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00:00In the United States, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on his
00:12first day in office following his inauguration.
00:19The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the improvements achieved in the
00:23energy sector after assuring that the oil industry produced over one million barrels
00:28of crude oil per day in January.
00:36And in Colombia, the government of the Northern Department of Santander declared a social
00:40and economic emergency due to the insecurity crisis generated by the armed conflict between
00:45insurgent groups.
00:51Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia.
00:54From Telesur Studios in Caracas, Venezuela, we begin with the news.
00:57Stay with us.
01:13In the United States, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on his
01:17first day in office following his inauguration.
01:20The first nine executive orders were signed in front of a crowd of 20,000 people during
01:25the Presidential Inauguration Parade in Washington.
01:29The first order resents 78 executive actions and presidential memoranda issued by the Biden
01:35administration over the past four years.
01:38The President declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border while auditing a
01:43review of the refugee admissions program to better align it with U.S. principles and interests.
01:49The current president, meanwhile, called the previous administration the worst in history
01:54for allowing criminals and criminal groups into the country.
01:57We're going to sign some orders right now, and that's really what I want to do.
02:06So, we're going to sign executive orders.
02:10First, I'll revoke nearly 80 destructive and radical executive actions of the previous
02:16administration, one of the worst administrations in history.
02:20Maybe the worst, not one of them, the worst.
02:23Somebody that would allow millions of people to pour through our borders from jails, prisons,
02:29mental institutions, insane asylums, gang members to be taken off the streets of Venezuela
02:36and deposited in our country, and many, not just Venezuelans.
02:40You know, crime in Venezuela is down 74 percent because they took their criminals and gave
02:46them to us through an open border policy of the previous administration.
03:01U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization.
03:07Trump also ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. foreign spending.
03:12Both moves fit into Trump's more isolationist, America-first approach to international affairs.
03:19Scientists fear the move could roll back decades-long gains made in fighting infectious diseases
03:26like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
03:29Experts also warn it could weaken the world's defenses against dangerous new outbreaks capable
03:34of triggering pandemics.
03:36On trade, the President said he expects to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico
03:42starting February 1st.
03:48On a press briefing held Tuesday, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
03:53condemned the decision of the new U.S. administration of Donald Trump to include Cuba in the state's
03:58sponsored terrorism list.
04:07As President Díaz-Canel pointed out, the new United States government has resumed the
04:11deceptive practice of listing Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.
04:16The aim is to continue intensifying its brutal economic war against Cuba in order to achieve
04:21its goal of dominating the country.
04:24The repeated use of the known state-sponsoring terrorism list wantonly imposes unilateral
04:28sanctions on Cuba, runs counter to facts, and it has no basis.
04:34It fully reveals the hegemonic, high-handed and bullying face of the United States.
04:43The spokesman also announced that they will seek to collaborate with the new U.S. administration
04:48to resolve trade issues after President Trump threatened to impose severe tariffs on China.
04:55The innate character of China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation is mutual benefits and
05:00common wins.
05:01Maintaining the stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is in the fundamental
05:04interests of the two countries and the two peoples and is also conducive to global economic
05:08development.
05:09China is willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the United States, properly
05:14manage differences and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in accordance with the principles
05:18of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.
05:22It is hoped that the United States will work with China to jointly promote the stable,
05:26healthy and sustainable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
05:56Welcome back to From the South.
06:03Russia became the main supplier of natural gas to China as part of energy cooperation
06:08agreements.
06:09Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed this during a video meeting with his Chinese
06:13counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday.
06:16At the same time, the Russian head of state added that Moscow is also the leading oil
06:20exporter to China.
06:22For his part, the Chinese President emphasized that relations between the two nations are
06:26based on friendship and mutual trust, which allows them to carry out successful projects
06:32in industry, transportation, agriculture and other sectors.
06:39We build our ties on the basis of friendship, mutual trust and support for equality and
06:44mutual benefit.
06:46These ties are self-sufficient.
06:48They do not depend on domestic political factors nor the current global situation.
06:54It can be said with certainty that foreign policy communication, joint work between Russia
07:00and China objectively plays an important and stabilizing role in international affairs.
07:06China-Russia relations, with eternal kindness and friendship at their core, as well as comprehensive
07:11strategic interaction, mutually beneficial cooperation and wins for both sides, are gaining
07:16new vitality.
07:20On Tuesday, Belarus holds early elections to choose the country's next president.
07:24Voting will run until January 25th, 2025.
07:28More than six million citizens are called to participate in these elections.
07:33There are five candidates running for the presidential office.
07:36Among the candidates stands out the current president, Alexander Lukashenko, who is seeking
07:41a seventh term.
07:42Voting stations will open from noon to 7 p.m. local time for the next five days.
08:07In Palestine, the health ministry reported seven Palestinians killed and 35 others injured
08:12during the ongoing Israeli aggression in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
08:16In a statement, the authorities indicated that after the attack, the victims were transferred
08:21to al-Amal and al-Shifa hospitals.
08:24Local media report that Israeli warplanes take part in the aggression at the city and
08:29camp.
08:30As of January 20th, the Zionist army continues to install iron gates at the entrances of
08:35several towns and villages in the West Bank, restricting the transit of residents as well
08:39as imposing collective punishment against the population.
08:49Palestinians are now able to purchase the goods they need at reasonable prices as inflation
08:54decreased six times since the ceasefire deal has been enforced.
09:00During the war, we couldn't afford to buy tomatoes, the price of one kilo of tomatoes
09:04in the south was 80 shekels, potatoes were 50 shekels per kilo, peppers were 100 shekels
09:09and eggplants were 70 shekels per kilo however, after the ceasefire was announced, people
09:14were finally able to purchase goods again and the price of a kilo of tomatoes dropped
09:18to 10 shekels allowing citizens to buy them with just a few shekels.
09:26In Palestine, authorities reported the arrival of hundreds of shipments of humanitarian aid
09:31for those affected by the crisis in the Gaza Strip.
09:34In the context of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian resistance
09:38movement Hamas, approximately 915 trucks were allowed to cross the border from Egypt to
09:45the southern city of Rafah.
09:47After the truce, some families returned to their homes, finding a level of destruction
09:51that they described as dystopia.
09:54According to various organizations, around 90% of the Gazan population was displaced
10:00suffering from malnutrition after 15 months of Israeli bombardments.
10:08Concurrently with the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli forces and extremist settlers
10:12terrorized the Palestinian population in the occupied West Bank.
10:16On Monday evening, groups of heavily armed Israeli settlers launched arson attacks on
10:22vehicles, commercial facilities and houses, injuring several Palestinians.
10:26The aggressions occurred in villages located east of Qalqija city, while the occupation
10:32forces protected defenders.
10:34At the same time, the Israeli army arrested many Palestinians in the West Bank, as well
10:38as it blocked access to numerous localities.
10:45In Turkey, the interior ministry reported that the death toll of the fire that broke
10:51out in the Kartalkaya Sky Hotel rose to 66.
10:55The ministry also registered 51 people injured in the incident that took place in the early
11:00hours of Tuesday morning in a 12-storey hotel with a total of 161 rooms.
11:06Authorities said that 270 people were mobilized to respond to the emergency in the area.
11:12So far, the investigation continues to find out the causes of the fire.
11:17In this context, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a national day of mourning to take
11:22place on Wednesday.
11:23We know in particular that our citizens who have lost relatives are in deep sorrow and
11:32pain.
11:33In order to share the pain of our brothers and sisters, a national day of mourning has
11:37been declared.
11:39On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, our flags will be flown at half-mast until sunset in
11:46our country and in our foreign representations.
11:55Impeached South Korean President Jun Suk-kyo attended his political trial on Tuesday, which
11:59took place at the Constitutional Court.
12:02The court was scheduled to hold a third hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial at 2 p.m. local
12:08time to examine evidence presented by the National Assembly related to the short-lived
12:13imposition of martial law on December 3rd.
12:16It should be noted that President Yoon, who is suspended from his duties, did not attend
12:21the two previous hearings held earlier this month.
12:24The court has 180 days to uphold or dismiss Yoon's removal from office.
12:30If this decision is ratified, Yoon will be removed from office, triggering an early presidential
12:36election within 60 days.
12:38If not, Yoon will be reinstated in his post.
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13:13Welcome back to From the South.
13:26In Southern California, a couple of fires broke out again as a result of winds, while
13:31firefighters are being alert to extreme fire weather conditions, which triggered blazes
13:36in Los Angeles.
13:37The National Weather Service announced gusts could reach from 70 meters per hour to 100
13:43meters per hour.
13:44Hence, the entity issued a warning of a particularly dangerous situation for portions of Los Angeles,
13:50Ventura and San Diego counties from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
13:55So far, authorities have reported two fires in San Diego County.
13:59Subsequently, evacuation orders were issued for the Lilac Fire as 50 acres had been destroyed
14:06due to flames.
14:07However, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection informed firefighters
14:11managed to put out the Pala Fire.
14:18The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the improvements achieved in the
14:22energy sector after assuring that the oil industry produced over one million barrels
14:27of crude oil per day in January.
14:29The Venezuelan president informed that the gas industry stabilized and recovered after
14:34terrorist attacks.
14:36In addition, the head of state advanced that this year the nation will grow enormously
14:41in the production of gas for domestic consumption and exports.
14:44Furthermore, the leader pointed out that he has a powerful team, trained, polished and
14:50of great managerial quality to lead the breakthrough of the new hydrocarbon state.
14:56President Maduro indicated that Venezuela is heading towards 1.5 million barrels per
15:01day made by the people's own effort to strengthen production and reach the great goal of salt
15:07sufficiency.
15:08The oil industry has already averaged 1,057,000 barrels per day in January and we are on our
15:24way to 1,500,000 barrels per day with our own effort, our own money and our own resources.
15:34In Venezuela, an event took place on Monday in Caracas to honor the memory and life of
15:38Colombian social fighter Piedad Córdoba with the participation of one of her sons, Camilo
15:43Castro Córdoba and relevant figures.
15:54Today we gather to pay tribute to a woman whose life was an example of integrity, bravery
15:59and generosity.
16:04Piedad Córdoba was not only a political leader, but also a tireless fighter for peace and
16:12social justice, a firm and clear voice in the midst of adversity, a woman who dedicated
16:21her existence to the cause of the most vulnerable, her commitment to the liberation of the kid
16:29napped in Colombia went beyond the imaginable.
16:36Piedad risked her own safety, her peace of mind and even her personal well-being to build
16:41bridges where only others saw walls, her conviction that peace was possible, her unwavering faith
16:47in dialogue and reconciliation led her to make sacrifices that few would be willing
16:51to make.
16:56In Colombia, the government of the Northern Department of Santander declared a social
16:59and economic emergency due to the insecurity crisis generated by the armed conflict between
17:04insurgent groups.
17:06On a press release, authorities of the Northern Department of Santander detailed that the
17:10measure will allow activating budgets to purchase food, medicine, mattresses and clothes to
17:16assist victims and displaced people by the conflict.
17:19According to official reports, the majority of those displaced are located in temporary
17:24shelters in cities such as Tibú, Ocaña and Cúcuta, while thousands of others continue
17:30to move to the state of Zulia in Venezuela, where they are being cared for the Bolivarian
17:34government.
17:39On Monday, January 20th, the Panamanian justice system decided to postpone until November
17:44the trial in the Odebrecht case in which former President Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos
17:50Varela are accused.
17:52The date of the new hearing will be from November 11th to 19th, with an alternate date
17:57from January 12th to February 13th, 2026, an action that, according to analysts, constitutes
18:03a new delay in the biggest corruption case in Panama since the investigation dates back
18:09to 2017.
18:10Despite the delays in the trial, the prosecutor's office announced that the investigation continues
18:16and that it is prepared to present any new evidence.
18:1926 people are currently prosecuted for the alleged commission of the crime against the
18:24economic order, in form of money laundering, including the former presidents and several
18:30of their former ministers.
18:35And with this information we have come to the end of this news brief, but remember you
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