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00:00In Brazil, popular movements across the country are manifesting to protest the latest U.S. tariff hikes.
00:20El Salvador approved a constitutional reform that will allow indefinite presidential re-election,
00:25enabling Nayib Bukele to remain in power.
00:30And U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff visited an aid distribution site in Gaza as death from the Israeli famine
00:40and ongoing attacks continue to mount in the Palestinian territory.
00:51Hello and welcome to From the South. My name is Belen de los Santos. I'm from a tercer studio in Havana, Cuba.
00:56We begin with the news.
01:00We now begin with the information. In Brazil, on Friday, popular movements across the country are protesting the latest U.S. tariff hikes.
01:19The mobilization takes place at consulates and city centers in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, among other cities.
01:27The initiative, titled Who Runs Brazil? Is the Brazilian People, is organized by the National Students' Union,
01:34together with coalitions of social movements, labor unions and activist organizations.
01:40The imposed levies will increase the cost of Brazilian exports to the United States by 50%, mainly affecting agribusiness and technology.
01:50The measure has been condemned as an attempt to pressure the country's judiciary system amid the trial
01:56that demands accountability from former President Jair Bolsonaro over a couped attempt following his 2022 election defeat.
02:04In this context, United States President Donald Trump has once again escalated the international trade war,
02:19announcing a new set of tariffs on 92 countries.
02:22Late on Thursday, as Trump's latest deadline to reach deals approach,
02:28the head of state signed an executive order imposing levies ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from dozens of trade partners
02:38to take effect in a week.
02:40Among the new rates, an increase on Canadian goods from 25% to 35% stands out,
02:45as the order alleges the country has failed to cooperate in curbing fentanyl flows into the U.S.
02:52In addition, the deadline for a tariff deal with Mexico was extended by another 90 days.
02:58The new rates have raised fears of inflation in the U.S. and caused stock market trades to drop.
03:04Precisely, stock markets in Europe and across Asia-Pacific countries have registered a fall after the new U.S. tariff announcements.
03:19Share prices have fell to a one-month low for most European stock exchanges,
03:24as Paris lost 1.16%, Frankfurt ceded 1.24%, and London 0.50%.
03:32Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific stock markets were on track for their worst week since April,
03:37with Japan's Nikkei 225 losing 0.6%.
03:42In addition, South Africa's stock market was down almost 1.5% after Trump imposed a 30% tariff on the nation.
03:52And the International Monetary Fund approved on Thursday the disembursement of $2 billion for Argentina
04:06as part of a $20 billion agreement set in April.
04:10The first review of the $20 billion loan that the IMF granted Argentina last April
04:16allowed for the disembursement of $2 billion,
04:19even though the administration of Javier Millet failed to fully meet the terms of the agreement
04:25when the quantitative target for the accumulation of net international reserves was not achieved.
04:30This new loan is marked by a complex climate of growing inflation, poverty, and adjustment policies in the country.
04:37For his part, the Argentinian Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo,
04:42assured that the foreign currency will be deposited on August 4th.
04:47And we stay in Argentina as workers from the Garajna Hospital protested through the streets of Buenos Aires
05:00to denounce the dismantling of hospitals, low wages, and a lack of staff.
05:05The health workers carried out a moving candlelit march in protest of the emptying of the hospital's resources,
05:12the low salaries, and the critical lack of staff.
05:15The demonstration brought together health professionals, nurses, administrators, and maintenance staff
05:19who also denounced the progressive underfunding of the hospital and the current precarious working conditions.
05:26The Garajna Hospital is an iconic public health center that saves thousands of children's lives
05:32and is now being abandoned by the administration of Javier Millet.
05:36Desfinanciar an institution with the scale and history of this hospital is almost irreparable.
05:49What we must avoid is the collapse of the hospital,
05:51because if the hospital falls, a large part of the country's pediatric health care system falls with it.
05:57And as I said, so does that of the region.
05:59And when I move on to other topics, in Chile, six people died and at least nine others were injured
06:05after a collapse in a copper mine located in Rancagua, in the center of the country.
06:10The incident was triggered by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake that was felt in the El Teniente mine structure
06:17on Thursday afternoon.
06:19The National Copper Corporation detailed that the collapse left the workers at a depth of 1,200 meters,
06:26300 meters more than the level at which they were operating.
06:31In addition, the authorities pointed out that this is a collapsed zone,
06:36which makes search, rescue and damage assessment works much more difficult.
06:48And the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a constitutional reform
06:53that will allow indefinite presidential re-election with the purpose of allowing Nayib Bukele to continue in power.
06:59With 57 votes in favor, the Congress, dominated by the ruling party,
07:05New Ideas approved the reform of Articles 75, 80, 133, 152, and 154 of the Salvadoran Carta Magna,
07:14which until now prohibited immediate re-election.
07:17The initiative, which was approved with dispensation of procedure and without legislative study,
07:23also extends from five to six years the presidential term
07:27and eliminates the second round in the general elections.
07:31President Bukele began his second consecutive term in office on June 1, 2024,
07:36despite the fact that several articles of the Constitution prohibited
07:39following a change of criteria by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court.
07:47Now we have a short break coming up, but first, remember you can join us on TikTok
07:57at Tell Us of English, where you will find news in different formats, news updates, and much more.
08:02We'll be right back. Stay with us.
08:03Welcome back to From the South.
08:30We continue with more information.
08:32In Peru, a strong sandstorm affected visibility and forced people in the south of the country
08:37to wear masks and glasses to protect themselves.
08:40A sandstorm never seen before was recorded on July 31,
08:43transforming the sky in the middle of the day
08:46and reducing visibility to almost zero in districts such as Ica
08:50and several sectors of the southern coast of the country,
08:53including Tacna, Arequipa, among others.
08:56The phenomenon, driven by the so-called Paracas winds that exceeds 40 kilometers per hour,
09:02raised a dense cloud of dust that forced the temporary closure of coves, markets, and main routes.
09:14And in Vietnam, floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in the northern province of Dien Vien
09:20have left three people dead and eight injured and several missing.
09:24According to local media, the most serious damage was recorded in the Jadun commune,
09:29where at least 11 people were reported missing due to floods.
09:33They also detailed that in the village of Diedin,
09:36a landslide buried a family's house while they were sleeping,
09:40causing the death of two children.
09:42In this context, authorities have mobilized rescue teams in the region,
09:46where most of the roads are currently eroded by floods and landslides,
09:51while some areas are cut off and isolated.
10:01We now move on to other topics.
10:02The Russian Ministry of Defense informed about the start of joint naval exercises
10:07between the armed forces and Russia and China.
10:10According to a statement issued on Friday,
10:13the opening ceremony of the Joint Naval Exercise Maritime Cooperation 2025
10:19was held in the port of Vladivostok in the east of the Slavic country.
10:25The document also reported that after the conclusion of the ceremony,
10:29command post officers and ship captains proceeded to discuss tactical operations
10:35and rescue missions at sea.
10:37The Russian government stated that the active phase of the training
10:40will take place in the Sea of Japan from August 3rd to the 5th,
10:45including anti-submarine and anti-aircraft defense missions.
10:48Russian President Vladimir Putin held an informal meeting on Friday
11:00with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko,
11:03in Balaam Island to discuss bilateral and international issues.
11:07Lukashenko arrived in St. Petersburg and was received by a Russian delegation
11:11and later met with President Putin.
11:15During their encounter, the Russian head of state addressed recent sanctions
11:20by the European Union, warning its lack of sovereignty leads to economic losses,
11:26underscoring that the bloc is an economic giant but a political dwarf.
11:30Furthermore, Putin thanked Belarus for its support on international scenarios
11:35amid ongoing negotiations with Ukraine.
11:41And precisely in Ukraine, protesters have rallied in the center of Kiev in recent days
11:51to reject reforms aimed at restructuring the anti-corruption agencies.
11:56The new legislation, which integrates these agencies under the supervision
12:00of the prosecutor's general office, was repealed.
12:03Let's see more.
12:04The recent scandal surrounding the attempt by Zelensky and his circle to control anti-corruption structures
12:12in the West led to protests in major Ukrainian cities.
12:16The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Prosecutor's Office
12:23were created in 2015 to control resources granted to Kiev.
12:33After the radar restricted their autonomy in early July it returned it to them today,
12:37which for many, shows that the demonstrations are just political theater as part of the system.
12:41The National Anti-Corruption Bureau was created during Biden's presidency,
12:48therefore, the Democrats' team still has some influence on this body.
12:54Naturally, Trump does not like this very much, so he decided to tighten the screws a bit.
13:01But the Democrats decided to show their teeth and brought their electorate in Ukraine out to Maidan Square.
13:06Therefore, in order not to worsen the situation, Zelensky received, again,
13:14orders from his masters in the United States
13:16to try to reverse the situation a bit, and return it, so to speak, to normal.
13:25The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Prosecutor's Office
13:30have been tools for eliminating rivals or anyone who goes off script.
13:33Tension around them had been growing since late June,
13:36when the Anti-Corruption Bureau charged Timur-Mindich, dubbed Zelensky's wallet, with corruption.
13:44This is the most surprising thing, that they did not care about the problems,
13:48and did not come out to protest when Zelensky completely handed over to Trump
13:51all the natural resources of Ukraine, all the valuable things of Ukraine, farmland, assets.
13:59No one protested.
14:03They didn't take to the streets when they started catching Ukrainians on the street,
14:07as hunting prey and loading them into vans, to send them to their death at the front.
14:12They kept quiet.
14:13Washington and Brussels turn a blind eye to Kiev's thefts as long as it does not affect the main thing,
14:21the war against Russia.
14:22Now, Zelensky is forced to balance between his eagerness to consolidate power,
14:28and the need to maintain the support of his Western partners.
14:34Zelensky got scared and backtracked.
14:36He said that now he is going to promulgate, all these laws again,
14:39and this, everything will be new, but it remains the same as before.
14:43Therefore, unfortunately, I note that there is no state of Ukraine,
14:49but only our puppet Zelensky, who is a representative of the corporate power of the West,
14:53on the territory of Ukraine.
14:55Since the maiden protests in Ukraine in 2014,
15:00the struggles in the country have been nothing more than a sporadically recurring spectacle.
15:04The same Russophobic slogans of 11 years ago are now also being shouted.
15:12These are not peace riots, it is a war between clans.
15:16The protesters are Soros scholars and subsidy hunters clamoring for no end to the West's
15:21neo-colonial control over their country.
15:24And of course, with one puppet or another in power, that control will never end.
15:28We have a second short break coming up, but first, we invite you to stay tuned for a special
15:39interview with renowned Iranian journalist Zahar Emami, who was recently presented the
15:45Simon Bolivar Journalism Award in Venezuela.
15:48Live today across our multi-platform at 5 p.m. Ecuador time, 6 p.m. Cuba and Caracas time.
15:55Only on Telesur, final short break. Don't go away.
15:58Welcome back to 5 p.m. Ecuador time, 6 p.m. Ecuador time, 6 p.m. Ecuador time, 6 p.m.
16:28We continue with Palestine as U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited an aid distribution
16:34site in Gaza as death from the Israeli famine continued to mount in the Palestinian territory.
16:40The delegation, which also included U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, visited a
16:46Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site on Friday.
16:49The controversial organization promoted by the United States and Israel is denounced for
16:54being a death trap for the Palestinians as Zionist soldiers daily murder people who come in search
17:00of food. In this regard, during the day, an Israeli attack on a crowd seeking help left
17:06seven people killed and more than 70 wounded in Han Yunus.
17:11U.S. officials to brief President Donald Trump on their visit amid growing international criticism
17:17of Israel for genocide in Gaza.
17:19We continue in Palestine as the Journalist Union denounced the murder of 232 media professionals
17:34in the ongoing genocide carried out by the Israeli occupation forces as part of the attacks perpetrated
17:41against the Palestinian people. The Union of Palestinian journalists regretted the death
17:46of photojournalist Ibrahim Mahmoud Hayyash, killed this Wednesday in an Israeli bombardment against
17:53the city of Gaza while he was documenting the crimes of the occupation of the Zionist regime.
18:00This crime is part of a systematic policy aimed at silencing the princes in Gaza and intimidating
18:06counter-egemonic media professionals. The Union also denounced that these actions violate the
18:12right to information and freedom of the press, urging international organizations to act to stop
18:18the violence against the Palestinian journalists.
18:28And meanwhile, in Lebanon, the Israeli occupation forces committed a new violation of the ceasefire
18:33agreement in the territory, attacking several areas from the south to the Beka Valley in the east.
18:40According to local media, Israeli airplanes attacked several towns of the southern region,
18:45also striking the Wasani area using flares. Likewise, the occupation forces attacked for an hour
18:52villages on the outskirts of the cities of Nabisheed, Massa, and Bridal.
18:57The Israeli regime continues to relentlessly violate the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.
19:03since November of 2024, carrying out attacks with combat aircraft, drones, and drones,
19:09and drones, and incursions almost daily.
19:22And the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presented the National Journalism Award,
19:27Simón Bolívar, 2025, to Iranian journalist Zahar Emami, survival of Israeli bombings in her country.
19:34The journalist belongs to Idiv, the Iranian radio and television organization,
19:39and survived the bombing against civilians carried out by the Israeli Air Force.
19:44The Iranian communicator received the award this Thursday, thanking the Venezuelan president
19:49for his unconditional support and solidarity given in these difficult times
19:54to the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
20:04And we say in Venezuela, as with a massive electoral participation,
20:09people from 15 to 35 years old went to vote for their first youth public consultation
20:16to choose the projects to be developed in the communes and communal circuits throughout the country.
20:21Let's see more in the following report by our colleague Bruno Falsi.
20:24In the Socialist Victory commune in the Venezuelan capital,
20:34young people chose a dental clinic as a project to build in their community.
20:42For us, it is very important that this project was one of the most voted.
20:46We know that by the private method these prostheses are very expensive,
20:50on the other hand we will give a helping hand,
20:52which with a minimum contribution,
20:55a contribution that simply helps us and motivates us
20:58they will be able to leave with their teeth,
21:00with that super pleasant smile,
21:03we have a motto one more smile is a sovereign and happy smile.
21:09As we go deeper into the territory,
21:11we pass by some of its 10 communal councils.
21:14Thus, we arrive at the School of Arts and Crafts,
21:17another of the projects approved in this commune,
21:19in the first popular consultation of the youth.
21:25The second thing has to do with the development of arts and crafts in the neighborhood,
21:29is that it allows to keep away leisure, drugs,
21:32all those things that are not proper for youth in a society that deserves to be different,
21:38and for that reason we have created a creative,
21:41multidisciplinary school of arts and crafts,
21:43where there will also be recreational areas so that young people and children can play games,
21:50gamer-type games,
21:52that kind of thing,
21:53and formative areas.
21:5410,394 projects were approved nationwide,
22:02and will be invested by the state.
22:04Barbara, a student,
22:05talks about how they will help in the socio-economic development of young people in her community.
22:10This is a nucleus of endogenous development for young people,
22:20in which we can participate in different ways,
22:23in the cultural area,
22:25in the health area,
22:26or in the socio-productive area,
22:28which is the area that I will be working in.
22:31In the socio-productive area,
22:33we will be more than 17 young people participating for the development of areas such as pastry-making,
22:39subliminal,
22:40and an area that is gastronomic type of fast food.
22:44In these areas,
22:45we will be developing things to generate income for us,
22:48as well as for the development of our community.
22:50So the young people continue to organize and hold their assemblies,
22:57now to carry out the projects approved in the consultation
23:00and dreaming of the next projects for future popular votes.
23:03And like this,
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