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00:11Pablo 14th continues his apostolic journey in Argentina this Monday by presiding over Holy
00:18Mass in Palermo after visiting a care facility for people with disabilities in Paraguay the
00:29main teachers union called for a complete work stoppage and a demonstration in Asuncion and the
00:34departmental capitals on Monday were leaders delegates and climate activists on Monday
00:44kicked off talks in Antalya Turkey on curbing climate change as part of the
00:48United Nations 31st conference of the parties the international agencies annual climate summit
01:03hello and welcome to from the south I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Caracas
01:08of Venezuela we'll begin with the news so stay with us
01:32in Argentina on Monday Pablo 14th visited the Cotolengo Don Orione care facility for people with
01:40disabilities this is part of his 12-day apostolic journey to South America the
01:45pontiff was received amid applause and expressions of affection from a crowd of
01:50the faithful after his arrival Leo will tour the Don Orione Cotolengo facility an
01:57institution founded in 1935 by Saint Luigi Orione located in Claypole in the southern
02:05part of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area that for more than 90 years has provided housing care and
02:12comprehensive support to people with disabilities
02:22precisely during his address at the Cotolengo care facility
02:26Pablo 14th's reservations progress should be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens
02:43the values of dignity belonging and fraternal friendship that distinguish places like this have much to
02:50say about our societies which are often driven solely by the pursuit of economic success or the cult of
02:57outward appearance today I would like to affirm that your lives are not a burden on
03:04society they are a blessing because you can help us to remember the foundation of the
03:11dignity of every human being and what is truly important in life in the video in progress so the
03:24nation's progress is also measured by how it welcomes all people with disabilities and particular needs
03:31especially Alice precisely to go deeper into the analysis and the importance of the Pope's visit to
03:40Latin America we have with us a special guest he's Thomas Vasquez international relations student public sector
03:48worker and political activist from Avellaneda hello Thomas welcome to from the south thank you very much for your time
03:57hello hello thank you for inviting me Thomas on Sunday your holiness after arriving in Argentina offer an address to
04:07the nation in which he said the following idea economy must serve the people not the other way around to
04:15what extent can we
04:16give political significance as well to this visit that Pope Leo 14th is undergoing at this hour in Argentina
04:26I think that the words of the Pope are very important in this moment of the country we have a
04:34president that had that has some liberal ideas that are all the opposite of the doctrine that the catholic church
04:46tries to impose to the world
04:50also in his precisely in his address he issued topics such as poverty pension disability assistance and also corruption so
05:02how important is this kind of messages precisely in this moment for Argentina
05:11these messages are really important in this moment and as I said we have a resident that is absolute
05:29sorry sorry sorry I'm
05:32we need this message from the Pope like we used to have it from the Pope Francis
05:39and we need the catholic church in this moment after Argentina
05:46also Argentina is the birthplace of Pope Francis and do you think that this visit of Pope Leo 14th is
05:55in some way connecting as well to the very own ideas of Pope Francis regarding the attention the ideas on
06:06the most vulnerable populations of the country
06:11yes
06:12yes I think that the Pablo continues the legacy of Francis in a clear way
06:22and from a regional perspective as well in times of polarization in Latin America with ideological differences throughout the region
06:32as well do you think that this visit perhaps is going to open more spaces of dialogue
06:37is going to be influential as well in order for the region to overcome those those divides that are marking
06:45the region the geopolitical landscape of Latin America
06:49yes in this moment we need a united continent we need a united Latin America and I really think and
06:58I really hope that this visit from the Pope can help us to do that
07:04thank you very much
07:06thank you very much Thomas for your analysis in at this hour so so important moment for Latin America as
07:11a whole with the person
07:12the political division in Latin America is really awful and I hope that the Pope can overcome this
07:24thank you thank you Thomas very much for your time here from the south
07:28now we are going to do other topics because in Peru the relatives of the victims of political violence regret
07:37that the organizers of Pablo 14's visit have canceled a meeting that had been scheduled with them
07:43however they have not lost hope that the supreme pontiff may hear their just demands our correspondent Ramiro Angulo Machiavelo
07:51shares the details with us
07:55it has been more than 40 years since the relatives of the victims of the political violence Peru experience have
08:04not received full justice
08:05that is why they regret that Pablo 14 will not be receiving them as had been planned
08:13as Gisela Ortiz one of the leading spokespersons for these organizations tell us
08:20in any case we believe we can make our voice heard through the media and convey to the Pope that
08:26we understand it is not his responsibility just as it is not that of Archbishop Castillo
08:31but that regrettably there are many sectors not only within the church but also in politics and the business community
08:40who do not want the Pope to see the real Peru the Peru of the victims the Peru of people
08:46who have been fighting against an indolent state
08:49The victims' relatives clearly recall that when the dictator Alberto Fujimori was pardoned in December 2017 Robert Prevost who was
08:59then Bishop of Ciclayo criticized the way in which Fujimori had asked the victims for forgiveness
09:07There is no truth, there is no justice. There has been a setback on the issue of memory. We would
09:14like the Holy Father to listen, given that he is aware of the situation facing the victims, before the establishment
09:21of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
09:24He supported in collecting signatures specifically to demand the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate all the
09:33events that took place between 1980 and 2000. That helped us a lot.
09:39For the families, Keiko Fujimori's call for reconciliation is at odds with the amnesty laws passed by her party, which
09:48seek to acquit police officers and military personnel who committed crimes against humanity.
09:57This need to restore the balance of powers in our country is extremely important.
10:03Today we have no significant checks and balances, political and institutional checks and balances I mean.
10:09And as a result democracy in our country is being undermined, human rights are being undermined, and the rule of
10:16law itself is being undermined, which should be a fundamental pillar of the people's well-being.
10:24For Milagro Samillan, sister of a young doctor murdered during the protest against Dina Boluarte's entering government, what happened in
10:33the 80s, should never have happened again.
10:36And she never imagined that she and her family would have to live this tragedy once again.
10:43We are not asking for a day, we are asking for a few minutes to be heard, so that the
10:48Pope may see for himself how the survivors continue to live, amidst bullets and shot, so that he may hear
10:54their cry that rings out to this very day.
10:57It is a shame that this has not happened, that it has not come to fruition, and it is a
11:02shame that Keiko Fujimori's government intends to present the Pope with a wonderland version of the country.
11:07In our country, murders are still being committed. There are still family members waiting for justice and survivors, who live
11:16with pain to this day.
11:18In this context, the victims' families believe it is necessary to continue seeking other means of reaching Pope Leo IV,
11:26thus renewing their hopes so that they may continue to fight for the truth, justice and dignified red dress.
11:42And after this report, if we have a short break coming up, don't go away, because we'll be right back.
12:08Welcome back to From the South. In Paraguay, the main teachers' union called for a complete work stoppage and a
12:14demonstration in Asunción,
12:15and the Department of Education has been in the Department of Education.
12:16of the National Capitals on Monday. The protests come in response to concerns about the state of the public pension
12:22fund, and the security of the funds allocated for public sector pensions,
12:27and among the main demands is the recovery of approximately 60 million US dollars from the Treasury, and around 350
12:35million US dollars from the Social Security Institute,
12:39whose funds are reportedly tied up in the financial institution that has been placed under reservation.
12:46The call to action brings together the National Union of Educators and the Federation of Educators of Paraguay,
12:54OTEP-Authentica, OTEP-SN, and the National Union of Principals, which plans to hold rallies in front of the Plaza
13:04de Armas in Asunción.
13:06Educators are also demanding government guarantees to protect pension funds and prevent the losses from affecting future retirement payments.
13:22First, we had been told that the cash register was in deficit, and the organization had always asked us to
13:30provide a report to confirm whether it was true that money had been stolen or that the cash register was
13:38empty.
13:38That is why we organized a major protest, and now we release how much money has been stolen from Ueno
13:46Bank.
13:46We run the risk of not receiving our bonus or our pension.
13:57The main purpose of the claim is to demand that the government fully recover the money, particularly from the tax
14:04fund held at Ueno Bank.
14:06And today, we are left in uncertainty as to whether pensioners will continue to receive their pension income and their
14:15corresponding end-of-year payment.
14:18That is what we are demanding.
14:23We are here in response to the call to action and to demand the return of everything that has been
14:29stolen,
14:29and in particular because this affects us directly with regard to the tax fund.
14:35Even though we may not have been affected personally, we must understand that the entire population is affected from the
14:42moment our public funds were deposited in that bank.
14:46We are here to demand this and the full return of everything stolen from the Paraguayans affected by this issue.
14:55We are here fighting, and we will continue to fight.
15:00That is why we are fighting, and we will continue to fight.
15:12That is why we are fighting, and we will continue to fight.
15:22The war leaders, delegates, and climate activists on Monday kicked off talks in Antalya, Turkey,
15:27on corbyn climate change as part of the United Nations 31st Conference of the Parties, the International Agency's annual climate
15:34summit.
15:35The two-week summit, running until November 20th, brings together nearly 70,000 participants to discuss implementing emissions reduction targets,
15:45financing climate adaptation, and transitioning away from fossil fuels.
15:50Discussions are taking place amid rising global temperatures and increasingly destructive extreme weather events.
15:57They also happen against the backdrop of the war in Iran, which has driven up global energy and fertilizer prices,
16:04prompting governments to reconsider their energy policies.
16:08In this context, the delegates are being called to turn commitments into concrete action to curb global warming,
16:14while developing countries are renewing their demands for climate justice,
16:19urging wealthy nations to provide the resources needed to confront climate change.
16:42Climate change is rapidly transforming Greenland, threatening its ice-covered landscapes, local ecosystems, and traditional ways of life.
16:49As temperatures rise and permafrost throw doors, communities are witnessing changes
16:55that are reshaping their environment and threatening to raise generations of knowledge and cultural traditions.
17:02Let's see.
17:06In Ilulisat, western Greenland, the effects of global warming are becoming increasingly visible.
17:14Icebergs that once dominated the landscape are shrinking,
17:17while traditional winter activities are becoming increasingly difficult as frozen waters and snow cover disappear.
17:25Some of the things that I can take from my memory as the biggest is the icebergs that we used
17:37to watch from our school,
17:41and we could see them over the mountains.
17:45And now when we see up on the mountains, we cannot see any of the icebergs.
17:55These changes reflect a wider transformation across the Arctic, which is warming more than twice as fast as the global
18:02average.
18:03According to the 2025 Arctic report card, temperatures across the region from October 2024 through September 2025 were the highest
18:14recorded since 1900.
18:16The consequences extend beyond melting ice.
18:20Declining snow cover and thinner sea ice are affecting wildlife, marine ecosystems and communities that depend on fishing, hunting and
18:29travel across frozen waters.
18:35They cannot experience the things we experience as a child.
18:40When we were kids playing around these hills and there were much more snow and the water was frozen and
18:52there was ice and we could get out on the ice and fish.
18:57And that's nothing we can do today.
19:02The Greenland ice sheet is also showing the scale of this transformation.
19:06According to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, it lost approximately 17.3 billion tons of ice during the
19:142025-2026 season, marking its 30th consecutive year of net ice loss.
19:20Over the past four decades, the ice sheet has lost more than 6.2 trillion tons, contributing approximately 1.7
19:28centimeters to global sea level rise.
19:36Even if it would be slowing down, that would not be enough.
19:39It would still melt too fast to regain this mass.
19:45So I can see there's no scenario right now where we see that the Greenland ice sheet would start gaining
19:52mass.
19:56At the same time, rising temperatures are thawing permafrost, the permanently frozen ground that supports much of Greenland's infrastructure.
20:07In Ilulisat, residents can already see buildings sinking while roads and other structures are affected by shifting ground conditions.
20:16The changes are also threatening cultural heritage.
20:20At the Ilulisat Ice Fjord Center, a project called Mapping Memories is collecting personal accounts from local residents to document
20:30how the environment and traditional ways of life have changed over generations.
20:40If we do not document the people's own stories, they will disappear when the people are passed away.
20:51This is what we have been experiencing for some of other things like the names of the landscape are disappeared,
21:01a lot of them,
21:02because we are not doing nothing at all about that.
21:09The initiative brings together local knowledge and scientific research, recognizing that climate change is not only an environmental issue,
21:18but also a challenge for communities whose identities and livelihoods are closely connected to the Arctic landscape.
21:29We wanted to have the ordinary people's experiences.
21:36We wanted to have them tell us about their experiences so we can document it.
21:43But also, all the facts we get are told by the scientists, archaeologists, ecclesiologists, biologists.
21:55It's okay, but we also want to have another perspective to document the climate change.
22:07Scientists warn that continued ice loss in Greenland will contribute to rising sea levels worldwide,
22:14with consequences extending far beyond the Arctic.
22:18Meanwhile, local initiatives are seeking to preserve the experiences of communities witnessing these changes firsthand,
22:25ensuring that future generations understand not only how the landscape has changed, but also what has been lost.
22:37Another topic.
22:39United States President Donald Trump considered his deportation policy was too tough and hurt Republicans in the midterm elections.
22:47In an interview with CBS 60 Minutes that aired on Sunday,
22:52Trump admitted his policies had been overly harsh in removing undocumented immigrants who hadn't committed crimes
22:59and were working and contributing to the economy.
23:02In this context, Trump added that he would like to work out a deal with Democrats on immigration,
23:08suggesting a legal pathway for some immigrants, but offering little detail about what the potential agreement might look like.
23:16His remarks come as he decided to elevate Stephen Miller, the architect of his administration's aggressive immigration policy, as his
23:25chief of staff.
23:26Trump's mass deportation mandate opened the lives of many families, stripping thousands of legal protections and work permits.
23:57Three children and a woman were killed in central Gaza after heavy rains caused ground to collapse onto a makeshift
24:04tents.
24:04housing displaced families in their Albala.
24:07The collapse occurred following several days of torrential rainfall across the Gaza Strip.
24:12The victims included two four-year-old children, a seven-year-old girl and a woman.
24:18Their bodies were transported to the hospital where families gathered for funeral prayers.
24:24The incident occurred amid ongoing housing shortages in Gaza when more than two million residents have been displaced during the
24:31conflict.
24:32Most of the displaced population continues to reside in temporary tents or shelters,
24:38with some structures erected over damaged or destroyed buildings.
24:49And with this information, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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