as tropical storm is upgraded to hurricane
1. Man walking in the rain with umbrella
2. Rain falling on property
3. Young man watching rain fall
4. Various of water running into a drain
5. Man cycling in the rain
6. Various of cars in the rain
7. Various of people walking in...
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NICARAGUA: ANTONIO LACAYO TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Spanish/Nat
The nomination of a relative of Nicaragua's leader as presidential candidate has sparked political controversy in the Central America country.
Antonio Lacayo- son-in-law of President Violeta Chamorro - will represent the...
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CUBA: HAVANA: IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT - DELEGATES ARRIVE
Spanish/Nat
European and Latin American heads of state have begun arriving in Havana amid heavy security ahead of Monday's Ibero-American summit.
The summit is expected to boost Cuba's charismatic leader, Fidel Castro's international...
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WRAP Zelaya talks to reporters, border opens for trucks, body, clashes
Ocotal, Nicaragua - July 26, 2009
1. Crowd surrounding ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manuel Zelaya, Ousted President of Honduras:
"What are some president's saying? With all due respect to them,...
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Indigenous leader arrives after being granted political asylum
1. Plane in which the Peruvian indigenous leader, Alberto Pizango, arrived to Nicaragua's "Augusto Cesar Sandino" international airport
2. Various of Pizango exiting the plane
3. Cutaway Cameraman
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Alberto Pizango,...