18/11/2024
FTS 14.30
*In Brazil, G20 Summit opens amid international divisions over conflicts and climate crisis
*In Honduras, storm Sara leaves two deaths and over 100,000 affected people
FTS 14.30
*In Brazil, G20 Summit opens amid international divisions over conflicts and climate crisis
*In Honduras, storm Sara leaves two deaths and over 100,000 affected people
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00:00In Palestine, the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip continues after 408 consecutive
00:16days of attacks that killed nearly 44,000 Palestinians.
00:25In Brazil, the G20 summit kicked off amid international divisions due to sanctioned
00:29policies Israeli aggressions in the Middle East and the climate crisis.
00:38In Honduras, the government is advancing in recovery efforts after Tropical Storm Sara
00:42which left at least 2 dead and over 100,000 affected people due to flooded communities.
00:53Hello welcome from the south, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesos Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:59Let's begin with the news.
01:17Palestine the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip continues after 408 consecutive days
01:22killing nearly 44,000 Palestinians.
01:26According to local media, in the last 24 hours, the L'Abbif troops killed at least 76 Palestinian
01:30civilians and injured 158 others.
01:34The Gaza T Health Ministry warns that these figures could be even higher as many of the
01:40victims remain on the rubble that could not be removed.
01:43Local health authorities confirmed that the number of Palestinians killed by Israel since
01:47October 7, 2023, stands at over 43,922, while 103,898 people have been injured.
02:02The Israeli regime continues its expansionist policies at the cost of land grabbing and
02:06destruction of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
02:10On Monday morning, bulldozers of the occupying forces demolished several buildings in Raftown,
02:14northwest of Jerusalem.
02:16Local sources reported that the Israeli troops demolished a garden, a hut, two football
02:20fields and a photo studio in the Beit Zurich area.
02:25In addition to these actions, the constant harassment by the Saudi forces and settlers
02:29seek to advance in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and to expand illegal settlements
02:34in the occupied West Bank.
02:42In South Sudan, the Ministry of Health is on alert for a possible cholera outbreak.
02:46According to the organization Doctors Without Borders, the conditions for a cholera outbreak
02:51are in sight following the continuous arrival of numerous refugees from neighboring Sudan
02:56and the precarious conditions in the settlements of war-forced migrants.
03:00The non-governmental organization reported in a statement the increase of cases in the
03:05towns of Brink and Malakal, an overnourished state.
03:09Specialists warn that the current situation worsens the conditions to sanitize the outbreaks
03:13of the epidemic in a pronounced state, so they call for an immediate vaccination campaign.
03:24In Gabon, authorities announced the new constitution had been overwhelmingly approved in a referendum
03:29marking a new chapter for the oil-rich African nation.
03:33The new constitution sets out a vision of presidency with a maximum of two seven-year
03:38terms, no prime minister, and no dynastic transfer of power.
03:45For the, yes, 416,983, which corresponds to 91.8 percent, for the, no, 37,302, which corresponds
03:56to 8.2 percent.
03:58It should be noted that the observed participation rate is 53.54 percent.
04:05Now we have a short break coming up, but first, remember you can join us on TikTok at Teles
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04:16We'll be right back, stay with us.
04:34Welcome back.
04:48In Russia, the Ministry of Defense reported this November 18th that 59 Ukrainian attack
04:52drones were shot down on the day in various regions of the southwestern part of the country.
04:58According to the report, of these unmanned aerial vehicles, 45 were intercepted in the
05:02Buryat region, 16 in Kursk, 3 in Tula, and 2 in Moscow.
05:09Last month, the United Kingdom and Netherlands NATO members both had promised to deliver
05:13new batches of drones to Ukraine.
05:15In recent months, Kiev's drone attacks on oil refineries and fuel depots in Russia have
05:20also intensified.
05:28The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, condemned that the governments of the United
05:32States, the United Kingdom, and France allow Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky
05:36to use dangerous long-range missiles to strike Russia.
05:46You should know that while we are here, the government of the United States, France, and
05:50the United Kingdom, the holy alliance of evil, they have just approved the criminal
06:02Nazi Zelensky in Ukraine to use his missiles and long-range rockets to attack our sister
06:07nation Russia.
06:10I am telling you, it is a defining time, I could tell you that the US imperialism has
06:15entered madness stage, the revenge stage, let's take care of Venezuela.
06:20Let's take care of our land, of our peace.
06:26And after Washington authorized Kiev to use long-range weapons against military targets
06:30inside Russia, the Chinese government reiterated its call for a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian
06:34war.
06:37China's position on the Ukraine issue is consistent and clear.
06:41An early ceasefire and a political solution serve the interests of all parties.
06:46The most urgent thing is to cool down the regional situation as soon as possible.
06:50China has always encouraged and supported all efforts conducive to a peaceful resolution
06:55of the crisis and is willing to continue to play a constructive role in the political
06:59resolution of the Ukraine crisis in its own way.
07:17In Honduras, the government is advancing in recovery efforts after tropical storm Zara
07:21which left at least two dead and over 123,000 affected people due to flooded communities.
07:27It is reported that since Sunday there have been over 8,000 evacuees as a precaution in
07:32the hit areas.
07:33In addition, they revealed that rising rivers may close several paramount bridges that communicate
07:39the capital with other cities to avoid possible disasters.
07:43Likewise, they declared the capital to be on maximum alert for current downpours across
07:47all Central America that cause damages.
07:56In India, New Delhi dawned with a severe level of pollution forcing its government to implement
08:01extreme emergency measures such as the suspension of classes and industrial activities.
08:06From daybreak, folk to reduce visibility to minimum causing flight cancellations and today's
08:11have railway stations.
08:13The air quality index in the Indian capital stood at 485, a rating classified as severe
08:18plus and which has serious health implications.
08:22Authorities have therefore launched more from today stage four of an anti-pollution
08:27plan, the strictest of national protocol, which limits commercial and industrial activity,
08:33establishes online classes and teleworking to avoid exposure.
08:43In the Philippines, authorities reported at least eight people dead following the passage
08:47of Tropical Storm Manji.
08:48This weather event reached wind gusts of 135 kilometers per hour, resulting in several
08:54destroyed infrastructures, downed power lines, blocked roads, landslides and floods.
08:59Government authorities reported that seven of the victims were killed by landslides north
09:03of the city of Manila and another died in the municipality of Catanduanes.
09:07The Philippines faced the consequences of the weather crisis with the sixth storm in
09:11less than a month, which left more than 680,000 people affected.
09:22And in Cape Town, scientists are working hard to safeguard the African penguin as there
09:26are just about 10,000 breeding pairs left in South Africa and Namibia, which implies
09:31having lost 97% of their population.
09:37What can we do at a colony level to prepare for that?
09:40We undergo and we put in disease surveillance, and that is particularly around avian influenza
09:48and what can we do to reduce the risk of that.
09:51And then we also need to manage predators as well.
09:54So there are many predators of African penguins, and this also has a very large impact.
09:59And so we really need to look at it holistically.
10:02And then we also conduct a lot of science together with collaborators to better understand
10:07their movement, the threats at sea, the threats on land, and try and make recommendations
10:12for how we can safeguard the species and prevent it from becoming extinct.
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10:38In Brazil, the G20 summit kicked off amid international divisions due to sanctioned
11:04policies, Israeli aggressions in the Middle East, and the climate crisis.
11:08World leaders gathered in the city of Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit, which runs
11:12until November 19th.
11:14Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Silva delivered the opening remarks introducing
11:18the proposed Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative that seeks to eradicate
11:23these issues at the global level.
11:25Those present at the event will discuss a measure that could impose a tax on the countries
11:30with the highest incomes on the planet, in the aim of protecting the environment.
11:34They are also expected to discuss global conflicts, among them the Israeli aggression against
11:39Gaza.
11:46It falls to those gathered around this table to tackle the urgent task of ending this scourge
11:50that shames humanity.
11:53For this reason, we have made the launch of a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
11:57the central goal of Brazil's G20 presidency.
12:01This will be our greatest legacy."
12:03On the silence of the G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting
12:12with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that the two countries both shoulder
12:16the responsibility of responding to global challenges.
12:23The world is currently entering a new period of turbulence and change.
12:27As permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and major global economies,
12:32China and the UK shoulder the important task of promoting the development of their respective
12:37countries, as well as the responsibility of responding to global challenges.
12:42In this context, U.S. President Joe Biden landed on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro to participate
12:50in the G20 summit.
12:53Biden arrived, accompanied by the Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
12:55The head of state announced that the U.S. will raise to $100 million its contribution
13:01to the Amazon Fund, an initiative promoted by Lula da Silva.
13:04This amount is less than the $500 million committed in 2023 by Washington over five
13:08years.
13:15In Ecuador, the Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition, Ines Manzano, informed
13:20that the country will reduce daily power outages from 12 to 8 hours after Colombia
13:24began selling energy to the nation on Sunday.
13:27The minister highlighted that thanks to the recovery of 65 percent of the Colombian reservoir's
13:32420 megawatts had been acquired on this first day, although the transmission grid to Ecuador
13:38has a limit of 450 megawatts.
13:40In this context, Manzano explained that rainfalls are expected on November 19 and 21 in the
13:45basin of the Coca-Cola Sinclair hydroelectric plant, which will allow lowering the timeslots
13:52of service disruptions.
13:54According to the minister, in December, the timeslots could be further reduced depending
13:59on weather conditions.
14:03Meanwhile, in Argentina, Cristina Fernández led her first act as president of the Justicialist
14:10Party, in which she defended the role of the state in the midst of the neoliberal onslaught
14:14carried out by Javier Millet's government.
14:17In the city of Santiago del Estero, the former president addressed thousands of supporters
14:21on the occasion of the Peronist Militancy Day.
14:23It was the first appearance after the conviction against her by the Cassation Chamber in the
14:28Villaridad case, which will be appealed in the Supreme Court.
14:32During her speech, Cristina Fernández affirmed that they are trying to ban her and highlighted
14:37the achievements of her government.
14:38At the same time, she summoned other political forces to face the adjustment policies promoted
14:43by Millet's administration.
14:59In Venezuela, the first edition of the first International Poetry Book Fair was held in
15:03Caracas from November 13th to the 17th.
15:06This unprecedented event gathered poets of different nationalities who shared their creations
15:11and experiences with the Venezuelan audience, bolstering cultural change.
15:18The first opening was attended by prominent global personalities of culture and politics.
15:25The Venezuelan Vice President for Communication, Culture and Tourism, Freddy Náñez, presented
15:30his new book, Sobreblanco, within the framework of this event.
15:36For four days, the Romulo Gallegos Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
15:41CELARG, has become a meeting point for poetry lovers.
15:45Writers from Argentina, Serbia, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and many other
15:52countries shared their works with the Venezuelan audience.
15:58On the poetry event, attendees enjoy a variety of activities such as poetry recitals, writing
16:05workshops, book presentations and art exhibitions.
16:08These activities seek to bring poetry closer to all audiences and promote cultural change
16:14among nations, making Venezuela a literary meeting point in Latin America.
16:22This book fair not only celebrates poetry but also aims at inspiring new generations
16:27of writers and readers by bringing literature closer to the community and offering a space
16:33for cultural change.
16:35The encounter consolidates itself as a key event in the country's cultural agenda.
16:43And this brings us to the end of this news brief.
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