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00:10Colombia marks one month after a 7.4 earthquake struck the country.
00:14Tragedy reveals a long foreseeable social crisis that requires not only the reconstruction of a country,
00:20but also support from victims, communities, and its working class.
00:27Brazilian President Lula Silva strongly condemned U.S. interference in Brazil's upcoming presidential elections,
00:33warning Donald Trump that Brazilians would decide their own future.
00:39Iran condemned an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution, referring to Iran to the U.N. Security Council,
00:46warning the U.S.-backed move undermines global nonproliferation frameworks amid ongoing war.
00:57Hello, welcome from the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Delezo Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
01:02We begin with the news.
01:23The capital of the Risarada Department, one of the area's hardest hit by the earthquake that struck Colombia on August
01:2910,
01:29and still bears the scars left by this event.
01:32His residents are showing resilience in the face of the government's low response to their demands for reconstruction aid.
01:38Our colleague Hernán Tawar has the details.
01:44We arrived in Pereira one month after the August 10 earthquake in Colombia.
01:49The damage caused by this natural disaster is still visible on the city's buildings.
01:56Amid this situation, local authorities stated that approximately $322 billion will be needed to rebuild the city.
02:05However, according to the municipal administration, neither the timeline nor the plan for allocating these funds,
02:13which come from what the Espriella administration has dubbed the Miracle Fund, has been established yet.
02:23What the public is asking for, what the people are asking for, is for this to actually happen, for it
02:29not to remain just words, for it not to be just, we're going to do this.
02:33They want the aid to arrive.
02:35They want the assistance to reach the business owners, who need it not just as store owners or shop owners.
02:40Behind every business, there are many people, there are employees, there are families.
02:46Every employee has a family and needs to make a living.
02:48I know they're managing to get by, but it's difficult, it's very complicated, to cover payroll and so many other
02:53expenses.
02:53So I really hope the aid reaches them and isn't just empty promises.
02:58Pereira, the capital of Rizaralda, was the city hardest hit by the earthquake,
03:03which damaged nearly 10,000 homes and caused hundreds of buildings to collapse completely or partially,
03:09affecting more than 40,000 people.
03:11In response, the local government launched a series of financial aid initiatives and assistance programs for those affected.
03:19Among the measures are financial assistance of approximately $300 for street vendors, lines of credit for merchants,
03:26and the Decent Roofs program, which aims to help nearly 4,000 families repair their homes.
03:33Although the community welcomes these initiatives, there have been calls for them to be implemented more promptly.
03:40Despite the difficult circumstances, the residents have not lost hope of moving forward and look to the future with optimism.
03:50All I've received so far is a little table they gave me, and even that was from Chiel, because that's
03:55what the city government here provides.
03:59So far, I haven't received anything else. The million pesos they're supposed to be giving out hasn't shown up either.
04:06That's why I've been making the rounds to see if they'll give it to me, but so far I've only
04:09received one payment from the city government and nothing at all from the state government.
04:13And the government is taking even longer because they were compiling some lists, but that's taking even longer.
04:20What they're expediting the most right now is one million pesos from city hall, but I haven't benefited from it.
04:29On this first tour of the downtown area, the city's commercial hub, there's a greater flow of people and more
04:36open stores.
04:39However, many of its streets remain closed due to the demolition of some buildings.
04:46Workers in this area are experiencing anxiety over job uncertainty in the wake of the earthquake.
04:56Let's just say that at home there's fear. The fear of losing our jobs. The fear of how we're going
05:01to put food on the table.
05:02The rent, all these are debts that keep piling up. And the utility bills keep coming.
05:09So it's that fear that I think all of us who suffered through the earthquake are going through.
05:14And many people are still out of work because if you look around here, the buildings are gone.
05:20So whether or not those people are getting help is the question we're asking ourselves.
05:30Amid this situation, people like Diego are offering their help to feed those most in need and hardest hit by
05:39the earthquake.
05:42Right now I feel terrible because I'm going back to my city. It's badly wounded.
05:48My beloved all night city, Pereira, is going through a tragic crisis.
05:54But that doesn't stop us from moving forward. We are a resilient people.
05:58Pereira hasn't always been known for being a bitter place, no matter what.
06:02It doesn't let anything bring it down, so we invite the public to support us in this noble cause.
06:08According to the mayor of this city, the necessary resources are still pending so that the reconstruction process can move
06:16forward in areas that must be driven by the national government.
06:19With William Moreno behind the camera, Hernan Tobar, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.
06:30Venezuela's acting president, Dario Rodriguez, held a meeting with the country's labor and business sectors to advance labor consensus.
06:37During the meeting, strategic issues aimed at consolidating labor stability, social peace, and the nation's productive development were discussed.
06:45For her part, the acting president emphasized that Venezuela is in the process of economic recovery and that 91%
06:52of revenues will be allocated to labor demands and the social protection system for Venezuelans.
06:58In this regard, she emphasized that if all sectors join the national union, Venezuela will set course towards becoming a
07:05major economic power and a society of collective well-being.
07:14On Thursday, social and community organizations in Guatemala continue to apply pressure on the government to halt the rise in
07:20fuel prices and inflation.
07:23Protests and roadblocks continue in various parts of the country, demanding a real reduction in fuel costs.
07:28In this regard, these groups warn of the impact this will have on public transportation and the prices of goods.
07:34Although Congress approved a maximum price of $5.11 per gallon for diesel and regular gasoline and $41 for premium,
07:45protesters believe the measure does not solve the problem.
07:48In this regard, transportation workers in indigenous communities are proposing a temporary suspension of fuel taxes while social movements remain
07:57on alert amid the rising cost of living.
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08:42Welcome back.
08:44The President's head of state of Washington's attempts to interfere in the election process, which will take place on October
08:494th.
08:50Lula warned that his country must resolve its electoral process on its own, sending a strong message to his US
08:56counterpart, Donald Trump, stating he should mind his own business.
09:00This is our problem as Brazilians, and no one should interfere.
09:04Furthermore, the Brazilian head of state warned that countries attempting to interfere in Brazil's presidential elections will suffer consequences.
09:28Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel thanked the support of the international community after the UN Human Rights Council denounced on
09:35Wednesday the toll of the US blockade on the Cuban people.
09:38The Cuban President took to his ex-account to say, the support for Cuba in the Human Rights Council has
09:43been resounding.
09:44The report presented by the Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures demonstrates that the blockade violates the human rights of
09:52the people of Cuba.
09:53Diaz-Canel added, the United States fails to confuse or disorient the international community with its lies, threats and aggressions.
10:01It is urgent that they comply with the quick commendations received and let us live in peace. Cuba is not
10:07a threat, the blockade is.
10:14For his part, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated through his ex-account,
10:18Today, at the UN Human Rights Council, the international community raised its voice forcefully to demand that the United States
10:25government cease the blockade and end its usage at cost against the Cuban people.
10:30Unanimously, the delegations joined the findings of the case presented by the Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures and expressed
10:38their disagreement with the incessant aggressive escalation against Cuba,
10:42which severely damages the country and Cuban families and violates their human rights.
10:47No nation at the Council defended the United States criminal actions.
10:53All demanded an end to its siege against Cuba.
11:05And citizens marched in central Lima to protest the official visit of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to
11:11Peru.
11:12Demonstrators at Plaza San Martín rejected Peru's inclusion in the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas Anti-Crime Alliance,
11:19calling it an attempt to dominate Latin American sovereignty.
11:22They voiced concerns over foreign policy alignment, questioning whether security pacts with Washington would hinder trade and diplomatic ties with
11:30nations like Russia and the BRICS bloc.
11:33Rubio concludes his three-day South American tour in Peru after high-level security talks with regional leaders in Colombia
11:39and Ecuador.
11:45Marco Rubio represents not only geopolitical interests, but under the pretext of terrorism, he wants to implement the plundering of
11:53our fundamental resources which are found not only in Peru but throughout Latin America.
11:59What he has come to do is impose a policy without any kind of consultation, as if Peru were effectively
12:06his vassal.
12:08I don't think that can be accepted by any country in the world.
12:25Magnetic 5.3 earthquake struck the Amazonian Loreto region in northern Peru, shaking border areas across both Peru and Ecuador
12:32early on.
12:33The seismic event occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km central southwest of Alianza Cristiana.
12:40Simultaneously, Ecuador's Geophysical Institute measured the tremor at magnitude 5.6 near Guadalquiza, reporting light shaking in provinces such as
12:48Loja and level 3 intensity across Peruvian areas.
12:52Civil defense authorities in both countries conducted immediate damage assessments along the shared pool, confirming that no fatalities, injuries or
13:00severe structural damage have been reported following the fake.
13:16Hurricane Lobo has battled parts of Hawaii's Kauai Island with flooding, destructive winds and coastal surge, leaving much of the
13:23island without power.
13:24After the passage of Lowell, the streets were left littered with three branches and debris, damaged homes and sections of
13:31road marking ripped apart.
13:33The storm also created extensive damage at a Sheraton resort, where vehicles were displaced across a parking area and an
13:41oceanfront restaurant was damaged.
13:43The hotel's swimming pool was left filled with sand.
13:46The storm also caused extensive damage to Kauai's electricity network, with Hawaii State authorities saying more than 36,000 customers
13:54were without power on Tuesday morning.
13:56The Kauai Emergency Management Agency urged residents and visitors to stay off the roads, while damage assessments and power restoration
14:04were continued.
14:13The United Arab Emirates Search and Rescue Team found six people reported missing after devastating floods and landslides in Nepal.
14:20According to the Emirates News Agency, the team is working in coordination with Nepal's authorities as part of the ongoing
14:29field search operations in the Rasuwa and Tresuli areas, using advanced devices and technologies, in addition to drones for surveillance,
14:37aerial photography and 3D maps.
14:38On August 27, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahan directed that 10 million US dollars be allocated to
14:46support people affected by the disaster.
14:48More than 1,300 people have been confirmed dead in Nepal, while about 4,900 remain missing or out of
14:55contact.
14:56According to reported figures, hundreds of people have also required medical treatment.
15:06In North East India, in the Bagalpur Division, more than 430,000 people have been affected by floods in 14
15:13districts of Bihar.
15:15The continuous rainfall in various parts of the state, combined with heavy rainfall in the river basins of Nepal, has
15:21caused rivers and streams to overflow.
15:23According to the Disaster Management Department, 527 villages across 85 blocks have been affected by the floods.
15:31Among the worst affected districts are Patna, Oshpur, Saran, Vaishali, Bagalpur, Begussaray and Bukzar.
15:39In this sense, a total of 951 community kitchens are being operated in various districts for flood affected people.
15:4615 relief camps are also functioning, providing accommodation, food, medical care and other facilities to 11,255 people.
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16:35In the Indian capital, New Delhi, nearly 30,000 security personnel have been deployed ahead of the 18th Brics Leaders
16:42Summit.
16:42The event will be held on September 12th and 13th at the Modern Conference Center, Bharat Mantapan.
16:49Russian President Biden is expected to arrive on September 11th, while Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to arrive the
16:55following day.
16:56Both are expected to land at the Air Force Station in Palam before traveling to hotels in China at Khyapurri.
17:03Putin is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the summit, where the two
17:08leaders are expected to discuss trade and economic cooperation.
17:12The two-day summit will be celebrated under the theme of Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability, with India's
17:20leadership promoting a pole-centric approach rooted in the principle of humanity force.
17:50Iran has condemned a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency that refers to Iran to the UN Security
17:57Council, warning that the move undermines global nonproliferation frameworks and ignores the realities of an ongoing war.
18:03The remarks came after the Board of Governors of the UN nuclear watchdog passed a document accusing Iran of failing
18:10to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation commitments and referring the matter to the International Body Security Committee.
18:17Iran's mission to the UN in Vienna rejected the diplomatic move drafted by the United States and its key European
18:23allies, calling it politically motivated and arguing it facilitates further erosion of the nonproliferation regime.
18:30Iran, in order that Tehran has been unable to provide IAEA inspectors safe access to its nuclear sites due to
18:38the ongoing conflict and highlighted the hypocrisy of Western powers that have historically praised diplomatic solutions while simultaneously resorting to
18:45the unlawful use of force.
18:58Iran on Thursday, the Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes against several towns in southern Lebanon.
19:04The National News Agency reported that the airstrikes hit the towns of Qiyam, Zarpin, Mansouri and Namati al-Fauqa as
19:13well as the Araish area located between Hadatta and Haddis.
19:16Meanwhile, an Israeli drone struck a motorbike on the March Haruf-Zedin road in the Namati district, killing one person
19:24and injuring two others.
19:26According to the Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center, military authorities consider that the escalation constitutes a violation of
19:33Lebanon's sovereignty and security and threatens existing agreements.
19:37The tensions coincide with preparations for a new round of negotiations under U.S. mediation scheduled for this month.
19:43Although the Lebanese authorities have not yet officially announced the date.
19:54A family of four, including two young daughters, were killed by an Israeli strike in northern Gaza, marking another day
20:01of systematic violence against civilians on Thursday.
20:04The overnight attack on Bethlehaya took the lives of a husband, his wife, and their children aged 8 and 12.
20:11Witnesses reported that the family was targeted without justification while resting in their home.
20:17Authorities state that this incident underscores the ongoing genocidal nature of the Israeli campaign, where residential areas face daily bombardment.
20:26Likewise, international observers state that Israeli forces continue to attack civilian locations under the pretext of striking military targets.
20:40And in Slovenia, thousands stood to the streets of the capital Ljubljana on Wednesday to protest the government's shift in
20:47stance towards Israel seeking to strengthen bilateral political and economic ties.
20:51Around 5,000 people joined the demonstrations scheduled to oppose the opening of Israel's first embassy in the country.
20:58For this, protesters marched past the hotel where the inauguration was taking place, carrying banners in support of Palestine and
21:05demanding an end to the economic and educational agreements with Tel Aviv.
21:11Slovenia's Nationalist Prime Minister Janes Jan chce, who took office in July, has pushed through a diplomatic reset,
21:18a sharp reversal from his predecessor, Robert Kolob, whose government denounced the Israeli genocide on Gaza, recognized a Palestinian state
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21:38And hundreds of Thai people demonstrated outside the Israeli embassy in Bangkok demand that
21:43the foreign visitors show greater respect for Thai laws and culture. Social organizations
21:49have denounced the conduct of numerous Israeli citizens and tourists, citing violations of
21:54national law, public disturbances, and a lack of respect for local traditions and culture.
21:59The demonstration was part of a protest movement that has increasingly focused on tourists from
22:03Israel. Let's recall that Thailand's economy relies heavily on tourism. However, the country
22:08has implemented new measures to ensure visitors respect the law of rules and is cracking down
22:12on foreigners who overstay their visas or attempt to circumvent real estate ownership regulations.
22:21The contact of numerous Israeli citizens and tourists has caught widespread grievance. This
22:30includes violations of domestic law, public disturbance, disrespect toward local traditions and culture. As well as
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23:05100th of burundian nationals remained camped outside their embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.額
23:10for emergency travel documents to return home following the immigration crackdown.
23:14The situation follows a government directive giving undocumented foreigners 90 days to
23:18regularize their status or leave. In this context, stranded families reported sleeping outside the
23:24embassy while awaiting paperwork needed for safe transit through neighboring countries.
23:29Amid reports of security incidents were on this foreign minister urged Kenya to protect its
23:33nationals of rights groups warned of potential xenophobic violence documentation to facilitate
23:39the return of its citizens.
23:50With this information, we have come to the end of this news brief. Remember, you can find
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