04/12/2024
FTS 8.30
*South Korea: Defense Minister resigns amid unprecedented crisis
*Russian UN Rep. denounces Ukrainian support for terrorists in Syria
FTS 8.30
*South Korea: Defense Minister resigns amid unprecedented crisis
*Russian UN Rep. denounces Ukrainian support for terrorists in Syria
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00:00The
00:12Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines is working on restoring the national power grid after
00:17failure led to a nationwide power outage.
00:24The South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jong-un resigned amid the unprecedented crisis in
00:31the country.
00:36And as the permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations, Vassily Nevensia denounced
00:41that Ukraine is helping the Syrian rebels against the government of President Bashar
00:46al-Assad.
00:52Hello and welcome to From the South.
00:53My name is Belén de los Santos and from Intelasor Studios in Caracas, Venezuela, we begin with
00:58the news.
01:11The Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that they are working since early Wednesday
01:16morning on restoring the national power grid after failure led to a nationwide power outage.
01:22The Cuban Electric Union specified that the power grid was fully disconnected at 2.08
01:28a.m. local time.
01:30The failure's cause was due to the unexpected shutdown of the Antonio Guitera's thermoelectric
01:35power plant located in the western region after being automatically disconnected.
01:41In the past few months, the Cuban national power grid has suffered important affectations,
01:48most of which are related to the hardships imposed by the illegal U.S. blockade against
01:53the country, preventing it from acquiring equipment and supplies to condition and improve
01:59its capacities.
02:08And on Tuesday, the Venezuelan National Assembly approved in first discussion the drop budget
02:13law for the financial year 2025 presented by the Executive Vice President, Delsi RodrÃguez.
02:19The legislative body highlighted the truly revolutionary character of the project that
02:23marks the beginning of a new cycle in the political, social and economic life of the
02:28Bolivarian nation.
02:30The president of the legislative body, Jorge RodrÃguez, recalled that the current good
02:34health of the economy is the product of the resistance of the people and the norm that
02:39the parliamentarians are now discussing was born from the popular power.
02:44Parliamentarian Jesús Faria will now be in charge of referring the bill to the Standing
02:49Committee on Economic, Finance and National Development.
02:59Vice President Delsi RodrÃguez arrived at the National Assembly with good news.
03:03In spite of the illegal blockade by the United States, Venezuela's economy grew in 2024
03:09and will continue its upward curve by 2025.
03:15The ECLOC had projected a 5% growth for the year 2024 and 8.5% is the GDP growth for the
03:22first three quarters of 2024.
03:31The International Monetary Fund remained timid as always and we can already affirm
03:35that 14 consecutive quarters of economic growth have been achieved in Venezuela.
03:47Why is it important to highlight it?
03:49Because unlike other countries, Venezuela is the rude victim of a siege, of an unprecedented
03:55economic aggression.
04:04Growth was expressed not only in Venezuela, but also in Latin America.
04:12And so we see that Venezuela will grow more than Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador,
04:18Peru and Uruguay according to ECLOC projections for the year 2025.
04:29Venezuela will once again be among the countries that grow the most in the region.
04:33You know that our opinionators of course, difficulties of course, vulnerabilities of
04:37course, a country under siege as Venezuela is under siege of course, but also what a
04:42great victorious resistance that our economy has had, mainly by its people.
04:52The presentation of the budget of about $23 billion for 2025, almost 80% of which will
04:58be destined to social issues, is the triumph not only of the economic aspect, but also
05:03of peace, which will be defended against the plans of the Venezuelan ultra-right wing that
05:08are being dismantled.
05:13We have to tell those extremists to their face, there is a national union in the defense
05:17of Venezuela, so do not dare, do not dare because this people is tired of them, of those
05:22who have falsely assumed the condition to speak in a derogatory and denigrating way
05:26about Venezuelan women.
05:38And to that extremist lady with terrorist plans against the electrical system, against
05:42the gas distribution system, we say that we Venezuelan women are here, that we Bolivarian
05:47women are here to defend this homeland.
05:55The special emphasis of the resources will be directed to the communal power.
06:01A healthy, self-sustainable economy with an emphasis on our people, and with special attention
06:07to the people's power, that is the mandate you have as deputies.
06:16The democratic opposition wants peace.
06:18Nothing matters more to us than peace.
06:21The democratic opposition rejects the use of violence in politics.
06:24It energetically repudiates foreign sanctions.
06:33The democratic opposition is committed to the best future for Venezuela, a future of
06:38generalized prosperity, so that peace, democracy and well-being for all may be the sign of
06:442025.
06:52In our most enthusiastic endeavor, the economy tied to social issues is the key.
06:59A survey reveals that 60% of the private sector perceives that the economic situation
07:07will improve in a year.
07:09The National Assembly approved in first discussion the two bills requested by the vice president.
07:19And now we have a short break coming up, but first, remember you can join us on TikTok
07:23at Telesur English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and much
07:28more.
07:29We'll be right back, stay with us.
07:50Welcome back to From the South.
07:52In Peru, the Latin American Network for Economic and Social Justice met on Tuesday in Lima
07:57to analyze the ultra-conservative offensive economic, social and climate justice in the
08:02region.
08:03Within the discussions, the evasion of tax commitments of the great Latin American fortunes
08:08gained special relevance.
08:1010% of Latin American millionaires concentrate 71% of the wealth of the entire region.
08:17However, they only pay 5.4% in taxes, according to figures from the Economic Commission for
08:23Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC.
08:26In this regard, meeting participants are organizing initiatives to offer alternatives
08:31to this very unequal model.
08:38And in the United States, an economic earthquake is predicted by economists if Trump's planned
08:44mass deportation of illegal immigrants is carried out.
08:49Henrique Melo from New York City tells us more.
08:54The massive deportations promised by President-elect Donald Trump, according to experts, could
09:01have catastrophic consequences for the U.S. economy.
09:04There are so many constructions, so many bridges, so many things that are thanks to the work
09:10of our people, for the Hispanics who have immigrated for many years.
09:14A U.S. citizen will not come to earn 15 or 20 dollars an hour.
09:18The U.S. citizen will want to earn more.
09:20According to a report by the U.S. Immigration Council, the deportation of more than 11 million
09:29undocumented immigrants would cause a loss of up to $1.7 billion in gross domestic product,
09:35a number that would put the U.S. at the same level as the 2007 recession.
09:46The effort and labor that these immigrants put into this economy is huge.
09:51California, Florida, and here in Virginia, we are not going to see white people doing
09:58these jobs anymore because that is where the migrant population is.
10:07And when it comes to labor, mass deportations would eliminate more than 30 percent of construction
10:12workers, 28 percent of agricultural workers, and a quarter janitors.
10:23Businessmen who have a fear about losing these working hands, we also invite them to join
10:28this joint struggle.
10:29And that is where we are going to have to approach these small businesses.
10:42Because the big corporations like General Motors or Ford are already resenting these
10:46declarations.
10:47I believe that all this is a political, economic, electoral game, and we will soon see how everything
10:52moves after January 20th.
11:02According to the U.S. Immigration Council, more than a million entrepreneurs are undocumented
11:08And in 2022 generated more than $27 billion in revenue, as well as jobs.
11:14New York immigrants hope Trump won't judge the many for the wrongdoings of the few.
11:20I ask the president to touch his heart, that all of us who are here are not bad.
11:28We are people who deserve opportunities, and that they give us the chance to work.
11:37Only half of my clientele that I advise at the business level are people who work with
11:41an ITIN number, that is, people who do not have a valid social security number, but who
11:45nevertheless have companies, businesses, and employ many people.
11:51According to the report, undocumented immigrants paid nearly $47 billion in federal taxes and
12:00more than $29 billion in state and local taxes in 2022.
12:09Although the study shows that the contribution of undocumented immigrants to the U.S. economy
12:14is indisputable, the possibility of removal from the country for many remains a latent
12:19fear.
12:20So experts recommend having an immigration lawyer in case of facing a deportation raid.
12:34We now move on to other topics.
12:36The South Korean defense minister, Kim Jong-un, resigned amid the unprecedented crisis in
12:41the country.
12:42The minister, who resigned while the chief of staff was deploying troops, has apologized
12:47to the people holding part of the responsibility for the martial law that has generated a political
12:53crisis in the nation.
12:55The government, along with the United States, promised to defend the international order
13:00based on rules.
13:01Precisely, the president and the former defense minister were the main allies in the military
13:07operations conducted jointly by Washington and Tokyo on the Korean peninsula, thus contributing
13:14to raising the risk of a nuclear confrontation in the area.
13:23And in this context, in South Korea, the Confederation of Trade Unions, the largest trade union organization
13:29in the country, has declared an indefinite general strike demanding the immediate resignation
13:34of President Yun Sung-kyo.
13:36The organization justified the strike as a response to the martial law decreed by the
13:40president and lifted in a matter of hours after the unanimous rejection of the General
13:45Assembly.
13:46In addition, South Korea's main opposition party, the Democratic Party, has also come
13:51out to call for the president's resignation, claiming that the ruler did not meet the necessary
13:57requirements to implement martial law.
14:00In this context, several of Yun's top advisors have resigned massively, including the head
14:06of the South Korean cabinet, the head of the policy cabinet, and the national security
14:11advisor, as well as seven other advisors.
14:27And Ghana will hold general elections on December 7th, in which voters will elect a new president
14:33and all 276 members of the parliament.
14:36This election is particularly noteworthy as it follows the conclusion of President Nana
14:41Kufo-Addo's two-term limit, leading to a competitive race primarily between two major candidates,
14:49Mahmoud Boumia, the current vice president representing the ruling New Patriotic Party,
14:55and John Mahamad, the former president of the National Democratic Congress.
14:59The elections occur against the backdrop of significant economic difficulties for Ghana,
15:04including high inflation rates that have impacted living standards and increased poverty levels.
15:10The country recently experienced its first-ever suffering debt default, leading to negotiations
15:16with international creditors and an IMF bailout.
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16:04At the United Nations, the permanent representative of Russia, Vasily Nevensiya, denounced that
16:09Ukraine is helping the Syrian rebels against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
16:14During a meeting at the UN Security Council, the Russian diplomat claimed that Ukrainian
16:19intelligence services were preparing Hayat Tair al-Sham terrorists in the Syrian province
16:25of Idlib to overthrow Bashar al-Assad.
16:29Nevensiya also noted that some fighters openly boast of this link and do not hide the fact
16:35that they are supported by Kiev.
16:37In addition, the Russian diplomat to the UN stressed that there is an identifiable trail
16:42pointing to the Ukrainian main directorate of intelligence behind the hostilities and
16:47the supply of weapons to the fighters operating in northwestern Syria.
16:55In this context, we wish to pay close attention to the identifiable role of the Ukrainian
17:02main directorate of intelligence, the GR, in organizing hostilities and supplying weapons
17:08to fighters operating in northwest Syria.
17:11We have repeatedly stated, including at the UN Security Council, that we refer to the
17:16identification in Idlib province of Ukrainian military instructors of the GR and that they
17:22were training Hayat Tair al-Sham fighters for combat operations.
17:31And also in this context, Syrian Ministry of Defense confirmed that they maintain control
17:36of the city of Hama in central Syria.
17:39According to the announcement, the Syrian troops control the outskirts of the city and
17:43hold different outposts.
17:45Still, the terrorists have seized some localities and villages, which the army is struggling
17:50to retake.
17:51The military report, released early on Wednesday morning, also reported the recovery of the
17:57Khafre Axis northeast of Hama.
17:59The ministerial office also assured that so far, in joint operations with the Russian
18:04allies, 200 terrorists have been neutralized in Hama and Idlib, among them several foreign
18:10leaders.
18:16And the current terrorist escalation against Syria is part of Western plans to divide the
18:21Middle East region, fragment its countries and redraw the maps of the area in accordance
18:26with the ambitions and interests of the West.
18:29Let's take a look at the following report.
18:36The ongoing terrorist offensive against the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Idlib and Hama
18:41since last Wednesday, November 27th, has become the main news in the regional and world media.
18:47A scenario that benefits the Zionist occupation entity by reducing the international pressure
18:53that had been gaining momentum before these events, to stop the Israeli aggressive escalation
18:58against the Palestinians in their Lebanese brethren.
19:07The terrorists were trained and equipped with advanced warfare devices to fulfill the plans
19:13of Western and Zionist intelligence services to attack Aleppo, to fulfill several objectives,
19:19including diverting world public attention from what is happening in southern Lebanon,
19:23from Israeli ceasefire violations, and from Zionist crimes in Gaza, which is currently
19:28far from the world media screens.
19:32The Zionist occupation entity is the main enemy of the entire Arab and Islamic world,
19:41and therefore we consider that this enemy is the only one benefiting from the current
19:45terrorist escalation against Syria.
19:48So we are fighting the same battle in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria against a common enemy,
19:53which is the Zionist entity, and its allies in the United States and the savage West.
20:05At a time when many countries around the world are expressing their strong condemnation and
20:10rejection of the terrorist attacks on Syrian soil, the United Nations and its Security
20:15Council remain silent and inactive, an attitude that the Syrian government and people and
20:20their allies denounce as proof of the submission of these international organizations to the
20:25will of Washington and its plans against Syria and the entire region.
20:37We denounce the policy of double standards applied by international organizations and
20:41the great powers of the world that sponsor and finance terrorist organizations and use
20:46them with the approval of international authorities to fulfill their strategic plans in different
20:50parts of the world, including our region and against our governments that they falsely
20:55label as terrorists because they do not renounce their sovereignty and do not submit to their
21:00will.
21:07In the face of these Zionist U.S. plans that threaten the sovereignty, independence and
21:12territorial integrity of Syria and the entire region, the Syrian Arab Army, together with
21:18its allies of the Axis of Resistance and with the support of the Russian Aerospace Force,
21:22continues the battle against the terrorists, determined to defeat them and thwart the plans
21:27of their financiers.
21:30We are with you in Damascus, Syria.
21:34And with this information, we come to the end of this news brief.
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