Investigations continue in Russia into Moscow terror attack // In Venezuela the candidate registration process for the elections reaches its second day // In Palestine authorities report new airstrikes by the Israeli occupation arm. teleSUR
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00:03 In Russia, mass shooting at Moscow concert hall
00:11 left more than 70 deaths and over 100 injured
00:15 while the evacuation of people is ongoing.
00:17 In Venezuela, the candidate registration process
00:25 for the July 28 presidential elections
00:28 reaches its second day.
00:29 And in Palestine, authorities report new airstrikes
00:37 by the Israeli occupation army in the city of Rafah
00:40 that left at least eight dead and several injured.
00:42 Hello and welcome to From the South.
00:50 I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:53 We begin with the news.
00:54 In Venezuela, more than 70 people have been killed
00:57 and over 100 were injured on Friday
01:00 at a Moscow concert hall arm attack.
01:03 According to Russia's domestic security service,
01:06 at least three unidentified individuals in camouflage
01:09 opened fire with assault rifles at the crowd gathered
01:12 at the Krokus City Hall concert venue near Moscow,
01:17 setting the venue on fire right after.
01:20 The head of the Moscow city Duma, Alexei Shaposhnikov,
01:24 has urged fellow Russians to donate blood
01:27 for the victims of the shooting and shared
01:29 the address of four donor centers across the capital.
01:33 Russian health minister Mikhail Murashko
01:36 has said during a media briefing at a hospital near the mall
01:40 that a total of 115 people, including five children,
01:45 have been hospitalized since the attack.
01:47 According to the minister, some 60 people
01:50 have been seriously injured and another 30 people
01:53 have been treated for light injuries.
01:56 Moreover, the emergency ministry has
01:59 said that the fire at the venue has been contained.
02:02 The Krokus City Hall is a major concert venue
02:11 right outside the Russian capital.
02:13 It opened in October 2009 and was
02:16 named after Muslim Magomed Majev,
02:19 a legendary Soviet singer born in present-day Azerbaijan.
02:23 The complex also includes a children's amusement center
02:27 and a wedding venue.
02:28 It boasts an auditorium with over 13,000 seats, a concert
02:32 hall with a capacity for 7,500 people,
02:36 and a theater with almost 5,500 seats.
02:40 The venue hosted the 2013 Miss Universe pageant
02:44 and has also hosted numerous concerts
02:46 by prominent Western performers such as A-ha, Eric Clapton,
02:51 and Joe Cocker.
02:52 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
02:59 condemned the armed attack at the concert hall in Moscow
03:03 and expressed his condolences to the family of the victims.
03:07 In an official statement issued on Friday,
03:10 Maduro described the attacks as an "outrageous, criminal,
03:13 and unjustifiable" against innocent civilians
03:16 and sent a message of solidarity to President Putin
03:20 and the Russian people.
03:21 The Venezuelan president also sentenced
03:24 that peace is the only way for humanity
03:26 and reiterated the Venezuelan government's stance
03:29 against all types of intolerance, terrorism, violence,
03:34 and the hate speech.
03:35 In its official account on X, the Ministry
03:45 of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation
03:48 stated that Spain is appalled by the news coming from Russia
03:53 and that it expresses its solidarity with the victims,
03:56 their families, and with the Russian people,
03:59 adding that the country condemns any form of violence.
04:02 In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
04:12 has also commented on this event and stated
04:14 that they strongly condemned the heinous attack
04:17 on the Krakow City concert complex in Moscow.
04:21 They also expressed their heartfelt condolences
04:24 to the families of the innocent victims,
04:26 as well as to the people and the government
04:28 of the Russian Federation.
04:30 In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
04:32 wishes a steady recovery to all the injured.
04:35 As a country victim of terrorism,
04:37 Azerbaijan condemns terrorism in all its forms.
04:46 Likewise, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
04:49 Tokayev, declares that Kazakhstan strongly condemns
04:53 the terrorist act against civilians in Moscow.
04:56 The leader of the government states
04:58 that there can be no justification for terrorism
05:01 and that they call on the United Nations member states
05:04 to declare their unanimous rejection
05:07 of this kind of violence against innocent civilians.
05:11 On behalf of the head of state, the Kazakh law enforcement
05:14 agencies, if necessary, will provide assistance
05:18 to the Russian law enforcement agencies.
05:20 The President of Kazakhstan also expressed his condolences
05:24 to President Vladimir Putin for the many victims
05:27 of the terrorist attacks.
05:29 We're going to a short break now,
05:36 but remember you can join us on TikTok @terroristoryenglish,
05:39 where you will find news in different formats, news
05:42 updates, and more.
05:43 Other stories coming up, stay with us.
05:45 Welcome back.
06:00 Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel
06:01 visited Thursday several communities and places
06:04 of economic interest in the eastern provinces of Guantanamo
06:08 and Santiago de Cuba.
06:09 Hundreds of people lined the streets of the communities
06:12 to give a warm and massive welcome to the Cuban president,
06:16 who stopped to shake hands and talk with its residents.
06:19 Last Sunday, some localities of the area
06:21 were the focus of demonstrations due to power cuts and stability
06:25 in the distribution of the basic food basket.
06:28 The president's tour began on Thursday morning
06:31 and included also productive centers,
06:33 where he encouraged his workers to do their best
06:36 and remain united in defense of the homeland.
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06:43 -Precisely the Cuban president, in his account
06:53 on social network X, emphasized that the country's direction
06:57 will continue to strengthen communication with the people
07:01 and maintain direct contact with all communities.
07:04 In this way, he thanked the careful receipt
07:07 that multiplies his government's commitment to the Cuban people.
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07:18 -On Friday, the nomination of candidates
07:20 for the presidential elections to be held next July 28
07:25 continues in Venezuela.
07:28 During the process, the political organizations
07:30 Podemos and Partido Comunista de Venezuela,
07:33 which are part of the Gran Polo Patriotico,
07:35 registered before the National Electoral Council
07:38 the current president, Nicolás Maduro,
07:41 as candidate for re-election to the presidency of Venezuela.
07:44 Also, Luis Eduardo MartĂnez was nominated
07:47 as presidential candidate by the Action Democrática Party.
07:51 While with the support of the opposition political movement,
07:54 Voluntad Popular and the Arepa Party,
07:57 the opposition political movement candidate,
08:00 Daniel Ceballos, presented his candidacy
08:02 for the presidential elections.
08:04 The process of registration of candidacies
08:06 has been taking place since March 21
08:10 and will conclude on March 25 before the CNE.
08:13 The main place since March 21 will conclude on March 25
08:19 before the CNE, the main Venezuelan electoral body,
08:21 in compliance with the electoral chronogram.
08:31 In Venezuela, the general prosecutor, Tarek William Saab,
08:35 in a declaration rejected any attempt for any interference
08:38 in the upcoming elections in the country,
08:41 in particular the assassination attempt
08:43 on President Nicolás Maduro in the Monagas state.
08:48 -We are advancing.
08:49 We are achieving great victories.
08:51 This plan again, added to the others, has been unveiled.
08:56 There, let's say so, leaders active in these plans,
09:01 arrested, and the investigation continues.
09:05 -Saab also took the opportunity and, among other subjects,
09:09 condemned the international silence
09:11 on the ongoing genocide carried out by Israel against Palestine.
09:17 -That there is no interference
09:19 in the internal affairs of Venezuela.
09:21 For example, that he must see a person spoken ill
09:25 with an equally brutal expression of hatred
09:28 at the president of Argentina, Millet,
09:31 in giving democracy lessons to Venezuela.
09:35 When he himself says he hates his parents,
09:39 that he hates families,
09:40 that he praises the extermination of Gaza,
09:43 because this is another issue that interests me here.
09:48 This is an international channel.
09:50 How these, who tear their clothes
09:53 because alleged terrorists are arrested
09:55 and presented with evidence
09:56 and they appear convicted and confessed,
10:00 are the candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize.
10:02 But those who ended with Gaza almost 40,000 dead,
10:07 destroyed the mosques, universities,
10:09 health centers, newborn babies, all killed, pets dead.
10:14 Literally, Gaza has already been destroyed 70%, almost 80%,
10:20 and there you see no real factual pronouncement
10:23 of international organization.
10:25 -On Thursday in Chile, the Pacific Steel Company
10:29 announced the stoppage of the activities
10:31 of the industrial plant Ciderurjica Huachipato,
10:35 located in the port city of Tualcano,
10:38 in the south of the country.
10:40 In this sense, the administration communicated
10:42 the indefinite suspension of operations,
10:45 while the Ministry of Economy informed after the announcement
10:48 that they will meet with the board of directors
10:51 to evaluate alternatives.
10:53 In this way, the Anti-Distortion Commission
10:55 identified the existence of irregularities
10:58 in the steel imports from China.
11:00 Additionally, the Chilean ministry recognizes
11:03 the complexity of the international scenario
11:06 for the steel market.
11:07 The president, Gabriel Boric, made reference to this situation.
11:11 -In addition, when one sees how the development of this works,
11:21 not only here in the region of Coquimbo,
11:23 but also in other industrial sectors in our country,
11:25 and that is why we are so concerned
11:27 about what is happening with CAP in Tarcahuano,
11:29 there have been concerns of the government.
11:31 The ministry of Tarcahuano is so, you know,
11:34 goes beyond or not the will of the government,
11:36 because it has to do with the international issues.
11:38 But from the government, we are putting all the emphasis
11:41 in a dialogue and in the company
11:43 to avoid precisely the closure of the company.
11:46 -Mexico and Venezuela signed an agreement
11:48 for the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants,
11:51 which seek to protect them from the abuses
11:54 of the US border authorities and warranty them a return
11:58 to their homeland with opportunities for the future,
12:00 in which, in addition to the executives of both nations,
12:03 other sectors are involved.
12:05 -We have just signed an agreement with Venezuela.
12:11 President Nicolás Maduro wishes cold return to the motherland.
12:15 We are sending Venezuelans back to their country
12:18 because we cannot handle these amounts.
12:20 But the president has instructed us that every migrant
12:24 that we are sending back to Venezuela
12:26 should have support like the one we are giving here,
12:29 like the one from Young People Building,
12:31 the future of sewing life.
12:33 So we already have an amount.
12:35 We are already giving to the migrants
12:38 that return to Venezuela.
12:40 We are giving them a card so that they can join a program,
12:43 which is not exactly Young People Building,
12:46 but it's a welfare program.
12:49 -We have a final short break coming up,
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13:40 -Welcome back to "From the South."
13:42 Palestine authorities reported new airstrikes
13:45 by Israeli regime in the city of Rafah
13:47 that left at least eight dead and several injured.
13:50 The bombing took place in a residential area
13:52 in the Nasser neighborhood northwest of Rafah.
13:55 The authorities reported that among the fatalities
13:58 were three children and three women,
14:00 while the wounded remained in critical condition.
14:03 While the Israeli occupation continues its invasion
14:06 of the Shifa Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip,
14:09 where it deployed dozens of tanks and vehicles
14:12 to close in on the vicinity of the hospital.
14:15 In Palestine, the Israeli occupation forces
14:25 prevents the access of worshippers
14:27 to the Al-Aqsa Mosque-occupied Jerusalem
14:30 during the second Friday of Ramadan.
14:32 At least 1,200 worshippers arrived at the temple complex
14:37 to perform traditional prayers related to this date,
14:41 in spite of the restrictions imposed by Israel.
14:44 Witnesses reported that the Tel Aviv army
14:46 reinforced its military presence
14:48 in the northern and east of Jerusalem
14:50 and south of Bethlehem,
14:52 and also turned back hundreds of believers,
14:54 arguing that they lacked permits to enter.
14:58 They also deployed their military in alleys
15:01 of the old city of Jerusalem
15:03 and at the entrance of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
15:05 as part of the harassment of the faithful.
15:08 Lebanon's army intelligence arrested three suspects
15:16 involved in the assassination of Palestinian leader
15:19 Hadi Mustafa.
15:20 According to what was revealed,
15:22 one of the main members of the network is a Lebanese
15:25 and two Syrians who were arrested in raids
15:28 last night in and around the southern city of Tahrir.
15:32 The capture of those involved inside the camp
15:35 occurred in coordination with the intelligence directorate,
15:38 which has been tracking them
15:39 since the beginning of the investigation,
15:41 into which has been trafficking them
15:44 into the attack of Mustafa.
15:47 In this regard, the Palestinian sources quoted by the network
15:50 revealed details of a celled suspect
15:53 of being involved in the assassination of the fighter
15:55 of the military wing of Hamas, Hadi Mustafa, in Lebanon.
16:00 On Thursday, before a meeting
16:07 with Secretary of State Antony Blinken,
16:09 the Foreign Minister of five Arab nations met in Egypt
16:12 with a representative of the Palestinian government.
16:15 At the end of the conclave,
16:17 the heads of the foreign offices of Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
16:20 Jordan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates
16:23 reiterated the rejection of any attempt
16:26 to displace the Palestinians from their lands.
16:29 The Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs,
16:31 who attended the meeting in Cairo,
16:34 reiterated together with the senior diplomats,
16:36 the demand for a complete and immediate ceasefire,
16:40 as well as the opening of all the Palestinian lands,
16:44 as well as the opening of all border crossings.
16:47 The meeting took place within the framework
16:49 of intense negotiations between Arab countries
16:52 and representatives of the government
16:54 of the United States and Israel.
16:57 And let's go to the world of sports,
17:06 because the Cuban athlete, Mihai Lopez,
17:08 four-time Olympic wrestling champion,
17:11 announced on Friday that he is preparing to fight
17:13 for his fifth consecutive crown in Paris 2024.
17:17 It should be noted that three years ago, in Tokyo 2020,
17:22 the Cuban equalled the milestone of the US athlete
17:25 Carl Lewis in long jump, Michael Phelps in swimming,
17:30 and Alfred Oerther in disc golf throw.
17:33 All of them are champions in four consecutive Olympic events
17:37 in the same sport discipline.
17:39 It was thought that the time had come
17:41 for his well-deserved retirement,
17:44 but Lopez says he will go to Paris for his fifth title,
17:48 which would make him the only male athlete
17:51 to achieve that achievement in modern era.
17:54 Mihai Lopez, native of Pinar del RĂo,
18:03 a province in the west of the island in Cuba,
18:06 is a wrestling athlete who is a five-time Pan-American champion
18:10 and four-time Olympic champion.
18:12 He was selected among the 10 best Latin American
18:15 and Caribbean athletes of the second decade
18:18 of the 21st century, considered the most complete wrestler
18:22 of this century.
18:24 At the Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan,
18:26 on August 2nd, 2021, he won for the fourth consecutive time
18:31 the gold medal to secure the top of the competition,
18:35 as he did in Beijing 2008, London 2012,
18:39 Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
18:42 During the opening ceremony of the same Olympics,
18:44 he also became the first Cuban representative
18:47 to become the country's flag bearer four times.
18:50 The world's biggest tulip garden opens up to the public
19:00 for its 75th edition, with hundreds of thousands
19:03 of people expected to enjoy bewildering array of 7 million
19:08 bulbs in the Western Dutch city of Lyssée.
19:11 Contains millions of tulips of every color,
19:15 as well as other flowers across 32 hectares.
19:18 This year, one of the main highlights of the show
19:20 includes a golden yellow tulip, named after King Charles III,
19:25 and a musical extravaganza to celebrate
19:27 75 years of Ken Cove's Fisher in Dutch opera singer Letizia
19:33 Gerard.
19:34 But the opening was the excuse for a manifestation
19:37 where seven naked protesters of the climate change group
19:43 Extinction Rebellion briefly staged a protest
19:46 against the use of pesticides in the bulb growing industry.
19:49 We are at the end of Business Brief,
19:59 but you can find this and many other stories
20:01 on our website at teleselinglish.net.
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20:08 For Telese Linglish, I'm Alejandra Garcia.
20:10 Thank you for watching.
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