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NICARAGUA: POPOYUAPA: PILGRIMS VISIT TOWN IN SEARCH OF A MIRACLE
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of Christian pilgrims travelled to the small Nicaraguan town of Popoyuapa this week in search of a miracle.
Their faith brought them hundreds of miles to the town to pray before a statue of Jesus Christ.
Their...
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NICARAGUA: CLEAN-UP AFTER HURRICANE MITCH
Spanish/Nat
The clean up operation continues in Nicaragua, two weeks after Hurricane Mitch devastated the country.
On Friday the Nicaraguan section of the PanAmerican Highway- the main motorway linking the North of the continent to the...
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NICARAGUA: ANNIVERSARY OF SANDINISTA REVOLUTION CELEBRATED
Managua, Nicaragua - 19 July 19981. Wide shot of cathedral2. Various of crowds with flags3. Pull out from Arnoldo Aleman face to crowd4. Various of crowds with flags5. Medium shot off Daniel Ortega rising his hand6. Pan across crowd 7....
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NICARAGUA: NATION IN GRIP OF WORST FOREST FIRES FOR 70 YEARS
Spanish/Nat
Nicaragua's Health Ministry has asked the government to declare a state of emergency because of a thick layer of smoke covering the country.
The Central American nation is in the grip of the worst fires seen in the region for...
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WRAP A look ahead to upcoming elections; reax in Guazapa
San Salvador - 14 March 2009
1. Street of San Salvador, electoral sign on top of building
2. Wide of street, newspapers stall
3. Pan from one newspaper headline reading (Spanish) "Everyone to vote," to another newspaper headline...
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NICARAGUA: COUNTRY APPEARS DIVIDED ON EVE OF ELECTIONS
Spanish/Nat
On the eve of Sunday's presidential elections in Nicaragua, the country looks as divided as it's ever been.
The conservative and left-wing rivals for the top job have depicted the vote as a choice between the war-torn...
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Venezuelan President's tour reaches Nicaragua
1. Various of Venezuelan presidential plane landing
2. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez descending from plane
3. Chavez greeting Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega and wife
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan President:...
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Nicaragua's coast declared disaster area
Managua, Recent
1. Police rescuing family at Chavez neighborhood
2. Residents looking for refuge
3. Women and children at refuge
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jose Rizo, Nicaraguan Vice President:
''This disaster state opens the possibility...
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Banana workers protest at US embassy over '70s pesticide exposure
1. Farm workers marching towards capital city.
2. Farm workers' march arriving in Managua.
3. Grounds of the US Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.
4. Military guarding diplomatic grounds.
5. Farm workers carrying casket with sign on it...
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Ortega wins presidential election, victory rally and speech
1. Zoom in of FLSN (Sandinista National Liberation Front) party members celebrating, waving flags and letting off fire works
2. Various of supporters chanting and waving flags
3. Pan from flag to fire works in the sky
4. Various of...
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WRAP Latam leaders meet; ADDS Chavez apparently chewing coca leaves
1. Wide of ALBA summit
2. Medium of Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President
3. Evo Morales, Bolivian President, walking over to Chavez and passing him a handful of coca leaves
4. Various of Chavez handling the leaves
5. Chavez showing leaves...
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1"VT+BVU Dr Julio Sanguinetti - and his swearing in ceremony at
Montevideo's...
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SYND 11 7 79 QUEUES AT UNITED STATES EMBASSY FOR VISAS
People queuing outside the American Embassy in Managua to try to get visas for the United States.
1. ms people queuing outside us embassy
2. ms American flag
3. vs people queuing
4. ms guard outside
5. vs people queuing
6. ms sale of...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DETERMINED TO SEEK OFFICE
Spanish/Nat
Days after escaping unharmed from an assassination attempt, Nicaraguan presidential candidate Arnoldo Aleman has said he is now more determined than ever to seek office.
In his first interview since the shooting, he called...
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NICARAGUA: THOUSANDS OF PEASANTS MIGRATING ILLEGALLY TO COSTA RICA
Spanish/Nat
Thousands of peasants are migrating illegally from Nicaragua into Costa Rica every month in search of jobs and better opportunities.
They undertake dangerous and sometimes fatal journeys as they escape a country suffering...
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NICARAGUA: DOCTORS STRIKE CAUSES CHAOS FOR HEALTH SERVICE
Spanish/Nat
A five day doctor's strike has caused chaos to Nicaragua's health service.
The medics are demanding a one-thousand percent increase in their salaries, to bring them up to the same level of pay as government...
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Taiwanese president visits, comments on Honduras situation
1. Various of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou giving interview
2. Mid of Nicaraguan and Taiwanese flags
3. Mid of Taiwanese delegation
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan:
"We have made it very clear, a while ago,...
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Interior minister on Ortega, political crisis
1. Wide shot of press conference
2. Mid shot of ministers
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Salvador Stadchagen, Nicaragua Ambassador to the United States:
"This is a coup d'etat in slow motion. It is a coup d'etat that is happening in different...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: TRADITIONAL HOLY WEEK PROCESSION
Natural Sound
It's Good Friday and Nicaragua - a country that is 80 per cent Catholic - is commemorating Jesus Christ's crucifixion with unabandoned passion.
This year residents of the capital, Managua, have rescued some of the...
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Profile of presidential candidate Daniel Ortega
Managua
1. Nicaraguan flag waving
2. Panoramic view of Managua
3. Daniel Ortega's Political campaign billboard
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Daniel Ortega, Presidential Candidate National Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN)
"We are going...
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SYND 11 6 79 TROOPS FORCE CIVILIANS TO DISMANTLE BARRICADES
Nicaraguan civilians are forced to destroy the Sandinista barricades in Managua, under the army's supervision.
1. vs civilians dismantling barrcades under the army's supervision
2. wx stones roughly laid back in road surface
Film: Rev -...
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Ahmedinejad farewells Nicaraguan President Ortega
1. Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega (in white shirt) and Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, walking into meeting room
2. Cutaway of cameraman
3. Ortega and Ahmadinejad talking seats
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Daniel Ortega,...
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Women protesting nationwide ban on abortions
1. Various of pro-abortion protestors holding candles outside Metropolitan Cathedral
2. Close of candle in plastic cup
3. Wide of female protestors holding candles
4. Protesters holding a banner reading: (Spanish) "Our Catholic church...
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Suspects who posed as journalists and tried to smuggle millions in cash appear in court
A judge in Nicaragua on Saturday ordered 18 Mexicans allegedly caught posing as journalists to remain in jail as a preventive measure.
The group is accused of posing as reporters for Mexican television network Televisa and of intending...