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US-Russia INF treaty dies; US to test new weapon
The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday.
Bloomberg
Russia Has Gained Syria Lock, Stock and Barrel, Eurasia Group's Kaplan Says
Oct.24 -- Robert D. Kaplan, Eurasia Group managing director, discusses Russia and Turkey agreeing to work together to take back large chunks of Syrian territory controlled by Kurdish forces once allied with the U.S. He speaks with...
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Lithuania cardinal-to-be on his time in USSR jails
Sigitas Tamkevicius, Lithuania's Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas who served 10 years in Soviet prisons, will become a Cardinal on Saturday.
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Communists in Moscow commemorate October Revolution
Hundreds of Communists marched in central Moscow on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the October Revolution.
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Ukrainian Fighters Defend Steel Plant As Russia Celebrates Victory Day
Fighters say conditions as dire but they have food, water and ammunition. They vow to fight to the death because surrendering would be suicide.
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: PICTURES OF 1960 ROCKET DISASTER AT KAPUSTIN YAR
Moscow, Russia, April 30th, 1996 and archive
1. Wide shot R-16 rocket on launch pad October 24 1960
2. Wide shot rocket explodes
3. Wide shot burning figures run out of conflagration stumbling and fall
4. Various shots of aftermath,...
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UPITN 6 11 78 PRESS CONFERENCE BY PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANISATION
Press conference held by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Athens. Translations of the PLO spokesman speaking in Arabic are by PLO press spokesman Mahmoud Labadi, and they are commenting on an Arab Conference's response to...
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USA: PUBLIC HEARING ON RUSSIAN NUCLEAR BOMBS ALLEGATION
English/Nat
Russian President Boris Yeltsin's former scientific advisor told U-S lawmakers Thursday that Russian officials are lying when they deny the existence of "suitcase-size nuclear weapons".
The former member of the Russian...
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Former President Boris Yeltsin has died, a Kremlin official said Monday. He was 76.
HEADLINE: Boris Yeltsin dead at 76
CAPTION: Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 76. (April 23)
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US: Ivanov: Colin Powwell meets Russian National Security Advisor Ivanov
English/Nat
Russian President, Vladimir Putin offered assurances to the U-S on Wednesday that only defensive weapons will be sold to Iran.
After meeting with his American counterpart Condoleezza Rice, Russian National Security Advisor...
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CUBA: THIS YEARS SUGAR HARVEST LOWEST IN FIFTY YEARS
Natural Sound
Cuba announced on Tuesday that its sugar harvest this year will be the lowest in fifty years.
The shortfall indicates that Cuba may fall behind on its international financial commitments.
Cuba used to be the world's...
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SYND 28 2 77 INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT SADAT ABOUT SOVIET ARMS
Interview with President Anwar Sadat about Russian arms supplied to Egypt
ABC News item
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag/SOF - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN80358 - Available in HD
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Lavrov and Fahmy comments, analyst and Cairo reax to meeting
Egypt's foreign minister sought to downplay speculation of a major foreign policy shift, saying during a rare top-level Russian visit on Thursday that Cairo wants to boost ties with Moscow and not replace the United States as its key...
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RUSSIA: UNCENSORED VERSION OF AGENT KIM PHILBY'S MEMOIRS RELEASED
English/Nat
Memoirs by the notorious British double agent Kim Philby have appeared for the first time uncensored in Russia.
The book reveals the feelings Philby had about the Soviet Union under former leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Mikhail...
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UKRAINE: KIEV: BUSINESS SUCCESS FOR SC JOHNSON WAX
Eng/Russian/Nat
The American multinational company S-C Johnson Wax has been cleaning up in the former Soviet Union, literally and financially.
Since starting up in 1990, the floor-wax and polish giant has this year pulled itself out of...
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RUSSIA: 40 YEARS SINCE FIRST SATELLITE LAUNCH BY VOSTOK ROCKET
Russian/Nat
Forty years ago today (Saturday) Russia won its first prize in the race for space.
In 1957, Russia's Vostok rocket put the world's first satellite into orbit in the first of a series of great victories for Russia's space...
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SYND 17 10 75 FRENCH PRESIDENT, GISCARD D'ESTAING, AND LEONID BREZHNEV SIGN BILATERIAL AGREEMENTS
French President, Giscard D'estaing, and Soviet Communist Party Secretary, Leonid Brezhnev, have signed a series of bilaterial agreements covering civil aviation, tourism and energy
VOICED PIECE (Russian)
1. various shots, conference...
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SYND 31 7 76 SOVIET DEFECTOR NEMTSANOV DIVES AND SMIRNOV INTERVIEW
Sergei Nemtsanov, the Soviet defector, taking a dive in the Olympic competition and the Russian official Smirnov giving Soviet reaction.
1. cu Nemtsanov with pull out as he moves onto diving board for dive
2. ms diver under water
3. ms...
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SYND 3 11 77 BREZHNEV ADDRESS ON SUSPENSION OF NUCLEAR TESTS
Soviet Party leader Leonid Brezhnev addresses assembly on suspension of nuclear tests
1. various shots, people walking near Kremlin
2. interior chamber, ms Soviet Party leader, Leonid Brezhnev, SOUNDBITE: (Russian) delivers speech
3....
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UKRAINE: HARVEST FORECASTS PREDICTED TO BE THE WORST FOR 50 YEARS
Ukrainian/Nat
In Soviet times, they called it the "Battle for the Harvest".
But even with the Soviet Union gone, it is still a battle that Ukraine is losing.
Harvest forecasts predict the worst figures for almost fifty years,...
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RUSSIA: RUSSIAN ARCTIC
Near Dudinka, Russian Arctic - 18 September, 2000
1. Various of ships in Eniseisky gulf
2. Tracking shot of ice
3. Set-up shot Melnikov
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vladimir Melnikov, Logistics Officer, Red Cross
5. Various street scenes...
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SYND 22/10/70 SOVIET FOR MINISTER ANDREI GROMYKO SPEAKS AT THE UNITED NATIONS
Soviet For Minister Andrei Gromyko speaks at United Nations
1) interior chamber, United nations, Andrei Gromyko makes his way to the speakers podium
2) Gromyko delivers speech: (English translation over) Accuses United States of trumping...
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Yushchenko at memorial service, Kiev remembrance
Chernobyl
1. Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, holding red carnation, walking with officials towards monument
2. Close up of wreath
3. Yushchenko laying wreath
4. Audience watching ceremony
5. Ceremony to honour Chernobyl...
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SYND 20-6-69 PRESIDENT ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON TROOP WITHDRAWAL
President Nixon answers questions from press, on troop withdrawal from Vietnam, also answers questions about dates for arms talks with the Soviet Union and the Middle East situation
1) SOUNDBITE: President Nixon; members of press ask...