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00:03 In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro
00:11 announced the creation of a special presidential command
00:14 of the 1 for 10 system of good government.
00:17 The Arab League Council affirmed that Israel's crime
00:28 of foreseeable displacement of the Palestinian people
00:31 constitutes an attack on Arab national security.
00:33 And Senegal's top election authority
00:39 ruled as unconstitutional the postponement
00:42 of a presidential election scheduled for February 25.
00:45 Hello and welcome to From the South.
00:52 I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:55 We begin with the news.
00:56 In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro
00:58 announced the creation of the special presidential command
01:02 of the 1 for 10 system of good government.
01:05 On Thursday, the Venezuelan president
01:07 affirmed that the command will serve to combat bureaucracy
01:11 and to improve the efficiency of his government's plans
01:14 in the national territory.
01:16 Likewise, the creation of the command
01:18 will guarantee the protection and welfare of Venezuelans
01:22 and will also contribute to the recovery of the real economy
01:25 and the social rights of the people.
01:27 The Venezuelan head of state also
01:29 condemned the seizure of the Venezuelan airplane
01:31 Entra Sur in Argentina, pointed out
01:34 that the government of Javier Millet
01:36 is the hero of the Venezuelan ultra-right wing.
01:39 The bandit Millet stole the plane from Venezuela.
01:48 Javier Millet, the hero of the ultra-right, of the surnames,
01:52 that same hero of the ultra-right, of the surnames,
01:55 stole a big plane from Venezuela, from you,
01:58 the workers of Conviaza.
02:00 Now Millet is a hero.
02:02 Millet, the crazy Millet, he pretends to be crazy,
02:05 or he is crazy, or both, but he stole a plane from Venezuela.
02:08 In Venezuela, deputies of the National Assembly
02:15 rejected the seizure of the Venezuelan airplane
02:18 Entra Sur in Argentina.
02:20 During Thursday's ordinary session,
02:22 Congressman Pedro Infante indicated
02:24 that the seizure of the aircraft represents a value of at least
02:28 $83 million, in addition to being
02:30 an attack on the operational capacity of the Bolivarian
02:33 Republic of Venezuela.
02:35 The deputy also stated that the seizure of the aircraft
02:38 by the United States was carried out in complicity
02:41 with the government of Argentina.
02:43 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
02:53 We have proposed in this National Assembly
02:55 to debate a draft agreement to condemn, repudiate, reject
02:59 the blatant theft of an airplane that
03:01 is property of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
03:03 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
03:11 Now the people who see us and listen to us will say, well,
03:15 what is that airplane?
03:16 They should know that Venezuela owns a Boeing 747-300.
03:20 That is a huge plane, one of the biggest
03:22 planes in the world, a cargo plane, a plane that also
03:25 has a cost of approximately $83 million.
03:28 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
03:36 People of Venezuela, on February 12,
03:39 took off from Argentina a plane that cost $83 million
03:42 and that belongs to the people of Venezuela.
03:45 They just stole $83 million from us.
03:48 That is that Entrasur plane, property
03:50 of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
03:52 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
03:57 And we stay in Venezuela, where the government announced
04:00 the suspension of activities of the United Nations High
04:02 Commissioner for Human Rights in the country.
04:05 Foreign Minister Iván Gil assured
04:07 that said office has shown on multiple occasions
04:10 his bias against Venezuelan government policies,
04:13 failing to comply with his mission
04:15 to ensure respect for the human rights of the Venezuelan
04:18 people.
04:19 Therefore, he asserted that the personnel of said office
04:23 must leave the country within a period of no more than 72
04:27 hours.
04:27 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
04:35 The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
04:37 announces its decision to suspend
04:39 the activities of the Technical Advisory
04:41 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
04:45 Rights in Venezuela and to carry out
04:47 a comprehensive review of the terms of technical cooperation
04:51 described in the letter of the understanding signed
04:54 with said office in the next 30 days, for which reason,
04:59 it requests that the personnel assigned to this office
05:02 leave the country within the next 72 hours,
05:05 until such time as they publicly rectify
05:08 before the international community
05:10 their colonialist, abusive, and violating attitude of the United
05:15 Nations Charter.
05:17 In Argentina, workers and social movements
05:19 march to demand increases in accordance with inflation.
05:23 This in connection with a meeting of the negotiating
05:26 table designated to establish the minimum wage for workers
05:29 without collective bargaining agreements,
05:33 in addition to defining the unemployment benefits.
05:36 Workers warned that the accumulated inflation
05:39 in recent months, especially in foodstuffs,
05:41 has been weakening the income of workers in general,
05:45 hitting hardest those who were already in poverty.
05:48 They also demand the adjustment of wages
05:51 according to the accumulated inflation since December 2023,
05:55 which according to the calculations of labor
05:57 organizations represents an increase of about 85%
06:01 of labor income.
06:02 Haiti's government announced Wednesday
06:09 that it is working on a formal agreement with Kenyan officials
06:13 to secure the long-awaited deployment of a police
06:16 force from the East African country
06:18 to combat the rising wave of violence
06:20 in the Caribbean nation.
06:22 The Ariel Henry government indicated
06:25 that it is working on a memorandum of understanding
06:28 to set a deadline for the arrival of Kenyan police
06:31 forces on Haitian territory.
06:33 The deployment was requested in October 2022
06:37 and approved by the United Nations Security
06:39 Council a year later.
06:41 President William Ruto persisted in leading the security mission
06:45 in Haiti despite the judicial block issued
06:48 by a court in Nairobi.
06:49 The court at the time was stressing
06:51 that it would be unconstitutional to deploy
06:54 officers abroad unless there is a reciprocal agreement in place
06:58 with the host government.
07:00 Let's take a short break, but remember
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07:08 where you will find news in different formats, news
07:11 updates, and more.
07:12 Other stories coming up.
07:13 Stay with us.
07:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:18 Welcome back.
07:37 On Thursday, the Council of the Arab League
07:40 has affirmed that Israel's commission of the crime
07:42 of forcible displacement of the Palestinian people
07:45 constitutes an attack on Arab national security.
07:48 In an extraordinary session of permanent representatives
07:51 on Thursday, the Council expressed concern
07:54 over the unprecedented dire conditions in Rafa,
07:57 the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip
08:00 along the border with Egypt, citing Israel's plans
08:03 and intentions to forcibly displace approximately 1
08:07 and 1/2 million Palestinian citizens there
08:09 outside Palestinian territory.
08:11 The Arab League Council denounced
08:13 the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Syrian Arab
08:16 Republic and the Republic of Lebanon.
08:19 The aggression includes killings of civilians
08:21 and the destruction of homes and infrastructure
08:24 in violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity
08:27 of both states, as well as international law.
08:30 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
08:37 met his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo
08:41 on Thursday for talks over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
08:45 During the talks, Lula expressed his government's position
08:48 regarding the war, condemned terrorism,
08:51 and accused the Israeli occupation
08:52 forces of carrying out a genocidal war on Gaza.
08:56 Brazil has strongly condemned the attack carried out
09:00 by Hamas against Israel and the act of taking hostages.
09:06 We condemned and spoke out against the terrorist attack.
09:14 But there is no justification for the Israeli response
09:20 to defeat the Hamas movement.
09:22 Unfortunately, it is killing women and children,
09:28 which is something that we have never seen in any war,
09:32 you know, that I have knowledge of.
09:35 The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees
09:38 warned of a financial crisis if funding suspended
09:41 by several countries is not resumed.
09:44 The United Nations Agency detailed
09:46 that 16 states suspended their contributions
09:48 after Israel accused 12 employees of belonging
09:52 to the Palestinian-resistant movement Hamas.
09:54 The head of the agency, Filipe Lazzarini,
09:57 assured that they will have a negative cash flow starting
10:01 in March and will accelerate in April
10:03 unless the frozen contributions are released.
10:06 On the other hand, the high representatives
10:08 of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security
10:11 Policy, Joseph Borrell, stated that the block of funding
10:15 to the organization is dangerous,
10:17 as it is widely known that UNRWA is
10:19 an irreplaceable provider of vital aid to Palestinians.
10:23 Greece and Palestinian governments
10:31 insist on finding alternatives to stop
10:33 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
10:35 and ensure access to humanitarian aid.
10:38 Palestinian Foreign Minister Rejat Al-Maliki,
10:41 in talks with his counterpart, Giorgos Tzerepatritis,
10:45 stressed the lack of aid due to the blockade and restrictions
10:49 imposed by Israel.
10:50 He indicated that the idea of the Israeli regime
10:53 is to expel all Palestinians abroad.
10:56 Al-Maliki also referred to the increase
10:58 of violence in the West Bank, calling
11:00 for an immediate ceasefire.
11:01 For us, this is very important.
11:11 And that's why we talked about how
11:12 to stop the invasion of Rafah.
11:14 We talked about how to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza
11:17 Strip, which is certainly scarce because of the barriers
11:23 and conditions that Israel puts on the entry of such aid.
11:26 And this aid must enter in large quantities
11:29 and must enter all areas, including the northern part
11:32 of the Gaza Strip.
11:33 We talked about preventing displacement,
11:38 regardless of its names.
11:39 This displacement that aims to drive the Palestinian people
11:42 out of the Gaza Strip abroad.
11:46 Lebanon will soon meet a new complaint against Israel
11:49 to the United Nations Security Council
11:51 following the aggressions against civilians in the south,
11:54 acting Prime Minister Najib Mehkati confirmed on Thursday.
11:58 According to the ex-account of the Lebanese government,
12:00 the chief executive asked Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou
12:03 Habib to urgently condemn before the United Nations
12:06 the persistent Israeli attacks, the killing of citizens,
12:10 and the massive destruction, in particular what
12:12 happened on Wednesday in Lebatie.
12:14 It is also underlined that the Speaker of the Lebanese
12:17 Parliament, Nabib Berri, and the head of the resistance loyalty
12:21 bloc in the Lebanese Parliament, Mohamed Raad,
12:24 pointed out the racist character and the impossibility
12:27 of Israel to coexist with human beings.
12:30 Syrian army units fought violence clashes
12:37 with terrorist forces of the Islamic State
12:40 north of Damascus.
12:42 According to military sources, the fighting
12:44 occurred in the Douissens Desert,
12:46 where several terrorists were killed,
12:48 while eight Syrian army servicemen lost their lives.
12:51 State security forces intensified their patrolling
12:54 operations in Al-Adeya region, while fighters-bombers launched
12:58 riots on terrorist headquarters in Sugna and Palmyra areas.
13:03 Damascus denounced that the Islamic State intensified
13:06 its attacks following the recent US
13:08 aggression against military points of the Syrian army
13:11 and its allies east of the country.
13:13 We're going to take a final short break now.
13:20 But first, let's listen to a poem
13:22 read by British actor Brian Cox.
13:25 The poem was written by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher,
13:28 and martyr, Rifat Al-Arir.
13:31 Rifat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike.
13:34 This was the last poem he published.
13:37 Let's listen.
13:39 If I must die by Rifat Al-Arir, November the 1st, 2023.
13:50 If I must die, you must live to tell my story,
13:55 to sell my things, to buy a piece of cloth and some strings.
14:01 Make it white with a long tail, so that a child somewhere
14:06 in Gaza, while looking heaven in the eye,
14:08 awaiting his dad, who left in a blaze,
14:11 and bid no one farewell, not even to his flesh,
14:15 not even to himself.
14:18 Seize the kite, my kite you made, flying up above,
14:23 and thinks for a moment, an angel is there,
14:27 bringing back love.
14:30 If I must die, let it bring hope.
14:34 Let it be a tale.
14:38 [MUSIC PLAYING]
14:42 Welcome back to From the South.
14:57 Greece parliament approved a landmark bill
15:00 allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday,
15:03 granting same-sex couples the right
15:05 to wed and adopt children.
15:08 According to the Greek national broadcaster,
15:11 a majority of 176 lawmakers out of a total of 254
15:16 cast votes in the 300 seat parliament
15:20 voted in favor of the bill entitled
15:22 Equality in Civil Marriage.
15:24 The new law also grants same-sex couples
15:27 full parental rights for both partners,
15:30 but not the use of assisted reproduction methods.
15:33 However, recent opinion polls showed that the Greeks
15:36 were divided on the reform.
15:38 Even when the bill was voted on, opposite groups
15:41 were still holding demonstrations.
15:43 In Italy, more than 1,000 farmers
15:50 staged a new day of protest in rejection of falling incomes
15:54 and rising product costs.
15:56 Several farmers groups have been organizing protests
15:59 since the beginning of January, from Sicily to Turin.
16:03 Protesters' complaints range from fuel costs
16:05 to European Union environmental regulations designed
16:09 to mitigate climate change, but that
16:11 are demanding their livelihoods.
16:13 For its part, a delegation had earlier
16:15 visited the offices of the European Union
16:17 to deliver a document with its demands.
16:25 Meanwhile, in Spain, farmers and stockbrokers
16:29 protested with tractors in front of the Ministry of Agriculture
16:33 in Madrid.
16:34 The Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas,
16:36 announced a package of measures that, in his opinion,
16:39 responds to the three basic elements raised
16:42 by the sector, which has been protesting
16:44 for more than a week with road blockades
16:46 in different parts of the country.
16:48 In this sense, demonstrations have also
16:50 been replicated in other European countries
16:54 due to the bureaucracy and complexity
16:56 of European regulations, the low prices at which they
16:59 sell their products, and the competition
17:02 from foreign goods.
17:03 On Wednesday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin
17:09 announced at a Future Technologies Forum meetings
17:13 that his country is on the verge of creating vaccines
17:16 against cancer.
17:17 The Russian leader added that he hoped that vaccines could
17:20 be used soon and effectively.
17:22 New discoveries in the field of medicine, methods
17:25 of prophylaxis, and treatment should
17:27 be available to people and widely used
17:30 in the primary health care sector.
17:32 On the other hand, Putin said that during the commercialization
17:35 of advanced scientific solutions,
17:37 when the intellectual property rights are transferred
17:40 to the producers, the research teams
17:43 should receive a deserved remuneration.
17:46 The so-called royalty, the volumes of which
17:48 should be calculated according to a regular methodology.
17:52 Senegal's top election authority ruled
17:58 as unconstitutional the postponement
18:01 of a presidential election scheduled for February 25.
18:04 The nation's constitutional council
18:06 cancelled President Macky Sall's degree
18:09 through a joint judgment approved by seven members
18:13 of the electorate body.
18:14 The ruling also stated that the National Assembly's move
18:17 on February 5 to reschedule the vote for December 14
18:21 also was contrary to the Constitution.
18:24 Opposition presidential candidates and lawmakers
18:27 had filed a number of legal challenges
18:29 to last week's parliamentary bill, which also extended
18:32 President Macky Sall's mandate in what critics said
18:35 amounted to an institutional cop.
18:38 Sall, who has been in power since 2012,
18:41 sparked a brawl on February 3 when he called off the elections
18:46 over disputes about the disqualification
18:48 of potential candidates and concerns
18:50 about a repeat of the unrest seen in 2021 and 2023.
19:00 In this context, several government opponents
19:02 were released from prison on Thursday
19:04 amid a political crisis that has gripped the country
19:07 since the presidential election was delayed.
19:10 Some move by President Macky Sall
19:12 to appease public opinion had been expected
19:14 after deadly protests and international concern erupted
19:18 following his decision earlier this month
19:20 to delay the election slated for February 25.
19:25 Three people have been killed so far during demonstrations,
19:28 with security forces repressing attempts to mobilize.
19:31 Opposition and civil society groups
19:33 have issued new calls for demonstrations on Friday,
19:37 while a peaceful march organized by a civil society collective
19:40 is planned for Saturday.
19:43 From Thursday's African leaders will gather in the Ethiopian
19:46 capital at the Zababa home of the African Union
19:50 for the continental body's annual summit
19:52 for regional integration.
19:53 It is on the top of the agenda.
19:55 The annual meeting of African leaders
19:57 will question the progress made in the face of the alarming
20:00 security situation and conflicts in some of its member states
20:04 and offer recommendations on innovative ways
20:07 to sustainably address crises in a bid to re-establish
20:11 and address crises in a bid to return to peace.
20:14 In the encounter also will be discussed
20:17 the working division between the African political organization
20:20 and the regional economic community.
20:22 During the meeting, the president
20:24 of the African Union Commission, Mosa Faki Mahamad,
20:27 called to evaluate the Union to be more efficient and warned
20:31 against the risk of resolving conflicts through barbarism.
20:39 We have come to the end of this news brief,
20:41 but you can find this and many other stories
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20:50 For Telesur English, I'm Alejandra Garcia.
20:52 Thank you for watching.
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