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President Bush says he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an 'axis of evil.'
HEADLINE: Bush removes North Korea from terror blacklist
CAPTION: President Bush says he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the...
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India refuses to budge on subsidies at WTO talks; agreement now unlikely; protest
India defended its stand on food subsidies at the World Trade Organisation summit in Bali on Thursday.
The Indian government opposes a provision that could endanger subsidies for grains under an Indian policy to feed its poor.
At a news...
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SINGAPORE: WTO: WORLD'S LARGEST MEETING ON FREE TRADE OPENS
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Ministers from 128 nations Monday are in Singapore at the world's largest meeting on free trade.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) opened with discussions on a proposal from the United States for global pacts on...
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Cuba confident UN vote will condemn US trade embargo
1. Wide shot Morro Castle and Cuban flag
2. Medium shot traffic
3. Zoom out "camello" bus in front of capitol
4. Wide shot street
5. Medium shot street entertainer
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Roberto Gonzalez, Self-employed street...
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Plummeting oil prices are 'hurting' Iran's economy, says analyst
Plummeting oil prices are "hurting" Iran's economy, according to a Tehran-based oil and energy journalist.
But Reza Zandi says the country will cope because of how it's learned to manage under pressure.
The Shahid Tondgooyan...
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ISRAEL: MEXICAN PRESIDENT ZEDILLO VISIT
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Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo has wrapped up a three-day visit to Jerusalem during which Israel and Mexico signed a free trade agreement to abolish protective tariffs between the two countries by 2005.
Zedillo said it...
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Leaders of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks strive for free trade deal by end of year
Leaders of the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) met on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific leaders summit in Bali on Tuesday, in the hope of reaching a year-end deadline on a basic trade agreement.
The dozen countries involved in...
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The United States' commercial ties with Cuba were broken 54 years ago after Fidel Castro took over. Now U.S.-Cuba trade is poised to resume, with both countries expected to benefit economically. (Dec. 18)
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(SOUNDBITE: Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics)
"If the economic embargo were to be lifted that the U.S. exports to Cuba would be about 6-billion per year....
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Leaders focus on Andean community at summit
1. Wide shot of summit: the Presidential Council of the Andean Community
2. Cutaway of Peruvian and Colombian presidents
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador:
"Each group is different in our continent, and each...
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AP coverage of Obama/Lee joint news conference
1. US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arriving for news conference
2. Wide of Obama and Lee at presser
3. Close of media
4. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Lee Myung-bak, South Korean President:
"We have agreed that...
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US loosens rules in embargo on Cuba
The United States punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, ahead of the first U.S. presidential trip to Havana in nearly 90 years. The Obama administration's move turned a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba...
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Turkey / Russia - Protest, damage at Turkish embassy / Putin: Allah is punishing Turkey
SHOTLIST:Protest, damage at Turkish embassy4013602AP TELEVISIONMoscow - 25 November 20151. Feet walking on shards of broken glass by Turkish Embassy, pan to plaque on facade2. Broken window of embassy3. Various of police placing barriers...
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Obama: 'This Is a New Day" in Cuban-US Relations
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus051338U.S. President Barack Obama says he and Cuban President Raul Castro had a "frank and candid conversation" on human rights and democracy, and are making progress in tearing down barriers...
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Austrian president meets Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer in Moscow on Wednesday.Speaking at a joint news conference, Putin said there had been a downturn in trade between the two countries in 2015 as a result of the...
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Egyptians encouraged to consider solar power
EGYPT SOLAR ENERGYSOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: MIDDLE EAST EXTRA CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 3:51SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionCairo, Egypt - 31 May 20161. Close of solar panel2. Tilt down to solar panels on roof3. Various of solar panel...
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Protests after parliament OKs deal with Chile
1. Panning riot police spraying water toward protesters outside the National Assembly
2. Mid shot of riot police spraying water to the protesters
3. Wide of the protesters
4. Mid shot of a protester
5. Wide shot of riot police storming...
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Conference aims to develop trade relations between Tunisia and France
LEAD-IN:Tunis is hosting a two-day conference to develop trade relations between France and Tunisia.Companies are forging links and signing business deals.STORY-LINE:At this branch of Materna in Le Lac, the shelves are stocked with baby...
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Special Economic Zone on track for new investment
North Korea is renewing efforts to bring business and investment to a special economic zone in the far northeast of the country, which borders China and Russia.
The region is now on track for new roads, highways and an economic zone....
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Cuban official on US trade embargo
One of Cuba's top diplomats said on Thursday that his government was hopeful that US public opinion would force Washington to end the trade embargo on the island regardless of who won this year's presidential election.The bilateral...
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Italy PM Renzi meets Iran President Rouhani
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi arrived in Iran on Tuesday for a two-day visit, accompanied by 250 delegates.He was received by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani before attending a welcoming ceremony in the capital, Tehran.Rouhani...
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Speaking at the Progressive Government Summit in Chile, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States is not planning to lift its trade embargo on Cuba.
HEADLINE: Biden: Cubans deserve freedom
CAPTION: Speaking at the Progressive Government Summit in Chile, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States is not planning to lift its trade embargo on Cuba. (March 29)
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Carpet exports boom after trade embargoes are lifted
IRAN CARPETSSOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: MIDDLE EAST EXTRA CLIENTS ONLY/ NO BBC PERSIAN/NO VOA PERSIAN/NO MANOTO 1 LENGTH: 4:16 SHOTLIST++AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing...
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Inauguration of first US-run hotel in Havana
A US hotel has opened its doors in Cuba for the first time since the Cuban Revolution swept Fidel Castro into power in 1959, a milestone in a country that once rejected all things from the United States. The Four Points by Sheraton hotel...
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Cuba hopes detente will encourage investment
When the U.S. and Cuba declared detente, it set off a boom in tourism, and brought trade officials and CEOs from dozens of countries trooping to Havana.Almost two years later, a series of long-stalled big projects are back in motion,...