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Cuban Exiles React To New Cuba President
At the epicenter of Cuba politics on the streets of Miami in little Havana outside Café Versailles, Cuban exiles shout from loudspeakers and rip up signs in protest of the communist country from which they hail.
"They want...
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Cuba assembly continues debate on new constitution
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Cuba assembly continues debate on new constitution
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Cuban diplomat says US embargo is akin to genocide
1. Wide of exterior of Cuban Interest Section in Washington DC
2. Wide of interview with Cuban top diplomat, Jorge Bolanos, in the US
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jorge Bolanos, Top Cuban Diplomat in the US:
"(the blockade acts) by putting...
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Cuban dissidents mark International Human Rights Day
1. Pan of exterior of US residence in Havana
2. Zoom out dissidents arriving at residence
3. Various of dissidents listening to US Chief of Section James Cason
4. Dissident Oswaldo Paya and wife
5. Dissidents (left to right) Rene Gomez...
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FRANCE: PARIS: CUBAN PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO VISIT
French/Span/Nat
Savouring his first trip to Paris, Fidel Castro admired the Mona Lisa and Napoleon's tomb today (Tuesday).
But the warm official welcome for the Cuban leader drew criticism, and one presidential candidate called it a...
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Living on ration card isn't easy, but Cubans use ingenuity to feed families
1. Morro Castle in background with boats in Havana Harbour in the foreground
2. Street scene with pedestrians and traffic
3. Set up of AP Bureau Chief in Havana, Anita Snow entering her dining room with bag of groceries
4. Mid of Snow...
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Fidel Castro says US President Barack Obama "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's remarks regarding the United States and bristled at the suggestion that Cuba would give in to U-S demands.
HEADLINE: Castro lashes back at President Obama
CAPTION: Fidel Castro says US President Barack Obama "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's remarks regarding the United States and bristled at the suggestion that Cuba would give in to U-S...
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Chile - Ibero-American summit
A summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal that opened in Chile on Saturday (10/11) is expected to condemn the US's Helms-Burton Act, which tightens economic sanctions on Cuba.
Cuban President Fidel Castro is one of 23...
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Italy - Protestors interrupt Fidel Castro presser
Cuban President Fidel Castro said in Rome on Sunday (17/11) that he hoped the World Food Summit's condemnation of the use of food as a weapon would help lead to a lifting of the US embargo against Cuba.
The closing press conference of...
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France - Castro Meets Mitterrand & UNESCO Speech
Fidel Castro of Cuba met President Francois Mitterrand in Paris
on Monday (13/3) It was the first time the Cuban president, one of the
world's last communist leaders, has been a guest of a major
Western power. Officially, Castro's...
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Chinese people living in Cuba react to the plane situation
April 9
1. Mid shot of Chinatown and people walking
2. Restaurant signs written in Chinese
3. Wide of Chinatown entrance
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Leandro Chu, 70, Cuban of Chinese descent
"Well, I suppose they should do it (apologise) as...
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Classic cars from as far back as the 1930's join in annual rally
Car enthusiasts from Cuba and around the world met in Havana on Sunday for a classic car rally.
Over 70 vehicles dating back to the 1930s, '40s, '50s and '60s gathered to celebrate the 9th Annual Havana Rally organised by the local Cuban...
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Officials comment on Fidel Castro's health
1. Wide of Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, or ALBA, meeting
2. Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage (screen left) and Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque at table
3. Cutaway of media
4. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas...
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CUBA: OPPONENTS OF CASTRO'S GOVERNMENT HOLD PROTEST
Spanish/Nat
Opponents of Fidel Castro's government held a peaceful protest in Havana on Sunday after a similar protest attempt ended in violence last month.
Although scores of plainclothes police officers watched from the sidelines, no...
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CUBA: CLERGY HOLDS TALKS WITH FIDEL CASTRO
Spanish/Eng/Nat
A high-ranking member of the U-S clergy has held talks with Cuban president Fidel Castro to discuss relations between the U-S and Cuba.
The Roman Catholic Cardinal of Boston, Bernard Law, told foreign correspondents that...
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40th anniversary of missile crisis
October 12 - Havana
1. Cuban Missile Crisis conference talks in progress
2. Various of Fidel Castro meeting and shaking hands directly with Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defence during Kennedy administration
October 13 - Los...
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US congressmen meet dissident Oswaldo Paya
1. Exterior home of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya
2. Interior - meeting between Paya and US Congressmen Jim Davis and Jim Kolbe
3. Close up Paya
4. Zoom out Varela Project signatures
5. Pan meeting table
6. Close up signatures
7....
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CUBA: 2 DAY SUMMIT - CASTRO GREETS WORLD LEADERS
Spanish/Eng/Nat
Cuban President Fidel Castro has greeted leaders of the world's developing countries at the official opening of the two day South Summit being held in Havana.
In its first meeting in more than three decades, over 40 heads...
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CUBA: CUBAN BOY CUSTODY BATTLE LATEST
Spanish/Nat
Cuba has lodged a formal protest following a televised interview with six year old Elian Gonzalez who is at the centre of a highly politicised family tug of love.
Elian was filmed at home by the ABC network - as the dispute...
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Italy - Castro and Dini meet for talks
After talks with Fidel Castro in Rome on Monday (18/11), Italian foreign
minister Lamberto Dini said the Cuban president had remained "open to dialogue" despite defending his country non-democratic system. The Italian foreign minister...
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The Cuban government opened its car market on Friday by eliminating a special permit that strictly limited the number of people allowed to buy vehicles from the state.
++Please note: all prices are in CUC (Cuban Convertible Pesos) which are roughly equivalent to US Dollars++
The Cuban government opened its car market on Friday by eliminating a special permit that strictly limited the number of people...
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Interview with new top diplomat
1. Wide Michael Parmly with Associated Press reporter at U.S. residence in Havana.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Parmly, U.S. Section Chief in Havana:
"I have profound faith that the Cuban people will bring about the change that they...
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BRAZIL: RIO: CIMEIRA SUMMIT: CASTRO SPEAKS
Spanish/Nat
Cuban President Fidel Castro has spoken of his concern for the health of his friend, the Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Garcia Marquez, who won the prestigious prize in 1982, has been hospitalised in...