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21/08/2024 FTS 12.30  *Kamala Harris formally accepts official nomination as candidate for president in U.S. *Palestine: Hamas accuses Israel of seeking to continue genocide

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00:00President Nicolás Maduro visited the municipality of Zamora in the state of Miranda, Venezuela

00:15as part of the National People's Consultation 2024 that will be held next Sunday, August

00:2125th.

00:24U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her official nomination as the Democratic

00:30Party's presidential candidate for the November election.

00:38The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas denounced that the objective of Israel and

00:43the United States is to continue the genocide against the civilian Gazan population.

00:54Hello and welcome to From the South, my name is Belén de los Santos, I'm from the Televisor

00:58Studios in Havana, Cuba.

01:00We begin with the news.

01:01Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro visited the municipality of Zamora in the state of

01:05Miranda as part of the National People's Consultation 2024 that will be held next Sunday, August

01:1125th.

01:12During his visit to the state of Miranda, the Venezuelan president assured that the

01:16power of the country lies in the Venezuelan people, a reality that is expressed in the

01:22communal councils that today play an important role in the development of social and productive

01:27projects.

01:28In this regard, the Venezuelan head of state urged the population of the community to attend

01:32and participate in the People's Consultation next Sunday.

01:37He also reiterated that he will support and finance the project chosen by each community,

01:42according to their needs, in order to repair the damage caused by the sanctions imposed

01:47by the U.S. government.

01:55Now with the consultation this coming Sunday, August 25th, immediately approved, certified,

02:02the project approved by each circuit, pickety, the money has to come down right there.

02:09I have something that I have been thinking about, that I have been talking to Hector.

02:14I was talking with Celia, with Alfred Nazaret, and I told Prado the other day that I am looking

02:21for some money to finance 4,505 productive projects, nothing more than productive.

02:29We are healing wounds created by the criminal economic sanctions requested by the ultra-right

02:34and the fascist surnames.

02:37On Tuesday, a video call was leaked in which a Venezuelan influencer based in Argentina

02:42revealed how much he was paid to publish content on his social networks with the aim of reinforcing

02:47the idea of fraud promoted by the Venezuelan ultra-right wing.

02:52Let's see.

03:03I need content related to everything that is happening in Venezuela.

03:07The global price would be 400.

03:10It would be two videos in Instagram, two in TikTok, plus the 8 stories for these two weeks.

03:18I'm not going to be in Con el Masajando.

03:22It is necessary to emphasize on the minutes, on the kidnappings, and based on that I prepare

03:28a content.

03:30I turn on the phone and say what is going on.

03:33Now, what happens is that I work in advance, and here in Buenos Aires I can go to the spot

03:40and record right, interview the people.

03:51In this sense, the government of Venezuela has denounced that the ultra-right has resorted

03:55to artists, YouTubers and influencers in order to destabilize the country and establish

04:00a narrative that casts doubts on the results of the presidential elections of last July's

04:0528th.

04:06In this sense, it is worth mentioning that the recent statements made by the artist Puma

04:10Rodriguez who revealed having been intimidated by Venezuelan radical opposition with the

04:14purpose of influencing the electoral scenario.

04:22And we now move on to other topics.

04:24Outstanding Peruvian personalities denounced Presidentina Boluarte before the International

04:28Criminal Court, holding her and other authorities accountable for the 49 deaths from repression

04:35of social protests.

04:37The allegation was announced by 16 plaintiffs, including former Prime Minister Mirta Vazquez,

04:43the then foreign minister Diego Garcia, and former ambassadors Oswaldo de Rivero and Harold

04:49Forres.

04:51The communique details that the president is the main culprit of the deaths occurred

04:56during the protests that were held in the country from December 2022 to February 2023.

05:02It also described the situation as a severe damage of the principles of representative

05:07democracy and added that it represents a series of serious human rights violations that cannot

05:14go unpunished.

05:19And a report from the Unified Registry of Violence Against Homeless People stated that

05:24between August 15th, 2023 and August 15th, 2024, 135 homeless people have died in Argentina.

05:34According to the agency, this represents one on average, one death in public spaces every

05:39two and a half days, while cases of institutional violence against the population have increased

05:45by 500% year on year.

05:48Furthermore, the report evidenced that almost a third part of the cases were acts of violence

05:54perpetrated by security forces or public officials.

05:58In addition, it showcased that out of the deaths recorded, most of them occurred in

06:03the city of Buenos Aires, followed by the provinces of Buenos Aires, Salta and Santa

06:09Fe.

06:16And on Tuesday, a cargo ship was quarantined in Argentina due to a suspected case of mpox

06:21virus.

06:23In this sense, the Ministry of Health authorities ordered the isolation of the cargo ship from

06:27Brazil in the Paraná River after a crew member was found to have symptoms compatible with

06:33mpox disease.

06:34Meanwhile, the ship known as the Inalote remains at the entrance of the port of San Lorenzo

06:40de Rosario, 310 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires.

06:46On the other hand, Director of Health Promotion and Prevention of the Province of Santa Fe,

06:51Analia Chumpidas, pointed out that although no cases of the new variant of mpox have been

06:57yet reported in Argentina, health authorities continue to prioritize epidemiological surveillance

07:02for detection, early diagnosis, appropriate care and application of isolation and contact

07:07tracing measures for possible cases.

07:16On Tuesday, different Latin American experts debated on lawfare and the phenomenon of judicial

07:21and media persecution for political purposes in the region.

07:25The Lawfare Observatory, the platform that organized the debate, invited specialists

07:30from Argentina, Peru and Ecuador, among other countries, to analyze lawfare as a power device

07:37that affects people's democracy.

07:39On the behalf of Argentina, Elisabeth Gómez Alcorta, lawyer of the popular leader of indigenous

07:44roots Milagro Sala, referred to how lawfare manifests itself through the intervention

07:49of the political, judicial and media powers.

07:56Now let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at El Cervenglish

08:00where you will find news in different formats, news updates and much more.

08:04We'll be right back, stay with us.

08:07Welcome back to From the South.

08:25In the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday formally accepted her official

08:30nomination as Democratic Party's presidential candidate for the November election.

08:35During a rally in the city of Milwaukee, held simultaneously with the second day of

08:40the convention being held in Chicago, Harris officially accepted the nomination.

08:45It should be noted that Kamala Harris, age 59, secured a Democratic nomination for president

08:50earlier this month when she won the support of 99% of the delegates at a virtual meeting

08:56of the Democratic National Committee.

08:59Delegates, please know how critical you are to this process, both now and earlier this

09:07month when we conducted our virtual roll call.

09:11I am thrilled to reaffirm Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president of the

09:17United States.

09:22This is not just about us versus Donald Trump.

09:25This is about two very different visions for our nation.

09:31One, ours, focused on the future.

09:35The other, focused on the past.

09:39And Wisconsin, we fight for the future.

09:44We fight for the future.

09:48And in this context, outside the Democratic convention in Chicago, dozens of pro-Palestinian

09:53protesters clashed with police officers on Tuesday.

09:57During the clashes, American flags were seen burning while chants of Free Palestine were

10:02chanted in front of the Israeli consulate, located near the United Center site of the

10:08convention.

10:09Protesters attempted to break through a barrier of riot police in front of the building that

10:14houses the consulate in their demand that the country stop support to the genocide being

10:21carried out by Israel on Gaza.

10:46We now go to the situation in Gaza as Israel pursues dropping bombs in the strip, evading

10:52a ceasefire and slaughtering at least 52 Palestinians in the last 24 hours.

10:57The Wafaa News Agency revealed that at least one Gazan was killed due to an Israeli airstrike

11:03on the house of the Al-Khatib family in the Javalia refugee camp.

11:07On Tuesday evening, the shelling left several people injured, including children.

11:12The attacks further killed 12 people in the school in Gaza and nine in a crowded market

11:17area in Dera Wala, where about one million people have been displaced.

11:22And in the last hours, the occupation army issued even more evacuation orders.

11:31What did we do to them and what do they want from us and why are we being targeted?

11:37We are children and have nothing to do with it.

11:41We were sleeping and did nothing and I woke up and found myself covered in rubble and

11:45I couldn't breathe.

11:47I want to go to my family.

11:52There is significant destruction as a result of this attack.

11:56The occupation is clearly targeting homes with large missiles.

12:01The area and surroundings that were targeted a short while ago have been heavily damaged.

12:06In this context, Palestinian resistance movement Hamas denounced that the objective of Israel

12:11and the United States is to continue the genocide against the civilian population of

12:15the Gaza Strip.

12:16The high official of the Palestinian movement, Osama Hamdan, said he agreed with the proposal

12:21presented by U.S. President Joe Biden, but assured that they did not convince the Israeli

12:27prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

12:29He also warned that the Israelis have left aside the important issues of the Washington

12:34plan and are not willing to accept it.

12:37On the other hand, Hamdan emphasized that any agreement must include five basic issues,

12:43starting with the end of the aggression, the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the reconstruction

12:48of the Gaza Strip.

12:51We have a Psychontrol break coming up, but before we invite you to visit our YouTube

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13:09world's most recent events.

13:10Final short break, don't go away.

13:30Welcome back to From the South.

13:32In Iran, a bus carrying Shaiti pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed on Tuesday evening,

13:38claiming at least 28 lives.

13:40According to authorities, the vehicle got overturned and caught fire on the outskirts

13:44of Taft City, with 51 pilgrims aboard.

13:49In addition to the 28 fatalities, another 23 were injured in the accident, 14 under

13:54serious health conditions.

13:56The Pakistani pilgrims were crossing over Iran to reach Karbala, Iraq, in order to attend

14:02the annual Arba'in march to mark 40 days since the death of Imam Hussain, one of the

14:09most significant days for Shia Islam.

14:17Unfortunately, we report 28 deaths and 23 injured, a total of 51 casualties.

14:23The bus was carrying Pakistani pilgrims on their way from Pakistan to Iraq for Arba'in

14:27rituals.

14:28It went off the road in Dishir County, Taft City, Yazd Province, due to lack of control

14:32of the vehicle driver, unfamiliarity with the road, high speed and technical problems.

14:39We go now to Sudan, as the country is being affected by a cholera outbreak that has been

14:44on the rise for the last few weeks, pushing the death toll up to 22.

14:49In this context, the acting minister of health of the Gazala state, Ali Adam, confirmed over

14:54300 cholera cases in the county lately.

14:57Experts found the last outbreak two weeks ago with pocket infections detected in the

15:02towns of Gazala, Al-Jazeera and Qartoum.

15:06The Sudanese health crisis has been aggravated by the violent clashes between the armed forces

15:12and the paramilitary groups destroying civilian infrastructure and further damaging a battered

15:17health care system.

15:19If there is a suspected case of cholera, the patient is transferred to the emergency and

15:29isolation department.

15:30Doctors are available 24-7, physicians classify and stabilize the case, and if it is proven

15:36to be a cholera case, they start treatment immediately, if it is not, the patient is

15:40sent home after being stabilized.

15:42This hospital is not able to accept many cases.

15:48Speaking of the news, on Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Russian Republic

15:52of Chechnya to visit the University of Special Forces in the city of Gdansk.

15:58Putin met with the commanders of special units, instructors and volunteers from all over Russia

16:03who want to move to the Ukrainian conflict zone and are being trained there.

16:08On site, he was shown samples of foreign weapons seized during the fighting in the Ukrainian

16:12conflict zone, as well as samples of medical equipment of both Russian and foreign manufacture.

16:19In this sense, Putin praised and thanked the volunteers for their difficult decision.

16:24As long as we have men like this, you will be absolutely invincible, the president stressed.

16:42We go now to sports, as on Wednesday, the first delegations to attend the Paris Paralympic

16:51Games arrived at the Village of Athletes.

16:54In Paris, the Village of Athletes officially opened its doors a week earlier at the beginning

16:59of the Paralympics.

17:01The Games will kick off on Wednesday, and at the opening ceremony, 180 delegations will

17:07parade from the Champs-Élysées to the Place de la Concorde.

17:11A total of 4,400 athletes will be participating in the respective competitions.

17:17After 11 days, the Paris Paralympic Games will hold its closing ceremony on Sunday,

17:22September 8.

17:24Some participants of the event shared their opinions on the matter.

17:33Just like all the athletes, I'd like to be awarded the gold medal.

17:36We're going to do our best to achieve that.

17:39I think the Paralympics should be even better.

17:43We are people with disabilities and we want to play sport just like everyone else.

17:48We also want to be recognized as athletes, like everyone else.

17:52We are here to make the world know that, yes, we are also part of sports.

18:02And we are here to compete with the world.

18:07And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.

18:09You can find these and many other stories on our website at www.telesubenglish.net.

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18:20For TELUS Subenglish, my name is Belén De Los Santos, thank you for watching.

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