03/02/2024
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* Caravan in defense of Venezuela´s sovereignty starts
* Israeli occupation forces commit 12 new massacres in 24 hours in Gaza
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 In Venezuela, the great national caravan,
00:12 Furia Bolivariana, began in defense of sovereignty
00:15 and in support of the 25 years of the Bolivarian Revolution.
00:18 In Chile, authorities registered at least 19 people
00:24 dead following wildfires that broke out
00:26 on Friday in Valparaíso.
00:28 And in Palestine, Israeli occupation forces
00:30 committed 12 massacres in Gaza, killing 107 people
00:33 and injuring 165 others.
00:35 Hello.
00:41 Welcome from the south.
00:42 I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesus Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:46 We begin with the news.
00:47 In Venezuela, the great national caravan, Furia Bolivariana,
00:50 began in defense of sovereignty and in support
00:52 of the 25 years of the Bolivarian Revolution.
00:54 The mobilization departed from the state of Tashira
00:57 to the Venezuelan capital on the slogan, "Nos Vamo Pa' Caracas,"
01:00 with the objective of rejecting foreign interference
01:03 and defending freedom, sovereignty, and peace.
01:06 The caravan was preceded by the governor of Tashira, Freddy
01:09 Bernal, who affirmed that he was proud of this movement.
01:13 This Sunday, February 4, citizens
01:14 from different states of the country
01:16 will gather in the Venezuelan capital
01:18 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Bolivarian
01:21 Revolution.
01:21 [VIDEO PLAYBACK]
01:22 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
01:23 - It is an immense honor to lead this Furia Bolivariana
01:28 caravan, none other than on this beautiful border where Bolivar
01:32 crossed in 1830 with a flag like this one, hoisting it
01:36 to give freedom to Venezuela.
01:38 Likewise, on this very border, the Bolivarian revolution
01:41 will be celebrated.
01:42 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
01:43 - The Bolivarian revolution is a great honor
01:46 for the people of Venezuela.
01:47 It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
01:49 It is a great honor for the people of Venezuela.
01:52 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
01:53 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
01:55 It is a great honor for the people of Venezuela.
01:57 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
01:58 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:00 It is a great honor for the people of Venezuela.
02:02 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:03 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:06 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:07 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:09 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:10 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:12 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:13 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:15 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:16 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:18 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:19 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:21 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:22 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:24 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:25 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:27 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:28 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:30 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:31 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:33 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:34 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:36 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:37 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:39 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:40 - It is a great honor for the people of Bolivar.
02:42 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
02:46 [BEEPING]
02:49 [EXPLOSIONS]
02:52 [EXPLOSIONS]
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02:57 [BEEPING]
03:00 - In Chile, according to official reports,
03:02 at least 19 people have died due to wildfires
03:05 over how Friday at midnight in Valparaíso.
03:08 Interior and Public Safety Minister Carolina Toja
03:10 said that the 19 confirmed fatalities
03:12 are from the port city and from Chapullas,
03:14 which is the area to which the authorities have had access to,
03:17 whereas there are other areas they have yet
03:19 have not been able to access.
03:21 So there are some more fatalities yet to be confirmed.
03:24 Minister Toja said they are working
03:25 on clearing corridors for evacuation and rescue efforts.
03:28 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
03:37 - The reports of fire fatalities is very provisional.
03:39 The truth is that the fatalities that we have confirmed
03:42 are all from the same sector, the Villa Independencia
03:45 in the Chupayar sector.
03:46 This is because it is a sector that
03:48 had a very strong presence of the fire.
03:50 And today, it is possible to enter the place.
03:53 But there are other areas of the fire
03:55 where still do not have a confirmed report.
03:58 So the data, in this sense, is very provisional.
04:01 There are 19 people dead, of which all of the bodies
04:04 have already been recovered, of which 15
04:07 have already been identified.
04:09 One of the 19 people is a young woman under 70 years.
04:13 There is a lot of work to be done regarding
04:15 to the identification of these people.
04:19 - Chiles, Minister of the Interior and Public Safety,
04:21 said that alternative routes will be set up
04:23 only for evacuations and the entry of emergency personnel.
04:27 - At noon ends the curfew that was announced yesterday.
04:30 However, the call to the population
04:32 is that unless they have essential things to do
04:35 related to evacuations or situations of close relatives
04:39 who require support, it is advisable not to move.
04:42 The idea is that the roads are used exclusively
04:45 for evacuations and the work of the security
04:48 and emergency services.
04:51 - In Argentina, a red alert continues due to a heat wave
04:54 affecting several provinces centered north of the country.
04:57 The meteorological service reported that 15 provinces
05:00 are affected, including Buenos Aires and the city of San Juan,
05:03 with a record high of 42.2 degrees Celsius.
05:06 Meanwhile, the agency said the red alert is issued
05:09 when recorded temperatures can be dangerous
05:12 and may affect even the healthiest of people.
05:14 Therefore, citizens are advised to increase water consumption,
05:17 pay special attention to children and the elderly,
05:19 not to consume caffeinated beverages,
05:21 and to avoid sun exposure.
05:24 Several electro-monitoring missions have been in El Salvador
05:31 for several days, with less than 24 hours to go
05:34 before the elections, some experts point out anomalies
05:36 in the process.
05:37 The Center for Exchange and Solidarity,
05:39 which will be observing the process in El Salvador
05:42 and also in the United States, the country with the largest
05:44 number of voting centers abroad, has carried out
05:47 several activities.
05:48 Leslie Schultz, its executive director,
05:51 warns about the strong military presence in the streets
05:54 and the absence of police officers.
05:56 They also express concern about the lack of an electropad
05:59 because the parties have not received the public debt,
06:02 which is an obligation of the state,
06:04 while on the part of the president there is a massive campaign,
06:06 which includes the distribution of food packages
06:08 and school supplies, a practice which is forbidden by law.
06:12 The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF,
06:18 reported that at least 3 million children in Haiti
06:21 could be in need of humanitarian aid
06:23 as violence continues to escalate.
06:25 The report states that at least 170,000 minors
06:28 left their homes, forced by gun violence,
06:30 which presented an alarming increase
06:32 with respect to the year 2023.
06:35 In this regard, UNICEF highlighted that in the last two weeks,
06:38 nearly 2,500 people, mostly women and children,
06:41 were displaced due to conflicts in Solino and Gabelist,
06:44 the two neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince,
06:46 the capital of the Caribbean nation.
06:48 Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us
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06:57 in different formats, news updates and much more.
07:01 Other stories coming up, stay with us.
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07:16 Welcome back from the south.
07:41 Israeli occupation forces committed 12 massacres
07:43 in the Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours,
07:46 killing 107 people and injuring 165 others.
07:49 According to the Ministry of Health,
07:51 the number of Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023,
07:54 rose to some 27,238,
07:57 while the number of wounded stood at more than 66,452 people.
08:02 This is a result of the persistent attacks
08:04 and shelling by the Israeli occupying forces.
08:07 However, medical sources revealed that in addition,
08:10 thousands of civilians are still missing on the rubble
08:13 and scattered on the roads, so these figures could even be higher
08:17 than those registered to date.
08:19 This Saturday marks the 120th day
08:21 since the Tel Aviv regime's troops began their offensive against Gaza.
08:25 Hamas wants to end the present conflict
08:32 and have Israel withdraw from Gaza.
08:34 A correspondent in the ground, Nur Harassin, has more.
08:38 It has been a few days now since the Qatari foreign minister
08:42 said in a statement that Israel has accepted a ceasefire draft
08:48 and that they proposed this draft to Hamas
08:51 and Hamas is negotiating and reviewing this ceasefire.
08:55 However, since then there were no words from Hamas
08:58 and this maybe proves the talks from the officials about Hamas
09:04 wanting a complete ceasefire.
09:06 They want the war to end.
09:08 They want a complete withdrawal, Israeli withdrawal,
09:11 from the Palestinian land.
09:14 At the same time, Hamas proposed some serious names
09:18 from Palestinian prisoners to be freed from the Israeli presence.
09:22 What is happening now, no one actually knows.
09:25 However, people on the ground, they are hopeful.
09:27 Even though Israel continues its attacks on Gaza,
09:31 according to the Palestinian health ministry,
09:33 107 Palestinians were killed in Gaza over the past 24 hours
09:38 and this brings up the death toll here in Gaza.
09:41 Since the 7th of October, up to 27,223 Palestinians killed.
09:48 70% of them are women and children.
09:51 Nur Harassin, Telessour, Gaza.
09:54 The Palestinian government warned of the consequences
09:57 of an Israeli offensive against the southern Gaza city of Rafa,
10:02 where over 1.5 million people are sheltered.
10:05 The ministry of foreign affairs and expatriates denounced
10:07 Israel's plans to initiate a new round of genocide in Rafa and its surroundings,
10:11 putting the lives of over 1.5 million Palestinians in serious and real danger.
10:16 This came after Israel's defense chief, Yoav Galan,
10:19 and other officials reported the imminent attack on Rafa
10:22 following the conclusion of its offensive in the city of Hanounis.
10:25 The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the international community's inability
10:29 to stop the war and forced that country to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip,
10:33 while the occupation forces continued to attack health centers and shelters
10:37 in an effort to exterminate everything in Gaza and turn it into an uninhabitable area.
10:42 The Palestinian right crescent denounced the attacks of the Israeli occupation forces
10:50 against its headquarters built near the Al-Amal hospital.
10:53 Through a statement, the Israeli organization condemned the murder
10:56 of at least four people inside the facilities.
10:59 The humanitarian movement described as dangerous the actions of Israel,
11:02 which for the last 13 days has maintained a siege against the hospital located in the city of Hanounis.
11:08 According to data from the medical organization,
11:10 the Israeli attacks against the surroundings of the health building
11:13 have caused the death of 43 citizens and wounded 143 others.
11:17 In view of the lack of supplies and the recurring attacks,
11:19 the Red Crescent called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor
11:23 to allow the exit of the wounded, refugees and sick inside the Al-Amal hospital.
11:28 Displaced Palestinians in Rafah demand a ceasefire and an end to the war,
11:37 stressing that they want to return to their hometowns,
11:39 even if they find their houses reduced to rubble.
11:42 I hope that the war will end soon and that everyone will return to their homes safe and sound.
11:49 We don't want wars. The war brought nothing but destruction to both sides.
11:53 We hope to return to our homes, even if they are destroyed.
11:57 Here we feel like strangers. Prices are high here and everything is expensive.
12:01 We hope to return to our homes, even if they are destroyed.
12:04 We hope that this war ends because we are exhausted.
12:08 We demand that politicians reach a ceasefire so that we can return to our homes.
12:13 Life is difficult here, and we are not accustomed to this.
12:16 We are helpless civilians. Why are they bombing everyone?
12:19 In the United Kingdom, citizens took to the streets to show their support for the people of Palestine.
12:25 Demonstrators organized a rally in the city of London this Saturday from noon local time.
12:30 As confirmed by the organization, the mobilization will pass near the Palace of Westminster,
12:34 the seat of the British Parliament.
12:36 Demonstrators demand an immediate end to the Israeli siege against the Gaza Strip
12:41 and the recognition of an independent Palestinian state.
12:44 Local media confirmed the presence of security agents and a large number of demonstrators.
12:49 So this Saturday's march is expected to be one of the largest since the intensification
12:53 of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on October 7, 2023.
12:57 In Syria, defense officials denounced US airstrikes against Syrian army positions
13:06 in the province of Deir Ezzor, killing several soldiers and wounding others.
13:10 The Syrian defense ministry reported that the attacked areas are the same ones
13:14 where the Syrian army is fighting the remnants of the Daesh group,
13:17 which is on the international terrorist list.
13:19 The security agency accused Washington of resorting to dirty means to revive Daesh
13:23 and considered that this radical group represents the armed wing of the United States in Syria and Iraq.
13:29 The defense minister considered that the US aggression is unjustified
13:32 and only seeks to weaken the capacity of the Syrian Arab Army and its allies in the fight against terrorism.
13:39 Russia condemned British and US aggressions against sovereign states
13:43 with terrorist targets in Syria and Iraq.
13:45 Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry,
13:48 stated that they are working with the UN Security Council for urgent studies on these new flagrant acts.
13:54 She also pointed out that the United States launched massive aerial bombardments
13:58 from Friday night until Saturday, February 3rd,
14:00 against 85 targets linked to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and associated forces.
14:05 Zakharova also reported that among the targets hit were command posts,
14:09 intelligence centers, missile storage facilities and drones
14:12 that guaranteed the supply chains of ammunition for the Revolutionary Guard Forces.
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14:40 Welcome back from the south.
14:59 In Germany, over 150,000 people gathered in front of the German National Parliament on Saturday
15:04 to protest against the far right.
15:06 The pro-democracy demonstrations began three weeks ago after the investigative journalist group
15:10 Corrective published an article saying that far-right extremists
15:14 had recently met to discuss the deportation of millions of migrants,
15:17 including some with German citizenship.
15:19 Similar protests against the far right were held on Saturday in other German cities,
15:23 including the southern city of Freiburg and the western city of Hanover.
15:26 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised the protests.
15:29 In Poland, the self-employed farmers' union continues its protests
15:36 against the increase in energy, fuel and fertilizer prices.
15:39 Farmers reject the inaction of the national authorities
15:42 and condemn their government's commitment to respect all the decisions of the European Commission
15:47 on the increase in energy costs, the rise in the prices of inputs such as fertilizers
15:51 and the increase of imports, and the lack of access to energy.
15:55 In the United States, the union denounced the increase in the prices of foodstuffs
15:59 and the increase of imports into the block of foodstuffs cheaper than those grown.
16:03 The union denounced that such measures directly affect the community agricultural industry.
16:07 In this sense, they called for a general strike on Friday, February 9th,
16:11 and Thursday, February 10th, in which they intend to block roads, highways
16:15 and border crossings with neighboring Ukraine.
16:22 The presidential election is scheduled for February 25th,
16:25 just hours before official campaigning was due to start.
16:29 I have signed Decree 2024-106 of February 3, 2024,
16:36 repealing Decree 2023-2283 of November 29, 2023,
16:43 convening the electoral body.
16:46 For my part, my solemn undertaking not to run in the presidential election remains unchanged.
16:55 In the Senegalese capital, residents are divided over President Manguisal's
16:59 shocked decision to postpone the presidential election,
17:02 a force in the history of Senegal's sense of independence.
17:05 On the one hand, I agree. Why do I agree?
17:11 Because there are candidates who have declared that they have only one nationality,
17:15 and now, after verification, we've discovered that one candidate has two nationalities.
17:20 So that's a problem.
17:21 As for the Senegalese Democratic Party, they also suspected corruption on behalf of the Constitutional Council.
17:27 These are all problems that have led to the postponement of elections in Senegal.
17:31 No, it's not a good decision.
17:35 Whatever he might do, he should have respected the democratic calendar, and whatever,
17:39 because what we have seen in our country is that we have a crisis within Beno Boko Jakart,
17:44 not an institutional crisis. That's the reality.
17:47 So he should have vitally respected the electoral calendar, and let us go to the polls and let the best men win.
17:53 In Pakistan, a court sentenced former Prime Minister Umar Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi
18:00 to seven years' ruling that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law.
18:05 The civil court set up inside the Adiala jail in Rafwanpindi city,
18:09 where Khan is in prison, delivered the sentence on Saturday.
18:12 It also imposed a fine of US$3,560 on them.
18:16 Bibi's former husband, Kawar Maneka, alleged that his divorced wife
18:20 did not observe the necessary three-month break required under Islamic law.
18:23 It is Khan's third conviction this week, and a second for his wife, ahead of general elections on Thursday.
18:28 The series of convictions against Khan have cast a long shadow on the February 8th elections.
18:33 The vote is also held amid a severe crackdown on the Pakistan Tariq Adenzad party,
18:38 which has also been barred from using its election symbol, forcing its candidates to contest as independents.
18:44 Yet most surveys continue to show Khan as the country's most popular leader.
18:48 In China, authorities confirmed that nine satellites have been launched and positioned on Earth orbit.
18:57 The Chinese Yelun-3 rocket was launched from an offshore platform base in the southern province of Guangdong.
19:03 According to local media, this is the third take-off of Yelun's series,
19:07 with the ability to carry up to 20 satellites at a relatively low cost,
19:11 compared to other rockets performing the same task.
19:13 The launching of Chinese satellites into orbit responds to a request from President Xi Jinping
19:18 for the expansion of strategic industries in the space sector,
19:22 considered essential for the construction of communications, navigation and remote detection.
19:26 We have come to the end of this news brief.
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19:41 For Telesort English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos. Thank you for watching.
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