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*Argentinian university, health workers to strike against Milei´s vetoes
*France: motion to impeach pres. Macron gathers 104 signatures from Parliament members
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*Argentinian university, health workers to strike against Milei´s vetoes
*France: motion to impeach pres. Macron gathers 104 signatures from Parliament members
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00:00In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro called to consolidate the capacity of the government,
00:18strengthen the popular power, and prepare the population for a possible armed struggle
00:23amid Washington's aggressive actions against the sovereignty of the nation.
00:30In Argentina, after President Javier Milley vetoed both the university funding and the patriotic emergency law,
00:38the educational community, together with health workers, have announced a national strike for Friday.
00:48And in France, the political party La France Insumise gathers 104 signatures from parliament members
00:55for a motion to impeach President Emmanuel Macron.
01:00Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
01:10We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:12In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro declared that defensive measures are being taken in the case the country suffers a military attack by the United States Empire in a session that was held in honor of former Chilean President Salvador Allende.
01:39During the plenary session of the extraordinary Congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela and its youth,
01:46President Maduro assured that popular preparation is underway with activation of the 47,000 communities to move from unarmed struggle to armed struggle,
01:57only in case the U.S. imperialist aggression makes it necessary to defend the Bolivarian Revolution.
02:02President Maduro emphasized that this position is a response to the continuous threats, illegal sanctions and aggressions promoted by Trump's government,
02:13which seek to undermine the political and economic stability of the country.
02:17In this sense, Maduro reaffirmed the commitment of the Venezuelan people to dignity, independence and their sovereign development,
02:24and the importance to work for global peace.
02:31And during the extraordinary Congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela PSUV,
02:37President Nicolás Maduro called for the activation of 260,000 territorial structures for the defense of the nation.
02:44In this regard, he proposed three central tasks, resolving the problems of the people without halting government administration,
02:53second, strengthening popular power and the communes,
02:56and third, preparing to move from non-armed forms of struggle to armed struggle, if necessary,
03:02underscoring the historic responsibility of defending Venezuela's dignity.
03:06In the first place, the three central tasks of the moment.
03:21The first one, to consolidate the capacity of the government capacity.
03:36To resolve, pay attention, and channel the problems of the people in a direct way with the national plan of the seven T's.
03:47Poniendo the third T at the front, we are going out to ask for the vote,
03:55and we told them we are people that solve well, people who solve, is the first point.
04:01And how to make our word count, and go out and figure things out with the people.
04:10And the third task is precisely
04:17that the Socialist Party of Venezuela, as a ruling party,
04:33as the one that unites the political forces and cultural forces of this historical bloc,
04:41that it prepare and adapt in an accelerated manner in order to move from the non-armed struggle forms
04:56to the armed struggle forms, if Venezuela continues to be threatened by U.S. imperialism, without hesitation.
05:05To doubt is to commit treason, without hesitation, as Bolívar put it.
05:17Let's move on to other information.
05:19In Panama, citizens reject mining re-opening while denouncing conflicts of interest
05:24between the current government and the company First Quantum.
05:28Panamanians gather to denounce the attempts by José Raúl Molina's government
05:32to violate the two rulings of unconstitutionality against the mining company First Quantum,
05:38following attempts to re-open the mega copper mine.
05:41Citizens denounce that the most serious damage from the activity would be to water sources,
05:47since it rains a lot in Panama and soil erosion is high, making aquifers highly vulnerable to contamination.
05:55They also point out conflicts of interest between officials from the current and previous administrations,
06:00and the company which compromised Molina's decision to re-open the mine.
06:05In Ecuador, social movements took to the streets on Thursday to protest against the policies and bills promoted by President Daniel Novoa.
06:19Various social organizations organized the National March to show that they are against privatizing strategic state assets
06:26and undermining labor rights.
06:28The protesters also demand the repeal of the public-private partnership law
06:33and the public expenditure rationalization law, as these initiatives are covered for privatizing vital sectors.
06:41The Day of Action shows that the Ecuadorian people are organized and alert, ready to defend their sovereignty and their achievements.
06:49The crossbow is strong, and the message is clear.
06:53They will not allow their rights to be rolled back by the neoliberal actions of the head of state.
07:04In this context, Ecuadorian security forces repressed on protest against the neoliberal policies
07:10and destabilization of Daniel Novoa's government.
07:14While demanding the president's resignation, protesters marched toward the center of Quito,
07:19where they were attacked by police, leading to violent clashes, according to witnesses.
07:24The police used sound bombs and tear gas to disperse the protests while using their shields against the citizens.
07:31The protesters continued the demonstrations and blamed the president for the growing insecurity plaguing the country.
07:38in addition to the electricity crisis and economic recession.
07:47All of this was to protest throughout the country, and we are doing it to protest against a government
07:52that has been indifferent to the country's major problems and has also failed to resolve them.
07:58Now we have a short break coming up.
08:00But first remember, you can join us on TikTok at Telesur English,
08:03where you'll be using different formats, news updates and more.
08:06We'll be right back. Don't go away.
08:08Welcome back to From the South. Let's go to Argentina.
08:13After President Javier Milay-Vero, both the university funding and the pediatric emergency law, the educational community, together with health workers, have announced a national strike for fright.
08:18The striking workers warned that a third federal mobilization is being prepared for a third federal mobilization.
08:24is being prepared in front of the national congress, while the deputies are getting ready to debate and repel the presidential veto.
08:31For their part, the authorities of the University of Buenos Aires and the National Inter-University Council,
08:38rejected the measures of the Argentina president and warned about the seriousness of the budgetary situation.
08:45In only two days, President Milay vetoed bills,
08:52granting funds for public universities and children's hospitals,
08:54arguing they went against fiscal balance.
08:55In only two days, President Milay vetoed bills, granting funds for public universities and children's hospitals,
08:59arguing they went against fiscal balance.
09:01Now we go to Brazil, where the Supreme Court has sentenced former President Javier Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison,
09:08for plotting at the state of the United States.
09:09In only two days, President Milay vetoed bills, granting funds for public universities and children's hospitals,
09:13arguing they went against fiscal balance.
09:22Now we go to Brazil, where the Supreme Court has sentenced former President Javier Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison,
09:30for plotting a military coup.
09:32The third and decisive vote was cast by Justice Carmen Lucia Antunes,
09:37who found the former president guilty of seeking to forcibly clinch to power after losing the 2022 election.
09:45On Tuesday, two other Justices, Alexandre de Moraes and Flavio Dino,
09:49also declared the 70-year-old politician guilty of leading what Moraes called a criminal organization
09:56that had sought to plunge the South American country back into dictatorship.
10:03Also on Wednesday, the FBI announced the arrest of the alleged gunman responsible for the murder of conservative activist,
10:13Charlie Kirk, who was shot at Utah Valley University.
10:17FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the arrest on his ex-account and thanked Utah State and local authorities for their cooperation with the FBI.
10:26Utah Governor Spencer Cox stated at a press conference that the person arrested is being questioned.
10:33At this time, there is no indication that there was a second person involved in this attack.
10:38Investigations continue around the campus.
10:48In other news, more than 300 workers arrested during an illegal operation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency
10:55at the Hyundai plant arrived in South Korea on Friday after days of detention in the U.S. state of Georgia.
11:03The aircraft, belonging to Korean Air, landed on Friday afternoon at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul.
11:11The 300 South Koreans were among the 475 people detained during the ICE raid on September 4th that took place at the automotive plant.
11:22The workers were held at an immigration detention center in Folkestone, and after being released, they were transferred by bus to Atlanta,
11:31where the repatriation flight would take off.
11:35The Nepalese army declared a nationwide curfew following anti-government protests that left Dawson's dead and forced the resignation of the Prime Minister and the government.
11:50Protests broke out at the beginning of the week after the government decided to block social media platforms for failing to comply with the recently passed law.
11:59This decision caused public outrage, resulting in 51 deaths, fires and the escape of more than 13,000 prisoners from prisons across the country.
12:09The situation in the country is critical as it finds itself at a crossroads while a transitional government is being established to restore stability and calm things down.
12:24And in the Democratic Republic of Congo, humanitarian sources have recorded the murder of at least 140 people since mid-August amidst the armed conflict.
12:36Humanitarian Coordinator Bruno Le Marques expressed its concern in a statement about the escalation of violence as well as the massive displacement and abandonment of entire villages.
12:48Le Marques said that consultations with the authorities of the provinces of Victoria and North Kivu were on their way to strengthen the protection of civilians as well as to adapt their response to the most urgent needs.
13:01The official offered his condolences to the families and loved ones and also to the country's armed forces to protect civilians and to respect as well international humanitarian law.
13:13In Tunisia, thousands of citizens gathered in beset port to welcome the Global Summon Flutea in support of Palestinian liberation.
13:40Around 30 vessels met in Tunisia waters to continue a journey that aims to break the Israeli siege in Palestine.
13:47It should be noted that two vessels of the Flutea have been attacked by drones.
13:52However, the activists emphasize that their support for Palestine will not cease.
13:57These actions are being carried out by the Freedom Flutea Collision, the Global Movement to Gaza, the Resilience Flutea and the Malaysian organization Sumut Nusantara,
14:07which includes hundreds of activists from more than 40 countries.
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14:32We have our final show break now, don't go away.
14:35Welcome back to From the South.
14:56From the South.
14:57In France, the presidential party left since to me received 104 votes from members of Parliament for its motion to impeach President Emmanuel Macron.
15:05The initiative, reintroduced on September 9th in the National Assembly, is based on Article 68 of the Constitution, which establishes the exceptional mechanism for serious pressures.
15:16Its success depends on the post-election fragmentation of 2024, which left Parliament without a clear majority.
15:24The most recent government crisis led to the resignation of former Prime Minister François Bayrou after 364 votes against the Motion of Confidence.
15:35This dismissal by Motion of Confidence, the first since 1962, forced Macron to appoint Sébastien Le Corneur as the new Prime Minister, although he is already facing a motion of sanctuary.
15:52In the United Kingdom, a mural by the artist Banksy was removed from the facade of the Royal Courts of London, which depicted a judge striking an unarmed protester.
16:05The work, which symbolizes institutional violence and judicial repression, was quickly covered up and later removed, which led to accusations of censorship, especially in the context of the recent ban of the activist group Palestine Action.
16:20Banksy's intervention, renowned for its political and social criticisms, became a catalyst for debate on freedom of expression and the limits of protest in the United Kingdom.
16:33Despite its rapid removal, the mural left a significant message, questioning power structures and social justice.
16:41Let's go to Australia, where a regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from Shanghai Media, which causes infertility and death in endangered koalas.
16:56The single-dose vaccine was developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland State after more than a decade of research led by Professor of Macrobiology Peter Thames.
17:10The research showed the vaccine reduced the likelihood of koalas developing symptoms of chlamydia during breeding age and decreased mortality from the disease in wild populations by at least 65%.
17:24The recent approval by Australia's veterinary medicine regulator means the vaccine can now be used in wildlife hospitals, veterinary clinics and in the field to protect the nation's most at-risk koalas.
17:39It's a really exciting day. Obviously chlamydia is a major disease and threat for koalas and today we've got a new tool, I think, a new management tool that we can use to hopefully reduce the levels of chlamydial disease affecting populations.
17:54Queensland and New South Wales.
17:56Queensland and New South Wales, 50% of most populations in those two states have got infection levels and disease levels and so whether it's through wildlife hospitals, there's definitely an opportunity in wildlife hospitals.
18:07In populations that are under threat and the numbers are decreasing or populations where humans, where humans are destroying their habitats, so they'll be the areas first of all that will need to make the vaccine available.
18:20More over, Dr Julian Grossmeyer, a senior vet at Endeavor Veterinary Ecology Project, committed to protecting koalas as well.
18:30It can be really nasty to koalas, you know, it can make them blind through conjunctivitis and pink eye essentially. It can make them infertile where they can't breed anymore and in some cases they just get so sick from it that they become emaciated and die.
18:44So it can be, it's very confronting to see them come through the clinic and we welcome any new solutions that we can have for imaging them.
18:52Chlamydia can be.
18:53And just like in Uruguay, Argentina has its own Molga movement. This century-old cultural expression continues to thrive in the poorest neighborhoods. In this case, in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, always a
19:22associated with carnival in Argentina, the squares where the Murgas gather at a place of contention and community building. Our correspondent Fabián Restivo tells us more details.
19:32La Boca is a neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires. It was born and grew up here, next to the Riachuelo River. For years now, it has been considered a complicated, violent neighborhood. But there is the Murga. It is the social support network that saves it. A neighborhood that is not only a victim of the economy, but also of institutional violence.
19:54Yes, it is a complicated neighborhood, especially given the national city-wide situation. But it is complicated like all neighborhoods. The neighbors are not dangerous. The neighborhood is not dangerous. But the social reality leads to a lot of difficult things for the neighbors.
20:16Like most of its residents, as a neighborhood of recent immigrants who arrived to stay, it was historically a neighborhood where neighbors supported each other.
20:26For us, joy is our fundamental driving force to do what we do. We build community hand in hand with culture. It is the tool that allows us to be happy amid so much uncertainty and cruelty that our country is experiencing. And even more so in the neighborhood of La Boca, which is a popular neighborhood that unfortunately has a lot of poverty and that the city government cares very little about the happiness of our children and the happiness of our neighbors.
20:54And seeing so many costumes and instruments, the question is, how is the Murga financed?
21:01Holding bingo games, organizing raffles, collaborating, selling pasta frola, a special type of pie, sweets, a little bit of everything. We finance ourselves. The Murga financed itself for its own activities.
21:15Definitely, the Murga saves.
21:18Hacemos esto porque queremos, creemos y queremos cambiar la realidad.
21:23And we do this because we believe in and want to change the reality of the youngest members of our community who are the future of our neighborhood and change the reality of many of our peers who are the same age as us or who are approaching our age because the Murga is not only art, but also a place of support, a place of learning, a community place.
21:46Anything can happen and you can participate in the Murga. It is a healthy place for children and for us too.
21:53The Murga brings them together in the squares. It calls them together.
21:58Create an artistic, cultural and popular project to believe what we have to hope of being able to dream what we want.
22:08Knowing from a young age that there is dance and love and care, it is a cultural and emotionally determining fact.
22:15Do you see when you dance? You feel like you are in love. You dance, you dance, you sweat and there you stay, dancing. It is very nice to dance, I'm telling you.
22:27In the end, what is the Murga? Everything is family, love, accompanies you in good times and bad. We do it with joy. The Murga is a long-standing tradition and it is the joy of the poor, we say.
22:41From Buenos Aires, for Telesur, Fabián Restivo.
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23:01For Telesur English, I'm Alejandra Garcia. Thank you for watching.
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