FTS 16:30 21-08: Luisa Gonzalez has become the only woman to win the first round in Ecuador
In Ecuador, citizen revolution movement's and will face businessman Daniel Noboa in the country's runoff//In the U.S., tropical storm Hilary has caused flash floods in southern California//In South Africa, all is set in Johannesburg for the 15th Brics Summit, where the Sandton Convention Centre will host the leaders of the member states from Tuesday. teleSUR
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00:00 In Ecuador, citizen revolution movement Luisa González has become the only woman to win
00:14 the first round of a presidential election and will face businessman Daniel Novoa in
00:19 the country's runoff.
00:20 In the United States, tropical storm Hillary has caused flash floods in Southern California
00:29 after making landfall on Sunday night with winds up to 40 mph.
00:36 In South Africa, all is set in Johannesburg for the 15th BRICS Summit, where the SantĂłn
00:41 Convention Center will host the leaders of the member states.
00:51 Hello welcome to From the South, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Edresu Studios in Havana,
00:55 Cuba, we begin with the news.
01:09 With 100% of the tallies counted and after declarations from the Supreme Court, Bernardo
01:13 Arvalo is the country's new president-elect.
01:16 The Zemilla movement has obtained 58.4% of the total votes, winning over the National
01:21 Unity of Hope candidate Sandra Torres, who has 37.21% of the votes.
01:26 After the announcement by the electoral body, the Zemilla movement formula, made up by the
01:30 64-year-old academic Ann Karim Herrera, addressed the country.
01:34 Arvalo did not avoid comments referring to the Public Prosecutor's Office, which has
01:38 already warned the organization of new procedures.
01:47 In Guatemala, several authorities have congratulated Bernardo Arvalo of the Zemilla movement party
01:51 on his victory in the second round of the presidential elections.
01:54 The Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador congratulated the Guatemalan people
01:58 on the winning formula, predicting a time of humanism and justice.
02:02 The Honduran President Xiomara Castro has also done so.
02:05 The President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, did the same, remembering the father of the
02:09 winning candidate and the winner, and vowing for Central American unity.
02:14 In the same tone, the Venezuelan executive, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iván
02:18 Gil, congratulated the Arvalo Herrera binomial and reiterated his willingness to work constructively
02:23 and respectfully for Latin American unity.
02:30 In a historic event in Ecuador, Luisa González, candidate of the Citizen Revolution movement,
02:34 has become the only woman to win the first round of a presidential election so far, after
02:39 Sunday's election day.
02:41 With more than 90% of the votes counted, the candidate for the Citizen Revolution wins
02:45 with 33.29% of the votes and will face the right-wing party Democratic Alliance, led
02:51 by businessman Daniel Novoa, in the run-off next October 15.
02:56 Novoa obtained 23.67% of the votes, according to the National Electoral Council.
03:00 80% of the electoral vote participated in the election day, in a process marked by the
03:05 Inconvenience Register to exercise the vote abroad.
03:13 The winner of the first round, Luisa González, candidate of the Citizen Revolution, highlighted
03:17 the historic fact that a woman was the winner.
03:20 It is the first time in the history of Ecuador that a woman obtains such a high percentage
03:26 in the first round, winning the election to be President of the Republic of Ecuador and
03:31 lead the destiny of the country.
03:33 Thank you very much to my beloved Ecuador.
03:36 Thank you to the young people.
03:38 Thank you to the women, to the men, to all those who have trusted in the Citizen Revolution
03:43 and in Luisa González.
03:45 We are celebrating.
03:46 There is no doubt.
03:47 We are celebrating because we are making history.
03:51 Because although many of us have been made invisible, today we begin to mark a different
03:56 history with faith, with hope and optimism.
04:02 After learning the results, Daniel Novoa, a SIN candidate of the right-wing National
04:06 Democratic Alliance, thanked him for his ticket to the ballot.
04:09 We have to start working again.
04:11 We have to campaign again.
04:12 There is a second round.
04:13 We still did not achieve the objective, which is the presidency of the republic.
04:18 What we have done is to pass to the second round.
04:20 For which I congratulate my team and I congratulate all the people who accompany me.
04:25 And in this context, Ecuadorians also cast their votes on Sunday, opposing the oil drilling
04:30 activities within a protected region in the Amazon in an unprecedented decision.
04:36 This area is not only a sanctuary for two indigenous tribes living in isolation, but
04:40 also a significant biodiversity hotspot.
04:42 By early Monday, with over 90% of the votes counted, around 6 out of 10 Ecuadorians rejected
04:47 the oil exploration in Block 44, which is located within Yasuni National Park, a renowned
04:53 global center of biological diversity.
04:56 The region is home to the Targaryen and Taromenani tribes, who choose to maintain their self-isolation.
05:02 This historical referendum occurred concurrently with the presidential election, where the
05:07 leftist candidate Luisa González and the right-wing contender Daniel Novoa will proceed
05:12 to a runoff.
05:17 Kenya's assessment mission arrived on Sunday in Haiti, which has been plunged into one
05:21 of the worst waves of violence in recent years.
05:24 On Sunday, the Kenyan assessment delegation arrived in Port-au-Prince, the capital of
05:29 Haiti, with the purpose of evaluating the current situation of violence that shakes
05:32 the Caribbean nation.
05:34 According to information provided by the Haitian authorities, the mission will remain in the
05:37 country for three days, and will hold meetings with different actors of the national life.
05:42 The Kenyan mission, which could lead a multinational force to combat gangs, arrives in the country
05:48 in the middle of one of the most overwhelming waves of violence in recent years.
05:56 Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok @TelesorEnglish, where
06:00 you will find news in different formats, news updates, and much more.
06:03 Other stories coming up, stay with us.
06:05 Welcome back from the south.
06:24 The passage of tropical storm Hillary has left the municipality of San Felipe in Baja
06:28 California in the northwest of Mexico isolated.
06:31 There were no fatalities, but there was damage to the facades of businesses due to the strong
06:36 winds.
06:37 At least 100 people, including adults and minors, were rescued from their homes and
06:41 taken to temporary shelters.
06:43 For 21 hours, between Saturday and Sunday, there was no communication via internet, cellular
06:48 or fixed telephone.
06:50 The signal returned at 3 o'clock this Sunday morning, although intermittently.
06:56 The rainwater that accumulates in the northern and southern part of the seawall was pumped
07:01 to the sea by means of 10 pumps that have been installed and have channeled the liquid
07:05 at a rate of 60 liters per second.
07:13 In the United States, tropical storm Hillary has caused flash floods in southern California,
07:17 with rainfall from the southern coast of the state to the desert area.
07:21 Hillary made landfall in California on Sunday night with winds of up to 40 mph, nearly one
07:26 third of its maximum, and became a tropical storm.
07:29 Meteorologists said this is the first tropical storm to hit southern California in 84 years,
07:34 being with it the potential for flash flooding, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, intense winds
07:39 and power outages.
07:41 Some mountain and desert areas have been hard hit, after receiving more than half of the
07:46 year's average rainfall in just one day.
07:49 According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast, Hillary will continue to track across
07:53 southern California and Nevada, with the potential to put lives at risk.
08:02 A sixth magnitude earthquake shook the south coast of Ecuador and the north of Peru in
08:07 the early hours of Monday.
08:08 The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School registered the movement
08:13 at 24 a.m. local time, with epicenter in the west of the city of Machala, capital of the
08:20 coastal province of El Oro in Ecuador.
08:23 According to the first official reports, there were no confirmed damages to people or material
08:27 caused by the earthquake.
08:29 The port city of Guayaquil was where the earthquake was registered with greater intensity, causing
08:34 alarm and the evacuation of some people from the buildings.
08:42 The heatwave sweep in Spain will keep 13 communities on alert, nine of which will activate the
08:47 orange warning for highs of up to 43 degrees Celsius.
08:51 According to the predictions of the state weather agencies, cities of Andalusia, Aragon,
08:56 Castellas, Catalonia, Extremadura, Madrid, Navarra and La Rioja will be dismounted on
09:01 the orange warning for extreme heat from noon onwards.
09:05 On the other hand, the yellow level slightly lower is activated for the Balearic Islands
09:10 for maximum temperatures of 36 degrees and for Valencia.
09:14 The south of Galicia will reach up to 37 degrees in Orense as well as in the Basque province
09:20 of Alaba.
09:22 The Canary Islands, which is suffering from a so far uncontrollable forest fire in Tenerife,
09:26 may also exceed 40 degrees in the southwest quadrant and northeast depressions.
09:36 On Monday in Greece, a man was found dead in a fire northwest of Athens.
09:41 Spokesman for the fire brigade said the elderly man, a shepherd trying to save his animals,
09:45 had been caught in the flames.
09:47 The fire forced the evacuation of two villages and some bathers from a nearby beach.
09:51 Civil protection authorities have warned of an extreme risk of fires around Athens and
09:56 in other parts of southern Greece.
09:58 Meanwhile, 12 towns were evacuated over the weekend and seven firefighters and one volunteer
10:04 were hospitalized with injuries.
10:05 Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said the release date for the treated
10:16 wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be decided on tomorrow's
10:20 Cabinet meeting.
10:23 We will decide on the date for releasing the treated radioactive wastewater by TECCOP,
10:28 after referment the government's effort in ensuring safety and tackling reputational
10:34 damage.
10:36 For his part, Masanobu Sakamoto, head of Japan's National Fisheries Cooperative, expressed
10:41 his concerns still remain over imminent plans to release treated radioactive water into
10:46 the sea from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
10:49 It remains unchanged that we are opposed to the water release.
10:55 And I told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that we will uphold this stance.
11:00 There are concerns that once the water is discharged, there will be reputational damage.
11:06 There is no way people in the fishery industry can rest reassured.
11:11 That's what I told him.
11:13 And in this context, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Wenbin also criticized Japan's determination
11:19 to go ahead with its plans to discharge the plant's water into the sea, despite international
11:24 concerns.
11:25 The Japanese government has been ignoring domestic and international opposition, questioning
11:30 the legitimacy, legality and safety of its discharge plan and its risks to the global
11:35 marine environment and human health.
11:38 It just remains headstrong on dumping the water into the sea.
11:42 This is extremely selfish and irresponsible.
11:45 China expresses its grave concern and it will closely follow the development.
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12:17 Welcome back from the south.
12:19 In South Africa, all is set in Johannesburg for the 15th BRICS Summit.
12:23 The Santson Convention Centre will host the leaders of the member states from Tuesday.
12:27 In addition, representatives from 34 countries have confirmed their participation in the
12:32 event.
12:33 This is the first time that the leaders of this economic partnership have met face to
12:36 face in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
12:39 The Santson Convention Centre, Johannesburg's main business venue, will host South African
12:44 President Siru Mafoso, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian
12:49 President Luiz Inácio da Silva.
12:52 Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the meeting by videoconference, while Foreign
12:56 Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend in his place.
12:59 The broad agenda of the meeting includes the issue of de-dollarization and the prospects
13:04 for the creation of a new common currency.
13:07 So far, more than 20 nations have expressed their desire to join the bloc, while others
13:11 have already formally applied for membership.
13:13 Thus, the issue of new members will also be on the table this time.
13:17 The final day of the summit is expected to focus on talks with leaders of countries that
13:21 do not belong to the bloc.
13:29 We now welcome our special envoy, Jorge Gestoso, who is in South Africa with the latest updates
13:34 of the upcoming BRICS summit, which is set to begin on Tuesday.
13:40 Thank you.
13:41 We are in front of the Convention Centre at Santson neighbourhood, the financial centre
13:46 in Johannesburg, in South Africa, where tomorrow starts a new summit of the BRICS, the group
13:52 of countries that are belonging to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
14:00 And the President of South Africa has invited also the 47 leaders of all the countries of
14:05 Africa, but also leaders of Asia, Latin America, Europe and the rest of the world.
14:11 So they are expecting an attendance of at least 40 leaders throughout the two days that
14:17 is going to last this summit.
14:20 And mainly are going to be two issues that are going to be the centre stage of the discussions.
14:25 One is going to be the extension of the number of members of the BRICS.
14:29 There's a long list, at least 30 to 40 countries that are waiting in line to be accepted as
14:36 new members of the BRICS.
14:37 Among them, for example, Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, and also the discussion of the
14:45 usage of the one same exchange money.
14:51 Both things they are going to be talking about create a new money that works for all countries,
14:56 but also the exchange, the increase of exchange, commercial exchange and financial exchange
15:02 using each other's currencies.
15:04 So there's going to be very important this summit because the future of this group is
15:11 going to be decided in this group and so far as of today the economic and financial power
15:18 of the group is even larger than the G7 as of today.
15:24 We get back to you now.
15:28 The BRICS trade fair currently underway in anticipation of the upcoming leadership summit
15:32 set to commence in Johannesburg this week, provides an opportunity for companies across
15:37 Africa to connect and promote their products to significant emerging markets.
15:41 The trade exhibition, organised by the South African BRICS Business Council and the Department
15:45 of Trade, Industry and Competition, commenced on Saturday with the official opening by a
15:50 high-ranking South African official.
15:52 This event showcases the vibrant offerings of Africa, including cutting-edge technologies,
15:57 advancements in healthcare and transportation, and various everyday products.
16:02 It also presents opportunities for African enterprises to embrace industrialisation and
16:07 growth through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
16:10 South Africa currently engages in trade valued at US$80 billion with BRICS nations.
16:17 You'll see a number of products.
16:22 You'll see cars and taxis and buses and three-wheelers that are made here on the African continent.
16:28 You'll see also not only a showcase of South African industrial capability, but also of
16:35 19 other African countries.
16:38 As a company that is in the area of deploying Wi-Fi to underprivileged communities, equipment
16:45 for me is a big one.
16:47 So I'm attending one of the sessions where Huawei is speaking because we have to find
16:53 cheaper ways of production to ensure that we reduce our costs so that we can roll out
17:00 to as many communities as possible.
17:03 In Angola, Cuban President Miguel DĂaz-Canel and his counterpart Geraldo Arancio held official
17:07 talks on Monday.
17:08 During the meeting, Luana, the Caribbean president, extended to his counterpart the invitation
17:12 to officially visit the island, as well as to attend the next summit of the Group of
17:17 77 and China, to be held in Havana on September 15 and 16.
17:23 The Cuban head of state valued the fruitful meeting and confirmed the feeling of friendship
17:28 and mutual trust that distinguish the bilateral ties.
17:32 The Cuban president ratified the will of both parties to continue expanding and consolidating
17:36 those relations in areas of mutual interest.
17:39 The Cuban president arrived in Luanda on Sunday, the first stop of his visit to Africa that
17:44 includes Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, the latter to participate in the upcoming
17:49 BRICS summit.
17:50 In this context, Cuban President Miguel DĂaz-Canel BermĂşdez held a meeting on Sunday night with
17:59 a representation of more than 200 Cuban collaborators in Angola, where he recalled the historical
18:04 roots of friendship between the two nations.
18:09 We are here out of solidarity.
18:11 We are here out of solidarity since she and Neto met in the '65.
18:15 And later on, Neto met Fidel, and from that long history of friendship, there was also
18:21 a crucial moment for the Angolan homeland.
18:24 Neto asked Cuba to support them in the defense of the country.
18:28 And it is true that the work of Cuba was heroic or epic.
18:32 The Carlota operation, the battle that distinguished that epic as was Quito-Cuanavale, but it has
18:38 also been very heroic what has been done in terms of cooperation, based on the postulate
18:44 of Fidel that we saw at the beginning of this meeting, and that you are protagonist of this
18:49 other stage that has also been epic.
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