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*White House firs top Public Health Agency director
*UN warns Israeli aggression causes Palestinian children to miss school
FTS 12.30
*White House firs top Public Health Agency director
*UN warns Israeli aggression causes Palestinian children to miss school
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00:00in venezuela president nicolas maduro accused the united states of violating the 1967 tala
00:16local treaty which declares that america and the caribbean has zones free of nuclear weapons
00:23the director of u.s centers for disease control and prevention susan monares
00:32has been fired after less than a month in the job
00:40and the united nations warned that palestinian children continue to be deprived of the right to
00:45education since the escalation of the israeli aggression in october of 2023
00:53hello and welcome to from the south my name is belen de los santos i'm from
00:59telesor studios in havana cuba we'll begin with the news
01:13we now begin with the information we were saying it before in venezuela president nicolas maduro accused
01:18the united states of violating the 1967th later local treaty which declares latin america and the
01:25caribbean as a zone free of nuclear weapons the head of state warned the international community about
01:31washington's aggressive actions and said that they undermine the peace of latin america and the
01:37caribbean maduro also affirmed that venezuela will not accept any supremacist attitude from anyone nor
01:45any interference in the region the head of state praised the international solidarity with venezuela
01:51and highlighted in contrast the isolation of the u.s government's aggressive policy
02:03venezuela here in south america a land of peace and with great goals with africa
02:10europe eurasia asia etc venezuela is a country admired in the world loved in the world not only by
02:19governments which are showing an impressive example of solidarity toward us especially now after venezuela
02:26was threatened with a nuclear submarine violating the black walco treaty which prohibits the mobilization use
02:34and manufacture of nuclear weapons in latin america and the caribbean venezuela is receiving an impressive
02:42example of global solidarity and the venezuela ministry of defense announced the results of the
02:50operations of the bolivarian national armed forces in response to u.s aggression against the country
02:57defense minister vladimir padrino lopez highlighted the people's response to president nicolas maduro's call to
03:03arms in defense of their homeland he also described the day as a success in the face of the media
03:09counter-revolution which creates lies with the aims of making people believe that the country functions
03:15as a narco state padrino lopez emphasized that the country remains firm and is working to combat this aggression
03:22we saw this past weekend on saturday and sunday even with the haste and the short time we had to organize
03:38ourselves to respond to that call that the people took to the streets with their smile with their strength
03:45with their testimonies because it was not simply a matter of signing a form and saying here i am with
03:55my body with my soul with my mind to defend the homeland they also took to the streets to strongly reject
04:03as you know as you know dear brothers comrades vice ministers also the inspector general of the armed
04:14forces who are here with me today they came out to reject with firm determination
04:24and venezuela's defense minister vladimir padrino lopez also described as false the media campaign against
04:30against the venezuelan people that seeks to destabilize the country and they're always the counter-revolutionary
04:39media making it look like the opposite always creating always walking in their lies in their fake news in
04:49their manipulations it's absurd it's like what the north american imperialism is trying to do to us
04:57the people of venezuela trying to fabricate a lie that has very very short legs and impose a criminal narrative
05:08on us and positioned it throughout the world and even on the people of venezuela
05:18so that they will believe that this is how the state functions the venezuelan state does not function as a
05:25narco state how grotesque how vulgar and how far we are from such a situation we have to say this with
05:36great humility but it is the reality but it is the reality and trade between venezuela and colombia
05:45reports growth in venezuelan exports of up to 92 percent caracas trade with bogotá is notable for
05:52the exports of products such as iron and steel castings fertilizers aluminum fuel oils and organic
05:59chemicals venezuela is promoting the diversification of its exports incorporating new products and
06:05strengthening its international trade relations and one of the key initiatives is the entry of the
06:11military industry into the export market in this context the director of the pro-colombian agency carlos
06:18luna highlighted the need for the colombian business sector to visit the sister nation in order to
06:25evaluate its industrial capacity identify new business opportunities and strengthen bilateral trade
06:30alliances and in other news on wednesday the governments of mexico and brazil strengthen bilateral
06:41cooperation as part of the action plan to mitigate the impact of tariffs imposed by the united states during his
06:48official visit to mexico brazilian vice president gerald alderman celebrated the signing of two
06:55bilateral cooperation agreements which are expected to generate new opportunities in several economic
07:00sectors among the agreements were a declaration of intent on biofuels and a deal with the mexican
07:07ministry of economy to improve the effectiveness of relations between mexican and brazilian companies
07:14business leaders and authorities of both nations agreed that the current international situation that is
07:20characterized by trade tensions with the u.s provides an exceptional opportunity to boost bilateral ties
07:30and now we have a short break coming up but first remember you can join us on tick tock at
07:34tell us for english where you will find news in different formats news updates and much more we'll be right
07:39back stay with us
08:00welcome back from the south we continue with more information in the united states the director of the
08:06centers for disease control and prevention the cdc susan monetis was fired after less than a month in
08:13the job the white house informed on wednesday that monetis contract was terminated after she refused to
08:18resign amid pressure by the nation's top health official robert f kennedy jr her lawyers responded with a
08:25statement saying that monetis was being targeted for protecting the public over serving a political agenda
08:32furthermore they stressed that the decision evidences the systematic dismantling of public health
08:37institutions the silencing of experts and the dangerous polarization of science her departure
08:43coincided with the resignation of at least four top cdc officials and attentions over vaccine policies
08:52and public health directives to the risk benefit i appreciate that also in the united states a memorial
09:01has been set up outside a catholic church in minneapolis in the state of minnesota for the victims of a
09:07shooting that killed two children and wounded 17 people on wednesday the shooting at the annunciation
09:13church which also houses a school took place just before 8 30 a.m local time when 23 year old robin
09:21westman approached the outside of the church building and fired inside towards the children that were
09:28sitting in pews taking his own life shortly afterwards in the aftermath two white crosses were placed at a
09:36growing memorial outside the church covered in 100 notes while closed by memorials showcased flowers
09:45wrath candles and teddy bears honoring the children this was the 44th school shooting in the u.s this year
09:54and the fourth deadly shooting that the city has reportedly experienced in 24 hours
10:04we've all felt the pain from the families and we know that as a collective minneapolis
10:11community what we need to be doing right now is wrapping our arms around them and what i feel
10:18right now is a city that stands up for one another that does the right thing by their community and that
10:26recognizes that right now while thoughts and prayers are great they are not adequate these children were
10:35literally praying at this moment
10:42and in this context let's look at the most recent statistics on gun violence in the united states
10:48with thousands of fatalities injuries and incidents involving minors just in the last year
10:54to date 9 800 homicides or murders related to firearms have been recorded the total number of injuries reached
11:0317 906 including both injuries from assaults and unintentional incidents there were also 286 max
11:13shootings in which 157 children have died and 337 were injured on the other hand 958 suspects died and 584
11:26were injured in confrontations with the police this data compiled by multiple sources
11:32and 586 reflect both the seriousness of the problem and the ongoing struggles to address it in a country
11:40where the debate on gun control remains heavily polarized
11:48and former puerto rico governor wanda vasquez garcet pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation in a federal case at a
11:56u.s district court basket who took office in 2019 acknowledged on wednesday before federal judge silvia
12:05her responsibility for accepting campaign contributions from abroad for her 2020 political campaign she was
12:12arrested in august of 2022 and initially accused of participating in a bribery scheme during her term
12:19after three years of detention vasquez's defense attorney alex pido who is directly linked to us president
12:27donald trump took the case and secured a reduction in charges through a plea agreement with the u.s attorney's
12:35office the politician is scheduled to be sentenced on october 15th and has become puerto rico's
12:41first former governor to plead guilty to a crime we move now to other topics amid a corruption scandal that
12:54has significantly affected its image new audios revealed that javier mille's government admitted to
13:00have overpaid for medicines purchased by the national disability agency these are the first results from the
13:08audit that the executive carried out over the national disability agency or andes after
13:14removing its former chief diego spagnuolo for leaked accusations announcing overpricing and bribes
13:21according to the new data payments made by the agency for one drug in particular were 27
13:30higher than what the ministry of health usually pays for it despite the fact that the government
13:35has in this way admitted to the overpayment mille continues to insist on merely stating that
13:42everything that was said about the case were lies
13:52and this is the context in which the argentinian president javier mille was moved and rejected on
13:58wednesday during his failed attempt to organize an electoral caravan south of buenos aires city
14:05in the municipality of lomas de zamora the reaction against the president comes in the context of a
14:11scandal that is shaking the government in relation to bribe accusations involving the national disability
14:17agency the ejection also takes place amid a strong political crisis of the government due to economy
14:25mismanagement a growing recession that is hitting white sectors of society and repeated parliamentary defeats
14:35and now we have a second short break coming up but before we invite you to visit our facebook page
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14:58final short break don't go away
15:28welcome back to from the south we continue with more information we go to the situation
15:39of the genocide on the palestinian people as the united nations
15:43warned that gas and children continue to be deprived of their right to education
15:48since the escalation of the israeli aggression of october of 223 the israeli genocidal operation in the
15:56palestinian enclave has caused the destruction of gaza's education and cultural infrastructure
16:03which the international community and experts have been condemning for months as war crimes in this
16:10context the u.n warned that gas and children will miss out on school for the third consecutive year the
16:17international organization demanded that the children's right to education as well as to food and
16:23basic services blocked by the israeli regime needs to be protected the organization reiterated
16:29the need to reopen schools in gaza given the threat that this poses to the education and future
16:36of the entire generation in the coastal enclave
16:46in this context we continue in palestine as the israeli army has intensified its operations around gaza city
16:53heavily bombing the area overnight on wednesday as part of its genocidal advances in the region the
16:59talabib regime forces are seeking to take the capital of the palestinian enclave with troops deployed
17:07in the city outskirts in this context the gaza civil defense agency reported that sionist entity
17:13strikes have killed at least 38 people on wednesday alone including 16 in gaza city the military advances in
17:22the enclave are occurring while prime minister benjamin netanyahu's administration faces growing
17:28internal and foreign pressure to end the onslaught in the gaza strip as a ceasefire proposal
17:34mediated by egypt and qatar remains on the table
17:44and precisely in this regard on thursday the foreign ministers of qatar and egypt
17:49informed that they are still waiting for israel's response to the 60-day gaza ceasefire proposal that
17:55they have already that has already been accepted by the palestinian resistance movement hamas
18:05today we reached a stage that we are waiting for a response from the israeli side
18:10after extensive efforts in the past days to reach a common ground to reach a deal to release hostages
18:19and detainees as well as prisoners exchange leading to a ceasefire to end war however unfortunately these
18:33efforts have been met by more disregard despite all the negative opinions and lack of the positive
18:42response from the israeli side
18:47towards our sincere efforts
18:51and the obstinacy of their stance
18:54we will continue we will keep on with our efforts and pressuring and contacting with the
18:58concerned regional and international parties
19:02to put complete pressure on the israeli side
19:06till they accept this deal that is based according to the proposal of the u.s envoy steve wickoff
19:16faculty students and members of the sana university in yemen mobilized on thursday in solidarity with the
19:24palestinian people in the face of the ongoing genocide that is being perpetrated by israel
19:29the demonstration was attended by the deans of the faculties professors employees and university
19:35rector mohammad al-bukhaiti carrying palestinian flags and banners the participants demanded an end
19:41to the israeli occupation in the gaza strip in addition the university community condemned the world
19:47powers that are supporting israel for being complicit in the palestinian genocide in this context
19:55demonstrators praised the support of the yemeni forces to the struggle urging them to remain vigilant
20:01of threats to the lives of palestinians in the occupied territories
20:17and we continue now with other topics in pakistan monsoon rains affected the eastern province of
20:26punjab forcing more than 200 000 residents to evacuate due to flooding local authorities reported
20:33rising waters levels in the shenav ravi and stealth rivers so rescue teams continue to evacuate villages
20:40that are difficult to access they also reported that to prevent the collapse of water facilities
20:47they have detonated a sub-dam in kandirabad to relieve pressure on the shenav dam in this regard
20:54the authorities declare that pakistan is facing its worst season in decades as 800 people have died
21:02since june due to floods and landslides
21:05thousands of acres of crops were wasted houses destroyed and cattle killed we pleaded to rescuers
21:18who went inside the car pair per corridor shrine to carry out rescue on the outside tomorrow they
21:24carried out no rescue outside the shrine our public kept on getting ridiculed our children had no milk or
21:30anything to eat or drink our village is close to kar tarpur it has been badly affected many homes were
21:38washed away and many people lost their cattle roads were also ruined people were given no boat in the
21:44area people are confined to their houses and no facility was provided here
21:52and like this we have come to the end of this news brief you can find these and many other stories
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