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*Former Catalan leader Puigdemont returns to Spain from exile.
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00:00In Venezuela, representatives of political parties and former presidential candidates
00:14continue in the second day of hearings before the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court
00:18to present all the information regarding the electoral process of July 28th.
00:26Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont returned from exile after almost 7 years and may face
00:33an arrest warrant.
00:37And a Nobel Peace Prize awarded, Mohamed Yunus arrived in Dakar, the capital of Bangladesh,
00:43to take over as the new leader of the interim government.
00:50Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:55We begin with the news.
00:57In Venezuela, on Thursday, the appearances of the former presidential election candidates
01:01continue in the second day of hearings before the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court
01:06of Justice.
01:07In this sense, the cycle of hearings convened by the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court
01:12of Justice is underway with the appearance of the former presidential candidates of the
01:16elections of last July 28th and their legal representatives.
01:20In this regard, the citizens Javier Bertucci, Daniel Ceballos, Claudio Fermin are summoned
01:25to appear before the court that aims to investigate and resolve the controversial appeal filed
01:31by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.
01:38On Wednesday, José Brito, representative of the opposition party Primera Justicia,
01:42in his appearance before the Supreme Court of Venezuela, emphasized that the former candidate
01:47Edmundo González Urrutia had acted in a non-responsive opposition in the search for
01:52a peaceful solution of the issues arising during the presidential elections.
01:58Here there is a very great contumacy, a very great rebelliousness that could lead to a
02:02repeated mandate of conduct against Mr. Edmundo González Urrutia, who is also deeply irresponsible
02:08with the country, a person who issues a communique but goes out to hide.
02:13This is irresponsible before a country that is demanding at this moment to be able to
02:17resolve this issue and to be able to present elements, and that today the Venezuelan people
02:22are being denied the possibility of being able to resolve this issue through peace,
02:26through the path of reaction, through the path of sosiego, and we have to denounce it
02:30as such.
02:32The opposition sector that claimed fraud in the last presidential elections in Venezuela
02:37still does not present the evidence of its accusation, despite having the institutional
02:42and judicial means to do so.
02:44Let's see the details with our correspondent Leonel Retamal.
02:49As in any process, the accusation of fraud or irregularities must be proven.
02:53The only proof presented by the opposition sector is a website where they uploaded a
02:57percentage of the total tally sheets.
03:01The star test loses strength a little more than a week after the controversy.
03:05Even more, it turns against them, because its veracity has been criticized by Chivismo
03:10and other opposition sectors.
03:12Those who denounce fraud are the fraudsters, says this Venezuelan liar.
03:20For instance, I make use of an accusation by accusing the other.
03:24This is when, as a very important example, the thief starts to catch the thief, so that
03:29he can escape justice and escape from the pressure he could be a victim of.
03:37This is what is actually happening.
03:39We have the fraudsters shouting fraudster at the other.
03:46According to Venezuelan law, his actions and statements may be considered a crime, since
03:51they usurp the functions of the electoral power, without considering those already initiated
03:55by the prosecution for the acts of violence and the calls for rebellion by the armed forces.
04:01This is the crime of usurpation of functions.
04:09This is an attack against the republic form of state, because the democratic system is
04:12being undermined.
04:16There is a self-proclamation that is nothing more than authoritarianism and dictatorship.
04:23But there is also a series of crimes that have been planted behind them, which are crimes
04:28of violence, people have been murdered, people have been assaulted, public roads have been
04:33obstructed, public and private properties have been damaged.
04:44Even by like-minded sectors such as this leader who attended the electoral inquiries of the
04:48judiciary.
04:52Because the only institution authorized to carry out the process of justice and authorized
04:56to carry out electoral processes, totalize, adjudicate and proclaim is the National Electoral
05:01Council.
05:03The judicial process that is underway is not a challenge to the process, but a power of
05:08the judiciary to investigate and confirm the process.
05:12At the request of the winning candidate, this instance has also been ignored by those who
05:16denounce fraud.
05:20They do not know it precisely because they do not have the evidentiary capacity to go
05:24to the court to deliver the tally sheets that they have.
05:29Because all the tally sheets issued, the tally sheets issued by the electoral machines,
05:36are delivered to the witnesses of each one of the participating parties.
05:42The judiciary's inquiries continue, while the country gradually returns to normality.
05:52This Thursday the Vice President of Venezuela, Delsi RodrĂguez, met with the national and
05:56international diplomatic cabinet to address the communication issue that the country is
06:00facing after the presidential elections of July 28th.
06:04Delsi RodrĂguez presented evidence of the fraudulent results exposed by the far-right
06:08opposition, which showed that the documents they tried to pass as tally sheets are incorrect.
06:15RodrĂguez also expressed that the former opposition candidate Edmundo González and
06:19his accomplice MarĂa Corina Machado were interfering by taking it upon themselves to
06:24expose on their website alleged results that only the National Electoral Council should
06:29be in charge of.
06:30In this regard, she pointed out that the president, Nicolás Maduro, presented the necessary evidence
06:35to the Supreme Court so that an investigation could be carried out into the records presented
06:40by the extreme right-wing opposition.
06:47Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at TELUS or English
06:51where you will find news in different formats, news updates and more.
06:54We'll be right back, stay with us.
07:04Welcome back.
07:05Former Catalan leader Charles Pidgetmont returned from exile after almost seven years and may
07:10face an arrest warrant.
07:13The whereabouts of the pro-independence leader is unknown after having arrived in the country
07:17for sworn-in ceremony of Salvador Illia.
07:20The Spanish authorities activated the device with controls in several ways out of Barcelona
07:26to try to locate Pidgetmont, who is under a national arrest warrant, accused of embezzlement.
07:32Previously, the former Catalan president staged an act in front of thousands of supporters
07:37and accused the Spanish state of first securing the movement of for independence of Catalonia.
07:48On Thursday, the Parliament of Catalonia held the sworn-in ceremony of the leader of the
07:52Socialist Party of Catalonia, Salvador Illia.
07:55The lawmaker began his speech by saying, I ask for your confidence to be the 133rd president
08:03of the Generalitat.
08:04Illia promised both to work for all political rights and apply the amnesty law for the Catalan
08:10pro-independence leaders.
08:11Furthermore, the leader pointed out that this vocation is the 8 million Catalans that feel
08:18part of the same Catalonia within a plurinational Spain.
08:22Illia has the votes to be proclaimed president of the regional government of Catalonia, with
08:26the support of Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña, Pidgetmont's former partners.
08:38In the United Kingdom, thousands of people demonstrated against racism.
08:42Led by activists of the association Stand Up to Racism, among the participants were
08:47members of the Muslim community, migrants and refugees.
08:51The demonstrations took place in a calm manner in different cities such as Bristol or Liverpool.
08:56However, in some cities there were disparate tensions between anti-racist and anti-migrant
09:01groups.
09:02The government of Keir Starmer had ordered a heavy police deployment with 6,000 troops
09:08in case of possible disturbances.
09:10No, this protest, this demonstration, it was peaceful, we're here to say that we're
09:21kicking fascists off the streets, we're standing up for our communities, it's not to incite
09:25violence or hatred, it's to come together, and I think people need to understand if you're
09:29coming to protest against anti-fascism, against anti-racism, you need to understand it's not
09:34about violence, that's what the fascists want, they use violence, because that's a
09:40part of their identity.
09:41In the past week, the United Kingdom has been experiencing violent protests, which the government
09:50claims are extreme right-wing, after three girls were murdered in Southport in the north-west
09:55of England.
09:56The violent protests were fuelled by false information about the identity of the suspects,
10:01presented as a Muslim asylum seeker, but the alleged guilty is a 17-year-old boy born in
10:08Wales.
10:09More than 400 people have been arrested and 120 charged for the riots, and some have already
10:15been sentenced.
10:34The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OSHA, reported that
10:39downpours claimed at least 45 lives in western Yemen.
10:43Floods in the Hodeidah region left over 500 displaced in the area and 10,000 affected
10:49as heavy rainfalls washed away houses, cars and crops.
10:53OSHA underscored the death toll amounted to 30 in the Hodeidah region, while there were
10:5815 deaths in Makbanan, in the southwestern Taiz province.
11:03Several areas of Yemen have been hit by downpours and floods since late July, influencing on
11:09the daily lives of many people in the war-torn country.
11:19In Australia, a group of scientists reported that the Great Barrier Reef is in danger due
11:24to the increase of temperature in the oceans.
11:26The experts analysed the samples to measure ocean temperatures since 1618, taking into
11:32account that this reef is the largest living ecosystem in the world and that it contributes
11:38more than $4.2 billion annually to the country's economy.
11:42The results showed that temperatures began to rise in the 19th century as a result of
11:48human influence.
11:49The scientists emphasised that the importance of their conservation, pointed out that these
11:55corals are home to thousands of species of fish, in addition to representing a great
12:00source of tourist income in many countries.
12:09That we should be extremely concerned about the future of the reef as we know it, because
12:16yeah, we know corals can recover from a bleaching event, but when you keep having repeated events
12:23over and over again, you really test that ability to recover.
12:28And, you know, these corals have lived for 400 years and this is the warmest temperatures
12:33they're experiencing and gosh, I just feel like these are the redwoods of the reef.
12:40So we need to be really respectful of those as creatures as well.
12:59We are still in Palestine where, despite international condemnation, the Israeli occupation
13:08army continued its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.
13:11In this sense, authorities in Gaza reported that at least 27 people were killed in the
13:16last hours in the central and south of the enclave, among them a mother and her four
13:21children who were incinerated after an attack against their tent in Kanchanis.
13:26Precisely according to the Gaza Health Ministry, 39,699 Palestinians have been killed by Israel
13:35since last October, 70% of them women and children.
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14:02world's most recent events.
14:04Final short break, don't go away.
14:11Welcome back.
14:12On Thursday, Mohammed Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, arrived in Dhaka, the capital
14:17of Bangladesh, to take over as the new leader of the interim government.
14:21The move follows the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hassem Hashina, after
14:27a student-led uprising ended Hashina's 15-year rule.
14:32In this sense, Yunus is expected to take over while his government's main objective will
14:36be to restore peace in the country, after the chaos unleashed by the student protest
14:41and the violence of the clashes against the authority that left 400 people dead.
14:46It is worth mentioning that Mohammed Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for founding and
14:51designing the Greek Grameen Bank to fight poverty in Bangladesh in 2006.
15:15Yuli Maravilla is a 27-year-old Honduran swimmer who made her debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics
15:22with an outstanding performance in the 200-meter freestyle.
15:26She did not advance to the next round, but her participation is a reflection of her hard
15:31work and commitment.
15:32Let's see the interview that our special envoy Carlos Montero had with this promising athlete.
15:39Let's talk now about how tough is competing one of the events here in Paris 2024.
15:47We see those happy faces, the athletics, but behind those happy faces there is a lot
15:52of work, a lot, a lot of training.
15:55We are going to talk right now, we have as a guest Yuli Maravilla, she's a swimmer from
15:59Honduras.
16:00Yuli Maravilla, thank you very much.
16:01Give us an idea, how tough do you have to work to be here, to represent your country?
16:07Yes, of course.
16:08I think being an athlete definitely requires a lot of discipline.
16:12You learn a lot about time management as well as holding a routine.
16:16Sometimes you have to limit the social life, which is a bit difficult, especially at our
16:20young ages, but it's something that always rewards us at the end, of course.
16:27One has to wake up very early, one sometimes has to do doubles of training, the yardage
16:31continues to increase as it gets tougher, but you know that what you're working towards
16:35is a goal and a dream, and especially to swim under the flag of your own country, one feels
16:42extremely honored to have the opportunity.
16:44Do you have, talking about the personal life, do you have a partner?
16:47No, I don't.
16:48Oh, I guess not.
16:49Swimming is my partner.
16:50Swimming is your partner.
16:51You are in love with swimming.
16:53In love with swimming, so much.
16:54You are in love with swimming, that's good, that's what it is.
16:57I guess it's a faithful relationship, you don't know.
17:01Sometimes, sometimes it's not that nice, but no, definitely.
17:05I think, obviously some people do have partners and they're able to manage all of that.
17:09Recently, I've just kind of been focused on the sport as well as my academics, so I just
17:14finished my master's in London, which took up a lot of my time, as well as, thank you
17:19so much, as well as balancing that out with sport, so I think sometimes you have to make
17:24some sacrifices, but in the end it's worth it to be here.
17:28Absolutely.
17:29Shulima, you are an experienced Olympian, you were in Tokyo, what's the difference between
17:34Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024?
17:37I think in the sense of the sport environment, not much has changed, just because you're
17:43on the greatest stage that there is for the love of sport and everybody has worked so
17:48hard to get here.
17:49In the sense of spectators and just having so many people cheering for you, Tokyo obviously
17:55we didn't have any, and no fans in the stands, however this time I've had friends come from
18:00all over to come cheer me on and it's a special feeling to be able to get out of my race and
18:05see them in the stands or come out of my swim changed and have them congratulating me, like
18:10it makes you feel so amazing.
18:13So I think that's the biggest change, just having people here to watch and cheer you
18:16on adds that extra spark to fuel you to do better.
18:20You perform better, you swim faster when you have people on the stands cheering for you?
18:24I think for sure, because not only are you swimming for all the hard work that you've
18:28done, but you're swimming for all the hard work of everybody that supported you to get
18:32here.
18:33So unfortunately I wasn't able to have my parents here, but I know that they were watching
18:36me and I had friends make the trip here, so it's like why, I'm not only representing
18:43my flag and all the hard work that I've done, but all my friends that have been there for
18:47me when I've complained about swimming, or the ones that have pushed and motivated me
18:51to keep going, so I definitely think having friends and family cheering you on is going
18:56to push you to do your best.
18:58Your delegation is pretty small, you have only four athletics, but how's the relation
19:02with people from different countries who represent different countries?
19:07You live in the Olympic Village, how's the relationship with the Chinese, with the Americans?
19:13I think that's what's so special, I think the Olympic Village is a part of the experience
19:17of the Olympics, in the sense that you're meeting all these people that have worked
19:21just as hard, or honestly some sports I find a lot harder than swimming, so I'm just in
19:25awe of them when I see them, but you see everybody sharing the same food, the same experience,
19:30the same events, all of us trying to trade pins with each other, I think that is what
19:35brings the camaraderie of sport, so the Olympic Village is a very special place to share that
19:40with other countries that we obviously might not see all the time.
19:44When you see somebody famous, like somebody from the dream team of USA, or maybe a swimmer
19:49that you respect, do you ask them for a picture?
19:52At the moment, no, I'm quite shy, so I don't go asking them for photos, I will try to trade
19:59pins, or just kind of be in awe from the back, but I try not to bother them, because
20:05obviously we're all here to do our sport, so I've seen Rafa Nadal, Carlos Alvarez, and
20:10I'm like, I really want a photo, but I know they're super focused because they're trying
20:15to vie for a medal, so it's also like, alright, I'll give them their space, and then when
20:18they're done, I'll ask them for a picture.
20:21Let's talk about the future, how do you see now, four years from now, it's going to be
20:25in LA, the next Olympics?
20:28I'm really proud of Honduras and the fact that our sport of swimming is growing, I think
20:33we have so much talent in the younger generations, and I think it's going to be a real fight
20:37to see who gets to LA, but it's going to be great.
20:40I think when there are people competing for a spot to represent your country, it really
20:44brings the best out of you, so I'm excited to see what happens, I know we only have four
20:50this year, I think that's going to change drastically, not only I think the younger
20:55generation or anybody else seeing us that we only have four, and a lot of people have
20:58made comments about it, we're going to do our best to really increase the numbers, so
21:02I'm looking forward to what happens in the next four years, and yeah, I think the sport
21:08in Honduras is really increasing, and we have so much talent.
21:10Julie Mar, it was a pleasure, thank you very much, she has a million dollar smile, okay,
21:17you know, it's tough, let's keep talking about the different sports.
21:23And with this interview, we have come to the end of this News Brief, but you can find
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21:36For TELUS English, I'm Alejandra Garcia, thank you for watching.