4/02/2023
FTS 12.30
*Israeli army kills two girls and several adults in a kindergarten in Rafah
*Namibia’s president, Hage Geingob, dies of illness
FTS 12.30
*Israeli army kills two girls and several adults in a kindergarten in Rafah
*Namibia’s president, Hage Geingob, dies of illness
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:02 In El Salvador, delays have been reported
00:12 in the deliveries of credentials by the Supreme Electoral
00:14 Tribunal to the national and international servers who
00:17 will be deployed on election day on Sunday.
00:19 In Palestine, Israel bombed a kindergarten
00:25 in Rafah, Sadr and Gaza, an area that the Zionist authorities
00:28 displaced thousands of Palestinians
00:30 claiming it was safe.
00:31 And in Namibia, President Hagegang
00:37 died on Sunday at the Lady Pahomba Hospital.
00:40 Hello.
00:51 Welcome to "From the South."
00:52 I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesus Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:55 We begin with the news.
00:56 On Sunday, February 4, the presidential and legislative
00:59 elections in El Salvador began in the middle
01:01 of an exceptional regime and extreme militarization
01:04 on the streets.
01:05 The electoral event is marked by the candidacy of current
01:08 President Nayib Bukele for the New Ideas Party,
01:11 in spite of the fact that the Salvadoran constitution
01:14 expressly prohibits presidential re-election.
01:17 In this context, social and human rights organizations
01:19 denounce the existence of a whole series of violations,
01:22 such as indiscriminate jailings, forced disappearances,
01:25 torture, and arbitrary death under state custody,
01:28 cruel and inhumane treatment, and criminalization
01:31 of people in poverty situations.
01:33 According to the latest polls, including one by Sid Gallup,
01:36 Bukele will sweep his left and right-wing rivals.
01:38 The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele,
01:46 would have guaranteed control of the voting centers abroad.
01:50 This is shown in an investigation published hours
01:52 before the electoral process, where the president aspires
01:54 to be re-elected.
01:56 At least nine of those supposedly
01:57 in charge of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
01:59 are members of the New Ideas Party.
02:02 Additionally, the investigation coordinated
02:04 by the Salvadoran media, Focus, demonstrates
02:07 that they received instructions to facilitate a massive vote
02:10 in favor of Nayib Bukele.
02:12 Documents from the electoral body
02:13 itself confirm this, as well as an audio
02:16 where the presidential commissioner Carolina
02:18 Resinos and her husband, Efren Bernal, ambassador in Italy,
02:21 instruct the mitians to defend the vote.
02:23 In the midst of this scenario, national and international
02:30 observers that will be deployed during this Sunday's election
02:33 day in El Salvador report delays in the delivery
02:36 of their credentials by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
02:38 And they are not the only ones.
02:40 The political parties, the members
02:41 of the municipal electoral boards, and the voting boards
02:44 also accuse delays.
02:46 2,396 national observers and 658 international observers
02:51 send their applications to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
02:54 In several cases, in spite of having obtained the accreditation
02:57 request code, up to Saturday night
02:59 they had not received their documentation.
03:01 The magistrate of the electoral body, Noel Orellana,
03:04 blamed the parties for the delay in sending their lists.
03:06 In El Salvador, the Journalists Association
03:15 reported at least 64 aggressions against journalists
03:18 in the context of this Sunday's presidential elections.
03:21 Representatives of the association
03:22 detailed that 19 aggressions were directed against women,
03:25 18 against men, and/or 18 against the media in general,
03:29 and three directly against members of this organization.
03:32 According to the report of the Guild, 39 of the 64 aggressions
03:35 were carried out through social media.
03:37 In 2023, 168 cases of aggressions and rights
03:40 violations against journalists, media, and information workers
03:43 were confirmed in this Central American nation.
03:46 In Haiti, the opposition party committed to development
03:50 and several organizations from various fields
03:52 are starting this Sunday.
03:54 Actions demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ervin Henry.
03:58 The objective they are pursuing is for the Prime Minister
04:01 to resign before February 7th, after the end of his term
04:04 of office.
04:05 The main action of force will take place
04:07 this Monday, February 5th.
04:09 For that date, they are calling for a forceful demonstration
04:12 of their support for the opposition.
04:14 They are calling for a forceful demonstration
04:16 in Port-au-Prince, the capital of the country.
04:18 They reject the irresponsible and unsupportive attitude
04:21 of the government in the face of the unprecedented wave
04:23 of violence that the country is experiencing.
04:26 According to data from the United Nations,
04:27 in less than four weeks of 2024, violence
04:30 has increased by more than 8%.
04:32 In Venezuela, the great national caravan Fulvia Bolivariana
04:40 arrived in Caracas to commemorate
04:42 the Day of National Dignity.
04:44 Thousands of citizens from different states
04:46 took part in the great national caravan
04:48 to commemorate the 32 years of rebellion of February 4th,
04:51 1992, under the slogan, "Pa Nos Vamos, Pa Caracas."
04:57 Venezuelans coming from Delta, Macuro, Nueva Esparta,
05:00 and Amazonas arrived in the capital.
05:02 In such a way, the Day of Dignity
05:03 is a historical gesture that consolidated
05:06 the Bolivarian revolution, thanks
05:08 to the civic military union that achieved the return
05:10 of Commander Hugo Chavez.
05:12 On the other hand, members of the Bolivarian National Armed
05:19 Forces carried out a civic military march
05:21 through the streets of Fortunia, the most recognized
05:24 and important military installation in the country.
05:27 The activity takes place on the occasion
05:29 of the celebration for the National Dignity Day
05:31 and the 32nd anniversary of the civic military rebellion led
05:34 by Commander Hugo Chavez.
05:35 The movement was coordinated by the general commander
05:38 of the army, Antonio Murga Baptistas, who
05:41 highlighted the commitment of the deployed military
05:43 with the socialist and integration project currently
05:45 headed by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.
05:48 In Bolivia, the 22nd Band Festival
05:57 started in the city of Oruro.
05:59 On Saturday, the celebration of the festival bands of Oruro
06:02 of 24 began, which comes with the participation of thousands
06:05 of visitors from different parts of the country and the world.
06:08 Before the beginning of the festival,
06:10 there was a religious act in honor
06:11 of the Virgin of the Socavón, considered the patron
06:14 saint of the national folklore.
06:16 This festival hosts an estimated 5,000 musicians, men and women,
06:21 who will perform international national traditional Bolivian
06:24 music.
06:25 In Peru, the constitutional court
06:34 has ruled as inadmissible a precautionary measure aimed
06:37 at halting the ongoing inquiry against suspended Attorney
06:40 General Patricia Benavides.
06:42 The court decided not to grant the appeal filed
06:44 by Benavides for the National Board of Justice
06:47 did not violate public ministries' obligations
06:50 by opening investigations against the former Attorney
06:53 General for her alleged involvement
06:55 with a criminal organization, influence peddling,
06:57 and cover-up.
06:59 The court also said that a second appeal filed
07:01 by Patricia Benavides against the National Board
07:03 for allegedly advancing an opinion in her case
07:05 has yet to be resolved.
07:08 However, the constitutional court
07:09 added that the general prosecutor
07:11 will continue to be suspended regardless of the ruling.
07:14 Members of the Afro-Brazilian and Catholic religious groups
07:26 perform a cleansing ritual on Saturday
07:28 in Rio de Janeiro's San Patron, ahead
07:31 of the official start of the city's carnival next week.
07:34 Wearing traditional clothing, participants
07:35 dance and swept the avenue in the iconic venue
07:38 with rooms made of rue, a plant known for its energy cleansing
07:42 powers.
07:43 This year, carnival goers will be
07:44 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Samba
07:47 Drum, which according to Eduardo Paez, mayor of Rio de Janeiro,
07:51 has become the official space for samba.
07:53 Rio de Janeiro's carnival will kick off on Friday
07:56 with the city's Samba School Special Group parade
07:58 making its way through the Samba Drum on February 11th
08:01 and the 12th.
08:02 Let's take a short break now, but remember,
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08:13 updates, and much more.
08:15 Other stories coming up.
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08:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:20,
08:35 [MUSIC PLAYING]
08:51 Welcome back from the south.
08:53 Israel bombed a kindergarten in Rafa Salvancasa, an area
08:56 where a siren is offered.
08:57 It displayed thousands of Palestinians
08:58 claiming it was a safe area.
09:01 The brutal attack took place in the middle of a new offensive
09:03 launched on Saturday night against the south
09:05 of the Palestinian enclave.
09:07 Genocidal operation ordered by Tel Aviv
09:09 and supported by Washington and London
09:11 attacked in the early hours of this Sunday morning
09:13 the kindergarten that served as a shelter
09:15 for hundreds of families.
09:17 So far, the death of two girls and an undetermined number
09:19 of adults have been confirmed, in addition to several wounded.
09:23 The occupation forces is expanding its ground invasion
09:26 into Rafa, where more than one million Palestinians
09:29 are refugees in harsh conditions.
09:31 [PAUSE]
09:37 From October 2023 to date, Israel
09:39 has kidnapped more than 6,500 Palestinian citizens
09:43 in the West Bank.
09:44 This was confirmed by the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
09:47 The organization also points out that the figure includes
09:49 hundreds of minors and women.
09:51 Palestinian Prisoners Club recorded the list of crimes
09:54 that the Zionist occupation perpetrated
09:55 against the Zionists--
09:57 physical torture, cruel and degrading treatment, beatings,
10:00 their use as human shields, and psychological torture
10:03 with threats of shooting and rape
10:05 are some of the indicators of the exponential increase
10:07 in violence.
10:08 Official data show that 2023 closed
10:10 with 8,800 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
10:14 [PAUSE]
10:21 On Saturday, Israeli warplanes and artillery
10:23 launched a series of intense strikes
10:25 on the southern Gaza Strip, targeting various areas
10:27 in the Han Jounis Governorate, according to local sources.
10:30 The sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted
10:33 the Al-Manarah neighborhood, southeast of Han Jounis,
10:36 simultaneously with continuous artillery shelling
10:38 in the Mirage area in the province.
10:41 The airstrikes also hit the vicinity of the European Gaza
10:43 Hospital, resulting in the injury
10:46 of a displaced individual and material damage
10:48 to hospital departments.
10:49 Furthermore, a fuel station near the hospital
10:51 was struck, leading to the killing of a civilian
10:54 and injuries to approximately six others.
10:57 Medical sources confirmed that Israeli occupation forces
10:59 committed 12 massacres on Saturday,
11:02 resulting in 107 fatalities and 165 injuries.
11:05 [PAUSE]
11:12 The Palestinian Red Crescent denounced the attacks
11:14 of the Israeli occupation forces against its headquarters
11:17 building near the Al-Amal Hospital.
11:19 Through a statement, the relief organization
11:21 condemned the murder of at least four people
11:24 inside the facilities.
11:25 The humanitarian movement described as dangerous
11:27 the actions of Israel, which for the last 13 days
11:30 has maintained a siege against the hospital located
11:33 in the city of Han Jounis.
11:35 According to data from the medical organization,
11:37 the Israeli attacks against the surroundings of the health
11:39 building have caused the death of 43 citizens
11:42 and wounded 143 others.
11:44 In view of the lack of supplies and the recurring attacks,
11:47 the Red Crescent called for the opening
11:49 of a humanitarian corridor to allow
11:50 the exit of the wounded, refugees,
11:53 and sick inside the Al-Amal Hospital.
11:55 [PAUSE]
12:01 This place, Palestinians in Rafa demand a ceasefire
12:04 and end to the war, stressing that they
12:06 want to return to their hometowns
12:07 even if they find their houses reduced to rubble.
12:10 [SPEAKING ARABIC]
12:12 I hope that the war will end soon
12:14 and that everyone will return to their homes safe and sound.
12:17 We don't want wars.
12:18 The war brought nothing but destruction to both sides.
12:21 [SPEAKING ARABIC]
12:22 We hope to return to our homes even if they are destroyed.
12:25 Here we feel like strangers.
12:27 Prices are high here and everything is expensive.
12:30 We hope to return to our homes even if they are destroyed.
12:32 [SPEAKING ARABIC]
12:34 We hope that this war ends because we are exhausted.
12:37 We demand that politicians reach a ceasefire so that we
12:39 can return to our homes.
12:41 Life is difficult here and we are not accustomed to this.
12:44 We are helpless civilians.
12:46 Why are they bombing everyone?
12:49 In Yemen, Houthi authorities reported
12:51 that the United States and the United Kingdom
12:53 carried out over 50 attacks in six provinces of the country.
12:56 Defense Ministry spokesman Yahya Sari
12:58 said that the attacks were reported especially
13:00 in places such as Sanaa, the country's capital,
13:02 and in the cities of Taiz and Hodeidah.
13:05 According to the spokesman, 48 attacks have been reported,
13:08 13 of them in Sanaa, 11 in Taiz, 9 in Hodeidah, 7 in Al-Baidah,
13:13 and 1 in Sadda.
13:15 The spokesman confirmed no casualties
13:17 as a result of these bombings.
13:19 Sari also confirmed that these aggressions will not
13:22 have a deterrent effect and Yemen
13:24 will continue their operations in support
13:26 of the Palestinian cause.
13:27 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammadi al-Sudani
13:36 called for an emergency coalition meeting
13:38 after US attacks on his country left at least 16 people dead.
13:42 The prime minister also decreed general mourning
13:44 in all departments and institutions for three days.
13:47 In view of the violation of national sovereignty,
13:49 al-Sudani denounced the US aggression
13:52 and ratified that his country would not
13:54 be used as a stage for settling scores between opposing
13:57 nations.
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14:46 In Namibia, the president Haga Gengob died on Sunday
14:49 at the Lady Pahomba Hospital located
14:51 in Windhoek, the capital.
14:53 The president, who was undergoing medical treatment
14:55 for cancer, was accompanied by his wife and children.
14:58 The interim president, Ngolo Mumba,
15:00 said the country lost a distinguished servant
15:02 of the people, an icon of the liberation struggle.
15:05 Stating that it is a painful moment for the country,
15:08 Mumba asked for calm and serenity.
15:10 The government cabinet was immediately summoned
15:12 to make state decisions.
15:14 Country's societies, Cuba and Venezuela
15:16 immediately expressed their condolences
15:17 for the death of the 82-year-old president.
15:20 In Russia, the Ukrainian attack on the city of Lysyansk
15:29 killed 28 people and wounded more than 10 others.
15:32 Local authorities confirmed that among the victims,
15:35 there was a child.
15:36 The head of the Luhansk People's Republic, Leonid Pasechny,
15:41 reported that at least 40 people who
15:43 still be under the rubble.
15:45 The attack took place on Saturday against a bakery
15:48 using the Himars multiple missile launcher system,
15:51 manufactured and supplied by the United States.
15:53 Lysyansk is located near the front line.
15:55 While leaving town, the Ukrainian troops
15:58 destroyed part of its infrastructure.
16:00 The Russian government accused the European Union
16:08 of presenting Moscow as an enemy in order
16:10 to divert attention from the economic problems faced
16:13 by the member countries of the bloc.
16:14 The spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov,
16:17 warned that the release of 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine
16:20 is significant considering the economic crisis of the member
16:23 countries of the multilateral mechanism.
16:26 The Kremlin spokesman detailed that one
16:27 of the strongest economies, Germany,
16:29 has lost its attractiveness and competitiveness edge
16:33 so that Europe seeks to divert the public's attention
16:36 to a common enemy pointing its side against Moscow.
16:38 In this regard, the spokesman explained
16:40 that the countries of the European bloc
16:41 continue to model a tangible enemy in order
16:43 to justify and increase the expenses in support of Kiev.
16:47 In Northern Ireland, the vice president
16:54 of the nationally seen famed party,
16:56 Michel O'Neill, was elected prime minister of the country.
16:59 It is the first time that a representative
17:01 of this political party heads Northern Ireland's
17:03 cabinet of ministers.
17:04 The election of O'Neill, 47 years old,
17:06 took place on Saturday at a session of the legislative
17:09 assembly and in a two-year period
17:11 without a seat in government.
17:13 The problem was due to a disagreement
17:14 between the parliamentary groups, as none of them
17:16 had an absolute majority.
17:18 After her appointment was confirmed,
17:20 O'Neill told Parliament that the restoration of institutions
17:22 marks a moment of equality and progress for Northern Islanders.
17:26 O'Neill will share power with Deputy Prime Minister Emma
17:29 Lillow-Pengelly of the Democratic Unionist Party,
17:32 who has boycotted collaboration with the Nationalists.
17:35 The change of heart follows an agreement in London
17:37 to ease frictions over international trade.
17:40 Speaking outside the Parliament chambers on Saturday,
17:47 Democratic Unionist Party leader Geoffrey Donaldson
17:50 said it had been a challenging journey these past two years.
17:54 "Pleased to be here this morning in our Parliament buildings
17:58 here at Stormont for the restoration of our Northern
18:02 Ireland Assembly and Executive.
18:06 It's been a challenging journey these past two years,
18:11 but I believe that my party has delivered
18:14 what many said we couldn't.
18:16 We've brought about change that many said was not possible.
18:22 And I believe that today is a good day for Northern Ireland,
18:25 a day when once again our place in the United Kingdom
18:29 and its internal market is respected and protected
18:33 in our law and restored for all our people
18:36 to enjoy the benefits of our membership of the Union."
18:41 Chile's Public Prosecutor's Office
18:57 has launched an investigation into suspicions
19:00 that the fires raging in the country,
19:02 which the government has described as the biggest
19:04 tragedy since the 2010 earthquake,
19:06 may have been caused intentionally.
19:08 The warning voice came from the superintendent
19:10 of the Valparaiso Fire Department, Juan Paredes,
19:13 who affirmed, based on his experience,
19:15 that the fire is intentional.
19:17 The expert assured that areas have been burned
19:19 that should not have been affected,
19:21 taking into account the history of fires
19:22 that have been registered in the area.
19:24 The Environmental Crime Brigade of the Investigation Police
19:27 is preparing to explore the four zones
19:30 where the fires are presumed to have started.
19:32 In China, heavy snow hitting the central
19:42 and eastern region has disrupted transportation
19:44 in Anhui and Hubei provinces
19:47 amid the current spring festival travel rush.
19:50 Since Wednesday, snowfall has occurred
19:51 in several cities in Anhui province,
19:53 affecting several stretches of highways in the province.
19:56 Due to the snowy and icy conditions,
19:58 more than 95 expressway peak stations
20:00 have reportedly closed until Sunday morning
20:03 across the province, impacting many solo travelers
20:05 during the search in travel.
20:07 The local weather department predicted
20:09 that the snow will continue until Monday morning,
20:12 with accumulated snowfall expected
20:13 to reach up to 20 centimeters.
20:15 We have come to the end of this news brief.
20:23 You can find these and many other stories
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20:31 For Trezor English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.
20:33 Thank you for watching.
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