FTS 16:30 05-04: Mexican president calls to respect the elections in Venezuela
Iranian people mobilize for Al-Quds world day ceremony. // Mexican president calls to respect the elections in Venezuela. // UNHRC adopts resolution to hold Israel accountable for war crimes. teleSUR
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador,
00:12 urged non-interference in Venezuela
00:13 and called for respect for the political process taking place
00:16 in the country in a run-up to the presidential elections.
00:21 In Iran, thousands of people mobilized on Friday
00:24 to celebrate the International Day of Al-Quds.
00:29 And in Switzerland, the United Nations Human Rights Council
00:32 adopted a resolution calling for Israel
00:34 to be held accountable for war crimes and crimes
00:37 against humanity in Gaza.
00:38 Hello, welcome to From the South.
00:46 I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesus Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:50 We begin with the news.
00:51 The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador,
00:53 urged non-interference in Venezuela
00:55 and called for respect for the political process taking place
00:58 in the country in a run-up to the presidential elections.
01:01 The Mexican president asked that the Venezuelan people
01:04 be allowed to vote freely in the presidential elections
01:07 of next July 28.
01:08 The head of state contextualized his statements
01:10 in view of the maneuvers of radical sectors
01:12 that seek to use violent actions in order
01:14 to prevent the electoral development.
01:16 In his morning conference, the Mexican president
01:18 refused to make further comments on the Venezuelan electoral
01:21 process in order not to give elements
01:23 to his conservative adversaries.
01:25 Hopefully there is democracy and the elections
01:41 are held in peace and they leave the Venezuelan people freedom
01:51 to choose.
01:52 The Mexican president highlighted the situation
01:56 by the international rights against the peoples
01:59 of Venezuela and Cuba.
02:00 Now against Venezuela.
02:05 The whole right wing, the whole world,
02:14 as against Cuba, well.
02:15 There is even a blockade against Cuba
02:24 that violates human rights.
02:25 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador indicated
02:29 that he will not break relations with Ecuador.
02:31 The government of the new world declared the ambassador
02:33 of Mexico, Raquel Cerur, personally on Grata.
02:36 Today a plane will leave to bring her back.
02:43 A mission will remain at the embassy
02:52 because regardless of what the Ecuadorian government
02:54 maintains and which we respect.
02:56 This decision was taken because of a comment
03:05 I made here, which I will now repeat.
03:07 So that the people of Ecuador know what I said
03:15 and that there is no manipulation
03:17 because I respect the people of Ecuador.
03:19 And I respect all the peoples of Latin America
03:30 and the Caribbean.
03:31 The Mexican president also confirmed his intention
03:36 to grant political asylum to former Vice President Jorge Glas.
03:40 Yes, because he is asking for it
03:45 and we consider the right of asylum to be sacred.
03:50 The Foreign Affairs Minister of Mexico,
03:52 through a press release,
03:53 regressed the declaration of Aspen Sona on Grata
03:55 to the Mexican ambassador in Ecuador, Raquel Cerur Smeke.
03:58 The statement starts by saying that during its management,
04:01 Cerur worked to strengthen ties
04:03 between the business sectors of both countries,
04:06 keeping her mission tied to the foreign policy
04:08 established in the Mexican constitution.
04:10 The statement places now to Roberto Conceco
04:13 as the delegation leader.
04:14 It also declares, and quote,
04:16 "After a thorough analysis of the information received,
04:18 the government of Mexico has decided to grant
04:20 political asylum to Mr. Jorge David Glas Espinel,
04:24 who is currently in the embassy of Mexico in Quito.
04:26 Later on, the press release rejects the deployment
04:29 outside of the embassy headquarters
04:31 of the Ecuadorian police.
04:32 At last, the Mexican government calls Ecuador
04:34 to respect the country's sovereignty
04:36 and to comply with its international obligations."
04:44 On Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro
04:46 in his podcast answered to Argentinian President
04:49 Javier Mele regarding his request for sanctions
04:51 against Venezuela.
04:52 "What came to power in Argentina with Mele was fascism,
04:57 Zionism, which is the new fascism.
05:00 Now Mele is talking about how he is going to lead a crusade
05:03 so that Venezuela is sanctioned, surrounded and beaten.
05:08 I tell him from Caracas, from the neighborhoods of Caracas,
05:12 I tell Mele, you and how many others, Mele,
05:17 you and how many others, look at yourself
05:20 in the mirror of Bolsonaro, look at yourself
05:22 in the mirror of Macri, whoever messes with Venezuela,
05:25 faces the consequences."
05:29 On the other hand, President Maduro reiterated his opinion
05:31 that Argentinian footballer Diego Armando Maradona
05:34 was assassinated as part of a plan to silence Argentina
05:36 and pave the way to fascism.
05:39 "I have a theory about Maradona's death,
05:43 I have said it before.
05:45 I believe that Maradona was killed."
05:47 "Well, everybody says that, President."
05:49 "And I told him, Diego, I talked to him the day
05:53 of his 60th birthday, a few weeks before he died,
05:56 days before he died, and I told him,
05:58 Diego, come to Venezuela, we'll take care of you here,
06:02 I'm worried about you, Diego.
06:03 I told him, take care of yourself, Diego, look,
06:07 there are very bad people out there, fascist,
06:10 and they know that you're the voice of the rebellion
06:12 of the people, the one who says what nobody dares
06:14 to say in Argentina and in the world.
06:17 I think it was an operation to finish with the symbol
06:19 of the rebellious Argentina, of the deep Argentina.
06:23 And first they took out Diego, I'm sure of that,
06:26 then they wanted to take out Cristina, live, on television,
06:30 they were going to kill her.
06:32 By getting Diego and Cristina out of the way,
06:34 Argentina was left without deep voices, powerful voices,
06:38 I believe in that plan, in order to achieve what?
06:41 The arrival of fascism."
06:43 In Peru, President Dina Boluarte goes
06:50 to the Attorney General's office to respond
06:52 to the alleged corruption scandal regarding the Rolex case.
06:55 During the day, the president gave statements
06:58 on the use of other high-end jewelry,
06:59 in addition to showing where the suspicious transactions
07:02 in her bank accounts came from, while the prosecutor's office
07:05 maintains the investigations against the president
07:07 for alleged corruption and illicit enrichment.
07:10 Meanwhile, the investigations of the public prosecutor's office
07:12 reached deposits of what is known as "Urgent"
07:15 that the president received in 11 bank accounts, which totaled
07:17 $1 billion, the increase of $432,000
07:21 that she raised during her sworn statements in two years.
07:24 The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez,
07:31 attended on Thursday, as first secretary of the party's
07:33 central committee, the closing ceremony
07:36 of the 12th Congress of the Young Communist
07:38 Union, held in Havana.
07:40 There, he ratified revolutionary confidence in Cuban youth.
07:43 The party's leadership praised the quality of the event.
07:46 The head of state, in particular,
07:48 highlighted the death and commitment in the debates,
07:50 mentioning that discussions were carried out
07:52 without euphemisms.
07:54 The young people spoke of the migration
07:57 that the nation is going through in the midst of the most
07:59 savage blockade applied to a sovereign country.
08:02 Renewing his confidence in them, Díaz-Canel
08:04 also thanked them for the joy and commitment
08:07 of those who are, in his words, "heroes of Cuba."
08:09 Also in Cuba, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign
08:17 Investment and the Chinese International Development
08:19 Cooperation Agency signed legal instruments
08:22 for mutual collaboration.
08:23 The agreement signed by the vice prime minister and head
08:26 of the MINSEC, Ricardo Cabezas, and the president of CITCA,
08:30 Huo Zhaohuiu, includes a memorandum of understanding
08:34 on the donation of rights and the protocol
08:36 for the strengthening of cooperation in human resources
08:39 development as part of the Global Development Initiative.
08:42 Both officials reaffirmed their willingness and readiness
08:45 to continue deepening the ties of friendship and solidarity
08:49 in the new era and materialize the construction
08:51 of a common future.
08:52 I wish first of all to sincerely and deeply thank you
09:00 for this great aid package that we have already
09:02 confirmed started to arrive.
09:04 Let's take a short break, but remember
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09:14 Other stories coming up.
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09:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]
09:20 Welcome back from the South.
09:31 Thousands of people mobilized on Friday,
09:33 the last of the month of Ramadan,
09:36 to celebrate the International Day of Al-Quds
09:38 in honor of the Palestinian cause and in rejection
09:41 of the Israeli genocide.
09:42 More than 2,000 Iranian localities
09:44 held rallies on Friday in solidarity and respect
09:47 for Palestine.
09:48 In Tehran, the capital unseen of the largest demonstration,
09:50 the funeral procession for the martyrs of the Israeli
09:53 airstrike against the Persian consular section in Syria,
09:56 also took place.
09:57 The whole world celebrates Al-Quds,
10:00 a holiday established since 1979 in homage
10:03 to the city of Jerusalem and the struggle
10:05 of the Palestinian people.
10:07 Also on Friday, a rejection of the genocide operation
10:09 of the Zionist occupier takes on special relevance.
10:12 [VIDEO PLAYBACK]
10:15 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
10:17 The International Al-Quds Day marches today
10:20 in the Islamic Republic of Iran are extraordinary.
10:23 And the marches in the capital, Tehran, have a clear message.
10:27 We are moving towards the path that
10:28 achieves the main objectives and issues,
10:30 and for all Muslims to perform prayers
10:33 in the holy house of Jerusalem.
10:34 [END PLAYBACK]
10:38 While in Syria, the Standing Committee
10:40 for International Jerusalem Day organized on Friday
10:43 a parade called Flood of the Free
10:45 in the Palestinian refugee camp of Al-Jarmouk in Damascus.
10:48 The event included a performance by residents
10:51 of the Palestinian camps and a festival of speeches
10:53 with a large popular presence.
10:55 In this context, it is noteworthy that the slogan
10:58 of this year's march is Jerusalem Day
11:00 from the flood of Al-Aqsa to the flood of the free.
11:03 [NON-ENGLISH SINGING]
11:09 In the framework of these commemorations,
11:11 citizens of Tanzania participated on Friday
11:13 in massive marches in the capital of Dodoma
11:15 and other cities to celebrate Al-Quds Day.
11:18 In this regard, Tanzanians took to the streets
11:20 raising slogans and banners calling for support
11:23 to the Palestinian cause to stop the Israeli aggression
11:26 against the Gaza Strip.
11:27 This event was initiated by the late founder
11:29 of the Islamic Republic, Iman Khamenei,
11:32 to celebrate the last day of the holy month of Ramadan
11:35 and to express support for the Iranian people
11:37 after the attack on their consulate in Damascus.
11:40 On Friday, this celebrating the world
12:03 the day of the Palestinian child, children of Gaza Strip
12:06 targeted by Israel's genocide operation
12:08 are stark testimony to the cruelty of the occupation.
12:11 According to figures from the Gaza Health Ministry,
12:14 backed by the World Health Organization
12:16 and Save the Children, Tel Aviv has killed more than 12,300
12:19 children in six months.
12:21 A recent investigation by British media
12:23 confirmed that Israeli snipers are deliberately
12:25 shooting children because they believe they would not
12:28 be held accountable.
12:29 Recent figures show that in Gaza and the West Bank,
12:32 eight out of 10 schools were damaged
12:34 and that Israel has starved 31 children to death
12:38 and wounded more than 50,000.
12:44 Medical personnel in the Gaza Strip
12:46 denounced that several Palestinian children are
12:48 being admitted to hospital with bullet wounds caused
12:50 by Israeli snipers.
12:52 Foreign volunteer doctors working in the Gaza Strip
12:54 point out that from the type of wounds,
12:56 as well as biting accounts of Palestinians who brought
12:59 children to the hospital, the minors
13:00 were direct targets of the Israeli forces.
13:03 The medical personnel stated that the intensive care unit
13:05 is full of infants with gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
13:09 On the other hand, Gaza authorities
13:11 report that the Israeli army is using
13:13 armed drones capable of flying over the streets
13:15 to attack the population in the area.
13:17 The Palestinian Prisoners Club reported the arrest
13:24 of more than 60 journalists by occupation forces
13:26 since the beginning of the Israeli siege against Gaza
13:29 on October 7.
13:30 The organization detailed that most of the reporters
13:32 were charged with alleged incitement on social media
13:35 under the Administrative Detention Regulation.
13:38 According to the Prisoners Club, this law
13:39 allows Israel to arrest Palestinians
13:41 without charges or trial for renewable intervals ranging
13:45 from three to six months.
13:47 The organization denounced that this Wednesday, Tel Aviv troops
13:49 detained a female reporter.
13:52 It also recalled that around 140 journalists
13:54 have been killed since the beginning of the Israeli siege.
14:01 On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council,
14:03 with the United States and Germany voting against,
14:06 adopted a resolution calling for Israel
14:08 to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes
14:11 against humanity in Gaza.
14:13 The resolution was adopted on the last day
14:15 of the six-week 55th session of the Council,
14:18 with 28 votes in favor, six against, and 13 abstentions.
14:22 The applause and cheers heard in the hall
14:24 contrasted with the angry protests
14:26 of the representative of Israel, who once again victimized
14:29 his country.
14:30 The UN organization also demanded the cessation
14:32 of all arms sales to Israel, and highlighted
14:35 this section of the resolution warnings of genocide.
14:38 The document was approved with 31 votes in favor,
14:40 13 abstention, and with only two votes against.
14:44 The United Arab Emirates suspended diplomatic
14:51 coordination with Israel following
14:53 the murder of the World Central Kitchen aid workers
14:56 on Sunday, April 1st.
14:58 After holding high-level meetings
14:59 with the Director General of the Israeli Foreign
15:01 Ministry, Yaacov Blitzstein, and the Ambassador to Tel Aviv,
15:04 Mohammed al-Kahha, the Emirate Foreign Ministry
15:07 expressed deep anger and frustration
15:09 to the Israeli Ambassador.
15:11 After emphasizing the gravity of the events
15:12 and assuring that Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi are
15:14 going through the darkest day, they
15:16 decided to suspend all diplomatic coordination
15:19 with the Hebrew country.
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15:42 [MUSIC PLAYING]
15:45 Welcome back.
16:04 Southeastern Australia has been experiencing heavy rain
16:07 since Thursday night, which will continue until Saturday
16:09 morning, local time authorities have
16:12 warned of life-threatening floods.
16:14 Hourly totals are expected to reach 10 to 20 millimeters
16:18 at times, the worst affected areas potentially
16:20 receiving 50 millimeters within three hours.
16:23 These conditions come as a result of cooler polar air
16:26 moving from the south, meeting warmer tropical air
16:29 to the north, and forming an area of low pressure.
16:31 Looks likely to develop around the Sydney region,
16:35 further intensifying rainfall and increasing
16:37 the risk of flooding.
16:38 [WATER FLOWING]
16:41 This is a significant weather event.
16:44 It's very important that everyone in New South Wales
16:47 listens to the latest broadcast for updated warnings,
16:50 particularly in your local region.
16:52 If you live in a flood-prone community,
16:54 download the Hazards Near Me app.
16:56 Understand what the risks are in your local community.
16:59 It's most important that you don't
17:01 take unnecessary risks at the moment,
17:05 particularly traveling through floodwaters.
17:08 There's been seven rescues since Monday
17:10 by the SES across New South Wales.
17:13 That number is expected to increase in the coming days.
17:16 [WATER FLOWING]
17:18 Africa's largest island, Madagascar,
17:20 declared a state of national disaster on Friday
17:22 following the passage of Cyclone Gamane.
17:25 The phenomenon, the third to affect the country this year,
17:27 has left 19 dead and 89,500 victims,
17:31 among injured and victims.
17:33 The government has decided to make this declaration
17:36 after evaluating the damage cost.
17:38 President Andri Rajo Galina assured
17:40 that the country's reserves are not at their best,
17:43 as they have had to face two strong storms suffered
17:46 before Cyclone Gamane, the climate crisis wreaking
17:49 havoc in several countries on the continent, which
17:51 are suffering from historic rains and droughts.
17:54 [WATER FLOWING]
17:58 April 5, 2020, marks the 30th anniversary
18:01 of the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
18:04 Cobain's tragic death at the age of 27
18:06 left an indelible mark on the music industry
18:08 and countless fans around the globe.
18:11 Kurt Cobain burst onto the music scene in the late 1980s
18:14 with the formation of Nirvana, a band that
18:16 would become synonymous with the grunge movement
18:19 and redefine the sound of alternative rock.
18:21 Nirvana's music spoke to a generation dissolution
18:24 by the social and economic challenges of the era.
18:26 Its passing served as a stark reminder
18:28 of the devastating impact of addiction and mental health
18:31 issues.
18:32 [MUSIC - NIRVANA, "BLISH"]
18:37 In 1989, Cobain and Nirvana released their first album,
18:40 "Blish," which failed to make a big impression,
18:43 but it stated Cobain's songwriting skills in 1991.
18:46 Nirvana signed with a major label, Geffen Records,
18:49 and released the second studio album, "Nevermind,"
18:52 which henceforth gave them their grunge label, Nirvana's
18:55 single, "Smells Like Steam Spirit,"
18:58 became the biggest hit, pushing their album to number one
19:01 on the music charts, establishing Cobain
19:03 as an exceptional songwriting talent of his era.
19:07 While Cobain dealt with personal struggles,
19:09 professionally he was at the top of his game.
19:11 In 1993, Nirvana released "In Utero,"
19:14 which soared to number one on the music charts.
19:16 On April 5, 1994, in a guest house behind his Seattle home,
19:20 27-year-old Cobain committed suicide.
19:22 Soon after Cobain's death, Nirvana
19:23 released their own "Blocked Session," which
19:25 also topped album charts.
19:27 [END PLAYBACK]
19:32 We have come to the end of this news brief.
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19:41 We leave you now with the video, "The Man Who Sold the World
19:44 by Nirvana," for Telestor English,
19:46 and with Alberto Matos.
19:48 Thank you for watching.
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19:52 [MUSIC - NIRVANA, "THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD"]
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20:30 [MUSIC - NIRVANA, "THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD"]
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21:07 (upbeat music)