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00:12In Bolivia, after prosecutors denounced the kidnapping of Attorney General Roger Mariaca,
00:16the government confirmed his detention of alleged tries to drug trafficking.
00:22The United States has been forced to begin a new round of negotiations with Brazil to
00:27end the tariff dispute initiated by President Donald Trump.
00:34And in Japan, protesters gather on Wednesday to oppose possible changes to Japan's pacifist
00:38constitution and plans to expand the country's military capabilities.
00:47Hello and welcome from the South.
00:48I'm Luis Alberto Matos from De los Sos Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
00:52We begin with the news.
01:07In Bolivia, officials from the National Attorney General's Office reported the kidnapping of
01:11Attorney General Roger Mariaca overnight on Thursday.
01:15According to information provided by prosecutors and press officials, the Attorney General was
01:20reportedly apprehended on Wednesday night at Viro Viro Airport in Santa Cruz alongside
01:25Departmental Attorney Alberto Cepayos.
01:28Prosecutor Mariaca was handling the case of Argentine national Fernando Cerimero, who was
01:33responsible for the disinformation and hoax campaign orchestrated by various representatives
01:37of the Ibero-American far-right.
01:39In addition, Mariaca recently got his visa revoked by the U.S. government under allegations of interference.
01:50Precisely in his latest public statements on Thursday, Bolivia's Attorney General Roger
01:55Mariaca vowed to continue investigating the Cerimero case.
02:04We also know that some investigations have implications that extend beyond national borders.
02:09The so-called Cerimero case, for example, has raised concerns and had reflections in various
02:15political spheres, but no political pressure.
02:24Whether national or international can become an obstacle to clarifying the facts, which must
02:30be investigated.
02:36I will not back down, not even a centimeter, from the investigations that fall under my administration.
02:41We will continue working on the Cerimero case.
02:44Our commitment to Bolivia and to the truth means we will not rest until the Bolivian people
02:49know, with the guarantee of due process, what happened, who was involved, and what responsibilities
02:54apply in accordance with the law and procedure.
03:06And following the alert issued by the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Government of Bolivia,
03:11reported on Thursday the detention of Attorney General Roger Mariaca and Santa Cruz Department
03:16Attorney Alberto Ceballos over alleged ties to drug trafficking.
03:20In a press conference, Government Ministry Marco Antonio Oviedo confirmed an overnight operation
03:27resulted in 14 arrests, including four authorities.
03:30According to Oviedo, Mariaca and Ceballos were both transferred to La Paz and submitted to interrogation.
03:36The official informed that Mariaca is being charged for the crimes of criminal organization, laundering
03:41of illicit proceeds and illicit trafficking in controlled substances, and noted that investigations
03:46are ongoing to determine his responsibilities.
03:54Also in Bolivia, teachers took to the streets to protest the government's economic policies
03:58and demand the abrogation of Supreme Decree 5716, which removed the subsidy on diesel.
04:05Teachers and other sectors are demanding the government repeal the decree, arguing that higher
04:09diesel prices are driving up the cost of basic goods and reducing workers' purchasing power.
04:15The mobilization also highlighted wider economic concerns, including unemployment, frozen teacher
04:19salaries, and cuts to public investment and teaching positions.
04:23The teachers have stated that they will persist in their protest actions until their demands
04:27are met.
04:35This march reflects the dissatisfaction of education workers with the government, particularly over
04:40the freezing of our salaries, which has reduced our purchasing power by at least half of what
04:45it used to be.
04:46The burden of the country's crisis is being placed on us, and we are also concerned about
04:51the threat of decentralizing education and transferring it to municipalities.
04:55That is why we are back on the streets.
05:04First and foremost, we are protesting because society is suffering.
05:10The cost of basic goods is rising, we are facing the diesel price hike, and we are now
05:14being threatened with a possible gasoline price hike.
05:18That is why we are forced to take to the streets.
05:21As part of society and as members of the teaching profession, we stand with the people.
05:25Estamos con la sociedad, como parte del magisterio.
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05:59The United States has been forced to begin a new round of negotiations with Brazil to
06:03end the target dispute initiated by President Donald Trump.
06:06According to Brazilian Commerce Minister Marcio Elias Rosa, a new round began this Wednesday
06:13following a meeting with Jameson Greer, the U.S. trade representative.
06:16The meeting took place in Milwaukee, in the Midwest of the United States on the sidelines
06:20of the G20 summit.
06:21At that meeting, which was also attended by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Brazil demanded
06:26a complete reduction of the tribes described by that country as unjustifiable.
06:31Washington is putting pressure on the South American nation with the help of political
06:33figures from that country, such as Eduardo Bolsonaro, on three fronts, sector-specific
06:38tribes such as those on steel, taxes on alleged forced labor, and a 25% tax on certain goods.
06:44After rejecting the accusations of unfair trade practices that Washington cites to justify
06:49them, Brazil has announced that in the coming weeks, the United States will submit a working
06:53proposal that will include both tariffs and non-tariff issues.
07:02And in Peru, police use pepper spray and tear gas to repress state workers marching in
07:06Lima against the government's request for legislative powers.
07:10President Keiko Fujimori's government is seeking authority to legislate for 120 days on 66 measures
07:15across eight areas, including public security and responses to El Niño phenomenon.
07:20Workers unions reject the request, warning it could undermine labor rights, collective bargaining
07:25and job security.
07:26In this scenario, the Constitution Commission was considering a preliminary report recommending
07:30that the request be rejected, citing its broad and generic scope.
07:34During the protests, people said the current request could lead to dismissals, just as workers
07:39suffered during the government of Alberto Fujimori, the current president's father.
07:48President Keiko Fujimori, Jr.: Workers have come in a peaceful manner to demand that deputies
07:56and senators vote against the delegation of powers because we workers already know what
08:00lies behind those 66 requests for powers.
08:03We are the children of parents who were dismissed in the 1990s precisely because of delegations like
08:08this.
08:09We already know the trick behind this buying of resignations.
08:12President Keiko Fujimori, Jr.: 400,000 workers were dismissed in the 1990s.
08:15And that is what his daughter wants to do with the support of Fujimorism.
08:18That is why the workers from the five main union confederations are here, expressing our rejection
08:24and in a peaceful manner as the press can see.
08:27And what do these wretches do who do not care to defend us from the crime we have in Peru?
08:32They fire tear gas at us.
08:34They push women, comrades, elderly people.
08:41We tell her to stop all those anti-labor and anti-worker actions since all she does is guarantee
08:49the wealth of the most powerful.
08:50So we say that we were never in agreement with her.
08:52We were never in agreement with her father.
08:54Her father dismissed our parents.
08:55Therefore, we are very much aware we do not agree with her.
08:58Total rejection of Mrs. Fujimori.
09:00Total rechazo to Mrs. Fujimori.
09:03In Venezuela, Parliament established the preliminary committee to begin the nomination
09:07process for new magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice, one of the agreements reached
09:11during the dialogue between the government and representatives of the 2015 National Assembly.
09:15More details with our correspondent Madeline Garcia.
09:20This scene, which goes beyond the formation of the preliminary nominations committee to
09:24initiate the process that will conclude with the appointment of the new magistrates of the
09:28Supreme Court of Justice, symbolizes dialogue.
09:34It is the fulfillment of the dialogue because remember that a dialogue is an agreement that
09:38must be honored by both parties and we are obligated to honor those agreements which benefit us
09:46as a country.
09:47They benefit us through institutional strength because what are we seeking?
09:52Peace.
09:53The consolidation of the people's well-being, peace and tranquility.
09:56I believe that this entire process we are about to undertake to elect the 32 justices of
10:01the Supreme Court is in line with that first phase of dialogue that concluded last week.
10:11With clear rules of the game, trust is built little by little.
10:15For this selection of new judges, there are more people watching.
10:21I believe it does indeed build more trust because there are more observers and that oversight.
10:27The important thing is that they realize that the process we followed previously was conducted
10:33with complete transparency, without favoritism, without considering political affiliations,
10:38without considering religious affiliations.
10:41Here we are going to select judges who will ultimately be elected by the assembly because
10:45we are a body.
10:46Because after going through this body, it goes to the citizens' branch and then to the plenary
10:51session of the National Assembly.
10:56The fact is that the process began with the establishment of the preliminary nominations
11:01committee, which will accept nominations through October 9 to select 12 members of
11:05civil society who will participate in the selection of the 32 justices of the Supreme Court of Justice.
11:13This is part of the dialogue that has taken place in the country and, well, it is the result
11:20of the political commitments that have been made and the agreements that have been reached
11:24within the framework of that dialogue.
11:28The first step taken today, I have observed a process marked by a high degree of institutional
11:33integrity and respect, and above all, with a technical and political approach, which is
11:38what we need to focus on.
11:40Our first step will be to collect the resumes of those who wish to run as members of civil
11:45society in order to finalize the formation of the nominating committee.
11:51Dialogue is taking shape, and progress is being made on political agreements that pave the
11:55way for democratic co-existence and stability in Venezuela.
11:58Madeleine Garcia, Telesur, Caracas.
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12:39Protests gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday to oppose possible changes to Japan's pacifist constitution,
12:44and plans to expand the country's military capabilities.
12:48Demonstrators also rejected any revision of the three non-nuclear principles which prohibit
12:53Japan from processing, producing, or allowing nuclear weapons on its territory.
12:57The principles were first declared in parliament in 1967 and have long been regarded as a national
13:04policy.
13:05Japan's 2022 national security strategy also states that the policy will remain unchanged.
13:10Meanwhile, Protests raised concerns over recent comments by Defense Minister Shinjiro
13:15Koizumi about reviewing the principles as well as discussions about introducing nuclear-powered
13:20submarines.
13:21A nationwide poll reported by Kyoto News in August found that 76 percent of respondents support
13:26maintaining the three non-nuclear principles.
13:37The Japanese people will absolutely not accept any revision of the three non-nuclear principles.
13:43In various public opinion polls in Japan, an overwhelming majority of people share this
13:48view.
13:49Shinjiro Koizumi's statements on issues such as nuclear submarines and the government's
13:53consideration of revising the three non-nuclear principles are both vastly at odds with public
13:58opinion.
13:59We must not let our guard down.
14:01We must raise our voices in even stronger opposition.
14:10Japan is a country that has suffered nuclear attacks.
14:13So we absolutely cannot allow nuclear weapons into Japan.
14:17I believe this is the most fundamental principle.
14:20I am absolutely opposed to it.
14:25I don't want Japan to attack other countries, nor do I want Japan to become a victim or perpetrator
14:29of war.
14:30So I still hope we can stop all of this.
14:32I hope they won't do this.
14:33I hope the three non-nuclear principles won't be revised.
14:38A national day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China and marks the beginning
14:43of a week-long holiday across the country.
14:45Our correspondent, Bruno Falsi, has more.
14:49Greetings comrades from here in Beijing.
14:52During the so-called Golden Week, China expects more than two billion inter-regional trips over
15:00the seven-day holiday, according to data from the Ministry of Transport.
15:06On October the 1st alone, nearly 340 million trips are expected, almost twice the level of
15:15a typical day.
15:16More than 90 percent will be made by road, while rail savers are also increasing operations
15:24to meet high demand, with additional trains on the busiest routes.
15:30The national transportation system is operating under special arrangement throughout the holiday
15:37to facilitate the movement of millions of people across the country.
15:43Travel in high-energy vehicles, mainly electric vehicles, could increase by around 80 percent
15:51compared with normal levels.
15:55Millions of people are taking advantage of the holiday to travel between different regions,
16:01visit relatives and tourist destinations, making this one of the busiest periods of the
16:08year for domestic mobility.
16:10From here, the capital of China, with this information, we return with you in the studios.
16:19Let's now continue with our topics.
16:35The impact of El Niño is hitting fishermen across the Eastern Pacific.
16:39Warmer waters are changing where fish can be found.
16:41And for small-scale fishermen, that means longer trips, higher costs, and increasingly empty nets.
16:47From Ecuador, Peru to Panama, and Guatemala communities that depend on the sea are feeling
16:52the economic impact.
17:03Before sunrise in Santa Rosa, Ecuador, hundreds of fishing boats crowd a port that has grown unusually quiet.
17:10Fishermen are returning from overnight trips with far less than they used to catch.
17:14Some species, including tuna, snapper, and anchoveta, are moving toward deeper and cooler waters
17:20as ocean temperatures rise.
17:25Before, the fishing was good.
17:27Now, it's terrible.
17:28The weather's changed a lot, too.
17:34Some species are leaving because the water is too hot.
17:39For fishermen, following the fish now means going farther from shore and staying at sea longer.
17:45That also means spending more on fuel, ice, and food, costs that can erase most of the money made from
17:51the catch.
17:55Scientists say the waters off Ecuador have warmed by about 3 degrees Celsius at the surface,
18:01and by as much as 6 degrees at depths of 40 meters.
18:04The combination of climate change and El Nino is reducing marine productivity and affecting the availability of several species.
18:18These impacts are already evident, primarily in the oceans.
18:22There has been a decline in marine productivity, and we have also observed a decrease in catches of various species.
18:34The impact is spreading beyond the boats.
18:37In Panama, fish sellers say smaller catches are reaching the markets, while the cost of preserving seafood with ice has
18:44increased.
18:45In Peru, some fishermen are leaving the sea altogether and turning to construction work.
18:50And in Ecuador, where tuna is a major industry, shortages have pushed up the price of some fish.
18:58For communities along the Pacific coast, the warmer ocean is becoming more than an environmental problem.
19:05It is increasingly affecting jobs, household income, and the ability to make a living from the sea.
19:15In the United States, communities across California are preparing for the arrival of a massive band of warm water known
19:21as Kelvin wave,
19:22which could raise sea levels along the coast by up to 30 centimeters.
19:26The wave is approaching Southern California and is expected to reach the San Francisco Bay area by early October,
19:31as it continues moving north towards Alaska.
19:34Scientists say the addition of rise could come on top of the 20 and 30 centimeters of sea level rise
19:39already recorded along the California coast over the past century due to climate change.
19:44Unlike a tsunami, the Kelvin wave does not move as a breaking wall of water.
19:49Instead, it is a large mass of warm water driven by El Niño conditions that move across the Pacific and
19:55can cause higher sea levels to persist along the coast.
20:02And Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year, marking the second largest percentage decline on
20:09record, according to glacier monitoring experts.
20:12Heat waves and low winter snowfall have accelerated the melting, with some glaciers losing between 2 and 4 meters of
20:19average thickness.
20:20The trend has intensified in recent years. Over the past five years alone, Switzerland has lost nearly a fifth of
20:25its glacier ice.
20:26Experts warn that, under current conditions, alpine glaciers have little chance of surviving in the long term.
20:32The melt is also affecting water resources.
20:35Between July and September, Switzerland lost an estimated 2.2 trillion liters of water,
20:40equivalent to about four times the country's annual water consumption.
20:44The consequences extend beyond Switzerland, as its glaciers feed major European rivers, including the Rhine, Rhone, Danube and Pau.
20:55In this year, we had a loss of 5.5% of the remaining ice volume in Switzerland.
21:01This is almost record. Only 22 had a little bit more.
21:05If we accumulate the loss over the last five years, it goes up to 20% of the Swiss ice
21:12that has gone away in just the last five years.
21:16The most important factor for the huge losses are the high temperatures in summer.
21:21We've had continuous heat waves, basically between late May and end of September.
21:26No interruption. And this has just led to big quantities of melt.
21:31But in addition, we also had a very dry winter with little snow.
21:35So the protection of the glaciers was limited.
21:39The snow has disappeared early and therefore the melting has started earlier than in other years.
21:46The warming that we are experiencing now can be attributed to 100% to anthropogenic climate change.
21:54It's as simple as that. Without human emissions or fossil fuels, we wouldn't have any warming at the moment.
22:03So we can clearly attribute this loss of glaciers and the heat waves and the drought conditions to anthropogenic actions.
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