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00:09Acting President Elsie Rodriguez held a high-level meeting to review and
00:13monitor the construction progress of new housing for families affected by the
00:17teen earthquake. At least 34 people have died trying to reach Ceuta from Morocco
00:26after massive influx of 50,000 migrants prompted the deployment of the Spanish
00:31military. On Friday one Palestinian was shot and wounded and then others were
00:39also injured including children during an Israeli settler raid throughout
00:43several West Bank Palestinian towns.
00:50Hello welcome to Front the South I am Lorena Fon from the Telesur Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
00:55We will begin with the news, stay with us.
01:16The Acting President Elsie Rodriguez held a high-level meeting to review and monitor the construction
01:21progress of new housing for families affected by the teen earthquakes. The meeting focused on
01:25discussing strategies to accelerate recovery efforts in the affected states. The government
01:30reformed its plan to deliver 4,000 homes before December and emphasized that all new housing
01:36projects must comply with rigorous soil studies and earthquake resistance construction standards.
01:42In this context Acting President Rodriguez reiterated that protecting families impacted by the teen earthquakes
01:48remains the government's top priority and reformed that the state's commitment to the country's comprehensive
01:53recovery through all judicial, financial and direct assistance measures.
02:05Recovery efforts continue in Venezuela after the June 24 twin earthquakes. Precisely in La Guayra, the most impacted state,
02:12controlled demolitions of structures at risk are being carried out to guarantee the safety of rescue operations. Our correspondent Belen
02:20de los Santos brings us the details.
02:24Direction
02:25Hello Studios. I am coming to you from La Guayra. We are particularly in the Playa Grande Sector. This what
02:33you see behind me are the towers from the Luisa casteres complex and particularly this is the tower C. This
02:42building was actually standing just two days ago. And it was part of the first controlled demolitions that are released
02:51based byÎş.
02:51being carried out here in La Guayra and very important to bring information from the territory.
02:58We've been talking to the engineers in charge, to the volunteers who are continuing the rescue
03:03operations, to the families who have also been involved in the entire process, leading
03:11it also.
03:12Well, the fact is that this controlled demolition was actually alerted by the same families
03:21and the engineers that were working on site because this building that you see here, Tower
03:26C, was still standing, but it had collapsed in its first floors.
03:32The first floors of the building had collapsed.
03:35There are bodies, family members to be rescued from there, but the remaining of the building
03:41that was standing, but in very poor conditions just a few days ago, was an imminent risk to
03:48those who were carrying out the rescue operations, who were trying to recover the bodies also
03:54from the site right next to it.
03:57That was the Tower D that did completely collapse in the double earthquakes of June 24th.
04:04It was a risk for the entire teams working there.
04:09It also hindered the work of the heavy machinery.
04:13Actually, when we were here two days ago, the machinery were not working because the movement
04:20that they caused was a risk in terms of that they could come and provocate that collision that
04:29could be a damage and a risk to everyone working here.
04:34So, seeing that state, the families and the teams working here put on an alert.
04:40It was coordinated with the government teams working here.
04:44We have public works, for example, that are deployed in the site right now.
04:49And now that the demolition was carried out, this happened yesterday.
04:54Yesterday, as you see, the rescue operations did not stop.
04:58On the contrary, they are ongoing and even with more capacity right now because the machinery
05:07are working, the teams are deployed, there's no risk of more damage happening.
05:14So now the teams can focus on what they are doing here.
05:18They are searching for the family members, for the loved ones who sadly passed away in the
05:26sites after the twin earthquakes of June 24th.
05:29So right now, a new stage, a new step in the recovery efforts in La Guayra now with this
05:34controlled demolitions that are being analyzed in the territory, but always with this coordination,
05:40with the teams working here and the goal continues to be the rescue of those loved ones.
05:49That is for now here, but we will have more information.
05:52I go back to you now.
05:55We are now to Spain where at least 34 people have died trying to reach the North African enclave
06:01of Ceuta after more than 50,000 migrants entered the territory from Morocco, triggering a political
06:07crisis for the Madrid government.
06:08The death toll was soon billed by the President of Ceuta, Juan JesĂşs Vivas, while the Ministry
06:13of Interior reported on Friday that a total of 50,000 people have entered Spain illegally
06:19since the migration crisis began.
06:21The Ministry added that of those, nearly 25,000 have voluntarily returned to Morocco.
06:28Spain has deployed the military to Ceuta after the migrants' overwombed police eradicates.
06:33Although both countries have stepped out of security, thousands of people continue to
06:38try to cross.
06:39Ceuta, together with Melilla, represents the European Union's only land border with Africa,
06:44with both cities often experiencing surges in attempted crossing by migrants.
06:56And in this context on Friday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez traveled to Ceuta to
07:00assess the current migration crisis, leaving the regular entry of thousands of people from
07:05Morocco as a violation of Spain's territorial integrity.
07:12We define what happened yesterday as an attack, a violation of Spain's territorial integrity.
07:18Ceuta is a Spanish city, and what happened yesterday deserves our strongest possible rebuke and
07:24condemnation.
07:25We reject, condemn, and regard as deplorable the violation and attack on the territorial integrity of a Spanish city,
07:33namely the city of Ceuta.
07:42The rescue teams recovered the body of a man from the rubble of a collapsed building in the
07:46Italian city of Messina on Friday, while the search for five missing people continues.
07:52Firefighters have confirmed the discovery of the first fatality from the disaster, and
07:56five other people remain missing, according to reports from their relatives who have arrived
08:01at the site of the collapse.
08:02In addition, five people have been seriously injured.
08:05The collapse occurred on Thursday afternoon in the town of Pistunina, one on the outskirts
08:11of the Sicilian city of Messina, in a three-story building, housing, shops, and some residential
08:17units.
08:18Initially, it was believed that the collapse had been caused by an explosion in a gas tank,
08:22but now it is suspected that it was because of a structural failure in the building where
08:28renovation work was underway.
08:35And now we have a short break coming up, but first, remember, you can join us on TikTok
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08:40There you will find news in different formats, news updates, and more.
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09:04Welcome back to From the South.
09:05The Cuban Parliament approved the Law on the Organization of the Central State Administration,
09:10along with other regulations redefining its structure.
09:13This update to the country's institutional framework is a response to its economic and
09:18social transformations.
09:19The Secretary of the Council of Minister José Amado Ricardo Guerra presented the bill and
09:24explained that it complies with Parliament's legislative schedule for the 2026-2027 period.
09:31The Cuban official reported that the proposal reduces the number of central state administration
09:37bodies from 27 to 21, including 20 ministries and the Central Bank of Cuba.
09:44He added that the new structure will streamline administrative processes, minimize bureaucratic burdens, and
09:51enhance the design, implementation, and oversight of public policies.
10:02And the Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Cuba on Friday for an official visit.
10:07The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed on Thursday that the Colombian Head of State
10:11will stay in the nation from July 31 to August 1, at the invitation of Cuban President Miguel
10:18DĂaz-Canel.
10:19In the announcement, the diplomatic body reformed the close ties of friendship between Cuba and
10:24Colombia, emphasizing they are based on mutual respect and cooperation in various fields,
10:29with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperations for the benefit of both countries and their
10:34peoples.
10:34The Cuban authority highlighted the official visit will provide an opportunity to reaffirm their
10:40shared commitment to Latin American and Caribbean integration, peace, multilateralism, and
10:46sustainable development.
10:52And on Thursday, a charter ship to carry solar kits product of a solidarity campaign from Argentina,
10:58arrived in Cuba at the port of Mariel.
11:01The initiative, organized by the Argentine movement from Solidarity with Cuba, managed to acquire
11:07and ship throughout the Estamos con Cuba, which stand with Cuba, fundraising campaign, a total
11:12of 45 solar-powered systems, each with the capacity of three kilowatts, including their respected
11:18panels, embedders, and batteries, which the Ministry of Energy and Mines will be responsible
11:23for distributing and installing.
11:25The campaign received donations from across the country, collected throughout cultural activities,
11:33events, and gatherings.
11:35Upon the containers, arrival organizer Alberto Mas explained that the solar kits will benefit
11:4045 families or organizations with priority giving to children's schools and medical clinics.
11:53And with Brazil's presidential election only nine weeks away, our correspondent Brian Muir is looking at how the candidates are
12:00addressing voters' concerns.
12:02In this report, he looks at the issue of women's policy.
12:08During its 18 years in the Brazilian presidency, the Workers' Party has listened to women's groups and worked collectively
12:14with them to create dozens of effective programs, like a national ministry of women's rights, women's police stations, and legislation
12:22against domestic violence and femicide.
12:24This October, a victory for Lula da Silva will guarantee continuation of these policies, which were neglected after the right
12:31-wing coup
12:32against Dilma Rousseff in 2016.
12:35This issue of violence is very complex.
12:44It involves complicated issues, because we know that our society has naturalized violence against women culturally.
12:52Historically, we have been a patriarchal society with constant problems with sexism and misogyny.
13:00Far-right presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro is promising different policies to combat violence against women,
13:06including facilitating gun ownership so more women can shoot their aggressors, free smartphones so that poor women can call the
13:13police faster,
13:14and chemical castration of rapists.
13:18This type of thug that perhaps commits the worst, most abject type of crime that exists on the face of
13:25the earth of violating a woman
13:27has to understand that he will only leave prison if he submits to medical treatment that removes his libido.
13:35One of the main differences between the two approaches towards women's policy involves dialogue.
13:40The Workers' Party government set up democratic channels of dialogue and cede control over some elements of policy to social
13:46movements,
13:47labor unions, and civil society groups.
13:49Right-wing governments, such as that of Flavio's father, Jair Bolsonaro, have historically ignored these channels of communication
13:56and made policies up on the fly.
14:02We aren't going to appeal for violence against men.
14:06This discourse for more violence is a form of right-wing extremism.
14:10We women don't want to eliminate men, we want equality with men.
14:14And we want this so that we can live well, in good health and in happiness.
14:20Brazil's presidential elections will take place on October 4th.
14:24Brian Mir, Telesur, Recife.
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15:11We continue now in Palestine as the Hamas resistance movement has reached an agreement
15:15with Gaza's so-called World of Peace, which includes the gradual Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave
15:22and provisions over the group's weapons.
15:27Senior Hamas officials confront the diplomatic achievement as discussions continue over the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza
15:34ceasefire plan.
15:35In this sense, Egypt is set to host a meeting soon involving Gaza ceasefire mediators, including the United States, Qatar,
15:42and Turkey,
15:43which is expected to focus on mechanisms from implementing the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan,
15:49a roadmap that Hamas and Palestinian factions have agreed to discuss.
15:53However, Hamas political bureau stressed that the deal depends on Israel complying with the agreements,
15:58which requires its forces to withdraw and reopen crossings and halt assassinations.
16:10In this context, despite the recent agreement between Hamas and Gaza's peace board for an Israeli withdrawal,
16:17displaced residents expressed deep hesitation with many stressing that optimism will only come when a real ceasefire is actually felt
16:24on the ground.
16:27However, as Palestinians and displaced people, we are not optimistic about this decision because many decisions have been issued
16:34and we have not seen them implemented on the ground.
16:37When we see this implemented on the ground, then we, as the deeply wounded Palestinian people, will be optimistic about
16:44ceasefire.
16:49People in Gaza have hope because they want to live, they love life, but will the Israeli side abide agreement
16:55and make consensus on certain issues,
16:57just as the Palestinian side has done so that things can move forward?
17:01We pray to God that this works out.
17:08Previously, a ceasefire in Gaza Street was announced, but from the day it was first announced until yesterday's agreement
17:14announcement, there were 1,620 martyrs in Gaza. After yesterday's announcement, will there be more martyrs or will this be
17:23a real ceasefire?
17:27On Friday, one Palestinian was shot and wounded and 10 others were also injured, including children during Israeli settlers' raids
17:38throughout several West Bank Palestinian towns.
17:41Precisely, in Al Junaid, West of Nablu, groups of Israeli colonists, under the protection of Israeli forces,
17:48a storm where Israeli soldiers fired stone grenades, tear gas, canister and live ammunition to our Palestinian homes and residents.
17:56Medical sources of the Palestine Red Crescent Society threat treated a young man who was shot in the abdomen with
18:02live ammunition,
18:03in addition to 10 people who suffered frontier gas inhalation during the attack.
18:08Israeli soldiers have also been raiding communities and arresting people in the Thailand and Nablus areas throughout this week,
18:15effectively imposing a blockade on the areas.
18:24an American regime avoidance
18:25Honestly, the situation is frightening and terrifying, especially for the children.
18:30We told them that the settlers might storm the village, so we brought the children inside
18:35the house while we stayed awake until the early hours of the morning, because we knew
18:39this was the week of their marches.
18:41Even now, these marches have not ended, and we do not know what might happen at any moment,
18:47so the worry and fear continue.
18:52What is happening is a continuation of the operations carried out by the Israeli occupation
18:57and settlers.
18:57Today, settlers are organizing tours around Nablus, which residents describe as provocative
19:02and which include attacks on residents and their property, while the occupation army provides
19:07them with protection.
19:08We believe that what we are witnessing today is part of the continuing policy of escalation
19:12in the region.
19:15Between Thursday night and Friday morning, Israeli occupation forces set off a massive underground
19:20explosion beneath Shaki fortress in the Arnun area of southern Lebanon, using an estimated
19:26700 tons of explosives, according to a joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
19:31Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
19:34The blast was powerful enough to be heard across much of southern Lebanon.
19:39With reports of the detonation reaching Asfara Seida and Ikilim al-Kharub in Mount Lebanon's
19:46Shuf region.
19:47In Nabatea, residents reported thus raining downs over the area in the aftermath of the explosion
19:52in Arnun.
19:54According to official Lebanese figures, Israeli attacks have killed at least 4,333 people,
20:00injured more than 12,236 and displaced over 1 million since March 2nd.
20:06Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue to occupy areas in southern Lebanon, including territories
20:11held for years.
20:28On Friday, at Broad Peak in the Karakoram mountain, two army helicopters were deployed for rescue
20:34efforts after an avalanche in northern Pakistan left 10 people missing.
20:39In this context, a spokesperson for police in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region said
20:44the search and rescue teams had reached the location where the avalanche had struck on
20:48Thursday, cutting off contact with the international expedition that had been in the area and recovering
20:54at least 4 out of 10 bodies.
20:56Two of the rescued were an Eppeli climber and an Omani, both of whom were transported to
21:02Skardu City on board a military helicopter.
21:05The search was passed overnight due to weather conditions.
21:08But authorities say it will resume on Saturday.
21:19Meanwhile, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maoni confirmed on Friday that China is acting
21:25quickly to verify relevant information regarding the latest reports of several mountaineers, including
21:31a Chinese citizen who went missing in an avalanche in Pakistan on Thursday.
21:37We are currently urgently working to verify and understand the situation.
21:41We will provide assistance to Chinese citizens in need and are willing to provide help to the
21:45Pakistani side in accordance with their needs.
21:49In other topics, China questioned the creation of a national intelligence agency in Japan, describing
21:55it as a negative development for the country's political evolution.
21:59Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Maoni states that the creation of such agencies revives
22:05a history, driving on militarism and war of aggression against Asian people.
22:10Maoni emphasized that these actions pose a risk to peace and stability in the regions and
22:15called on the Japanese government to act prudently with regard to security and defense.
22:26And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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