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05/09/2024
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00:00In Venezuela, the Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, informed
00:15on Wednesday that 11 people have been arrested for the attack against the national electricity
00:20system perpetrated on August 30th.
00:27In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first mpox vaccines are due to arrive on Thursday.
00:35And in Palestine, Israeli troops killed five Palestinian citizens in the occupied West
00:40Bank on Thursday amid an airstrike on Tuvas.
00:50Hello and welcome to From the South.
00:51My name is Belén de los Santos and from the Celestero studios in Havana, Cuba, we begin
00:56with the news.
00:57In Venezuela, on Wednesday, the Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado
01:01Cabello, during his television program Con el Mazo Dando, informed that 11 people have
01:06been arrested for the attack against the national electricity system perpetrated on August 30th.
01:12The attack, which affected the entire national territory, would be linked to the leader of
01:16the extreme opposition, María Corina Machado, and her sponsors in Washington.
01:21The minister points specifically to U.S. legislator Marco Rubio, a historical collaborator in
01:27the Latin American extreme right wing.
01:30Cabello said that those captured are a total of 11, among whom he distinguished saboteurs
01:36and terrorists.
01:38He also emphasized that this week the Committee of Victims of Fascism will be organized to
01:43tell the truth to the world about the violent groups led by the Venezuelan ultra-right and
01:50what they are doing.
01:56We are going to organize this week, to organize in all of Venezuela, the front of the Committee
02:01of Victims of Fascism.
02:04Committee of Victims of Fascism, we are going to organize ourselves, and we are going to
02:10tell the world what the delinquent Sayona and her combo are doing against the people
02:16of Venezuela.
02:17Committee of Victims of Fascism, because we are organizing ourselves on Thursday, tomorrow
02:23is Thursday, right?
02:25And we are going to organize ourselves, because we have to be organized for everything, everything.
02:34Likewise, José do Cabello condemned the interference on the part of the Colombian Foreign Minister,
02:39Luis Murillo, assuring that he responds to the interests of U.S. imperialism.
02:47This is for the imperialists, for those who believe that Venezuela is a colony.
02:58We are not going to put up with anything from anyone, from anyone, because there is a man
03:05with the last name of Murillo, Colombian Foreign Minister Murillo, right?
03:11Murillo seems to be Morillo, Monteverde, yes, yes.
03:17They betrayed even their own origins for their level of surrender, for their level
03:24of subjugation.
03:26This gentleman thinks he can come and stick his nose in Venezuela.
03:32He is the Foreign Minister of Colombia, but in reality he is not the one of Colombia.
03:40He is the Foreign Minister of the United States in Colombia.
03:45He is an official of the government of the United States all his life.
03:56And the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that the country is already preparing
04:01for Christmas, encouraging the initiatives of commerce and the population in general.
04:06Let's go to the details.
04:12Shoppers are slowly starting to get ready for the holiday season.
04:16This retail, decoration and houseware store already has all the trimmings.
04:21On the streets, the mood is beginning to lift.
04:26Ayacas, pan de jamón, whatever, we enjoy it.
04:34As we do every year, saving a little bit to be able to celebrate in December.
04:39As in previous years, the President of Venezuela announced that as of October the 1st, all
04:43public squares and institutions will go into Christmas mode.
04:49It smells like Christmas, and that is why this year, in homage to you, in gratitude
04:54to you, I am going to decree that Christmas will be brought forward to October 1st.
04:59Christmas begins on October 1st for all of us.
05:04Christmas arrived with peace, happiness and security.
05:13Christmas is one of the favorite times of the Venezuelan people.
05:16The gaitas, traditional music, announce its arrival and all the culinary traditions are
05:21activated.
05:22Ayacas, torada negra and pan de jamón, among others, each bakery or home baker has its
05:28own recipe.
05:32We give ourselves the pleasure of making it the way we want it.
05:37As such, at home, we can add more, less.
05:39We made it in different ways, with malt, without malt, according to your taste, your palate.
05:49On the streets, merchants and citizens prepare their products and offers for the end of the year.
05:56I think it is very good because this way we will be able to advance little by little for
06:00that date in December.
06:03We are encouraged, waiting for the best month for the sale, the best month, waiting to put
06:09the promotions, so that people are encouraged, buy their new clothes, waiting for that month
06:13with eagerness.
06:17One of the challenges for the last months of the year is to increase consumption capacity
06:21which would also increase the figures for trade and other items.
06:28Oil is Venezuela's main export item, it is the one that in some way continues to leverage
06:33the Venezuelan economy.
06:36Nevertheless, in Venezuela today there are already other non-oil products that have begun
06:41to be exported from Venezuela.
06:45We can talk about coffee, cocoa and other items, including seafood products.
06:51We are strengthening the industry in Venezuela for exports, this is a change of model.
06:59The Venezuelan economy is preparing to finish off the year, in line with the good figures
07:04it has been showing, with over 8% growth, the highest in the region.
07:13Now let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English
07:17where you will find news in different formats, news updates and much more.
07:23We'll be right back, stay with us.
07:28Welcome back from the south.
07:46In Brazil, more than a thousand localities are on alert due to low humidity levels as
07:51the country faces the worst drought in its history and fires continue to rage.
07:56The dryness in the environment affects close to a thousand localities, especially in the
08:00capital Brasilia and regions of the states of Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, as well as Mato
08:06Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Joias, posing a great risk of forest fires and health damages.
08:12Precisely, in these localities, the National Institute of Meteorology registered a relative
08:18air humidity of less than 12%, which is below the recommendations of the World Health Organization
08:24and comparable to those of deserts like the Sahara.
08:32In Honduras, on Wednesday, the government extradited Mario Calix, former vice mayor
08:37of the National Party, to the United States on charges of drug trafficking and other serious
08:42crimes.
08:43In response to a court order, Mario Calix, also known by the alias of Cubetas, was transferred
08:49by a special forces commando to a Comayagua airbase, where he was handed over to agents
08:56of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA.
09:00In this way, the government honors the commitments made in the framework of a treaty currently
09:05in effect, in the midst of serious diplomatic tensions between Washington and Tegucigalpa
09:10due to Ambassador Laura Dobos's interference.
09:14And Haiti extends the state of emergency to fight off violent criminal groups across the
09:20whole country.
09:21This way, Prime Minister Garry Conil's spokesperson, Jean-Luc Desagustes, assured that stretching
09:27the state of emergency will allow to secure the nation in the current context.
09:32The announcement comes a day earlier than expected, before the expected visit to the
09:39country of the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
09:45Furthermore, the spokesperson said that the decision will facilitate allocating materials
09:50and weapons for the army and police to recover territories controlled now by criminal groups.
10:00In other news, in the United States, a new shooting took place at a high school, leaving
10:05four people dead and at least 30 wounded.
10:08The shooting that lasted for a couple of hours occurred this Wednesday at the Appalachee
10:13High School in the city of Winder, in the state of Georgia.
10:17According to a press release from the Borough County Sheriff's Office, the police managed
10:21to arrest the suspect and the exact number of wounded is still unknown.
10:26No victims nor the detainee have been identified so far, so official statements from the authorities
10:32are expected.
10:33The White House issued messages of condolences to the families of the deceased, while condemning
10:39the events and calling for stricter legislation on weapons.
10:48Never in a million years would I think it would happen here, but unfortunately that's
10:55the times that we're living in.
10:58It's unreal.
11:00As I was coming here, I mean, the whole town just has this weird, eerie feeling now.
11:07You know, I think we're going to hurt for a very long time.
11:13I think we're going to grieve for a very long time.
11:18I hope it will bring our community closer together.
11:22And we stay in the United States as the government imposed visa restrictions on the Russian news
11:27agency Russia Today, RT, and its subsidiaries after accusing them of alleged covert influence
11:33operations.
11:34In a statement, the Secretary of State Antony Blinken pointed out that the new restrictive
11:38measures also affect the director of the RT group, Margarita Simoniana, and the RIA Novosti,
11:45TV Novosti, Sputnik, and Ruppli media groups.
11:48The U.S. Secretary also explained that these new measures are a joint government response
11:54to Russia's alleged attempts to interfere in the 2024 presidential elections.
11:59The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York also filed indictments
12:04against two RT employees for allegedly violating the U.S. Foreign Agent Restriction Act and
12:11conspiring to commit money laundering.
12:14And in other news, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first mpox vaccines are
12:24due to arrive on Thursday.
12:26The African Union Health Agency announced on Wednesday that a first delivery of nearly
12:31100,000 doses of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Republic of the Congo, the
12:37country worst hit by this epidemic.
12:40According to the Congolese Health Ministry, the country has registered more than 19,000
12:45cases and 650 deaths since the beginning of this year.
12:49In addition, 62% of the confirmed cases affect children.
12:53So far, the epidemic is present in 13 countries, including Burundi, Congo, Brazzaville, and
12:59Central Africa.
13:00The World Health Organization indicated in late August that approximately 230,000 doses
13:06of vaccine produced by the Danish pharmaceutical laboratory Bavaria Nordic were immediately
13:12available to the regions affected by the virus.
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13:58Welcome back to From the South.
13:59In Palestine, Israeli troops killed five Palestinian citizens in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.
14:05Amid an airstrike in Tobaz.
14:07The area located in the northeast was brutally bombed.
14:10It involved an anti-terrorist operation.
14:13The five young men killed were in a vehicle that was hit by an airstrike.
14:18Bombing took place as Zionist troops stormed the Farah refugee camp south of Tobaz, where
14:24they also shot a Palestinian who survived the attack.
14:28In this context, the West Bank health authorities confirmed the admission of more than 20 wounded
14:34amid a brutal attack.
14:43In Syria, an Iranian delegation headed by the mayor of Tehran arrived in Damascus on
14:48Wednesday to attend the opening of Expo Syria 2024, the largest Syrian export fair.
14:54A visit which, in addition to participation in the event, is for the purpose of signing
14:59a brotherhood agreement between the capitals of the two friendly nations.
15:03Let's see.
15:08The Iranian missive held meetings with the Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade,
15:13the Syrian Minister of Local Administration, and the governors of Damascus and Damascus
15:18Camp.
15:19During these meetings, it was agreed to establish projects of interest to both countries, hold
15:24joint fairs of export products, finalize the brotherhood agreement between Damascus and
15:29Tehran and activate the Iranian participation in the reconstruction process of the areas
15:34destroyed by terrorism in Syria.
15:43Today we are going through new circumstances that imply opening a new chapter of cooperation
15:47between Syria and Iran, which are two countries with great resources that we must take advantage
15:52of by taking steps to develop relations and consolidate cooperation.
15:56With the signing of the brotherhood agreement between Tehran and Damascus that allows us
16:00to develop joint activities in various fields, such as economy, trade, transportation, public
16:06services, reconstruction, social and cultural fields.
16:16The mayor of Tehran attended as a special guest, along with the entourage he heads,
16:21the opening ceremony of the fair, Expo Syria 2024.
16:26A participation that demonstrates the Persian nation's interest in developing cooperation
16:31with Syria in the industrial, economic and commercial sectors in defiance of Western
16:35course of measures unilaterally imposed on both allied countries.
16:44Iranians and us, we are two united peoples who complement each other in all fields and
16:49today it was highlighted in this fair that our products are in great demand in the Iranian
16:53markets, as much as the Iranian raw material is in great demand here.
16:58As for example the plastic products industry that depends on Iranian raw material and as
17:02for example our textile industry is in great demand in Iran, so we complement each other
17:07in the industrial field and we will be successful.
17:13We have overcome many difficulties resulting from the war and the blockade, with great
17:17determination, hard work and great faith in a better future, because since 2018 the
17:22factories and companies began to recover their productive potential and each year that passes
17:27is better than the previous one, so that we go with firm steps recovering the good level
17:31of the industrial sector of the country and proof of this the products exhibited at this fair.
17:41Despite the difficulties and limitations resulting from the Western economic blockade Syria,
17:46with the support of friendly countries such as Iran, is making progress in the post-war recovery process.
17:53A reality that is evidenced by the organization of this fair for a period of 5 days in over
17:58an area of 50,000 square meters, with the participation of 3,000 foreign businessmen
18:04and traders and 600 local companies from the food, pharmaceutical and textile industries, among others.
18:17Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered more than 50 billion dollars to finance key projects
18:24in Africa, in addition to authorizing special conditions for exports to his country from
18:29the African continent.
18:31The Chinese government will continue to work with the African countries to promote the
18:35development of the Chinese-African Cooperation Forum, which is taking place in Beijing, the
18:40capital of the country.
18:42More than 50 African leaders are attending this important meeting, which adopted the
18:47Beijing Declaration on Building a Chinese-African Community with a Shared Future in the New Era.
18:54From now on, 33 African countries that maintain diplomatic relations with China will be able
19:00to export goods and products at a zero tariff rate.
19:05The Chinese President added in a meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations,
19:09Antonio Guterres, who is attending the forum, that he is willing to increase cooperation
19:14with the continent.
19:31We go now to culture, as in Chile, the 14th edition of the Women's Film Festival kicked off.
19:36Let's see.
19:40This year's edition will be held until September 8 in the capital, Santiago.
19:45The event will offer a selective sample of works, both national and international, from
19:50at least 10 countries.
19:52The opening gala featured the screening of the Italian-Swiss film Gloria by Margarita
19:57Vicario, which takes place in 1800 in an old and decrepit musical institute for girls somewhere
20:04near Venice, where its students will create new music that will surprise the visiting
20:08Pope and the whole world.
20:10The closing gala will feature the American film The Substance by Coralie Fargate, which
20:38premiered at the 77th edition of the Confestival, where it was the winner for best screenplay.
20:44The feature film focuses on a revolutionary product based on cell division, which is consumed
20:50by a woman who wants to be younger, more beautiful and perfect.
20:54However, it will trigger a series of events.
21:08You can't escape from yourself.
21:14There's been a slight misuse of the substance.
21:25In addition to these films, the Women's Film Festival 2024 will also include award-winning
21:31feature and short fiction, documentary and animation films, which will be organized in
21:36different sections and focuses according to their category.
21:39The event will take place in eight venues in the city of Santiago, including the National
21:44Film Library, the Cultural Center of Spain in Chile, the Nicanor Parra Library of the
21:49Diego Portales University and the Nunoa Culture House, among others.
21:55And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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