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28/07/2023
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00:00 Guatemala's Supreme Electoral Court warns of legal irregularities in the voting system
00:16 ahead of general elections.
00:21 The Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the second and last day of the Russia-Africa
00:26 Summit in St. Petersburg.
00:31 And New York's Interior Ministry has banned all public demonstrations following a coup
00:36 d'état carried out by a group of military officers.
00:44 Hello from the headquarters of Telesport English in Havana, Cuba.
00:49 This is From the South.
00:50 I'm Yorenco Reglas-Quesada and these are the news.
00:53 The U.S. Supreme Electoral Court warns that it again sees the general elections at risk
00:58 after learning that the public prosecutor's office is initiating proceedings against the
01:03 system's data entry clerks.
01:06 The special prosecutor's office against impunity has requested the highest electoral body to
01:11 provide them with the names of the data entry clerks hired from the electoral process 2023.
01:18 The prosecutor Leonor Morales Lazo has established a term of five days for the data to be submitted,
01:25 which she said will facilitate the proceedings and strengthen the process for the corruption
01:30 case of the Seed Movement.
01:32 After the announcement, civil society organizations are gathered in resistance fronts in defense
01:37 of the process.
01:43 And we have more on the matter.
01:44 The United Nations organization urges the Guatemala government to guarantee the rights
01:50 of citizens and to respect the will of voters participating in the electoral process.
01:55 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk considers that attempts
02:00 to weaken the electoral process in Guatemala could hinder the respect for the will of the
02:05 voters.
02:11 Now we move on to Ecuador.
02:13 There, the military and the police found an arsenal of war weapons inside the Guaya's
02:18 number one prison, also known as Penitenciaria del Litoral, or La Peni, located in the city
02:24 of Guayaquil.
02:26 The intervention at this prison, the most dangerous and populous in the country, began
02:30 earlier this week to take control of the facility following a riot that started on Saturday.
02:42 In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro Moros received the Secretary General of the Gas
02:46 Exporting Countries Forum, Mohamed Hamel.
02:50 The meeting was attended by the Minister of Oil, Pedro Rafael Teixeira, and the Foreign
02:55 Minister Ivan Gil.
03:01 And the people of Venezuela remain mobilized to ratify their support to President Nicolás
03:06 Maduro Moros.
03:07 From the western state of Trujillo, the base of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela,
03:12 as well as social and popular organizations, were deployed in the town of Xucuque, where
03:18 they defended the achievements reached by the revolution, while assuring to deepen the
03:22 political organization for the next electoral movements.
03:31 In Venezuela also, 4,238 new professionals joined the national public health system.
03:38 The President Nicolás Maduro Moros led a graduations ceremony at the Hugo Rafael Chávez
03:43 Frías University of Health Sciences.
03:46 In this ceremony, 2,691 undergraduate students and 1,547 postgraduate students completed
03:55 their courses.
04:03 In Peru, preparations for the protests against Dina Boluarte on July 28 are moving forward.
04:09 Social organizations from the region of Puno arrived in Lima, the capital, to participate
04:14 in the great mobilization, as well as the relatives of the victims of Huliaca, in order
04:19 to demand justice.
04:21 Also in the province of Chiclayo, the regional unitary front of Lambayeque called a sit-in
04:26 for Friday as a sign of protest.
04:34 And the so-called Third Malón de la Paz continues in Argentina, in which social movements, including
04:40 indigenous peoples, are marching from Jujuy to the capital, Buenos Aires, to denounce
04:45 the provincial constitutional reform that threatens their territories.
04:50 It is expected that, on Thursday, they will advance through the section of Santa María
04:54 in the province of Catamarca, to be later received in Tafí del Valle by the Brothers
04:59 of the United Nations Program for the Development of Tucumán.
05:03 From the city of Quiaca in Jujuy, the indigenous movements started a march, combining journeys
05:08 on foot and in cars, to reach the federal capital.
05:17 In Haiti, a non-governmental organization denounced on Wednesday that the wave of violence
05:22 has left a record of 600 murders and 271 kidnappings between January and June 2023.
05:31 The Defenders Plus collective criticized the administration of the Prime Minister Ariel
05:36 Henry, who has been in power since the assassination of the President Jovenel Moïse two years
05:42 ago.
05:43 The group also pointed out that Henry failed to keep his promises and plunged the nation
05:47 into a state of poverty, insecurity, violence and vulnerability.
05:52 Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok @TelesurEnglish, where
06:01 you will find the news in different formats, news updates and more.
06:10 Other stories coming up, stay with us.
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06:32 Welcome back to From the South.
06:34 On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the second and final day of the Russia-Africa
06:40 Summit in St. Petersburg.
06:42 During his address to the plenary session, he stressed the importance of his country's
06:46 friendly ties with the African continent.
06:49 Referring to the expressions of colonialism that remain latent, he emphasized that the
06:54 new, truly multipolar world order that is being created is essentially based on ideals
06:59 of freedom, independence and sovereignty.
07:02 The head of the state analyzed the unstable situation of several African nations, determined
07:08 by their colonial legacy and ratified his country's willingness to continue operating
07:13 and cooperating with Africa, as it did during the pandemic.
07:18 A paradoxical situation is emerging.
07:25 On the one hand, Western countries are obstructing supplies of our grain and fertilizers.
07:31 On the other hand, I will say frankly, they hypocritically accuse us of the current crisis
07:36 situation on the world food market.
07:39 Russia's share of the world wheat market is 20%, while Ukraine has less than 5%.
07:45 This means that Russia makes a significant contribution to global food security and the
07:49 country is a solid, responsible international supplier of agricultural products.
07:55 Our country will continue to support states and regions in need, including with its humanitarian
08:00 supplies.
08:01 We are endeavoring to participate actively in shaping a more equitable system of resource
08:07 allocation.
08:09 And developing ties with African countries is one of the invariable priorities of the
08:13 Russian Federation, as the Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Ugandan counterpart
08:19 Juwari Museveni on Thursday.
08:21 The Ugandan president invited Russia to take part in the exploration of the oil in East
08:26 Africa.
08:27 For his part, President Putin has been holding bilateral meetings with African leaders on
08:32 the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg.
08:44 This forum is very important for us.
08:46 The comprehensive development of ties with African countries in politics, in the field
08:50 of security, in the trade and economic and humanitarian spheres is one of the invariable
08:55 priorities of Russian foreign policy.
08:57 And Uganda is certainly among Russia's key partners on the African continent.
09:02 "We propose new areas, like for instance the area of refinery and exploration for petroleum
09:15 products.
09:16 We have got some little oil which we want to export as crude but also refined for the
09:26 East African market.
09:31 But Russian companies can also take part in exploration for more oil in our area.
09:40 Russian is high, but we are still producing raw materials."
09:45 Excellency, allow me to personally state that Zimbabwe is in solidarity with the Russian
09:50 Federation in your country's special military operation in Ukraine.
09:58 As current chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, the KPC, Zimbabwe unreservedly
10:05 condemns the unjustified and vindictive ban on the sale of Russian diamonds on the world
10:13 market.
10:14 On Thursday, the Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Andean President Joko Widodo in Shenzhen,
10:22 the capital city of the southwest China's Sichuan province, where the 31st International
10:28 University Sports Federation Summer World University Games will take place.
10:33 Widodo will be among the foreign leaders and the senior officials to attend the opening
10:38 ceremony of the Shenzhen University Games.
10:41 Now we move on to other topics.
10:59 The Russian military claimed on Thursday that Ukrainian forces suffered heavy losses during
11:04 an offensive attempt in Zaporizhia.
11:08 In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy didn't conduct any active actions overnight, and
11:13 restoring combat capability after the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of the
11:18 settlement of Rovoten in the Zaporizhia region, in which up to three battalion tactical groups
11:24 from the Strategic Reserve Brigades were involved, failed, and the enemy suffered heavy losses.
11:31 Enemy losses per day in these directions amounted to more than 280 Ukrainian servicemen, 25
11:38 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, a Sheikh's
11:44 made RM-17 "Vampire" multiple rocket launcher, as well as two howitzers FH-70 made in the
11:50 UK.
11:52 The Russian Armed Forces delivered concentrated strikes with long-range air and sea-based
11:57 high-precision weapons against airfields, control and deployment centers of the Ukrainian
12:02 Armed Forces, assembly shops and storage sites for main boats, as well as missiles, weapons
12:08 and military equipment received from European countries and the United States.
12:13 The target has been reached.
12:14 All assigned objects are hit.
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13:05 New York's Interior Ministry has banned all public demonstrations following a coup
13:10 d'état carried out by a group of military officers, who now have the support of the
13:14 army.
13:15 The ministerial office recalls that the state maintains a monopoly on violence and represses
13:20 alleged riots committed by people demonstrating support for those holding the President, Mohammed
13:26 Bassem.
13:27 It stated that it has instructed police forces and other security groups, of whom it does
13:32 not give details, to arrest those who carry out riots, acts of vandalism or public demonstrations
13:39 of any nature.
13:40 The international community ratifies that it only recognizes Bassem as the President.
13:50 In Syria, at least six people were killed and 32 others were wounded after a powerful
13:55 explosion in a neighborhood south of Damascus.
13:58 The incident occurred due to the explosion of a motorcycle near a public cab in the Zayeda
14:03 Zayinab neighborhood.
14:10 In Zimbabwe, supporters of the main opposition party attended a Citizens Coalition for Change,
14:16 the ZCC, rally in Sheguru, ahead of the country's general election on August 23rd.
14:22 At the rally, Nelson Shumiza, who is the main opposition leader, warned against violence
14:27 directed towards members of the opposition.
14:30 Shumiza further called for transparency in the forthcoming elections, urging the United
14:34 Nations and other observation bodies to be allowed to oversee the election in the Southern
14:40 African country.
14:59 Now we move on to other topics.
15:00 In Greece, firefighters rushed to tackle forest fires amid renewed winds.
15:05 Greek firefighters rushed on Thursday to quell deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country
15:11 for the past two weeks before strong winds forecast to rekindle the blaze on Thursday.
15:21 In Pakistan, at least 11 people have died due to heavy rains and floods over the last
15:26 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 168 since the start of the monsoon season
15:32 on June 25th.
15:34 The National Disaster Management Authority reported that among the victims, there are
15:38 five children from different areas of the country.
15:46 In the Philippines, Typhoon Dog Suri lashed an island and ravaged northern provinces with
15:51 fierce winds and rains, displacing nearly 16,000 villagers as it flooded low-lying villages
15:57 and cut power supplies.
15:59 According to authorities, there were no immediate reports of casualties after the typhoon hit
16:04 Phuong Island in Cayenne Province, where 15,843 people were evacuated from high-risk coastal
16:12 villages.
16:18 And in Panama, the canal reduces the number of daily vessel transits preventively and
16:22 indefinitely due to the drought affecting the waterways' flow.
16:26 The Panama Canal Authority, Ricardo Tevazquez, indicated that the measure responds to the
16:32 need to minimize the probabilities of additional draughts in the coming weeks due to the drought
16:37 that affects its basin.
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