FTS 16:30 30-12: Gaza hospitals collapsed for lack of fuel and medicine

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 In Palestine, Israeli occupation forces

00:08 continue to intensify these attacks

00:10 on several areas of central and southern Gaza.

00:12 In Bolivia, the pro-national constitutional court

00:19 issued a decision rejecting the existence

00:21 of indefinite re-election in the country,

00:23 stating that it is not a human right.

00:29 In Russia, Ukrainian armed forces

00:30 shelled the center of the city of Belgorod,

00:32 killing 15 adults and three children,

00:34 where 111 people are reported injured.

00:38 Hello, welcome to From the South.

00:47 I'm Luis Alberto Matos from De La Sousa Studios in Havana,

00:50 Cuba.

00:51 We begin with the news.

00:52 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:56 The Israeli occupation army continues

01:10 to intensify its attacks on several areas of the central

01:12 and southern Gaza Strip.

01:14 Local media reported that the Tel Aviv regime forces

01:16 dropped bombs on the new-survived refugee

01:18 camp and the southern town of Rafah,

01:20 killing and wounding several people.

01:22 A journalist and several members of his family

01:24 were identified among those killed

01:26 during the raids in Nusayrat.

01:28 Attacks by the Israeli army were also

01:29 reported on the city of Khan Yunis and the Buraj

01:32 refugee camp.

01:33 In the past days, Israel had announced the deployment

01:35 of 30,000 additional military personnel in Gaza

01:39 to strengthen its ground operations

01:41 in those areas of the enclave.

01:42 And in Gaza, hospitals have been turned

01:49 into shelters for civilians escaping the horrors of war.

01:52 A correspondent, Noor Harassin, has the details.

01:56 The hospitals in Gaza, where it should be the best,

02:00 the healthiest environment for the people, for the patients,

02:05 turned into refugee camps.

02:07 A total chaos, where the system has totally

02:10 collapsed inside the hospitals of Gaza,

02:14 that they cannot even treat the most simple injuries.

02:18 Now the hospitals are not only suffering

02:21 because of the big number of people killed

02:23 and the big number of people injured,

02:25 but they are also suffering because

02:27 of the lack of medicine, medical supplies, and fuel.

02:30 We're talking about premature babies

02:32 being at the risk of dying because of the lack of fuel.

02:36 We're talking about people who are injured

02:38 at also the risk of dying because of the lack of medicine

02:43 and also the spread of infections and diseases

02:46 inside the hospital.

02:48 Why this is happening is because the hospitals are now

02:52 housing thousands of Palestinian displaced people,

02:56 as there's nowhere else for them to do.

02:59 We have been talking about the latest evacuation order

03:02 from the Al-Bureij refugee camp, and most of the people

03:05 actually seek shelter here, inside the Shuhada al-Aqsa

03:08 Hospital, where now the hospital is performing as a hospital

03:12 and also a shelter.

03:13 Noor Harassin, TELESUR, Gaza.

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03:33 [END PLAYBACK]

03:53 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:57 Welcome back from the South.

04:05 In Bolivia, the Pro-National Constitutional Court

04:07 issued a decision rejecting the existence of indefinite

04:10 re-election in the country, saying that it is not a human

04:13 right.

04:14 The CCP issued Constitutional Resolution 1010-2023,

04:17 according to which indefinite presidential re-election

04:20 does not exist in the country.

04:22 Likewise, the CCP may prevail the advisory opinion made

04:25 to the Human Rights Inter-American Court

04:28 with the purpose of interpreting the scope

04:30 of indefinite presidential re-election

04:32 in the context of the inter-American system

04:34 of human rights.

04:35 Previously in 2017, former CCP magistrate

04:38 had authorized former President Evo Morales

04:40 to run as a candidate with the argument

04:42 that according to the same court,

04:44 re-election constituted a human right.

04:46 In Argentina, the decree of necessity and urgency

04:54 promoted by Millet's administration

04:56 began its implementation eight days

04:58 after it was published in the National Gazette.

05:01 The decree derogates the economy,

05:03 declares a public emergency in several branches of the economy

05:06 and institutions until December 31, 2025,

05:10 and establishes the reform of the state.

05:12 Our correspondent in Buenos Aires, Carolina Silvestre,

05:14 with the details.

05:15 Despite the rejection of part of the Argentine society,

05:22 the decision of the national executive power,

05:24 which violates the South American country's

05:26 constitution, came into force.

05:30 We are concerned and against the decree,

05:33 both in terms of form and substance, in terms of content.

05:37 I mainly want to emphasize that the form is very important.

05:41 It is an unconstitutional decree that

05:44 looks for reforms that are neither necessary nor urgent

05:48 for this period.

05:49 We have had a democratic system for 40 years

05:52 with divided powers.

05:54 And the truth is that we are going through

05:57 is an outrage without words.

05:58 With the modification of regulations

06:04 established by the decree and new measures,

06:06 Argentinians lose hundreds of rights.

06:09 Exports, imports, and prices are liberalized.

06:13 And the tax burden on the working class is increased.

06:15 There is not a single measure, not a single article,

06:22 aimed at thinking about the development of the country's

06:24 industry, which we know is what will improve

06:28 the socioeconomic situation for all workers.

06:31 Nor is there any specific measure

06:33 on behalf of the popular economy sector.

06:35 Economic, social, or political structural reforms

06:41 that have a strong impact on various sectors of society,

06:44 benefiting only concentrated domestic and foreign economic

06:48 powers.

06:48 [SPEAKING SPANISH]

06:52 Clearly, the laws that are being introduced, the omnibus law,

06:55 the decrees of necessity and urgency,

06:57 all have names and surnames.

06:59 And they are for the benefit of the most powerful sectors

07:01 of this country.

07:02 And clearly not us.

07:04 In fact, we are the most affected.

07:06 120% devaluation fell on our shoulders and our backs.

07:10 That is the reality.

07:11 No need to give it much more thinking.

07:15 The increased debt, layoff, poverty, hunger,

07:18 and the handover of our sovereignty

07:20 and natural resources reveal that the outlook

07:24 is and will be alarming and convulsive in the short term.

07:28 The context is distressing from all points of view.

07:31 Hans is the ballot.

07:32 The days have been running out.

07:34 And the scenario is really catastrophic, especially

07:37 for the social movements.

07:38 As workers of the popular economy,

07:40 we are afraid of what will happen in February, April,

07:44 and March when the kids start going to school,

07:46 when the cost of a bus ticket reach $800,

07:50 when they won't have enough money to buy their school

07:52 supplies and to eat.

07:54 And although the decree still have

07:56 to pass through Parliament next March to be approved or rejected,

08:00 and the judiciary will have yet to find its constitutionality,

08:04 it will remain in force until the legislature and the judiciary

08:07 issue their rulings.

08:10 Carolina Silvestre, Tele Sur, Buenos Aires.

08:15 Hundreds of our Brazilian religious people

08:17 anticipated on Friday, New Year's Eve celebration

08:20 in Rio de Janeiro with a procession and ceremony of homage

08:23 to the goddess Jemaia.

08:25 In order not to coincide with the famous farewell

08:27 party of the year that Rio de Janeiro organizes in Copacabana,

08:31 the devotees of the Queen of the Sea

08:34 used to anticipate the celebration in which they

08:36 throw their offerings into the water.

08:39 The ceremony began this Friday at the Madureira Market,

08:42 a place that concentrates several stores,

08:44 selling articles demanded by the practitioners of religion,

08:47 such as Umbanda and Candomblé.

08:50 The festival that pays homage to the goddess Jemaia

08:53 has been held every December 29, 2002,

08:57 and was declared a Carioca Cultural Heritage in 2011.

09:06 In Brazil also, Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ

09:09 the Redeemer statue was dressed Friday night

09:11 in Pelé's yellow jersey to commemorate

09:14 the first anniversary of the football legend's death.

09:17 The 30-meter high statue was illuminated

09:19 with an image of the national jersey, which

09:22 included the famous number 10 and Pelé's signature.

09:25 The Brazilian king of football won a record three World Cups

09:28 and became one of the most imposing sports

09:31 figures of the last century.

09:33 Pelé died at the age of 82 on December 29, 2022.

09:38 He had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021.

09:42 The medical center where he was hospitalized

09:44 reported that he died of multi-organ failure caused

09:47 by cancer.

09:48 The statue of Christ with open arms

09:50 welcomes millions of self-retaking tourists

09:52 every year.

09:53 We're going to take a short break.

10:00 We'll be right back after break.

10:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]

10:05 Welcome back from the South.

10:15 On Saturday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces

10:17 shelled the center of the city of Belgorod.

10:19 The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations

10:21 reported that 15 adults and three children

10:23 were killed in the attack.

10:24 The attack on a residential area left 111 people wounded,

10:28 among them 15 minors.

10:29 The Ministry of Emergency Situations

10:31 noted that all the fires caused by the bombing were put out.

10:34 The governor of the border region, Vyacheslav Vladkov,

10:36 noted that the town of Urazovo was also hit.

10:39 The shelling of this little county left no casualties,

10:41 but caused damage to about 20 houses and a power line.

10:45 The Russian Defense Ministry has said

10:46 that the attack on the city involved

10:48 the use of closer munitions.

10:50 More than 110 nations banned them under a UN convention

10:54 in 2008 due to their grave danger to civilians.

10:57 [SILENCE]

11:01 The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed

11:09 that the attack on the center of the Russian city of Belgorod

11:11 was carried out with closer munitions.

11:16 The Kiev regime, by carrying out indiscriminate attacks

11:20 on squares and committing this type of crime,

11:23 is trying to divert attention from defeat at the front,

11:26 as well as to provoke us to similar actions.

11:29 We emphasize that the Russian Armed Forces target

11:32 only military facilities and infrastructure directly related

11:36 to the Ukrainian army.

11:37 We will continue to do so.

11:39 This crime will not go unpunished.

11:41 [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

11:46 Air defense systems intercepted the Olka missile

11:50 and most of the Vampire MLRS rockets.

11:54 Several rockets and cluster parts from the downed Olka

11:58 missile hit the city of Belgorod.

12:00 As a result, 12 adults and two children have died,

12:04 and 108 people have been injured.

12:07 In the event of a direct hit by Olka missiles

12:11 with cluster munitions on the city,

12:13 the consequences would have been far more severe.

12:18 [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

12:21 The governor of the city of Belgorod

12:22 also commented on the Ukrainian shelling on Saturday

12:25 and suspended all work in the region.

12:27 He indicated municipal authorities

12:28 are already reviewing the situation in the city.

12:30 [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

12:35 Today, we have experienced the heaviest toll in the last two

12:38 years that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have brought on

12:41 with their shelling on Belgorod city.

12:44 I have informed the president of the Russian Federation

12:47 and the prime minister about the situation in the city.

12:50 We just held a meeting of the emergency council.

12:53 [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

13:01 The municipal heads and the mayor

13:03 are assessing the damage and the scope of what's

13:06 needed for a speedy restoration.

13:09 We are conducting door-to-door inspections,

13:11 building by building, inviting residents

13:14 to leave damaged apartments for temporary accommodation

13:18 centers.

13:19 [SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

13:23 There is a decision to cancel mass events

13:26 on the territory of all nine border municipalities

13:30 plus Belgorod and the Yakovlevsky urban district.

13:38 So in these 11 municipalities, there

13:41 won't be any mass events held.

13:43 I think people will agree that that's what

13:45 needs to be done at this point.

13:50 David Gross, 2004 Physics Nobel Prize winner,

13:53 is currently back in China.

13:55 Gross is a US theoretical physicist and string theorist,

13:58 awarded the 2004 Physics Nobel Prize,

14:00 along with Frank Wilshick and David Pulitzer,

14:02 for their discovery of asymptotic freedom.

14:06 In 2011, Gross was chosen a foreign member

14:08 of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

14:10 In an exclusive interview with China Central Television,

14:13 Gross spoke of the significant progress

14:15 he has observed in China over the past two decades.

14:18 He praised China's growth in infrastructure

14:21 and universities' education and of how

14:24 China has been able to set up world-leading laboratories.

14:27 Every time I come back, I'm astonished

14:34 at the visible changes, of course,

14:36 with enormous construction and infrastructure,

14:41 but also the enormous growth of the scientific community,

14:46 the growth of the universities, the training,

14:49 the number of young students who are

14:53 anxious to do great science.

14:55 And now, China's gotten to the stage

14:58 where it's able to create some of the world-leading

15:04 instruments and laboratories.

15:07 In my field, they've made some very important discoveries.

15:13 They have some of the biggest radio telescopes

15:15 in the world, FAST.

15:17 They're marvelous.

15:18 In 2023, China successfully launched over 200 spacecraft

15:25 in over 60 space missions, setting a new record.

15:28 Within the next five years, the number of China's satellites

15:31 is expected to reach 1,200, and they

15:34 will be providing highly efficient and high-performance

15:37 information services to users in traditional and emerging

15:40 markets.

15:41 Meanwhile, the National Space Laboratory

15:43 is officially in operation, with 110 space science research

15:47 and application projects in orbit

15:49 on space life science and human body research

15:52 and microgravity physics and new space technologies.

15:56 So far, the National Space Lab has

15:58 gathered over 100 terabytes of original data

16:00 and has downloaded 300 experimental samples.

16:02 We have come to the end of this news brief.

16:11 You can find these and many other stories

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16:20 For TELESTUORE ENGLISH, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.

16:22 Thank you for watching.

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