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*United States: tropical storm Hilary causes flash floods
*Brazilian pres. arrives in South Africa for BRICS Summit
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*United States: tropical storm Hilary causes flash floods
*Brazilian pres. arrives in South Africa for BRICS Summit
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00:00 In Ecuador, citizen revolution movement's Lisa González has become the only woman to
00:14 win the first round of her presidential election and will face businessman Daniel Navoa in
00:20 the country's runoff.
00:21 In the United States, tropical storm Hillary has caused flash floods in southern California
00:29 to make a landfall on Sunday night, with winds of up to 40 mph.
00:37 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Jonesburg ahead of the 15th summit
00:42 of the break strip, which is set to begin on Tuesday.
00:46 Hello, welcome to From the South.
00:50 I'm Ana Rosaval from the Last Studios in Havana, Cuba, where we begin with the news.
00:54 With 100% of the tallies counted after declaration from the Supreme Court, Hernando Arevalo is
01:13 the country's new president-elect.
01:16 The Zambian movement has obtained 58.4% of the total votes, winning over the national
01:22 unity of vote candidate Sandra Torres, who has 37.21% of the votes.
01:28 After the announcement by the electoral body, the Zambian movement formula, made up by the
01:32 64-year-old academic and Karen Herrera, addressed the country.
01:36 Arevalo did not avoid comments referring to the public prosecutor's office, which has
01:40 already warned the organization of new procedures.
01:48 In Guatemala, several authorities have congratulated Hernando Arevalo of the Zambian movement party
01:53 on his victory in the second round of the presidential elections.
01:57 The Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, congratulated the Guatemalan people
02:03 on the winning formula, predicting a time of humanism and justice.
02:07 The Andean Presidency, Mara Castro, has also done so.
02:11 The President of Honduras did the same, remembering the father of winning candidates and vowing
02:16 for Central American unity.
02:19 In the same town, the Venezuelan executive, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iván
02:23 Gil, congratulated the Arevalo-Herrera binomial, reiterating its willingness to work constructively
02:29 and respectfully for Latin American unity.
02:37 In a historic event in Ecuador, Luisa González, a candidate of the Citizen Revolution movement,
02:42 has become the only woman to win the first round of a presidential election so far, after
02:47 Sunday's election day.
02:49 With more than 92% of the votes counted, the candidate for the Citizen Revolution wins
02:54 with 33.29% of the votes and will face the right-wing party Democratic Alliance, led
03:00 by the businessman Daniel Navarro, in the run-off next October 15.
03:04 Navarro obtained 23.77% of the votes.
03:08 According to the National Electoral Council, 80% of the electoral vote participated on
03:13 election day, in a process marked by the inconvenience registered to Earth Society's vote of vote.
03:23 The winner of the first round, Luisa González, a candidate of the Citizen Revolution, outlined
03:28 the historic facts that a woman was the winner.
03:31 "It is the first time in the history of Ecuador that a woman obtains such a high percentage
03:37 in the first round, winning the election to be President of the Republic of Ecuador and
03:42 lead the destiny of the country.
03:44 Thank you very much to my beloved Ecuador.
03:47 Thank you to the young people.
03:49 Thank you to the women, to the men, to all those who have trusted in the Citizen Revolution
03:54 and in Luisa González.
03:56 We are celebrating, there is no doubt.
03:58 We are celebrating because we are making history.
04:02 Because although many of us have been made invisible, today we begin to mark a different
04:07 history with faith, with hope and optimism."
04:12 After learning the results, Daniel Navarro, a senior candidate of the Rawadwin National
04:16 Democratic Alliance, thanked him for his ticket to the ballot.
04:20 "As of tomorrow, we have to start working again.
04:22 We have to campaign again.
04:23 There is a second round.
04:25 We still did not achieve the objective, which is the presidency of the Republic.
04:29 What we have done is to pass the second round.
04:31 For which I congratulate my team and I congratulate all the people who accompanied me."
04:37 And in this context, Ecuadorians also cast their votes on Sunday opposing the ill-ruling
04:42 activities within the Protector Region in the Amazon in an unprecedented decision.
04:47 This area is not only a sanctuary for two indigenous tribes living in isolation, but
04:52 also a significant biodiversity hazmat.
04:55 By early morning, with over 90% of the votes counted, around 6 out of 10 Ecuadorians rejected
05:01 the oil exploration in Block 44, which is situated within Yasunú National Park, a renowned
05:07 global center of biological diversity.
05:10 The region is home to the Tagarin and Tarominami tribes, who choose to maintain their self-isolation.
05:17 This history of foreign don't occurred concurrently with the presidential election, where the
05:21 lefty candidate Luisa González and the right-wing contender Daniel Novoa will proceed to a run-off.
05:32 Kenya's assessment mission arrived on Sunday in Haiti, which has been plunged into one
05:36 of the worst waves of violence in recent years.
05:39 On Sunday, the Kenyan assessment delegation has arrived in Port-au-Prince, the capital
05:43 of Haiti, with the purpose of evaluating the current situation of violence at the Czech
05:49 Caribbean nation.
05:50 According to information provided by the Haitian authorities, the mission will remain in the
05:55 country for three days, and will hold meetings with different actors of the national life.
06:00 The Kenyan mission, which could lead a multinational force to combat gangs, arrived in the country
06:05 in the middle of one of the most overwhelming waves of violence in recent years.
06:14 Let's take a short break.
06:15 But remember you can join us on TikTok at El Sur English, where you'll find news in
06:19 different formats, new dates, and more.
06:26 That's studies coming up, stay with us.
06:52 Welcome back.
06:58 The passage of tropical storm Hillary has left the municipality of San Felipe in Baja
07:03 California and the northwest of Mexico isolated.
07:07 There were no fatalities, but there was damage to the facades of businesses due to the strong
07:11 winds.
07:12 At least 100 people, including adults and minors, were rescued from their homes and
07:17 taken to temporary shelters.
07:19 For 21 hours, between Saturday and Sunday, there was no communication via internet, cellular,
07:25 and fixed telephony.
07:26 The signals returned at three o'clock this Sunday morning, although intermittently.
07:31 The rainwater that accumulates in the northern and southern part of the seawall was pumped
07:35 to the sea by means of the pumps that have been installed and have channeled the liquid
07:40 of a rate of 60 liters per second.
07:47 In the United States, Tropical Storm Hillary has caused flash floods in southern California
07:51 when rainfall from the southern coasts of the state to the desert area.
07:55 Hillary made landfall in California on Sunday night with winds of up to 40 miles per hour
08:00 and only one-third of its maximum and became a tropical storm.
08:04 Meteorologists said this is the first tropical storm to hit southern California in 84 years,
08:10 bringing with it potential for flash flooding, most like isolated tornadoes, and then winds
08:15 and power outages.
08:17 Some mountain and desert areas have been hard hit, after receiving more than half of the
08:21 year's average rainfall in just one day.
08:24 According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast, Hillary will continue to track across
08:29 southern California and Nevada with the potential to put lives at risk.
08:38 An earthquake of magnitude 6 shook the south coast of Ecuador and the north of Peru in
08:42 the early hours of Monday.
08:45 The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School registered the Del Oro
08:49 movement at midnight local time with epicenter in the west of the city Machala, capital of
08:54 the coastal province of El Oro in Ecuador.
08:58 According to the first official reports, there were no confirmed damages to the fuel materials
09:03 caused by the earthquake.
09:05 The port city of Guayaquil was where the earthquake was registered with greater intensity, causing
09:10 an alarm and evacuation of some people from the buildings.
09:18 The heatwave sweeping Spain will keep 13 communities on alert, none of which will activate the
09:24 Orange Warning for heights up to 43 degrees Celsius.
09:28 According to protection of the State Weather Agency, cities of Andalusia, Aragon, Castillas,
09:33 Catalonia, Extremadura, Madrid, Navarra and La Rioja will be this Monday under Orange
09:39 Warning for extreme heat from noon onwards.
09:43 On the other hand, the yellow level slightly lower is activated for the Balearic Island
09:47 for maximum temperatures of 36 degrees and for Valencia.
09:52 In the south of Galicia, it will reach up to 37 degrees in Arsenal, as well as in the
09:56 Basque province of Alaba.
09:58 The Canary Island, which is suffering from so far uncontrolled forest fire in Tenerife,
10:03 may also exceed 40 degrees in the South Equator and Northeast Depressions.
10:12 Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said the release date for the treated
10:17 wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be decided on tomorrow's
10:22 Cabinet meeting.
10:23 "On the morning's Cabinet meeting, we will decide on the date for releasing the treated
10:29 radioactive wastewater by TECCOP.
10:32 After referment, the government's effort in ensuring safety and tackling reputational
10:38 damage."
10:39 For his part, Masanobu Sakamoto, head of Japan's National Fisheries Cooperative, expressed
10:44 his concerns as it remains our imminent plans to release treated radioactive water into
10:49 the sea from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
10:52 "First of all, our position remains unchanged, that we are opposed to the water release.
10:58 And I told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that we will uphold this stance.
11:03 There are concerns that once the water is discharged, there will be reputational damage.
11:09 There is no way people in the fishery industry can rest reassured.
11:14 That's what I told him."
11:16 And in this context, Chinese Foreign Minister Spokesperson Wang Wenmin also criticised Japan's
11:21 determination to go ahead with its plans to discharge the plant's water into the sea,
11:26 despite international concerns.
11:29 "The Japanese government has been ignoring domestic and international opposition, questioning
11:34 the legitimacy, legality and safety of its discharge plan and its risks to the global
11:39 marine environment and human health.
11:42 It just remains headstrong on dumping the water into the sea.
11:46 This is extremely selfish and irresponsible.
11:49 Japan expresses its grave concern and it will closely follow the development."
12:04 In Russia, two Ukrainian drones have been shot down again near the capital Moscow.
12:10 The Minister of Defence reported that the Service of Defence forces stopped an unmanned
12:14 Ukrainian vehicle with electronic warfare system at Leningrad on the morning.
12:19 It happened when the device was flying over the area.
12:23 According to the Ministry, when it lost control, the device crashed into the Ontsenovo district
12:28 with no injuries or death.
12:30 An hour later, another drone with similar characteristics was destroyed in the Isra
12:34 district, leaving a list of people injured.
12:41 More than 80 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Cyprus.
12:45 The emergency alerts were received at around 15.30 local time and the Joint Relief Coordination
12:51 Centre said in a statement.
12:53 They confirmed that the lives of those on board were threatened and they say that among
12:58 those rescued were six women and 19 minors.
13:02 They have all been taken to the port of Aia-Neiva.
13:09 At least 20 people were killed by incineration and 15 others were injured in a traffic accident
13:14 in Pakistan's Punjab province.
13:17 The combined forces of rescuers and firefighters stated that the incident took place on the
13:22 highway of Hassilabad toll plaza in Hassilbabad district.
13:26 Punjab's weather bus with 40 passengers on board collided with the truck carrying fuel,
13:31 causing a large explosion which resulted in a fire.
13:35 Police have not given statements on the causes of the incident, which are still under investigation.
13:41 It is only known that the bus was on its way to the capital Islamabad from the port city
13:45 of Karachi.
13:48 Pakistani authorities carried out a rescue operation to urgently transfer the victims
13:52 to a nearby medical centre.
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14:13 Now we have a short break, stay with us.
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14:38 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Jonesford ahead of the 15th
14:44 summit of the race group which is set to begin on Tuesday.
14:47 The 15th race summit will kick off this Tuesday in the city of Jonesford, South Africa.
14:52 This is the first time that the leader of this economic association will meet in person
14:56 after the coronavirus pandemic.
14:58 The Standard Convention Centre Jonesford May Visitor Centre will host South African President
15:03 Sri Ramaphosa, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian
15:09 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
15:12 Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the meeting by videoconference, but Foreign
15:17 Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend instead.
15:20 In addition, representatives of 34 countries have confirmed their participation in the
15:25 event.
15:30 South African President Sri Ramaphosa is already in Jonesford to host the 15th race
15:36 summit.
15:37 While waiting for the leaders of China, India and Brazil and the Russian Foreign Minister,
15:42 the President assured that the forum promotes an equitable and balanced world that defends
15:46 an inclusive system.
15:48 In this way, he responded to questions from the press on the Ukrainian conflict and the
15:52 Russian presses at the summit.
15:55 Ramaphosa ratified that South Africa defends neutrality and the matter is not within his
16:00 competence.
16:01 Adding that the meeting that begins on the 24th could be the beginning of a new global
16:05 dynamic.
16:10 On the eve of President Xi Jinping's trip to South Africa, the Chinese Foreign Minister
16:15 assured that they will support the entry of new partners to the race group.
16:20 The Minister of Foreign Affairs detailed that China has always been convinced that the race
16:24 are in an open and inclusive mechanism.
16:27 For this reason, they welcome new partners that they have called the "Great Rigs Family".
16:33 There are at least 20 countries, among them Mexico, Argentina, Nicaragua, Turkey and the
16:38 old giants Nigeria and Venezuela, that aspire to join the mechanism and for this reason,
16:43 China will facilitate any strategy that guarantees rapid accession.
16:48 The group could become the most powerful in the world.
16:56 Minister Big Busi Mahfouza, Chairperson of the South Africa Brics Business Council, expressed
17:01 the relevance of more countries becoming a part of the group.
17:05 "These nations are seeing the opportunity that is offered by being part of the Brics
17:14 block.
17:15 Brics includes two of the fastest growing large economies in the world.
17:22 It represents over 40% of the world population and I think these nations can see that our
17:30 relationship is based on mutual respect, it's based on a partnership that is inclusive,
17:37 mutually beneficial and them coming to the table with us will only strengthen the South
17:44 to South cooperation that we need for a sustainable future."
17:50 The Brics Trade Fair, currently underway in anticipation of the Common Leadership Summit
17:55 set to commence in January this week, provides an opportunity for companies across Africa
18:00 to connect and promote their products to significant emerging markets.
18:04 The trade exhibition, organized by the South African Brics Business Council and the Department
18:09 of Trade, Industry and Competition, started on Saturday with the official opening by a
18:13 high-ranking South African official.
18:16 This event showcases a brightened offer in South Africa, including cutting-edge technologies,
18:21 advancing healthcare and transportation, and various everyday products.
18:26 It also presents opportunities for African enterprises to embrace industrialization and
18:31 growth through the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
18:35 South Africa currently engages in trade values at US$80 billion through Brics Nations.
18:42 "You'll see a number of products.
18:47 You'll see cars and taxis and buses and three-wheelers that are made here on the African continent.
18:53 You'll see also not only a showcase of South African industrial capability, but also of
19:00 19 other African countries."
19:03 "As a company that is in the area of deploying Wi-Fi to underprivileged communities, equipment
19:11 for me is a big one.
19:12 So I'm attending one of the sessions where Huawei is speaking because we have to find
19:18 cheaper ways of production to ensure that we reduce our costs so that we can roll out
19:25 to as many communities as possible."
19:27 In Angola, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his counterpart, Jair Lorenzo, held official
19:32 talks on Monday.
19:33 During the meeting in Luanda, the Caribbean president extended to his counterpart the
19:38 invitation to officially visit the island, as well as to attend the next summit of the
19:42 Group of 77 on China to be held in Havana on September 15 and 16, September.
19:49 The Cuban mandatory valued the fruitful meeting and confirmed the feeling of friendship amid
19:54 world threats that distinguished bilateral ties.
19:57 The Cuban president ratified the will of both parties to continue expanding and consolidating
20:02 those relations in areas of mutual interest.
20:06 The Cuban head of state arrived in Luanda on Sunday, the first stop of his visit to
20:10 Africa that includes Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, and later to participate in
20:15 the upcoming BRIC summit.
20:21 In this context, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez held a meeting on Sunday night with
20:25 a representation of more than 200 Cuban collaborators in Angola, where he recalled the historical
20:31 roots of the friendship between the two nations.
20:34 "We are here out of solidarity.
20:38 We are here out of solidarity, seeing she and Neto met in the '65.
20:42 And later on, Neto met Fidel, and from that long history of friendship, there was also
20:48 a crucial moment for the Angolan homeland.
20:50 Neto asked Cuba to support them in the defense of the country.
20:55 And it is true that the work of Cuba was heroic or epic.
20:59 The Carlota operation, the battle that distinguished that epic as was Quito-Cuanavale, but it has
21:05 also been very heroic what has been done in terms of cooperation based on the postulate
21:11 of Fidel that we saw at the beginning of this meeting, and that you are protagonist of this
21:16 other stage that has also been epic."
21:20 We have come to the end of this news brief.
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21:32 For Tulsa English, I'm Ana Rosabal.
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