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Brazil’s pres. inaugurates power line to link Roraima to the National Interconected System//Ecomas militaru chiefs agree on plan for possible intervention in Niger//At least 11 killed and dozens missing in Georgia after landslide. teleSUR
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00:00 In Brazil, President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva inaugurated the power line that will
00:13 link the Amazonian state of Roraima to the national interconnected system.
00:20 In Nigeria, West African military leaders agreed and planned for a possible intervention
00:24 in Niger as the deadline nears for the country's junta to restore civilian rule.
00:32 At least 11 people were killed and dozens missing after a landslide at a resort town
00:37 in northwestern Georgia.
00:44 Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Ana Razzavale from the Television Studios
00:49 in Havana, Cuba.
00:50 We begin with the news.
00:53 In Brazil, President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva inaugurated the power line that will
00:57 link the Amazonian state of Roraima to the national interconnected system.
01:02 On Friday, the Brazilian President presented the program "Life for All" aimed at reducing
01:06 the burden of diesel in the region, combining development and preservation of the environment.
01:12 The decarbonization program for the national interconnected system will also be implemented.
01:18 The interconnection of the municipalities of Partins, Itacoatiara and Uriti to the national
01:23 interconnected system of electric power will also be announced.
01:27 Lula da Silva signed the order of service for the line between Manoas as well.
01:33 In addition, the decree for the electrical interconnection of South American countries
01:37 will be signed.
01:42 With dialogue on the Amazon economy and inclusive rural transformation, the second day of the
01:46 pre-Amazon Summit progresses in Brazil.
01:49 In order to promote the implementation of an Amazon bioeconomic through the transformation
01:54 of the agri-food systems, the social movement of the Amazon Conference met in the city of
01:58 Belém for the second day.
02:01 After the end of the first day, there was an agreement to present a proposal with possible
02:05 solutions to the common problems to the plenary of the Amazon Summit, which takes place on
02:10 August 8th and 9th, and will be attended by the President of the Amazonian nations.
02:15 In Argentina, leftist groups are preparing for the primary, open, simultaneous and mandatory
02:24 elections to be held next Sunday, August 13, all over the country.
02:28 Members of three different perspectives tell us about their position regarding the electoral
02:32 proposal in the following report from correspondent Santiago Correia.
02:40 The Workers' Left Front Unity has two proposals, one of which is headed by Miriam Bergman and
02:45 represented by young people such as 18-year-old Lautaro Balmonde.
02:51 We are a list of commitment, we are a list of guaranteed struggle.
02:55 In other words, you can see us in the streets every day, together with the people of Ujuy
03:00 lately, together with the workers.
03:03 During the campaign, many promises are made and what we make are commitments.
03:08 We always do what we say, and we, from the youth, are always active in the streets.
03:14 You will see us this year promoting the campaign and in all the struggles that are to come.
03:20 And next year, when the IMF adjustment comes, we will also be in the streets together with
03:26 Miriam Bergman and Nicolás del Caño, who are at the head of the list I am on, who are
03:31 fighters.
03:32 For example, I am the grandson of disappeared people.
03:36 The mothers of Plaza de Mayo and Miriam Bergman made me proud that they put mass killers in
03:42 jail and recently the grandson 133 appeared, thanks to an enormous fight we are giving,
03:49 and that is the proof that fighting is useful.
03:53 Pablo Higachielo, who is part of the list headed by Gabriel Solano, points out why they
03:58 are the option to be chosen in the internal election.
04:02 In this country, everyone has governed, Kirchnerists, Peronists, radicals, Marquistas, and the situation
04:09 is getting worse and worse.
04:11 We come from a very acute social regression.
04:14 Fifty-five percent of the children are poor, forty percent of poverty, and they all come
04:19 with a war plan against the workers dictated by the International Monetary Fund.
04:23 And we are stating that we have to stop this and that we have to defend the workers.
04:28 We are strong defenders of migrants.
04:30 Today there is a growth in the xenophobic, racist, reactionary discourse, not only in
04:35 Argentina with every reactionary right wing, but worldwide.We strongly defend the rights
04:41 of migrants in Argentina and around the world.
04:44 And at the same time we are fighting for migrants to accompany the list of the left front and
04:49 for them to have the same rights as Argentinian citizens.
04:52 Meanwhile, as another option and for the single list of the new mass headed by Manuela Castaneda,
04:58 Federico Winckour puts forward some of the proposals of the party of which he is a member.
05:04 For us, this election is very important.
05:07 We see that it is very much to the right, where all the big sectors are discussing how
05:12 much they are going to adjust the working people, that this crisis can only be overcome
05:18 with adjustment and how much pressure they are going to put to turn the debate to the
05:22 left.
05:23 That is why we are making our proposal together with Manuela Castaneda for a minimum vital
05:29 and mobile salary of 500,000 pesos.
05:33 We propose that the rent from that salary should be cut at 50% of the family income
05:39 and that this should be controlled and regulated and also a housing construction plan so that
05:44 the market spends at the same time as tax on idle housing.
05:49 After the PASO, the forces that achieve a minimum of 1.5% of the valid votes and win
05:55 the internal election if disputed, will be able to compete in the general elections in
05:59 October.
06:00 Santiago Corey, TELESUR, Argentina.
06:04 In Colombia, according to reports from the Institute for Development and Peace, at least
06:09 100 social and indigenous leaders have been assassinated so far this year.
06:14 In the past, despite the improvements made by Gustavo Petro's government to achieve
06:19 total peace in Colombia, since the signing of peace agreements in August 2016, around
06:25 1,000 social leaders and defenders have been assassinated.
06:30 Output of the figure of 100 corresponds to the victims of systematic violence and from
06:35 January to August 2023, a number that was completed with the crime of Neiza indigenous
06:40 leader Luis Eduardo Timana last Friday.
06:48 In El Salvador, security forces continue for the third consecutive day operating the Department
06:53 of Cabañas, where they intend to detain alleged gang members.
06:57 Human rights organizations announced that the operations take place within the framework
07:01 of the implementation of a police-military switch in the territory, under the exception
07:06 regime imposed by the government of Nayib Bukhali.
07:10 The population rejected the search operation for presumed gang members in the rural zones
07:15 of the department.
07:17 For the part, members of the police will continue with the development of special operations
07:21 in the department.
07:22 Let's take a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok at TELUS Sur English,
07:30 where you'll find news in different formats, new dates and more.
07:34 Other stories coming up, stay with us.
07:51 Welcome back.
07:53 Russian and Chinese naval warships conducted a drill to destroy a simulated enemy submarine
07:57 within the framework of the combined patrol in the Pacific Ocean.
08:01 During the transit in the southwestern part of the Bering Sea, the sailors conducted an
08:06 anti-submarine exercise in which they rehearsed the location and destruction of a simulated
08:11 submarine.
08:12 On the other hand, the Russian and Chinese military improved their tactical maneuver
08:16 skills as well as conducted communication training, helicopter take-off and landing
08:20 from the decks of their ships.
08:22 The Russian defense ministers stressed that the joint patrol in Pacific water is aimed
08:27 at reinforcing military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as well as contributing
08:31 to peace and stability in both countries.
08:38 The Russian government condemned the possible foreign military intervention in the internal
08:42 affairs of Niger.
08:44 The foreign ministers stressed the need to implement mechanisms to organize a national
08:48 dialogue to re-establish peace and guarantee the rule of law and public order in the African
08:53 country.
08:54 Authorities stated that the threat to U.S. military forces against Niger will not reduce
08:59 tensions or favor the resolution of the conflict.
09:02 Furthermore, Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the European Union is not competent to
09:08 judge freedom of expression in Niger.
09:14 In Nigeria, West African military leaders agreed on a plan for a possible intervention
09:18 in Niger as a deadline year for the counter-junta to restore civilian rule.
09:23 The military reached the agreement on the last day of an extraordinary summit meeting
09:27 of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, held on Friday in Nigeria's
09:32 capital, Abuja, to discuss ways to respond to the crisis.
09:36 Last Sunday, ECOWAS gave the junta that totally elected President Mohamed Basun in a July
09:41 26 coup, one way to restore him from facing potential use of force.
09:46 The Bluffs Commissioner Abdel Fattoum Moussa said that all the elements that would go into
09:51 an any eventual intervention had been worked out.
09:54 On the other hand, Niger's junta has vowed to respond immediately to any foreign intervention
09:59 and has been holding Basun and his family, insufficient residents in the capital, Niamey,
10:04 for nine days.
10:05 "All the elements that would go into any eventual intervention have been worked out
10:16 here and being refined, including the timing, including the resources needed, and including
10:25 how and where and when we are going to deploy such efforts.
10:31 We want diplomacy to work and we want this message clearly transmitted to the leaders
10:38 of the junta in Niger that we are giving them every opportunity to reverse what they have
10:45 done."
10:46 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, announced that world food commodity prices
10:53 rose in July under the influence of the termination of the Black Sea Grain Export Initiative.
10:58 According to a UN agency, the world food index averaged 123.9 points, up to 1.3 percent from
11:06 June.
11:07 The agency also stressed that the increase was due to a sharp rise in the FAO vegetable
11:11 oil price index, which rose 12.1 percent since June after seven consecutive months of decline.
11:17 In response, the FAO warned that rising food prices pose a major food security threat to
11:23 a wide section of the world's population.
11:42 At least 11 people were killed and dozens missing after a landslide at a resort town
11:47 in northwestern Georgia.
11:49 The landslide took place on Thursday in Chauvi, a small resort town in Georgia's mountainous
11:53 northwest, famed for its vast forests and mineral waters springs.
11:58 Prime Minister Irakli Ghadibashvili said the rescuers were on the scene and that he had
12:02 called on the army to help with search-and-rescue efforts.
12:06 According to local authorities, 25 people were still missing while two of the 200 were
12:11 evacuated from the area.
12:12 Chauvi, located in a remote valley about 140 kilometers northwest of the capital Tbilisi,
12:18 lies in the confluence of two rivers.
12:21 Heavy rains and flooding are fairly common in Georgia, where steep slopes pose the risk
12:25 of landslides.
12:26 In 2008, six people were killed by a landslide in the southern Black Sea region of Adyara.
12:36 In this context, the president of Georgia, Salome Surabchili, declared that it is important
12:41 to stand together in different times.
12:44 We know how to stand together in the face of such tragedies.
12:53 It is important that we stand together and help people in need to get through this difficult
13:04 time in their lives.
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13:25 Welcome back.
13:43 And now we head to southwestern China, where a local football championship that went over
13:48 the hearts of the entire country ended last weekend.
13:51 As the sun shot over Chinese social media, hundreds of thousands of tourists began traveling
13:56 to the small town on weekends to watch matches with teams made up of local workers.
14:01 Brazilian TV correspondents in China, Mauro Ramos, attended the final game and will tell
14:06 us more about it.
14:08 Let's see.
14:09 The passion for football in China continues to grow.
14:12 This year, in addition to the fever generated by the arrival of Argentinian idol Lionel
14:17 Messi for the friendly game against Australia and the participation of the national team
14:21 in the Women's World Cup, a phenomenon piqued the interest of Chinese people throughout
14:25 the country.
14:26 A tournament in a small county called Ruanjiang in Guizhou province in southwestern China.
14:31 The championship is called Chunqiao and could be translated as the Village Super League.
14:35 The final took place last weekend.
14:37 20 teams from various places and with players from different ethnic groups participated
14:42 in it.
14:43 The players are all workers from the region, peasants, students, drivers and local business
14:48 people aged between 15 and 50 years.
14:52 As a peasant, I have to go to the field in the morning.
14:56 Nowadays, it is not as backward as it used to be, so we can use modern tools.
15:01 Every morning I go to the field to see if there are any problems with the crops.
15:05 I go early in the morning and come back at noon.
15:08 I take a two-hour break at noon and then go back to the field to see my crops.
15:14 This was the first time that Chunqiao took on national proportions.
15:17 The small county of Ruanjiang with a population of 385,000 received around 1 million tourists
15:24 after the game strengthened on Chinese social media.
15:26 On Saturday, July 29, more than 150,000 people traveled to Ruanjiang to watch the final.
15:33 Chunqiao, the Super Village League is first and foremost a showcase for our collective
15:39 confidence and Ruanjiang's culinary delights.
15:42 It also serves as a way to bond through food culture, showcasing our local cuisine and
15:48 the intangible cultural heritage of our ethnic minorities.
15:51 Fundamentally, it has greatly contributed to Ruanjiang's economic growth and ultimately
15:57 significantly increased the cohesion of our community.
16:02 Wu Jijie is a peasant from Zhejiang, the village that came Ruanjiang.
16:06 Throughout the Chunqiao, she sold juices and fruit that she grew herself on her land.
16:11 Today is Chunqiao's final.
16:14 At first, we really didn't imagine that Chunqiao would become so popular.
16:18 We really welcome friends from different places to come to our Chunqiao.
16:23 They have helped us a lot in business, bringing great benefits to Ruanjiang in Kuizhou.
16:29 We're excited and happy to meet all of you, our friends from the outside.
16:33 And well, I really don't know what to say.
16:36 I'm very excited right now.
16:39 During the first month of the championship, tourism in Ruanjiang generated more than 1.2
16:44 billion yuan, about 167 million U.S. dollars.
16:49 The neighbors organized the entire event, the teams, the calendar of the games, the
16:53 rules and the prizes, which were animals raised by the peasants of the region themselves.
16:58 The winning team, Zhejiang, won a bull.
17:01 The runners-up, Zhongcheng, won goats.
17:04 Those from Chamba came third and won the prize of pigs.
17:07 And those in fourth place, Xinjiang, got geese.
17:10 The judges, the linespeople and the best players also took home chickens.
17:15 The initiative is part of a larger project that is rural revitalization.
17:19 As part of this policy, the central government set a goal of creating more than 100 rural
17:24 sports events by 2035.
17:27 Rural revitalization in China is the country's strategy to consolidate the achievements of
17:32 poverty reduction and the elimination of stream poverty in recent years.
17:37 It is also part of the Chinese modernization project.
17:41 Kunchao has indeed stimulated our local economy.
17:44 For example, many local villagers would usually go outside their hometowns for work.
17:50 But thanks to this platform and these activities, many people can come back to work in their
17:55 hometowns.
17:56 As a result, the local economies get boosted.
18:00 And many people are also happy that they don't have to leave their hometown to find work.
18:06 Runjiang was one of the last nine counties in China to be removed from the country's
18:11 poverty list in 2020.
18:13 One of the guiding elements of the campaign that lifted 100 million people out of poverty
18:18 in eight years was how to ensure people stay out of poverty.
18:22 The promotion of sports and rural tourism is one of the responses that China has been
18:26 implementing.
18:27 The local football association, as well as the Dong and Miao Ethnic Studies Association,
18:34 organized the games.
18:36 The government provides funds for the necessary infrastructure.
18:39 While we are responsible for organizing the games regarding financing, we reject all forms
18:45 of commercialization, sponsorship and profit.
18:50 As during all the weekends in which it was played, the final of the Chunchao featured
18:55 cultural activities representing the ethnic diversity of the region.
18:59 One of these presentations included 600 women of different communities singing on the football
19:04 pitch.
19:05 More than 83 percent of Runjiang's population belongs to 15 ethnic groups, such as the Miao
19:10 and Dong.
19:11 The final match was practically settled.
19:13 Zhongcheng was winning 2-1, when a few minutes before the end of the match, Zhejiang's team
19:18 scored the draw goal.
19:19 The match went directly to penalties and finally the residents of Zhejiang took home the winning
19:24 title.
19:25 It has been a long and difficult day, but we managed to win the championship.
19:30 I am proud, happy and delighted from being a Pisa to winning the Chunchao championship.
19:35 I am extremely happy.
19:39 From TVT in China, for Telesur, Mauro Ramos.
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19:54 For Telesur English, I am Ana Rosa Valle.
19:57 Thank you for watching.
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