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*North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un meets with Russian Defense Minister.
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00:00With the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in place, the Lebanese authorities are now
00:16turning their attention to rebuilding the areas most affected by the Israeli attacks.
00:24Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived Friday in the Democratic People's Republic
00:28of Korea on an official visit and met with the country's leader, Kim Jong-un.
00:37President of Brazil Luis Inácio Lula Silva received the President-elect of Uruguay Yamato
00:40Orsi with an agenda centered on the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
00:51Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Televisa Studios in Havana,
00:56Cuba.
00:57Let's begin with the news.
01:15With the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese authorities are
01:18now turning their attention to rebuilding the areas most affected by the war.
01:22Lebanese officials, led by Interim Prime Minister Najib Mikadi, are expected to visit
01:26Gulf countries to seek funding for reconstruction.
01:29The World Bank estimates the damage to housing in Lebanon alone at $2.8 billion, with 99,000
01:36homes partially or totally destroyed by Israel's aggression.
01:39Intense Israeli airstrikes over the past two months have flattened entire neighborhoods
01:43in eastern and southern Lebanon, as well as in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
01:54And in Palestine, Israeli occupation forces killed five humanitarian workers in the southern
01:57Gaza Strip.
01:58An Israeli drone fired at a vehicle belonging to the humanitarian organization World Central
02:03Kitchen.
02:04The car was traveling on the Salah al-Din Road.
02:07Meanwhile, another attack on Friday night targeted a residential apartment in the Czech
02:11Radwan neighborhood northwest of Gaza, where at least 10 civilians were killed and others
02:16wounded.
02:17Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli army has carried out a genocidal aggression against
02:21the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, claiming the lives of more than 40,000 citizens,
02:26most of them women and children.
02:33And several organizations defending the rights of Palestinian prisoners denounced the use
02:37of different methods of torture by Israel against Palestinian detainees.
02:41According to these organizations, thousands of inmates in prisons and in camps administered
02:45by the Israeli army have been facing harsh conditions since the beginning of its war
02:50against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
02:52They also denounced the use of starvation, sexual aggression, sleep deprivation, beatings,
02:57among others, at a non-precedented level in the history of the conflict.
03:00Moreover, Israeli forces prevent torture victim prisoners from having access to medical treatment.
03:07Since the beginning of the new phase of violence, at least 45 Palestinian prisoners have died
03:11in Israeli prisons.
03:18In other news, the president of Senegal, Basseroudi Omae, ratified to France the obligation to
03:23close the military bases on his territory.
03:25Omae warned that he would not allow the presence of armed forces of any nation because that
03:30would conflict with the sovereignty of the country.
03:33Omae warned that he would not allow the presence of armed forces of any nation because that
03:37would conflict with the sovereignty of the country.
03:40The president spoke about a forthcoming update of the military cooperation doctrine in this
03:45regard.
03:46Moreover, he stressed the need to reconsider the nature of France's partnership with Senegal
03:52and redesign it on the basis of cooperation and mutual respect, devoid of any military
03:56presence.
03:57Omae also stressed his government's interest in moving towards the diversification of its
04:02international partnerships and away from foreign military presence.
04:06Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country, and sovereignty does
04:16not accept the presence of military bases in its territory.
04:20According to Georgia's Ministry of Interior, more than 100 people were detained during
04:23an opposition rally outside Parliament in Tbilisi on Friday night.
04:26A report said the arrests were made on charges of vandalism or disobeying police orders.
04:32Protesters began gathering outside the Parliament building in Tbilisi last Thursday as the country's
04:37prime minister, Irakli Kobilidze, suspended negotiations with the European Union over
04:41Georgia's membership of the regional bloc until 2028.
04:44The country's president, Salome Souravishvili, joined the demonstrators last night, who attacked
04:50police officers with blunt objects.
04:56In Ireland, the left-wing party Sinn FĂ©in is leading the polls ahead of the 2024 Irish
05:01general election with 21.1% of the vote, according to national pollsters.
05:07Pollsters interviewed over 5,000 citizens in more than 200 polling stations across the
05:10country.
05:11The centre-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fianna Féin obtained 21.1% and 19.5% respectively,
05:19while others such as the Green Party, the Labour Party and the Social Democrats obtained
05:23less than 10% support.
05:25Early elections to the Irish Assembly were held this Friday after the dissolution of
05:28the lower house last November 8th by the president of the country, Michael Higgins.
05:36And now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on TikTok at
05:40Tele2 English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and much more.
05:45We'll be right back, stay with us.
05:57Welcome back.
05:58Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrived Friday in the Democratic People's Republic
06:02of Korea for an official visit and met with the country's leader, Kim Jong-un.
06:05During the meeting, Kim Jong-un warmly greeted Belousov, who visited Pyongyang after five
06:10months, and held a friendly and trusting conversation with him.
06:14The DPRK leader noted the strong relations between the two countries and expressed the
06:19will to expand and develop more vigorously ties between the two nations in all fields
06:25including politics, economics and military affairs.
06:28Kim Jong-un also discussed the Ukrainian conflict with Belousov, saying that the recent anti-Russian
06:32measures taken by Washington deserve the condemnation of the international community as irresponsible
06:37acts that foment a protracted conflict and threaten all mankind.
06:55The Russian Armed Forces carried out attacks on Ukrainian military airfields and energy
07:00facilities in charge of operations of the country's military-industrial complex.
07:04According to the Russian Defence Ministry, operational tactical aviation and manned aerial
07:08attack vehicles, missile troops and artillery of troops groupings of the Armed Forces of
07:14the Russian Federation attacked the infrastructure of military airfields and energy facilities
07:18that ensure the functioning of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.
07:22The DPRK detailed that the concentrations of Ukrainian troops and war equipment in 132
07:27areas were also attacked.
07:45Royal Agency Environment Canada issued a snow-scaled warning for Bari, Collingwood and Hillsdale
07:51with hazardous weather expected to begin late Friday and continue through the weekend or longer.
07:57Flurries are forecast to begin Friday evening and continue through the weekend, according
08:01to the alert, which was operated from a snow-scaled watch on Friday afternoon.
08:06Furthermore, snowfall amounts are expected to vary widely depending on location.
08:11The weather agency says some areas could get well in excess of 40 centimetres by late Sunday.
08:18The heavy snowfall could lead to power outages.
08:22And the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival begins on Friday evening in
08:40Al Baid, Morocco, with a red carpet due to the conflicts in the Middle East.
08:45The gala was attended by stars such as David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, Monica Belushi and
08:51Luca Guadagnino.
08:52This year, the festival will be chaired by the Italian Luca Guadagnino.
08:56Furthermore, its members will choose the best among 14 films that are first or second feature
09:01films by new directors from countries such as Japan, Palestine, Egypt, Myanmar, Argentina
09:07and Poland.
09:08The aim of the festival is to discover new talents in world cinema.
09:16The exhibition titled Cartas para Mañana by Cuban visual artists Sergio Marrero and
09:21Reinaldo Cid opened on Friday at the Galeano Gallery in Havana.
09:24In this event, it was exhibited as a suggestive sample based on drawing and everyday objects
09:30that represent the baroque and fantastic virtuality of the old cabinets of curiosities exhibited
09:40in Cuba during the 16th and 18th centuries.
09:43Cid explained that his show is about new ways of assuming the process of photography.
09:48His exhibition was organized as a collateral project to the 15th Havana Biennial, which
09:52is being held in the Cuban Capitol until February 28th.
10:11And the final of Copa Libertadores 2024, which will define the champion of the continental
10:17competition, will have Atlético Mineiro facing Botafogo this Saturday at the Monumental
10:22Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
10:24In the event of a tie during the game, a 30-minute extra time will be played and if the tie remains
10:30there will be a penalty shootout.
10:32It's worth mentioning that Atlético Mineiro reaches their final and are winning its only
10:36title in 2013, led by Ronaldinho.
10:39Botafogo, on the other hand, is entering the decisive match in the continental tournament
10:43for the first time.
10:50We have a second short break coming up, but before we invite you to visit our YouTube
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11:03most recent events.
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11:10Welcome back.
11:11The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, received the President-elect of
11:14Uruguay, Jamando Orsi, on Friday with an agenda centered on the trade agreement between the
11:18European Union and Mercosur.
11:20After the meeting held at the Brazilian Presidency, Orsi said that most of the meeting with Lula
11:25was devoted to analyzing the situation and the possibilities of Mercosur to seal the
11:29agreement with the European Commission, in the midst of a fierce rejection by several
11:33countries such as France.
11:34In this context, Orsi congratulated Lula for his definition of the need to link up
11:39with Europe, adding that Brazil and its economy are very important for Uruguay's development.
11:49Former President of Uruguay, Pepe Mujica, celebrates the left returning to power in
11:53his country.
11:54The 89-year-old former president praised the victory of Jamando Orsi on Sunday's presidential
11:59election.
12:00Mujica said he saw the left return to power in this country of 3.4 million people.
12:05Fully recovered from cancer, which had brought him to the brink of death, the former president
12:09said this victory feels like a farewell prize.
12:12Mujica, who governed Uruguay between 2010 and 2015, assures he will not hold any position
12:17in the next frente amplo government.
12:21Meanwhile, in Ecuador, the Ministry of Energy and Mines announced that the duration of their
12:28program's blackouts will be between five and seven hours per day.
12:33Scheduled blackouts will continue during the first week of December, regardless of President
12:37Daniel Loboa's announcement that the blackouts will end in December.
12:40The Ministry of Energy pointed out that the rationing could be suspended by the end of
12:442024.
12:45It also detailed that the schedules will be available through official channels and the
12:49communication platforms of the electricity companies, and assured that blackouts will
12:54be reduced to a minimum.
12:59In Haiti, National Police Deputy Spokesman Lionel Lazarre announced that several members
13:05of the Barbecue Armed Gang were killed during recent operations.
13:09Several gang members were killed in exchanges of fire with security forces, while others
13:13were arrested along with suspected participants in self-kidnappings.
13:17It was also reported the confiscation of weapons used by the gangs, specifically three drones,
13:2213 firearms, 10 vehicles, and three motorbikes.
13:26In addition, Haitian police took control of police buildings, dismantled a car theft
13:29ring, issued arrest warrants, and seized thousands of rounds of ammunition.
13:39The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, proposed on Friday to build a new power of
13:43communication network to confront the disinformation promoted by the hegemonic media and social
13:49medias.
13:50During his speech at the International Conference in Solidarity with Palestine held in Caracas,
13:54the President urged to achieve new consensus, to do more for Palestine, adding that in the
13:59world there are still many people uniformed, uninformed about what is really happening
14:04in the Gaza Strip.
14:05In this context, he mentioned that the elites of the United States and Israel are planning
14:09a war in the communication area, with the aim of destroying the history and identity
14:13of peoples, replacing them with anti-values and normalizing fascism.
14:23It is necessary to build a power, a new power, a strong communication network for the truth
14:36of the peoples, throughout the length of all the continents, with all the languages, and
14:45in all the social networks existing today, and in the social networks that will be born
14:52as an alternative, because alternative social networks are going to be born.
14:59It is one of the great battles we are fighting today.
15:07And in Cuba, humanitarian aid from Venezuela was delivered at the Mariel port in a gesture
15:11of solidarity that has always characterized bilateral relations between the two nations.
15:15In this context, 200 tons of construction supplies were received, aiming at assisting
15:20communities.
15:21In addition, donations from Venezuelan private entrepreneurs were also sent to help due to
15:25the recent climate events.
15:26The reception was attended by the Vice Minister of Domestic Trade, Aracely Escárcez Hernández,
15:32representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and officials of the Embassy of Venezuela
15:36in Cuba.
15:37It was emphasized that the union of the peoples is the only means to overcome adversities.
15:48On November 30th marks the debut in Seattle, United States, of the anti-globalization movement,
15:53after 50,000 demonstrators prevented in the year 1999 the opening ceremony of the WTO
15:59summit from taking place.
16:01The worldwide anti-globalization movement is characterized by its rejection of the neoliberal
16:05capitalist model and the demand for social justice.
16:07It includes environmentalists, feminists, anarchists, Christians, former communists,
16:12defenders of human rights, and others.
16:14Their main strategy consists of taking advantage of the meetings of the most important multilateral
16:18organizations to call for massive parallel demonstrations, as they did with Great Echo
16:22in Seattle, Washington, and Prague.
16:25We have come to the end of this newsbrief.
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16:40For Terrestrial English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.