FTS 10:30 04-07: Venezuela: Acting Pres. Delcy Rodriguez honors int'l rescuers

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00:11Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez honor international search and

00:16rescue delegations that helped the country after the June 24th twin earthquakes

00:27on Friday a second group of Chinese medical experts specializing in epidemiology arrive

00:33in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to reinforce efforts to prevent and control the

00:40Ebola outbreak and Israel escalates raids and arbitrary detentions against the several

00:50governorates in the occupied West Bank hello and welcome to from the south I'm Alejandra

01:01Garcia from Telesur Studios in Caracas Venezuela we begin with the news stay with us

01:25Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez honored international search and rescue

01:30delegations that helped the country after the June 24th twin earthquake the official ceremony

01:36was held at the Jorge Luis Garcia Carneiro Stadium in La Guaira included the presentation of the Hero of

01:43Venezuela and Hero Canines of Venezuela awards to 478 specialists and 36 can canines from 12 countries

01:55in Europe the Middle East and Latin America members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Venezuela

02:02attended the ceremony demonstrating international support for risk management cooperation

02:17and again in exclusive statements the Telesur Hernan Gil a survivor of a building collapse in Katia Lamar

02:24La Guaira shared the story from the hospital you could hear drills as if they were drilling as if they

02:37were clearing away debris but far away far away all I could do was scream and call for help help

02:45I never stopped calling for help and I stayed calm that was also a very important factor staying calm so

02:59I wouldn't lose my mind at that moment because the space was really really small so

03:07tiny so tiny so it was not easy because I went days without drinking water I kept saying I was

03:19going to die of thirst so many thoughts were running through my head and I kept saying I'm going to

03:26die of thirst my God please

03:30but God it was God who was there and he guided those people all those rescue workers to come to

03:37me

03:42nine days after the shocking earthquakes left death pain and destruction in their wake the hope of finding survivors remains

03:51alive journalist Roberto Udo Presa has stayed in La Guaira State for the past week and brings us more details

04:01a timid moon bathes the tons of rubble in La Guaira a week has passed since the violent tremors and

04:08the images live in the survivors memories

04:13I was at home lying down and feeling calm when suddenly the ground started shaking incredibly I looked for a

04:17way to get out but it was very difficult

04:21at that moment I was fishing I went to the coast and I was shaking from there to here and

04:27back again

04:28I don't know what happened here when we arrived the next day nothing was left

04:36over these mountains of concrete and twisted rebar these heroes continue to dig an army of rescue workers and volunteers

04:43work tirelessly on the mountains of rubble

04:45fatigue fatigue sets in but love for one's neighbor overcomes it many come to bring them food

04:52I came from Vales del Tui to deliver donations and supplies we were in Caracas for five days and today

05:00we came down to give them supplies and show our support

05:05why do you do it

05:08because I am Venezuelan and that's what Venezuelans do

05:13the pain of the situation united Venezuelans turning thousands of men and women into determined volunteers

05:20Manuel is exhausted but not defeated he has been here for a week waiting for the miracle of life

05:26my niece has to appear at any moment yes we've rescued many people alive from all of this

05:32are you going to stay here we're going to keep going until we find her we are not leaving

05:38grieving families stand guard on every corner surrounding the collapsed buildings

05:42it is faith and hope that keep them on their feet

05:47I'm spending the night here today because I'm going to wait for them to get my daughter out of there

05:51this woman is also going to stay they are also going to stay we have hope of finding our family

05:55alive

05:56so they are going to stay

06:00these heroes are also here among the rubble and buildings on the verge of collapse

06:04alongside volunteers rescuers and family members of the victims

06:08they have been directing traffic guaranteeing security and helping their people for a week

06:14they left everything behind to give everything

06:19I left my five-month-old daughter and my family but the people and our brothers come first in my

06:23opinion

06:24there's nothing else to say my friend but strength we are here

06:31from day one the entire national police and I have been working hard with God's favor

06:35thank God we have made great efforts and achieved great things

06:38we are supporting the Venezuelan people to help them overcome this great tragedy that happened

06:42we are all here united with the people to support them in any way we can

06:51there is pain sadness uncertainty and heartbreak the impact of nature was brutal

07:01but there is also unity solidarity hope and the strength to keep moving forward beaten but not broken

07:11the two violent earthquakes destroyed hundreds of houses and apartments like this one

07:17they were left on the ground brought down by the fury of nature

07:23however the spirit solidarity and unity of the Venezuelan people remain strong

07:35the ministry of popular power for education announced the guidelines for the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year

07:43prioritizing the safety and social emotional support of the student community following the earthquakes on June 24th

07:52precisely in this context according to official document unaffected municipalities will resume activities on Monday July 6th

08:00under an administrative will contingency plan that will adopt assessments include risk management as a subject of study

08:09and conclude the school year on July 31st with low-key formal graduation ceremonies

08:17in contrast academic and administrative activities remain completely suspended in the affected jurisdictions of Aragua, Carabobo, Falcón, La Guaira, Caracas

08:26and Miranda

08:39and now we have a short break coming up but first remember you can join us on tiktok at tell

08:43us in english

08:44where you'll find news in different formats news updates and much more we'll be right back stay with us

09:08hi this is carlos montero and i want to invite

09:26welcome back to from the south and we go to peru keiko fuyimori was officially proclaimed president-elect of the

09:33nation having won against roberto sanchez in one of the most tightly contested elections in recent years with this result

09:41which fujimorism will return to power after 26 years the proclamation was made by the national electoral jury during a

09:50ceremony in lima

09:52bringing the process of reviewing and validating the results of the elections held on june 7th to a close

09:59the official handover of credentials is scheduled for july 20 july 15th with the inauguration taking place on july 28th

10:09coinciding with the celebrations for peruvian independence day in her fourth attempt to reach the presidency keiko fujimori

10:17centered her campaign on security and economic recovery while also claiming the political legacy of fujimorism

10:34meanwhile honduras foreign minister has stated that the campaign promised made by current president as fura to serve ties with

10:41china and restore relations with taiwan has been overtaken by reality and will not be the path this government takes

10:49reporting from honduras here is her

10:51as well the president's other country

10:56president jimara castro established diplomatic relations between honduras and china on march 26

11:012023 in a historic political move the national party's campaign page was to end that relationship and return to

11:09exclusive ties with Taiwan. However, Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero has announced that

11:14this plan has been discarded and that Honduras will maintain its relationship with China.

11:24A couple of hours ago, during a face-to-face interview, Foreign Minister Aguero was asked

11:29specifically about the China issue regarding the campaign promise made by current President

11:34Tito Asfura to open relations with Taiwan. The Foreign Minister stated that they were re-evaluating

11:41the situation because, beyond ideology, it is important to assess what Taiwan would contribute.

11:47She also highlighted Honduras' needs regarding the Chinese market, ranging from infrastructure

11:52to the practical necessity of the Chinese market in our daily lives.

12:01In Honduras, the 2023 recognition of the one-China principle was considered a historic

12:08event, given that relations with Taiwan had previously been fostered and protected by the

12:14United States.

12:16Relations with Taiwan were characterized by checkbook diplomacy, essentially a matter of

12:22keeping certain officials on the payroll through cash bonuses. This sparked numerous corruption

12:27scandals across the region. Furthermore, it never truly benefited the country's international

12:33trade. Instead, it served only a tiny, elite sector and producers closely tied to those in

12:40power. So, this is an inevitable trend. As we've said, China is the main trading partner for 96% of

12:48the

12:48world's countries. It isn't just a matter of choice. It is an inevitable trend in Latin America.

12:54The opening of relations between Honduras and China has yield positive figures for the Central

13:00American country.

13:04According to the Central Bank of Honduras, Honduran exports to China increased by 52

13:10mine million in 2025. That represents a year-on-year growth of 38%, almost 39% compared to 2024, reflecting

13:21the fact that the relationship with China is steadily growing. Regarding the Chinese market's interest in

13:28specific commodities, such as coffee, melons, bananas and shrimp, there is also the broader matter of the

13:34cooperation that has taken place with China over recent years. Discussions frequently touched upon

13:40the non-repayable assistance China provided to Honduras, particularly in areas like infrastructure,

13:46specifically roads and education, where China offered significant support for schools. Health was another

13:52key area involving hospitals and the provision of supplies, materials and equipment. The focus was

13:58primarily on education, health, infrastructure and energy.

14:04The government of Honduras seems to be reevaluating their former position of ending relationship with

14:09China and opening again relationship with Taiwan. It seems that they have a new negotiation with their

14:14principal partner, the United States, so that this decision doesn't create any friction between both

14:18governments. And so Honduras can continue what Xiomara Castro started opening relationship with China in

14:24commercial and diplomatic matters. For Telestude in English from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Gerardo Torres Zelaya.

14:44Residents of Guam on the Northern Mariana Islands are preparing for the arrival of Super Typhoon Bavi,

14:51a powerful storm moving across the Pacific toward the U.S. territories. Long lines of cars have formed at

14:58gas stations while residents are rushing to hardware stores to buy plywood to reinforce their homes and

15:06to supermarkets to suck up on food and bottled water. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center,

15:13Bavi was moving west with sustained winds of 259 km per hour and gas regions reaching 300.

15:21114 as of Friday. The storm briefly strengthened into a Super Typhoon equivalent to a Category 5

15:27hurricane. Forecasters say it is expected to weaken before reaching 1 and the Northern Mariana Islands

15:35on Monday morning. The region is still recovering from the Super Typhoon Sinlaku in April, which left

15:41tens of thousands of thousands without power and caused widespread damage.

15:52And in Spain, emergency teams have deployed across the border to assist a neighbour in Portugal in

15:58battling a massive forest fire that broke out in the northern municipality of Pozuela. Working

16:04through the night, specialized crews from Spain's military emergency unit join Portuguese forces as the

16:11blaze rapidly expands. In this scenario, local officials estimate that the wildfire has already

16:17scorched approximately 10,000 hectares of land, threatening local communities as well and ecosystems.

16:25Around 1,000 firefighters are currently deployed on the ground using cross-border cooperation and heavy

16:31machinery to establish containment lines and bring the raging flames under control.

16:45And now we have a second short break coming up. Before we want to invite you to visit our Facebook

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17:04We'll be right back. Stay with us.

17:15Welcome back to From the South. On Friday, a second group of Chinese medical experts specializing in

17:27World Health Organization. The team was welcomed by local health authorities at Kinshasa's International

17:34Airport. A preventive and representative of the Congolese Health Ministry, Luko Malejo Marius, emphasized that

17:41high-level health cooperation with China has effectively helped the country strengthen its public health

17:48capacity. For his part, Mission Chief Gu Shikian said the team will start working as soon as possible,

17:56collaborating closely with the Congolese health authorities and professional institutions. The Chinese

18:02team will provide technical exchanges and support in epidemiological investigation, laboratory testing,

18:09testing, case treatment, infection prevention and control.

18:33As you can see, Israel escalates rates and arbitrary detentions against several governorates in the occupied West Bank.

18:40Israeli forces deployed a massive coordinated operation that included home invasions in at

18:47least eight localities. These Zionist occupation actions included the selective arrest of citizens,

18:55forced house searches and the physical mistreatment of Palestinian families. Israeli forces also imposed

19:01roadblocks throughout the region with the aim of completely strangling the civilian population.

19:17The state funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has officially begun in Tehran,

19:23where thousands of mourners have gathered in a large show of public turnout following the war with Israel

19:30and the United States. Four months after his death in Israeli US airstrikes, his coffin remains on display

19:37at the Grand Mosala, a vast religious complex in the capital covered with his iconic black turban. Crowds mostly in

19:46black gather from early morning, even before state television

19:50announced the official start of the ceremonies around 6 a.m. local time. Many participants carried red sheet flags inscribed

19:58with the word martyr, while some chanted slogans, including calls for vengeance and anti-US and anti-Israel messages.

20:06Authorities say between 15 and 20 million people are expected to take part in commemorations in Tehran,

20:13in what is being described as one of the largest public tributes in the country's history.

20:23In this context, the Trump administration executed an aggressive global strategy to empty the funeral of the Iranian leader Ayatollah

20:31Seyyed Ali Khamenei,

20:33assassinated in February during an attack perpetrated by the US and Israel, according to Persian sources.

20:40The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, led a five-day operation involving confidential directives that forced the US embassies

20:47to explicitly threaten foreign governments to avoid them paying their respects.

20:52In Tehran, the diplomatic black male from Washington included the dieted warning of cutting aid and breaking off bilateral relations

21:02if countries attended ceremonies.

21:04Diplomats from Arab countries confirmed that Rubio pressured his counterparts personally, while in Africa, the threat of suspending financial support

21:14was radical.

21:15The stance that critics point to as an example of the coercive and unilateral diplomacy that characterises the foreign policy

21:23of the White House.

21:39Also, the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF has warned that around 100,000 children in Lebanon could be left without

21:47access to education at the start of the next academic year.

21:51The alert comes amid widespread damage to schools caused by recent Israeli attacks across the country.

21:57According to UNICEF, at least 340 schools have been damaged or destroyed, including public institutions, private schools and technical and

22:07vocational training centres.

22:0917 schools were completely destroyed, while many others sustained partial damage that will require extensive repairs before they can safely

22:17reopen.

22:18A nationwide assessment conducted in June by Lebanon's Ministry of Education and Higher Education with technical support from UNICEF confirmed

22:27the scale of destruction across multiple regions.

22:40And amidst the destruction and ongoing Israeli military attacks, people in Palestine celebrated Egypt's historic victory in the knockout of

22:51the FIFA World Cup on Friday.

22:52The pharaohs reached the round of 16 for the first time in their history after defeating Australia.

23:00In this scenario, coach Hossam Hassan dedicated the triumph to the Palestinian people, raising the national flag and emphasising Arab

23:09unity.

23:09Hundreds of Gassans watched the march with emotion from public squares and tent camps, setting aside their daily suffering under

23:19Zionist violations to cheer the landmark win.

23:31And with this information, we have come to the end of this news brief.

23:35Remember, you can find this and many other stories on our website at www.telesurenglish.net.

23:39Also join us on social media. We are on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and also TikTok.

23:46For Telesurenglish, I'm Alejandra Garcia. Thank you for watching.

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