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*Turkish President Erdogan calls for an Islamic alliance against Israel.
*Typhoon Yagi leaves 9 dead and 187 injured in Vietnam.
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00:00Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia left the country and requests
00:15public asylum in Spain.
00:20Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on Islamic countries to unite against Israel's
00:24growing expansionist threat.
00:28In Vietnam, at least nine people lost their lives on Saturday due to the passage of Typhoon
00:32Yagi.
00:44Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Televisa Studios in
00:48Havana, Cuba.
00:49We begin with the news.
00:50The former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who has been a voluntary
00:54refugee in the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Caracas for several days, left the
00:58country and requested political asylum from that government.
01:01The opponent was facing six charges, including the publication and maintenance of an illegal
01:05webpage which disseminated fraudulent results, in addition to other crimes such as instigation
01:10to disobey the law, usurpation of functions and conspiracy.
01:14González Urrutia left after Venezuela granted the due safe conducts for the sake of the
01:18political peace of the country in compliance with international legality.
01:22This conduct reaffirms the respect for the law that has prevailed in the actions of the
01:27Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the international community.
01:31In other news, Venezuela revoked the approval granted to Brazil to represent the interests
01:40of the Argentine Republic and internationals in Venezuelan territory.
01:44In a statement, the Bolivarian Republic informed it had taken the decision to revoke immediately
01:48the approval granted to the government of the Federal Republic of Brazil to represent
01:52the interests of the Argentine Republic and internationals in Venezuelan territory, as
01:57well as the custody of the premises of the diplomatic mission, including its assets and
02:01archives, as announced in the joint statement.
02:04Dated August 5, 2024, the statement added that the decision had been notified to the
02:10state's concern through diplomatic channels.
02:12The statement further explained that Venezuela is forced to take this decision based on the
02:17evidence of the use of the diplomatic mission's facilities for the planning of terrorist
02:21activities and assassination attempts against the Constitutional President of the Bolivarian
02:25Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and against the Vice President, Dulce RodrĂguez,
02:31actions planned by the fugitives from Venezuelan justice who remain within them.
02:46The executive secretary of ALBA-TCP, Jorge Arias, rejected on Saturday statements made
02:50by the secretary-general of the OAS, Luis Almagro, regarding Venezuela's sovereign
02:55decision to revoke Brazil's approval to represent Argentina's interests.
02:59The Venezuelan foreign ministry informed that this approval was withdrawn due to evidence
03:03that the Argentine drone missions in Caracas is used for assassination plots, specifically
03:09fugitives from justice who remain there who have conceived from their destabilizing activities
03:15against President Nicolás Maduro and Vice President Dulce RodrĂguez.
03:18Venezuela stressed in a clear message the inviolability of the premises of the diplomatic mission.
03:30And in Honduras, the National Congress unanimously approved a special budget of more than 1.4
03:35billion lempiras, $60.2 million, for the 2024 elections.
03:41The president of the Congress, Luis Redondo, declared that the opinion of the budget will
03:44be sent to be published in the official newspaper La Gaceta on the morning of Sunday, September
03:518, the same day that it coincides with the official call for the primary and internal
03:55elections 2025.
03:56It is estimated that the budget will be destined to cover costs related to the electoral logistics.
04:01On March 9, 2025, the Liberal, Nacional and Liberal parties will participate in the primaries,
04:07which are not mandatory and are prior to the general elections on November 2025.
04:15And Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced on Saturday that a coup d'etat is advancing
04:23against his government.
04:25In his ex-account, Gustavo Petro stated that it is not acceptable that through a document
04:30from a consultation room of the Council of State, which has no binding force, the Electoral
04:34Council has removed him from the integral constitutional immunity that protects him.
04:39He goes on to say that the Constitution does not allow a purely administrative and political
04:42body such as the Electoral Council to pave the way to suspend the president from his
04:47function for an investigation of limits over which it had no competence other than the
04:5230 days following the election.
04:54Petro affirmed that every step taken against the president of the Electoral Council constructs
04:57a coup d'etat.
04:59He asked how they complain about Venezuela and affirmed that in Colombia a coup d'etat
05:03against the president is on the move.
05:11In Chile, thousands of people will march on Sunday, September 8, to pay homage to the
05:15victims of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
05:18As is tradition, the demonstration will start at the Plaza de los HĂ©roes on Alameda Avenue,
05:24and will pass by the Palacio de la Moneda and will travel several kilometers to the
05:28cemetery.
05:29This mobilization has the slogan, Yesterday's Impunity is Cause of Today's Injustices.
05:35Reports show that the total number of victims of the Pinochet regime is over 40,000, including
05:39those executed, disappeared, tortured and imprisoned.
05:42According to official data, during the 17 years of Augusto Pinochet's regime, the bodies
05:46of a total of 1,469 victims were never handed over.
05:55Let's now take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at Teleslinglish,
05:58where you'll find news in different formats, news updates, and much more.
06:07We'll be right back, stay with us.
06:09Welcome back, the Israeli occupation forces carried out three massacres in the Gaza Strip
06:33in the past 24 hours, killing at least 33 Palestinians.
06:37According to medical sources, these actions also left more than 145 wounded.
06:41Health officials warn a bow figure could be even higher, as many of the victims remain
06:45trapped under rubble of the infrastructure hit by the bombings, due to Israeli obstructions
06:49to the entry of ambulances and civil defense teams.
06:53According to the latest health report, at least 40,000 Palestinians have been killed
06:56and only 94,000 injured since October 2023, when Israel's war on the Gaza Strip began.
07:07Israeli occupation forces arrested at least 35 Palestinians in the West Bank, including
07:12former prisoners, in the past two days.
07:14A joint statement issued by organizations defending the rights of Palestinian prisoners
07:19revealed that detentions occur in most West Bank governorates.
07:22The statement further highlighted the ill-treatment and threats against the detainees and their
07:27families, including on-site interrogations and the destruction of their homes.
07:31The organizations further denounced that these systematic arrest campaigns have become a
07:35central policy of the Israeli occupation, intensifying significantly since the beginning
07:40of the current aggression against Gaza.
07:46And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on Islamic countries to unite against
07:50Israel's growing expansionist threat.
07:52Erdogan claims that Israel intends to commit genocide in both the West Bank and Gaza, and
07:57that it will not stop, but will target other countries in the region, such as Lebanon and
08:01Syria.
08:02To prevent this, Turkey has taken steps to improve relations with Egypt and Syria in
08:06order to form an alliance against the growing threat.
08:09According to Erdogan, there is no Palestinian-Israeli war in Gaza, but a conflict between expansionist
08:13Zionism and Muslims defending their homeland.
08:16Likewise, the Turkish president points out that it is a very critical period and that
08:20Islamic countries must wake up as soon as possible, be aware of the danger, and increase
08:25their cooperation.
08:32Aysenur Ezgi Eygi has been murdered.
08:36So far, 41,000 innocent civilians have been murdered, 17,000 of whom were children.
08:43Israel is brutally attacking children, women, young and old people.
08:47They are shedding blood.
08:49Erdogan also stated efforts to strengthen ties with Egypt and Syria are aimed at counteracting
08:54the threat of Israeli expansionism.
08:58The new steps we have taken with Egypt and Syria are aimed at creating an alliance against
09:03the growing threat of expansionism.
09:06All Islamic countries should also take a common stand against the Israeli occupation, of which
09:13it is uncertain when it will stop.
09:15We have made this demand from the very beginning.
09:18The only way to put an end to Israeli arrogance and state terrorism is the alliance of Islam.
09:25At least 500,000 people rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime
09:30Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to stop delaying an agreement with the Palestinian
09:35Resistance Hamas that would allow the safe and speedy return of hostages.
09:39Demonstrations were called by the Hostages Families Forum together with other organizations
09:43and during the protests, in front of the headquarters of the armed forces, demonstrators chanted
09:47the slogan Sochaz, an unsigned agreement is a murderer.
09:51In addition to Tel Aviv, where five people were arrested, mass demonstrations were reported
09:55in various cities, such as Jerusalem, Haifa, Rehoboth and others.
10:03Several Middle East nations support the Palestinian cause and condemn Israel's attacks on the
10:08civilian population.
10:09A Iranian spokesman, Nasser Kanani, states that the destruction caused to urban areas
10:13in Gaza and northern West Bank indicates that the Israeli regime is becoming desperate.
10:17Likewise, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his counterpart of Egypt, Abdel
10:22Fattah el-Sisi, called for an end to the hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
10:26On the other hand, Algeria's representative to the United Nations, Ammar Benjamin, denounced
10:30the generalized destruction of infrastructure in Gaza as a result of the genocide and ethnic
10:34cleansing campaign.
10:35In this regard, he has urged to take immediate actions to ensure compliance with the resolutions.
10:45Moving on to other news, in Kenya, the authorities reported on Saturday the number of children
10:48killed in a fire at an elementary school in Kiani, a town in the center of the African
10:52nation, rose to 21.
10:54According to a police report, the fire broke out shortly after midnight on Friday, September
10:586, in one of the dormitories where over 150 children aged 10 to 14 were sleeping.
11:03Government spokesman Isaac Mwara visited the boys' boarding school where the tragedy occurred
11:08and said that 17 students are unaccounted for and 13 others are being treated in hospitals
11:13in Yeri County.
11:14Meanwhile, Kenyan President William Ruto declared three days of mourning in honor of the deceased
11:19children, and he has pledged to mobilize all available resources to support the families
11:23of those affected.
11:28The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, assured this Saturday
11:33from Port Sudan in eastern Sudan that they will continue to work to alleviate one of
11:37the worst humanitarian crises on the planet due to the war that began more than a year
11:41ago.
11:42Adhanom said in his ex-account that in Sudan, to reiterate the WHO's commitment to alleviate
11:47the humanitarian and health challenges faced by millions of people across the country.
11:52He continued saying that they will continue to work together to address the many health
11:56challenges facing the country, such as widespread insecurity, massive displacement of people
12:01within and outside the borders of Sudan, floods, famine, and disease outbreaks, and ensure
12:06that they receive increased levels of international attention, resources, and response.
12:15During his visit to Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis made an appeal against armament and
12:20the exploitation of the common home during the mass celebrated in Port Moresby.
12:25In his speech, the Catholic leader asked for the strengthening and union of the families
12:29of the region, as well as peace for the nations.
12:31At the same time, he rejected practices such as armament and the exploitation and contamination
12:36of planet Earth.
12:37The Supreme Pontiff made this appeal in the country, which is considered the third lung
12:41of the planet and which has suffered most from the effects of climate change.
12:45The mass was attended by approximately 35,000 faithful, who carried out local traditions
12:50such as the entrance procession of the concelebrants in an activity that was accompanied by music
12:55and dances of the region.
13:01Since 1967, September 8 is commemorated worldwide as the International Literacy Day to remember
13:07the critical importance of literacy, fundamental human rights for everyone.
13:11According to UNESCO, it is estimated that at least 773 million young people and adults
13:17worldwide still do not know how to read and write, and that 250 million children do not
13:23develop the basic skills of calculation, reading, and writing.
13:27In fact, goal number four of the 2030 Agenda seeks to ensure that all young people learn
13:32to read and write and have basic numeracy skills, as well as to ensure inclusive and
13:37equitable quality education, and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for everyone.
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14:00Have a short break, don't go away.
14:04Welcome back.
14:25The Mexico authorities report landslides on highways due to heavy rains in the state of
14:28Querétaro.
14:30Querétaro State Civil Protection Agency reported a collapsed Federal Highway 120 San Juan del
14:35RĂo Xilitla in the municipality of Pinal de Amoles.
14:39They say there were no fatalities, but they have urged drivers to take alternate routes
14:43to avoid any landslide-related accidents.
14:47They also reported that crews operating machinery are working in the area on the removal of
14:50soil for a prompt resumption of traffic.
14:57In Vietnam, at least nine people lost their lives on Saturday due to the passage of Typhoon
15:01Yagi, considered the most powerful typhoon recorded in Asia so far in 2024.
15:05The casualties were located in the territories' northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong,
15:10and Hai Duong, where at least 187 people were also reported injured, mostly due to falling
15:15trees and debris.
15:16The Vietnamese government evacuated more than 50,000 people from high-risk areas and mobilized
15:21nearly 500,000 soldiers for their rescue and recovery efforts.
15:25Moreover, Typhoon Yagi left 22 people dead between China and the Philippines, although
15:30in the latter country, in addition to the deaths, 26 people were reported missing and
15:3622 injured.
15:42Moving to Brazil, smoke from the fires in the Amazon Cerrado and Pantanal reached the
15:47southern and southeastern states of the country on Saturday, substantially altering the air
15:51quality in Rio Grande do Sul, where a large amount of particulate matter was recorded.
15:57According to satellite information, the smoke from the fires also affected the states of
16:00Santa Catarina and Paraná, as well as the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
16:05The data obtained in the measurements show that air quality index in the Galaxies of
16:10Pelotas and Uruguay is acceptable in Porto Alegre, Santa Maria, Sao LuĂs Gonzaga, Santa
16:16Cruz do Sul, Cruz Alta, Caxias do Sul, and Paso Fundo.
16:19The air quality index exceeds the accepted values.
16:27The Bolivian government declared a national emergency due to multiple fires in the territory
16:31that have already consumed more than 3 million hectares of land.
16:35The emergency team reported that they are working to put out the fire that so far consumes
16:393.8 million hectares nationwide, with 72 active fire points where national parks are
16:45affected.
16:46The government emphasized the emergency measure will allow a more dynamic inter-ministerial
16:50work in coordination with the governorates, municipalities, and other institutions that
16:54have to do with the support to the fire extinguishing and health care.
17:06This fire behavior, as has been mentioned now, has moved to a new stage.
17:13Before we had specific fires that are joining and forming complexes, forest fire complexes,
17:21we have identified 72 points that are joining and forming these complexes that form lines
17:28of fire and much longer extensions.
17:32Currently, we have 10 fire complexes that are identified mainly in the Department of
17:39Santa Cruz to the…
17:42Commissioner Allen declared that of the 3.8 million hectares affected by the fire, a total
17:46of 1.5 million are forested areas.
17:55We have 1.5 million hectares that have been affected to forested areas.
18:02We have 2.3 million hectares that have been identified in grassland areas.
18:10Adding grassland areas and forested areas that have been affected by fire, we have 3.8
18:17million hectares that have been affected.
18:22Algeria held this Saturday a presidential election marked by a reduced participation
18:26with the current head of state Abdelmajid Tabun as favorite candidate.
18:30Tabun is confident of winning a second term in office after promising economic improvements.
18:35The results of the elections with more than 24 million people summoned but with a participation
18:39of less than 50% are expected Sunday, September 8th.
18:43The current president faces two relatively unknown rivals.
18:46One of them is Abdelali Hassani, leader of the Movement Society for Peace.
18:50The other is Youssef Aouchiche, leader of the Socialist Forces Front.
18:54In the middle of a campaign that has generated little popular enthusiasm, the three candidates
18:58have focused their discourse on socio-economic issues.
19:05And every September 8th since 1958, International Journalists' Day is commemorated in honor
19:11of the Czechoslovakian writer and journalist Julius Fusik, who was executed by the Nazis in 1943.
19:18This date is meant to highlight the importance of journalism in the search for truth, as well
19:23as to remember those who lost their lives in the exercise of this profession.
19:27In 1958, it was decided during the 4th Congress of the International Organization of Journalists
19:31to pay tribute with this date to Julius Fusik, arrested on several occasions by the Nazis
19:35due to his militancy and writings in favor of communism and against fascism.
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