4/04/2023
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*Number of Palestinians killed by Israel rises to more than 33,000
*Kremlin claims to be in direct confrontation with NATO
FTS 8.30
*Number of Palestinians killed by Israel rises to more than 33,000
*Kremlin claims to be in direct confrontation with NATO
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 In Venezuela, the President Nicolás Maduro
00:12 denounced the United States Central Intelligence Agency
00:16 has installed centers in Guyana's Akiva.
00:19 Gaza health authorities confirmed
00:26 that in the last hours, the Israeli genocidal operation
00:29 raised to 33.37, the number of the Palestinians killed,
00:36 in six months of the war crimes.
00:38 An Iroshad spokesman of the presidential office,
00:47 Dmitry Peskov, assured that between his country
00:50 and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
00:53 there is already a direct confrontation.
00:56 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:59 Hello, and welcome to From the South.
01:06 I am Irma Scholten.
01:08 And from the Telesur studios in Havana, Cuba,
01:11 we begin with the news.
01:13 The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro,
01:15 denounced on Wednesday that the United States Central
01:20 Intelligence Agency has installed
01:22 centers in Guyana's Akiva, with the objective of attacking
01:25 the Bolivarian nation.
01:27 The head of state affirmed that the intelligence agency has
01:31 proven information on these movements.
01:34 The further commanding would also
01:36 be part of the violent plans.
01:39 It could not be the first time that the White House has
01:42 attempted an aeration against the South American nation.
01:46 This last episode was unveiled by the head of states
01:50 in the act of promulgation of the Iranian law
01:53 for the defense of the Guyana's Akiva.
01:56 President Nicolás Maduro assured that in Guyana,
02:08 it is not the president who governs by the Southern
02:12 Command, the CIA, and ExxonMobil.
02:15 President Irfan does not govern Guyana.
02:22 Guyana is governed by the Southern Command, the CIA,
02:26 and ExxonMobil, and I am not exaggerating.
02:29 They control the Congress, the parties that
02:34 make the majority, the government,
02:36 and the opposition.
02:37 They control the government.
02:38 They totally control the Guyanese defense forces,
02:41 the police forces, and we have proven information
02:44 that in the territory of the Guyanese Guiana,
02:46 temporarily administered by Guyana.
02:48 They have installed secret military bases
02:50 of the South Command, military nuclei of the Southern
02:53 Command, and CIA nuclei to prepare aggressions
02:55 against the population of Guayana,
02:57 to prepare aggressions against the population of Eastern
03:00 Venezuela, and to prepare for an escalation against Venezuela.
03:03 That is why we must always be prepared with our guard up
03:06 and our morale high, to defend Venezuela's right to peace
03:09 and its territorial integrity.
03:14 In Argentina, thousands of employees and former public
03:18 sector workers mobilized on Wednesday in rejection
03:21 of the massive layoff order by the government of President
03:26 Javier Millay.
03:27 The government confirmed that more than 15,000 public sector
03:32 employees were dismissed when their contracts were terminated
03:36 in the last week of the government's termination
03:39 of the layoff order.
03:41 The employees were dismissed when their contracts were
03:44 terminated on March 31.
03:47 The protesters accused the head of the state
03:49 of breaking the Argentine legal system
03:53 and said that causing massive layoff in the state
03:56 is to suppress fundamental rights.
04:00 They also point out that the dismissal of so many workers
04:03 to such an extent that even entire delegations have
04:07 to leave restricts the social security.
04:11 The presidential spokesman Manuel Adoni
04:13 argued that unnecessary personnel were dismissed
04:17 while the employees were barely notified about their employment
04:22 situation.
04:22 In principle, in fact, the final number
04:33 is around 15,000, 15,000 people, 15,000 contracts
04:38 that have not been renewed.
04:41 We have been talking about this on several occasions.
04:44 There is not much more to say.
04:45 It is simply part of the work we are doing
04:47 to reduce the state's expenses.
04:49 Educators in Costa Rica will take to the streets
04:57 on Wednesday to claim back payments for different campsites
05:01 among them the retroactive cost of living for the period 2020
05:06 to 2023.
05:08 Said settlement would schedule for April the 1st.
05:12 However, the Ministry of Finance assured through a statement
05:16 that the deposit had to be made to 39,000 civil servants who
05:21 were pending.
05:22 The demonstrations will arrive at the office
05:24 of the Ministry of Public Education
05:27 and will then continue their route
05:29 to the Ministry of Finance, explained the union associations.
05:33 The president of teachers of secondary education,
05:36 Vivian Chavez, also explained that they
05:38 are joining other union organizations in the march
05:42 due to the non-payment on the cost of living in Pris.
05:46 The Presidential Transition Council in Haiti
05:55 is still on hold due to their disagreements
05:58 and demands of its member, a fact that
06:01 displays the political organization
06:03 of the Caribbean country.
06:05 The members of the opposition party
06:08 committed to the development denounced
06:10 the delay in the political reorganization
06:12 due to the refusal of their supporters of the former prime
06:16 minister, Ariel Henry, to install the Presidential
06:19 Transition Council.
06:21 The opposition party gave 72 hours
06:24 to publish the decree on the appointment
06:27 of the members of said council, or they
06:30 will summon their supporters to take to the streets again.
06:34 Likewise, the Jean Peresif Leaders Party
06:37 proposed two plans in order to achieve
06:40 the political reordering of the Caribbean island
06:43 through the holding of general elections
06:46 and the promotion of the participation in new actors
06:49 in the national politics.
06:51 In Cuba, President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez
06:54 attended Wednesday the opening of the Second Trade
06:57 Fair for Transportation and Logistics.
07:01 The event holds national and foreign professionals
07:04 of the sectors who will be able to identify business
07:08 opportunities in Cuba and consolidate existing ones.
07:12 Among the Cuban ministers, Mr. President
07:14 and Mrs. President, the President
07:16 of the United Nations, Mr. President
07:18 and Mrs. President, the Cuban government
07:20 and the United Nations, are the ones.
07:23 Among the Cuban ministers' main objectives
07:26 are to encourage the development of the economy,
07:29 stakeholders, promote foreign direct investment,
07:32 foster international cooperation,
07:35 attract financing for infrastructure,
07:38 as well as to expand the material supply networks
07:42 and modernize the national industry.
07:44 (silence)
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08:03 (upbeat music)
08:06 (upbeat music)
08:35 Welcome back to From the South.
08:38 The Gaza Health Authorities confirmed
08:41 that in the last hours, the Israeli genocidal operation
08:44 raised to 33,037, the number of Palestinians killed
08:49 in six months of war crimes.
08:53 The statistical updates supported by the World Health
08:57 Organization and international organizations,
09:00 such as Doctors Without Borders,
09:02 confirmed 75,668 people injured, both.
09:07 Those killed and wounded are mainly women and children,
09:14 but they are not all.
09:15 The figure may be very high, taking into account
09:19 that under the chance of rubble,
09:21 there are thousands of horses that have not been rescued.
09:26 The Committee for the Protection of Journalists
09:29 also confirmed that 140 press workers
09:33 were killed under Israeli fire.
09:35 The Iranian representation to the United States
09:45 Organization Security Council denounced
09:48 that the United States is responsible
09:50 for all the crimes committed by Israel in the Middle East.
09:54 Within the framework of an emergency meeting
09:58 held at the Security Council on the Israeli attack
10:01 on the Iranian embassy in Syria,
10:04 the Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran
10:07 to the United Nations, Saara Eshadi,
10:11 pointed out that Israel's crimes clearly violate
10:14 the founding charter of the United Nations
10:18 international law and the inviolability
10:21 of diplomatic rights and consular premise.
10:25 He also reiterated that the attacks carried out
10:27 by Israel are absolutely unacceptable and must stop.
10:32 The Iranian representative to the United Nations
10:35 denounced that such actions,
10:37 including its genocidal operation in Gaza,
10:40 will increasingly escalate the current regional conflict
10:44 and constitute a constant threat to peace in the Middle East.
10:49 It is now crystal clear that Israel's current
10:56 destabilizing and irresponsible actions and atrocities
11:00 against the nations of our region
11:02 are a real threat to regional and international peace
11:05 and security.
11:08 In this regard, after the United Nations Organization
11:12 convened the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria,
11:15 pronounced through its permanent representative
11:19 in an emergency session of the Security Council
11:23 and assured that the attacks is a serious violation
11:26 of international laws.
11:27 Furthermore, the Syrian representative expressed
11:30 that the international conventions and norms
11:33 must guarantee the protection of diplomatic headquarters
11:37 and prevent any attack of this type.
11:41 The diplomatic also urged the United Nations
11:44 to take the necessary measures and condemn Israel's actions
11:48 so that this type of terrorist acts will not be repeated
11:52 and the culprits will be punished.
11:56 [END PLAYBACK]
11:57 Leaders of the different resistance movements
12:06 in the Middle East assure that they are closer to victory
12:11 in the face of the continuous Israeli attacks
12:14 against the Palestinian people.
12:16 In his speech to the senior leaders of the region
12:20 on International Day of Al-Quds, his beloved Secretary General
12:24 Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed the importance
12:28 of continuous work, steadfastness, and resistance
12:32 to achieve victory for Gaza.
12:34 In this regard, other leaders agreed
12:36 that the United States government is a clear partner
12:40 of Israel for supporting the crimes being carried out
12:43 in the occupied territories in the region.
12:46 At the same time, they maintain that the International
12:50 Day of Al-Quds is a milestone that marks the strength
12:54 of the people, the fighters, and their liberation goals.
12:59 What Israel is doing will not save it
13:09 from the trap it has fallen into.
13:12 As it moves towards extinction, Al-Quds Day this year
13:15 will be marked by an international protest
13:18 against the usurper Zionist entity.
13:20 If only Islamic countries celebrated Al-Quds Day
13:23 in previous years, then Al-Quds Day this year
13:26 will be celebrated in a big way.
13:27 In Yemen, the leader of the Ansar Al-Ain movement,
13:35 Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, assured that this objective is
13:39 to continue integration in the regional axis of the resistance
13:43 to develop and improve cooperation.
13:46 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
13:52 Our firmness in the position of supporting
13:54 the Palestinian people is an integral part of our faith
13:58 and of our religious, humanitarian, and moral duty.
14:01 It's a position in which there's no compromise and no retreat.
14:04 And we'll continue the integration
14:06 with our brothers in the regional axis of resistance,
14:08 working to develop the position to enhance cooperation
14:12 and to improve performance and action
14:13 until the promised victory is achieved.
14:16 The secretary of the Al-Nujaba movement, Akran Al-Kabi,
14:25 assured that the Iraq Islamic resistance is
14:29 with the Palestinians and will not
14:31 abandon them in the middle of the Israeli aggression
14:34 against the Gaza.
14:35 The Iraqi Islamic resistance is with the Palestinians,
14:42 and we will not abandon them.
14:44 Our operations will continue against the Zionist entity's
14:48 settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories
14:51 and its airports, installations, and military bases.
14:54 From Belgium, Canada Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie
15:02 called for a full investigation into the Israeli occupation
15:05 army strike against the Gaza Strip
15:08 that killed seven humanitarian workers,
15:10 including a Canadian citizen.
15:13 This attack represents the latest Israeli military action
15:17 to hit humanitarian efforts in the besieged Palestinian
15:21 territory.
15:23 At the NATO summit in Brussels, the foreign affairs ministers
15:27 of Canada told reporters that Israel
15:31 needs to respect international humanitarian law,
15:34 and the Canadian government will make sure of that.
15:38 After the said air strike, the Charity World Central Kitchen
15:43 was immediately pausing operations in the region,
15:46 delivering a blow to the recently opened sea
15:50 route for food aid.
15:52 So unfortunately, a Canadian was killed in the IDF strike
16:01 that targeted humanitarian workers from World Kitchen.
16:07 My deepest condolences to their loved ones and family members.
16:14 We call for a full investigation.
16:16 We want to make sure that Israel looks directly into this issue.
16:22 I've reached out last night to Israel Katz,
16:25 my Israeli counterpart on this very issue.
16:29 Israel needs to respect international humanitarian law,
16:33 and we will make sure that that is the case.
16:36 Thank you.
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17:29 On Thursday, the spokesman of the Erosion Presidential
17:33 Office, Dmitry Peskov, assured that between his country
17:37 and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
17:39 there is already a direct confrontation.
17:43 The Kremlin spokesman assured during a press conference
17:46 that the Atlantic bloc is not increasing tension,
17:50 but it is directly involved in conflict around Ukraine.
17:55 He warned that NATO move towards Russian borders
17:59 to waken the security and stability of the continent.
18:03 On Thursday, the organization whose foundation
18:06 is linked to generals of the Third Reich
18:10 reaches the 75th anniversary of its creation,
18:14 shrewd in the shadows of doubts.
18:17 Nearly thousands of people were trapped
18:24 in the mountains of China's Taroko National Park
18:28 after an earthquake of over 70 magnitude.
18:33 The Taiwanese authorities informed
18:35 that at the earthquake's movement,
18:38 there were more than 654 people in the park,
18:43 including tourists and employees.
18:45 For this reason, they decided to keep the park closed
18:49 for an indefinite time while the work of the mountaineering
18:54 teams continues to search and rescue the victims.
18:58 It should be noted that the government confirmed
19:01 the deaths of 10 people and more than 900 injured
19:06 during the earthquake.
19:07 Uganda's constitutional court on Wednesday
19:17 refused to annul or suspend an inter-homosexuality law
19:23 that excludes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts
19:28 but voided some provisions it said
19:31 are inconsistent with certain fundamental human rights.
19:35 The legislation, adopted in May last year,
19:39 is among the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws
19:44 and has drawn condemnation from rights campaigners
19:48 and sanctions from Western nations.
19:51 Activists say that the law has unleashed
19:54 a torrent of abuse against LGBTQ people, including torture,
19:59 rape, arrest, and eviction.
20:02 In his reading and on behalf of the jury,
20:06 Judge Richard Butera declined to strike down
20:10 the anti-homosexuality law in 2023 in its entirety,
20:15 stating that the permanent injunction against its
20:18 enforcement could not be granted.
20:21 However, the court struck down certain sections
20:25 that were considered inconsistent with the right
20:28 of health, privacy, and freedom of religion.
20:31 The petitioners sought a myriad of remedies
20:40 that essentially call for the notification
20:43 of the entire Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023.
20:48 Having heard as we have in the body of the judgment,
20:52 we decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023
20:58 in its entirety.
21:01 Neither would we grant a permanent injunction
21:04 against its enforcement.
21:05 Ugandan lawyer Nicolas Opijo emphasized
21:11 that the court was based on the moral values of the society,
21:15 but at the same time, by its decision,
21:19 supported the discrimination of LGBTQ people in the country.
21:24 The court substantially upheld the vast majority
21:28 of the sections of the Anti-Homosexuality Act
21:31 in Uganda.
21:32 The court said the act does not provide for discrimination,
21:36 doesn't offend the freedom of expression,
21:38 doesn't offend the freedom of privacy,
21:41 and does not restrict the right of religion,
21:45 practice one's faith.
21:46 The court essentially said that the law is justified insofar
21:51 as it discriminates against LGBTI people,
21:54 as far as it denies them a right to participate
21:57 in the governance of this country.
21:59 They said those restrictions are proportional.
22:02 And in doing so, the court relied on public sentiments.
22:06 The court relied on what it calls moral values
22:10 of this society.
22:12 And the court, by its decision, simply
22:16 endorsed the discrimination of LGBTI individuals
22:20 in this country.
22:21 The International Organization for Migration, EOM,
22:28 denounced new acts of vandalism and violence
22:32 by paramilitary groups in Sudan.
22:35 The international body reported that at least 21 people
22:39 were killed during the actions that took place
22:42 over the weekend, leaving dozens of people wounded.
22:46 It detailed that clashes that took place
22:50 in the city of El Fasher and in the north of Darfur
22:54 provoke the displacement of its inhabitants.
22:58 The organization also reported that the Sudanese army forces
23:02 prevented a bombardment against their positions
23:05 in the area of Al-Jawad, belonging
23:08 to the city of Aldawin in the state of White Nile.
23:11 And now we move from the walls of exports.
23:21 The Chilean shooter Diego Opara becomes the 19th classified
23:26 from his country to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
23:32 At only 16 years old, the athlete
23:35 achieved an extraordinary Olympic qualification
23:38 to Paris 2024 after being crowned champion in the 10
23:43 meters air pistols in the Pan American Shooting
23:46 Qualifier in Buenos Aires.
23:49 Opara achieved 2,044.2 points to eliminate his rivals.
23:57 All medallists in the Pan American Game of Santiago 2023
24:02 also beating the Brazilian Olympic medallist
24:05 Felipe Almeida, a silver in Rio 2016.
24:10 In this way, the young Chilean achieved
24:12 the only available space hidden to Paris 2024,
24:17 being the 19th classified of his country
24:20 and the youngest until now.
24:22 [END PLAYBACK]
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24:43 For Telesur English, I am Mirma Shelton.
24:45 Thank you for watching.
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24:50 [THEME MUSIC]
24:53 (upbeat music)