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President apologises for ignoring public in rush to agree to US beef deal
1. Wide of South Korea President Lee Myung-bak walking into news conference
2. Various cutaways of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Lee Myung-bak, South Korea's President:
"Even if it was a national issue that needed to be resolved...
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GUATEMALA: US PRESIDENT CLINTON VISIT
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Central America must now await the results of U-S President Bill Clinton's most recent tour which ended Thursday with a presidential summit in Guatemala.
Clinton's pledge to lift trade barriers and improve the plight of...
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EDIT US Treasury Secretary comments at G7 summit
1. Pan right of news conference in Rome's Hotel Excelsior, to US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Secretary:
"It is very important to the United states, and I think...
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PM says country as "critical juncture", analyst on t-bill sales
1. Wide of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou approaching media
2. SOUNDBITE (Greek) George Papandreou, Greek Prime Minister:
"Greece is at a critical juncture. The majority of the Greek public wants us to continue with the great...
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VIETNAM: US SECRETARY OF STATE ALBRIGHT VISIT
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U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrived in Vietnam on Monday for an official three-day visit which will include talks on economic and trade issues.
The visit is seen as ushering in a new era of diplomatic...
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IMF offers bleak assessment of world economy's stalled recovery
1. Wide of news conference
2. Various of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Olivier Blanchard, International Monetary Fund's chief economist:
"The world economic recovery continues, but it has weakened further. In advanced economies growth is...
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Troika arrivals, analyst on German vote, reax
Greece''''s international debt inspectors returned to Athens on Thursday to resume their suspended review of the country''''s reforms and determine whether to recommend the debt-struck nation receives the vital next instalment of bailout...
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Rice meets Singapore counterpart
1. US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice shaking hands with George Yeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore
2. Yeo walking out of State Department front doors, getting in car
3. State Department spokesman Richard...
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British PM speech to Council of Foreign Relations
Britain's Gordon Brown said Friday that leaders meeting for a summit on the world financial meltdown must resist calls for protectionism if they're to prepare well for a likely resurgence in the global economy over the next two...
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Closing ceremony, delegations comments, protests
1. Various of people at conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Youssef Kamal, Qatari finance and trade minister and Chairman of the conference
"The ministerial conference so agrees."
3. People applauding
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Moore,...
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WRAP ASEAN leaders summits with China, India, SKorea, Aus; protests
1. Wide shot of photo-opportunity of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
2. Wide of ASEAN leaders then pan to Wen who is standing beside Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo...
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NICARAGUA: BOGUS PARTIES HUNT FOR VOTES TO GET STATE SUBSIDY
Spanish/Nat
With more than 40 parties registered for Nicaragua's upcoming elections, there are suspicions that people are starting bogus parties to qualify for state funding.
The government offers a subsidy to all political parties or...
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Shares rebound after capital gains tax announcement
Shares on Egypt's main index EGX30 rebounded slightly after the government announced preliminary measures for a controversial capital gains tax.
The benchmark index rallied after the announcement last week of a 10 per cent new tax to...
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Bush, Peru President sign trade agreement
1. Wide shot of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alan Garcia, Peru's President:
"It's a great day for Peru, for the friendship of Peru and the United States. It's a great day for democracy and social justice and freedom. On the...
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China - Trade
US and China agree to talk on copyright piracy row.
The US has confirmed that talks with China on copyright piracy
will resume in Beijing on February 13th. US Trade representative,
Mickey Kantor, said in Washington on Monday (6/2) he had...
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Detroit's Big Three appealed to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday with a retooled case for a bailout as large as $34B, pledging to slash work forces, car lines and executive pay in return for a federal lifeline.
HEADLINE: Detroit automakers issue retooled case for bailout
CAPTION: Detroit's Big Three appealed to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday with a retooled case for a bailout as large as $34B, pledging to slash work forces, car lines and...
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President issues withering critique of Wall Street corporate behaviour
1. Mid of US President Barack Obama and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner seated in Oval Office during at news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, United States President:
"That is the height of irresponsibility. It...
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ASIA: MEETING OF WTO WILL BEGIN IN SINGAPORE AFTER APEC SUMMIT
November 12 & 22 & file. Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong.
22 November, Manila:
1. Various shots of Asia Business Advisory Council conference,
2. Setup shot Philippines Minister
3. SOUNDBITE Frederico Macarenas, Philippines Trade...
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House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner unveiled the Republican plan that would raise the borrowing limit by $1 trillion through year's end and permit a larger increase next year.
HEADLINE Boehner unveils newest debt plan
CAPTION: House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner unveiled the Republican plan that would raise the borrowing limit by $1 trillion through year's end and permit a larger increase next year....
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VOICED Protesters in clashes over Iraq and free trade
0000 Protesters throwing rocks at police
0007 Wide shot scuffles
0011 Top of monument
0013 Protesters struggling with police
0017 UPSOUND (Spanish) protester
0027 Protesters on monument
0032 Protester being arrested
0039 Various...
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PHILIPPINES: IMF CHIEF MICHEL CAMDESSUS PRESS CONFERENCE
Manila, Philippines, 15th November 1997
1. Arrival of Michel Camdessus at press conference
2. Wide shot of press conference
3. Mid-shot of Michel Camdessus, IMF Managing Director
4. Mid-shot of press conference
5. Cutaway...
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INDONESIA: IMF: STANLEY FISCHER MEETS WITH MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI
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Indonesia's peaceful election should bring continued economic growth and strengthen the country's battered currency, according to a top International Monetary Fund (I-M-F) official.
The I-M-F's Deputy Director, Stanley...
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WRAP Thousands march as unions strike over austerity cuts; scuffles ADDS arrests
1. Wide of riot police running running towards crowds gathered on street
2. Various of plain clothes police taking man into custody
3. Pan left uniformed police detaining another man and walking to the police vehicle
4. Close of two...
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USA: US FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN DELIVERS ADDRESS AT CONGRESS
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U-S Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan hailed the remarkable performance of the country's economy on Monday but warned that "storm clouds" coming out of Asia carried unusually high uncertainty about the future.
He was at...