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00:00In Venezuela, President Nicolás Moldó offered a balance of the base of assemblies ahead of the

00:17Constituent Congress of the Working Class, where he highlighted the workers' leading role in the

00:22construction of the nation. Bolivian President Gustavo Rodrigo Paz announced on Thursday the

00:31closure of the Ministry of Justice, discriminated as a Ministry of Prosecution, Injustice, and

00:36Salon Sentences. The Palestinian-Resistant Movement Hamas has denounced Israel's violation of the

00:48ceasefire, following the massacres in Gaza and Hanjunis.

01:00Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Sophie Fernandez from the Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.

01:05We'll begin with the news. Stay with us.

01:18In Venezuela, President Nicolás Moldó offered a balance of the base assemblies ahead of the

01:22Constituent Congress of the Working Class, where he highlighted the workers' leading role in the

01:27construction of the nation. During the balance session, the head state Nicolás Moldó emphasized

01:33that more than 10,000 base assemblies of the labor movement have been held, and more than 30,000

01:39delegates have been elected. On the other hand, the head state highlighted the Economic Commission for

01:44the Latin American and the Caribbean, el DECLAC, projects and economic growth of 6% of Venezuela's

01:50GDP, which reaffirms the sovereignty and strength of the country's real economy despite the blockade

01:55and aggression by the U.S. government.

02:06It creates solutions, it creates proposals, and it is a vital force in the new economy of the 13 engines

02:14that the country is driving forward. This year, Oxford Economics and CELIC are projecting economic

02:25growth of 6% of the country's real gross domestic product. Economists call it gross domestic product.

02:37Not because it is gross, the product, but because it is internal to the global economy, when one

02:43speaks of the concept of gross domestic product, one is speaking of the entire economy.

02:54Last year it grew by 9%. We have had 18 consecutive quarters, 18 consecutive quarters of growth.

03:05The Venezuelan president also announced that the Bolivarian nation has increased its gas production,

03:10and affirmed that the first export of that industry to Colombia is ready.

03:17To increase gas production. We are making so much progress in the production of gas that the first

03:23export to Colombia is ready, it's at the border waiting for some technical issues to be solved,

03:28so that Venezuela can begin selling gas to Colombia. Keep that secret for me too.

03:33The gas is ready at the border to be sent to Colombia. Some technical and economic elements are still

03:42needed, and then the gas will be ready to go, that will be our first shipment of gas, and then we won't

03:48stop because Colombia and Venezuela must be united, increasingly united in an increasingly integrated and

03:54prosperous economy. With a growing trade, as we already have with our growing binational investments.

04:03Venezuela and Colombia must be united in Bolivar's idea of emancipation, freedom, peace,

04:10and mutual respect between governments and peoples.

04:33Caracas is known for its dynamism, its rhythms, its flavors, and of course for its iconic transportation

04:39system, the metro. Next, our correspondent Andrea Romero will show us a place that has transformed

04:45the routine of those who travel on this means of transport into a unique gastronomic experience.

04:56At Estación Arepa, they don't just serve arepas. Each arepa comes with a creative and innovative touch.

05:01The concept for this restaurant is an innovation, paying tribute to our main mode of transport here in Venezuela.

05:16The Caracas Metro, the number one transport for all Venezuelans, used by so many to get to work.

05:26With this new location, we're bringing a new homage to our main public transport.

05:31But this restaurant is not just an homage to the metro. It also reinvents the classic

05:39Venezuelan dish, arepa. How do they mix tradition and creativity?

05:46For example, the arepas are named after stations.

05:50The Savana Grande Arepa has yellow cheese and shredded beef.

05:56The Capitol has shredded cheese and other fillings.

05:58And there's another innovation. The arepas are square.

06:05A detail that stands out is the shape. Instead of the classic round arepa, here the dough is made into a square.

06:13Because we are doing something different from the traditional round arepa.

06:21Customers, when they come to the table to eat, they always ask, why are the arepas square?

06:25And well, we wanted to offer something new. And since corn, one of our staple foods,

06:30is so central, we created a square arepa to surprise people.

06:33Square arepas have been a huge hit. And what stands out is that the creativity goes beyond just the idea.

06:41The arepas are square, made to order, and named after Caracas metro stations,

06:46Mamera, Capitolio, Savana Grande, and Plaza Venezuela.

06:52We do things the traditional way, like making Venezuelan arepas, start with water.

06:57Many think it's flour first, but it's water. Salt, then flour, knead, and we have a mold to make them,

07:03since the arepa has the concept of the metro of Caracas. What is more Venezuelan than the metro

07:08of Caracas, which is the Venezuelans' main mode of transportation. And the arepa is something that

07:13us Venezuelans have under our arms since birth, as the saying says. It's something that is typical

07:19from our land. Estacion Arepa has won over Caracas diners who don't just enjoy the different shape

07:27of the classic dish, but also reaffirm what the arepa means to them.

07:31This one I'm eating is really good. You know, the arepa is Venezuelan, and the shredded beef is

07:39delicious. I love arepas. For me, it's the best. I really don't think I could live without arepas.

07:51It's part of our culture. It's arepa. I love it. It's tradition.

07:55This initiative is a clear example of the creativity and economic movement that drives our country.

08:06And now, we have a short break coming up. But first, remember, you can join us on TikTok

08:10at Telo Sur English, where you will find news in different formats, news updates, and more.

08:15We'll be right back. Stay with us.

08:25Welcome back. Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced on Thursday the closure of the Ministry

08:34of Justice, describing it as a Ministry of Persecution, Injustice, and Selling Sentences.

08:40At a press conference, the President dismissed Minister Freddy Vidovic, just 11 days after he took

08:46office, arguing that he had a final judgment against him. He appointed Deputy Minister Jorge Garcia

08:52as his replacement, a nomination questioned by Vice President Edmund Lara, who pointed out that

08:58Garcia has a long list of lawsuits against him that make him unfit for the position.

09:03The closure of the Ministry of Justice is unprecedented in Bolivian institutional history,

09:08and raises questions about compliance with the principle of separation of powers and the continuity

09:13of judicial guarantees. In other news, Mexico celebrates the 115th anniversary of the start

09:23of the Mexican Revolution, with a grand civil military parade in the capital city. Armed Forces

09:30contingents gather in the capital, Zócalo, from where they departed for the monument of the revolution.

09:35November 20 is one of the most significant civic dates for the country, as it marks the beginning

09:41of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, a struggle that transformed the political, economic and social

09:47structures of the Aztec country. President Claudia Sheinbaum led the event and celebrated the date by

09:52recalling the country's achievements. Mexico is experiencing a moment that once seemed impossible.

10:07Today, power is no longer used to subdue, but to serve.

10:10There are no longer impositions, or privileges. There is a constitution, there is democracy,

10:23and there is a government that listens, respects, and responds to its people.

10:34Today, freedoms are not only granted from above, they are exercised from below, from every neighborhood,

10:40from every community, from every voice that speaks with dignity.

10:47Mexican President Clyde Sheinbaum also emphasized that today Mexico is a land of freedom and equality

10:53without special privileges.

11:00Because in Mexico no one is silenced anymore, no one is persecuted for thinking differently,

11:07and that is an achievement of the people in Mexico today.

11:17The government is no longer a space reserved for a few, it is no longer a club for the privileged.

11:23Today it represents everyone and everyone who studies, who works, merchants,

11:28young people, indigenous people, women, but above all, it represents those who have less,

11:41the humble, so that they can achieve their well-being.

11:47Meanwhile, in Argentina, more than 276,000 production-related works have been cut in the country,

11:53since President Javier Millet took office. The information was provided by a study conducted

11:58by the Center for Argentine Political Economy , which covered the period from November

12:042023 to August 2025. The report shows a contradiction in formal employment, the closure of 19,164 companies,

12:14and a decrease in the number of workers employed in productive units by 276,624, representing an average

12:23of more than 432 jobs lost per day. The report concludes that smaller companies with up to 500 employees

12:31accounted for the majority of closures, representing 99.63% of the companies lost.

12:44Moving now to Ecuador, in its prisons, nearly 10 inmates were found dead from tuberculosis.

12:49The bodies were found in the literal penitentiary of the city of Guayaquil,

12:53where in early November, the deaths of 8 other inmates were also reported.

12:59They had died on different dates and were found with physical deterioration and other conditions.

13:04In March 2025, Ecuador experienced an outbreak of tuberculosis, where 12 out of 30 prisons,

13:11and about 1,115 cases of infection were recorded.

13:21In other news, a fire broke out on Thursday in one of the pavolons hosting the 30th conference of

13:26the parties, COP30, to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Brazilian city

13:32of Belém do Pará. The fire started at 2.30 pm local time, in the Blue Zone,

13:38administered by the UN security personnel cordoned off the area and evacuated dozens of people.

13:45The governor of Pará and Brazil's Minister of Tourism reported that firefighters quickly brought

13:50the fire under control and there were no injuries. Preliminary reports indicated that the fire started

13:56in the Indian pavolons, but the causes and origins are unknown. The fire occurred on a key day for breaking

14:03and dreadlocking negotiations on climate adaptation and roadmaps for phasing out fossil fuels.

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14:28Find a short break, but we'll be right back with more from the south. Don't go away.

14:58Welcome back. The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has announced Israel's violation of the ceasefire

15:06following the massacres in Gaza and Hanjunis. Hamas condemned the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli

15:13occupation in the series of Gaza and Hanjunis, which resulted in the assassination of 33 Palestinians,

15:20including 12 children and 8 women. In this regard, the resistance movement held the

15:25Zionist entity responsible for violating the ceasefire agreement by killing and injuring civilians.

15:31Hamas described the massacre as a dangerous collation, with which the Israeli Prime Minister

15:36Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to resume the genocide against the Palestinian people,

15:40in addition to mentioning the ongoing policy of demolition and destruction of homes,

15:45as well as the closure of the Hrafa border crossing.

15:57Israel's international organizations have stated that the livelihoods of more than 230 million

16:10people are arrested due to extreme heat. According to the report from the Extreme Heat and Agriculture,

16:18presented at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP30, this phenomenon directly affects food production by

16:24damaging crops, affecting livestock health and reducing fishing availability. The study also reported that

16:31rural workers are 30 times more likely to die from the exposure to extreme heat than workers in other sectors.

16:39On the other hand, meteorological and hydrological services emphasize that the combination of preemptive

16:44alerts, protection plans for agricultural workers and sustainable adaptation measures is the most

16:50effective formula for protecting lives and crops from the extreme heat.

17:00In other news, Indonesian authorities reported the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people, including more

17:06than 100 climbers, following the eruption of Mont Severu on the island of Hava last Wednesday.

17:13The volcano, one of the most active in the archipelago, remains constantly active and has generated

17:19multiple explosions in the last 24 hours. The alert level was raised to level 4, the maximum on the local

17:26scale, as the pyroclastic flaws were recorded on the mountain slide. An exclusion zone for 8 km from the

17:34crater was established and measured at 6 to ensure the safety of surrounding communities. The volcano has

17:40emitted large columns of ash and projectile lava and rocks up to 15.5 km than the slope during the last 24

17:49hours. Moving now to Cuba, the authorities carried out an inspection of the settlements affected in

17:59Santiago de Cuba after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The provincial authorities, accompanied by

18:05Julio César Garcia, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, reached the

18:10localities of Cayo Granma and Caracoles. The main objective of the visit was to interact directly with the

18:17residents who were affected after the passage of Melisa and to learn about their needs. In the

18:22communities, the residents said that despite the situation, they have remained united and have shown

18:27strong solidarity, helping the most vulnerable neighbors and contributing to the recovery of

18:33devastated areas.

18:46In Colombia, the 42nd edition of the Bogota Film Festival kicked off, an event that remains is

19:06commitment to independent film and new voices in Latin American cinema. With 2,350 films submitted from 77

19:14countries. This edition confirms the festival's consolidation as one of the essential platforms

19:19for independent cinema in Latin America. The event will feature 96 films addressing themes of resistance,

19:26memory and identity, as well as activities, talks, workshops, tributes and panels on cinema and technology.

19:33The event, which will run until November 26, will feature the line Bogota as in new cinema,

19:40to promote emergent talent and provide free spaces for students and film lovers, democratizing access to art

19:48house cinema.

19:55And speaking of films, we continue in Russia, where the 16th edition of the Brazilian Films Festival is

20:01taking place. The event, which will run until December 7, is being held in four Russian cities. The program

20:08includes the screening of I'm Still Here by Walter Salis, and six new films, including dramas and

20:15documentaries, such as Portrait of a Shortenese, Paz Saragada, and Milton Bituca Nascimento. The Brazilian

20:23ambassador in Moscow, Sergio Rodriguez, highlighted the growing interest of the Russian public in Brazilian

20:28cinema, pointed out that this cultural exchange strengthens the ties between the two countries.

20:38And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief. You can find this and many other stories

20:46on our website at www.telesureenglish.net and join us on social media, or on Facebook, X, Instagram,

20:51Teleram and TikTok. For Telesure English, I'm Sophie Fernandez. Thank you for watching.

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