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Leftist ALBA group holds summit in Havana
A leftist trade and political alliance gathered in Havana on Saturday, denouncing U.S. policy in Latin America and calling for greater regional unity in confronting economic challenges amid a conservative resurgence in the region.
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VOICED : Nicaragua culmina rescate en derrumbe de mina tras extraer dos cuerpos
El gobierno dio por terminadas las operaciones de rescate en el derrumbe de una mina artesanal en el sur de Nicaragua, tras localizar dos cadáveres de mineros y considerar que no hay más víctimas, informó una fuente oficial (Footage by...
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CLEAN : FILE: Nicaraguan opposition election candidates in prison
Images of Nicaraguan opposition candidates who have been imprisoned (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Ortega quiere "acallar" a la Iglesia en Nicaragua, dice obispo que protesta con ayuno
El obispo católico nicaragüense Rolando Álvarez, quien inició un "ayuno indefinido" en protesta por un "asedio policial" en su contra, denunció el viernes que el gobierno de Daniel Ortega pretende "acallar la voz de la Iglesia" contra...
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CLEAN : PROFILE: Nicaraguan opposition politician Cristiana Chamorro
Nicaragua's main opposition figure and would-be presidential challenger to Daniel Ortega, Cristiana Chamorro, was found guilty of money laundering and mismanagement in a closed-door trial, her niece Olama Hurtado told AFP (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Inauguration ceremony for 4th term of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega attends his inauguration ceremony in the capital, Managua, after he was sworn in for a fourth straight term as the EU and US tightened sanctions over impugned elections held in November with all his...
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CLEAN : Iran nuclear talks in 'stalemate': EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell
Negotiations to bring Iran and the US back into the nuclear deal curbing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for lifting sanctions are in "stalemate", EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says, in an interview with AFP (Footage by...
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VOICED : Católicos nicaragüenses celebran a su santo, pese a vigilancia policial
Cientos de devotos nicaragüenses celebraron con júbilo a San Miguel Arcángel dentro del atrio de una iglesia de la ciudad de Masaya, luego que la policía les prohibió salir con la imagen en procesión (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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NICARAGUA: OPERATION SMILE TO HELP CHILDREN WITH FACIAL DEFORMITIES
Spanish/Eng/Nat
A US humanitarian organisation is to provide free reconstructive surgery to Nicaraguan children with facial deformities.
120 children will benefit from 'Operation Smile' during which the teams will also train local...
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Nicaragua turns to alternative energy to stop dependancy on oil imports
Windmills designed to generate power for future generations.
Nicaragua needs to turn to alternative energy.
The country has successfully put an end to rolling blackouts that frequently left the country without power for hours, but the...
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NICARAGUA: HEALTH AUTHORITIES FIGHT MYSTERY EPIDEMIC
Nicaraguan authorities continue to fight the mystery disease which has hit the country in recent weeks.
Teams of international specialists have arrived and identified the illness which has claimed at least 16 lives.
In a remote region of...
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NICARAGUA: HURRICANE MITCH CAUSES DEVASTATION
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Hurricane Mitch has worn itself out by pounding the coast of Honduras - and it's now just a tropical storm.
But on shore, the floodwaters are continuing to rise, after the storm dumped 25 inches of rain on the Central...
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15th anniversary at the end of El Salvador's civil war
San Salvador - 16 January 2007
1. Mid of Mexican president Felipe Calderon and Salvadoran president Tony Saca entering auditorium
2. Wide of Calderon and Saca at press conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Tony Saca, Salvadoran President:
"I...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT VIOLETA CHAMORRO CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
1.Various of Nicaraguan congress.
2.SOUNDBITE: Carlos Fernando Chamorro
3.Managuans at a local market.
4.SOUNDBITE: Carlos Fernando Chamorro
5.Nicaraguan family traveling on a horse drawn cart.
6.SOUNDBITE: Carlos Fernando...
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NICARAGUA: UN TEAM ARRIVE TO DESTROY LANDMINES
El Guasaule, Border with Honduras, June 8 1. Zoom out from sign reading "Puente Guasaule" to people waiting to cross2. Wide of truck driving over bridge, pan to bed of river with mine experts working3. Various of mine experts team...
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Central American leaders meet to discuss integration
1. Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco arriving at meetings
2. President of El Salvador, Francisco Flores, arriving
3. President of Nicaragua, Enrique BolaInos, arriving
4. President of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, arriving
5. Mid shot...
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Operation Walk in Nicaragua
1. Maria Tellez stepping out of her door in alley in shantytown where she lives
2. Close up Tellez walking with a bad limp
3. Various of Tellez cooking for her family
4. Tellez serving lunch to her family
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Maria...
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GRAPHIC VIDEO Authorities find bodies of hurricane victims; aid
1. Close of Nicaraguan Air Force helicopter taking off
2. United States helicopter arriving at Puerto Cabezas airport
3. Nicaraguan Air Force helicopter arriving after taking part in a rescue
4. Rescued old woman being lifted from...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: RIOT POLICE GUARD VOTE-COUNTING CENTRE
Spanish/Nat
Riot police guarded the vote-counting centre in the Nicaraguan capital Friday after the leftist Sandinista party demanded the results of last month's presidential vote and other elections in Managua be nullified.
The demand...
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Chavez told to "shut up" as summit ends, Chavez, Morales at alt summit
1. Wide of Ibero-American summit plenary session
2. Close-up Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaking (no sound, his microphone is off)
3. Wide of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at table, King of Spain Juan Carlos...
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: FAMILIES ARE FORCED TO SCAVENGE TO SURVIVE
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Nicaragua's harsh economic reality has forced hundreds of families to scavenge for a living.
Their situation is so desperate that many people are now competing against stray dogs and birds of prey to find food for their...
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STORY: Nicaraguan society still bears many signs of
behaviours associated with traditional concepts of
"machismo": domestic violence, broken homes and abandoned
mothers and children....
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Hurricane Felix has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, as it bears down on the border area between Honduras and Nicaragua.
HEADLINE: Felix bears down on Central America
CAPTION: Hurricane Felix has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, as it bears down on the border area between Honduras and Nicaragua. (Sept. 4)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
This is the calm...
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NICARAGUA: LAS CASITAS VOLCANO ERUPTION AFTERMATH
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Four months after the worst natural disaster in modern history hit Central America, U-S president, Bill Clinton will visit Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador on what is intended to be a goodwill tour.
The...