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Marchers demand punishment for those who killed archbishop Romero in 1980
San Salvador - 29 October 2009
1. Wide of followers of late Archbishop Oscar Romero marching in San Salvador to ask government to go after his killers
2. Mid of march
3. Wide of people marching
4. Close-up of man playing guitar
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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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EL SALVADOR: FLOODING LEAVES THOUSANDS HOMELESS
Spanish/Nat
Heavy rains in El Salvador have left a whole town virtually under water and made at least 10-thousand people homeless.
Two rivers overflowed in the eastern province of Usulutan destroying crops and killing cattle. One child...
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EL SALVADOR: SAN SALVADOR PLAYS HOST TO LEFTWING CONVENTION
Portu/Span/Nat
Left wingers from 80 Latin American countries are in El Salvador for an annual continent- wide convention.
At the meeting in the capital San Salvador they are trying to portray themselves as social democrats.
The meeting...
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Transport workers, shop owners strike, demand more protection from gangs
1. Soldier on guard with military vehicle at bus stop
2. Wide of street with military and police vehicles
3. Mid of people walking past military vehicle
4. Close of soldier on top of military vehicle mounted with small canon
5. Mid of...
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US State Department on El Salvador elections, journalist killed in Kabul, and ousting of Libyan PM
The US State Department urged restraint in El Salvador on Tuesday, as the final count takes place in the presidential run-off vote.
The razor-close margin led the conservative challenger in El Salvador to announce that his party was on...
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Leftist president promises moderation; Funes statements, analyst
1. President-elect of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes leaving television station and approaching media
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Mauricio Funes, President-elect of El Salvador:
"We have to create a climate of political understanding, and these...
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Central American group discuss effects of US financial crisis
1. Various of meeting of Central American Integration System (SICA) group
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Manuel Zelaya, Honduran President:
"And such a freedom turned in Wall Street into a system of debauchery and this is directly affecting...
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US Secretary of Defence Gates comments on Iraq, El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador - 2 October 2007
1. Various of US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates arriving at the presidential palace
2. President of El Salvador Elias Antonio Saca arriving at news conference
3. Various of Saca and Gates...
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PERU: VILLA EL SALVADOR: PURPLE CHRIST/LORD OF MIRACLES PROCESSION
Spanish/Nat
A Peruvian shantytown has been engulfed by religious fervour and festivities.
Residents of Villa El Salvador took to the streets for the procession of the "Purple Christ" also known as "The Lord of Miracles."
The procession...
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Demonstrations, people leaving country, grenade found at radio station
Tegucigalpa - 1 July 2009
1. Mid of demonstrators gathering in support of ousted president Manuel Zelaya, pan left
2. Mid of poster reading (Spanish) "If Gorileti (derogatory name for Micheletti) says that the people are with him, then...
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EL SALVADOR: QUEEN SOFIA OF SPAIN & AID
Spanish/Nat
Queen Sofia of Spain is continuing her tour of earthquake-stricken El Salvador, visiting injured and offering her condolences to bereaved and homeless.
A large region of El Salvador was devastated by an earthquake on...
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Despite squabbling among allies involved in the air assault in Libya, President Barack Obama said Tuesday from El Salvador that he is confident the U.S. can hand over control of the operation to other nations in a matter of days.
HEADLINE Obama: US will turn over control of Libya effort
CAPTION: Despite squabbling among allies involved in the air assault in Libya, President Barack Obama said Tuesday from El Salvador that he is confident the U.S. can hand over...
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EL SALVADOR: HOSTEL CARING FOR CHILDREN INFECTED WITH AIDS VIRUS
Spanish/Nat
A group of nurses and nuns in El Salvador is working hard to provide a loving home environment to a collection of abandoned children infected with the AIDS virus.
Carers at the "Albergue Jardin de Amor" ("Hostal of the Garden...
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EL SALVADOR: EARTHQUAKE: VACCINATIONS
Spanish/Nat
As the death toll in El Salvador's devastating earthquake topped 600 and continued to climb,authorities shifted their attention from search and rescue operations to coping with the growing number of corpses and possibilities...
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USA: DOLLARISATION OF LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES MEETING
Eng/Spanish/Nat
A U-S Senate committee has met to discuss the proposed dollarization of Latin American countries.
The meeting was attended by economists and analysts from throughout Latin America.
Some U-S senators believe...
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Inmates at country's most dangerous prison celebrate Easter
1. Wide-shot Mariona Jail entrance in San Salvador
2. Wide-shot through wire of prison yard
3. Inmates working on rug
4. Man looks at painting and draws on floor
5. Tilt up man sifting soil
6. Men moistening soil
7. Pan right prison...
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EL SALVADOR: INTIPUCA: TOWNS ECONOMY BOOMS
Spanish/Nat
A small town in southern El Salvador has earned prominence for its unusual economic growth.
Intipuca- also known as the "gringo city" -has prospered during the last decade due to the money its people receive from scores of...
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Colombian, Mexican and Central American leaders on two day summit
1. Various of demonstrations marching to the hotel where the summit takes place
2. Various of demonstrators outside the hotel where the summit takes place
3. Various of authorities and demonstrators outside the hotel where the summit...
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EL SALVADOR: EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH: REBUILDING
Spanish/Nat
As search and rescue efforts by both national and international teams continued in El Salvador, small signs emerged that the country was attempting to return to normal.
While many survivors relied on food dropped from...
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SYND 15/5/80 DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE US EMBASSY IN SAN SALVADOR
Anti communist demonstration outside the US embassy in San Salvador
1. cu stars and stripes flag on US Embassy
2. various shots traditional accordion band, SOUND UP: Playing
3. ms US soldier on Embassy room
4. ms group of women, UP...
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El Salvador fisherman comments before leaving for long journey home
A fisherman from El Salvador, who said he survived at least 13 months at sea in an open boat before making it across the Pacific Ocean to the Marshall Islands, was finally on his way home on Monday.
Jose Salvador Alvarenga was bid...
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EL SALVADOR: "BLACK SHADOW" ORGANIZATION: 16 MEMBERS ARRESTED
Spanish/Nat
A death squad in Salvador, accused of killing at least 20 people has threatened a bloodbath because of a government crackdown.
In the first apparent prosecution of a killing squad in Salvadoran history, 16 members of the...
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Financial crisis, world economy dominate Iberoamerican summit
1. Various of photo opportunity with Iberoamerican leaders attending summit
AP Television
2. Wide of XVIII Iberoamerican Summit venue
3. Medium of banner outside venue
4. Flags of participating countries
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Evo...