FTS 20:30 06-09: In Mexico leaders of the ruling party call for unity ahead of its announcing the party's next presidential candidate
In Mexico, leaders of the ruling Morena party call for unity ahead of announcing the party's next presidential candidate// In Mexico, leaders of the ruling Morena party call for unity ahead of announcing the party's next presidential candidate// In Egypt, the collapse of a building in the east part of the country left at least 4 people dead and 5 injured. teleSUR
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00:00 In Mexico, leaders of the ruling Morena party called for unity ahead of announcing the party's
00:11 next presidential candidate.
00:15 In Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced over $1 billion in new funds for
00:21 Ukraine in the 18-month conflict.
00:27 And in Egypt, the collapse of a building in the east part of the country left at least
00:31 four people dead and five injured.
00:39 Hello and welcome to From the South.
00:40 I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Edelso Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:45 We begin with the news.
00:46 In Mexico, leaders of the ruling Morena party called to keep the unity within the organization
00:50 while announcing a 90% progress in the poll to determine the party's next presidential
00:55 candidate.
00:56 The political party leader, Mario Delgado, confirmed the legitimacy and transparency
01:01 of the process, indicating that they are currently reviewing the ballots, identifying signatures,
01:06 and validating each ballot with infrared light to prevent forgery.
01:10 The ballots represent 75% of the total qualification, in addition to four other questions where
01:15 honesty, credibility, opinion, and capacity of the contenders were consulted.
01:20 The leaders assured that the official act of designation of the presidential candidate
01:24 will be attended by President López Obrador.
01:32 Earlier President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke on the internal process of selecting
01:36 the presidential candidate of the National Regeneration Movement.
01:42 Power only makes sense and becomes a virtue when it is put at the service of others.
01:57 The rest is of no interest.
02:03 The search for material things, the paraphernalia of power, vanity, it has a lot to do with
02:17 not having ideals nor principles, and with the pomposity of feeling very powerful, they
02:34 are like little pharaohs, with complexes and corrupted.
02:39 Arturo Ávila, representative of the Morena party, ruled out the risk of illegitimacy
02:43 in the process of determining the next presidential candidate.
02:49 It was a transparent process in which the boxes were opened.
02:52 If there were incidents, they were discussed.
02:55 And there was something, a very important element that was asked for, that there should
02:59 be a conclusive proof.
03:01 If there is no conclusive proof, then what can be said is difficult to prove.
03:05 So under this argument, obviously, the incidents were reported, and we are very grateful to
03:11 the organizations of the movement, because fundamentally everything that seemed to us
03:16 that should not have been or should not have happened was removed, was removed from the
03:21 sample and was resolved positively.
03:24 So how can we not be happy if the exercise finally had a result that allows me to move
03:29 the process forward?
03:33 Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice announced the decriminalization of abortion at the federal
03:36 level, offering women the legal possibility of accessing free abortion services in public
03:41 hospitals.
03:42 The measure was taken after the firing of an injunction by a DNGO Grupo de Información
03:47 en Reproducción Elegida.
03:49 Judicial authorities established that the medical personnel of any federal institution
03:54 would not be criminalized for assisting someone who interrupts a pregnancy since they would
03:58 be providing a health service.
04:00 Also the Supreme Court called on the Congress to eliminate the crime of abortion from the
04:06 penal code.
04:11 In Colombia, social movements gather in the vicinity of the Attorney General's office
04:15 to participate in a day in defense of life and peace.
04:19 With this rally, the mobilized citizens demand extraordinary guarantees for the physical
04:23 integrity and reincorporation of the signatories of the peace agreement into the social and
04:27 political processes in the country.
04:30 The initiative is due to the continuous assassinations against the signatories that have not ceased
04:34 throughout the country.
04:35 This mobilization also seeks to show solidarity with the policy of total peace undertaken
04:40 by the government of President Gustavo Petro, which has resulted in dialogues with the National
04:45 Liberation Army as well as possible agreements with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
04:54 Social organizations in Panama protested against the contract signed between the government
04:58 and the mining subsidiary of the transnational first quantum.
05:03 Congress denounced that the agreement threatens the life of indigenous communities and the
05:07 biodiversity of the eastern locality of Donoso in Colón, a territory located in the Mesoamerican
05:12 biological corridor.
05:13 The document establishes a renewable 20-year mining concession contract between the state
05:19 and the subsidiary Minera Panama for the exploitation of a large copper mine, which establishes
05:24 a minimum income of $375 million.
05:28 The contract was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Justice.
05:37 On Tuesday, security forces repressed popular protests against the contract between the
05:43 state and the mining company Panama.
05:45 Trotters denounced the administration of President Laurentino Cortizo for prioritizing extractivism
05:51 and environmental degradation, as well as for the high cost of living crisis and the
05:56 worsening of labor conditions.
06:22 Our colleagues Adriana Zivori and Luis Horacio Gutierrez keep touring Venezuela, finding
06:26 stories that prove that when there is a will, there is a way.
06:29 This time, let's know about the family enterprise that makes and sells cold quichicha and have
06:36 a faithful clientele that looks for a delicious way to cope with the Caribbean sun and the
06:40 heat in Caracas streets.
06:42 Here is more about this tradition of beverage and of Carlos and Bedsides story in the following
06:47 material.
06:48 Breaking the ice, then Carlos and his wife prepare every detail before leaving.
06:58 This is boiled rice blended with milk.
07:01 It's the base of the traditional Venezuelan chicha.
07:05 Now they face a long way to set up their stall.
07:10 This business started when we were dating.
07:12 I was 16 years old and he was 20.
07:14 We have been selling chicha for a long time.
07:17 We had a break of five years because we left, but we came back stronger than ever.
07:22 We both do it for our children and because of our children.
07:29 During that pause, they emigrated to Peru, looking for other opportunities.
07:33 They also set up their business there.
07:36 But selling a frozen beverage in cold weather was not convenient.
07:40 And it was also difficult trying to fit in a place with few acquaintances.
07:45 The decision was to come back and they found a different situation.
07:50 A country where the market was already moving, there was trade, there was no longer that
07:56 problem of queuing for two products.
07:58 And well, I've started up the business again.
08:01 And they do have a public.
08:03 Some are interested in their prices and others are just loyal customers.
08:07 Of course, here is where I come.
08:10 The only one I drink.
08:11 I don't drink it anywhere else.
08:14 It's 100 percent good.
08:16 And I could tell you because I am 75 and I've worked a lot.
08:21 The chicha is present in many Latin American countries, but the way it is prepared is different.
08:27 This is chicha criolla without fermentation.
08:31 The hotter the day, the higher the sales.
08:35 Venezuelan chicha is very thick, very sweet.
08:37 And it depends.
08:39 Other sell it thicker, some add syrup or any other goodies they want to add.
08:44 But I particularly go with the traditional, just cinnamon and condensed milk.
08:52 The indigenous people were the first to brew this type of popular drink, but with a corn
08:57 base and alcohol.
08:59 Luis Horacio Gutierrez and Adriana Sibori, Telesur, Caracas.
09:03 You can find more episodes of our series Venezuela on the Move on YouTube and other platforms.
09:09 Let's take now a short break, but remember you can join us on TikTok @telesurenglish,
09:11 where you will find news in different formats, news updates and much more.
09:16 Other stories coming up.
09:18 Stay with us.
09:19 Welcome back to FamaSouth.
09:26 On Wednesday, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed a major policy reversal
09:30 by backing his new economic team's decision to drastically hike interest rates to fight
09:34 runaway inflation.
09:36 Erdogan has been a lifelong opponent of high borrowing costs and pushed past central bank
09:41 governors to fight inflation with lower interest rates.
09:46 Conventional Economics says that high interest rates help bring down prices by tapping down
09:51 demand and raising the cost of doing business.
09:54 Central Bank has since roughly tripled its policy rate to 25%.
09:58 Analysts believe it will need to raise the rate much higher at the next meeting on September
10:03 21st because the inflation has shot back up to nearly 60%.
10:11 "We will not compromise on economic growth during the program period.
10:17 We will ensure healthy and quality growth by paving the way for high value-added investments
10:22 and facilitating their financing.
10:25 At the same time, with the support of tight monetary policy, we will reduce inflation
10:30 to single digits again and improve the current account balance."
10:33 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kiev on Wednesday and met with Ukrainian
10:49 President Volodymyr Zelensky.
10:51 The purpose of Blinken's visit was to assess the three-month-long Ukrainian counteroffensive
10:55 and to highlight the ongoing U.S. support as some Western allies expressed concern over
11:01 Kiev's slow progress in expanding Russian forces, according to U.S. officials.
11:06 Blinken announced more than $1 billion in new U.S. funds for Ukraine in the 18-month
11:10 conflict, according to another administration official.
11:14 In addition to military aid, Blinken also announced about $805 million in non-weapons
11:20 aid to Ukraine.
11:21 A recent poll published in North American countries shows that 55% of U.S. citizens
11:26 are opposed to the Joe Biden administration continuing to send funds to Ukraine for the
11:31 ongoing conflict.
11:32 "The United States is committed to empowering Ukraine to write its own future.
11:40 In the crucible of President Putin's brutal and ongoing war, the United States and Ukraine
11:44 have forged a partnership that is stronger than ever and growing every day.
11:50 We will continue to stand by Ukraine's side, and today we're announcing new assistance
11:55 totaling more than $1 billion in this common effort."
12:16 The death toll from an extra-tropical cyclone that unleashed on Russian rains and flooding
12:20 on southern Brazil rose to at least 31 Wednesday.
12:24 According to local officials, the storm which started Monday left whole neighborhoods submerged
12:29 in floodwaters in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, forcing some residents to climb
12:34 onto their roofs and wait to be rescued.
12:36 More than 5,300 people have been forced from their homes, and over 52,000 residents and
12:42 70 towns have been affected.
12:44 The cyclone is the latest in a series of deadly weathering disasters to hit Brazil, which
12:50 experts say are likely being made worse by climate change.
12:54 Weather specialists have warned that the situation could worsen, with more rain forecast for
12:58 late Wednesday and into Thursday, Brazil's Independence Day.
13:03 President Luiz Inácio da Silva said he had spoken with the governor and promised his
13:07 administration support.
13:11 "Unfortunately, just as I got off the helicopter, I received confirmation of four more deaths,
13:19 two deaths, one in Estrela, one in Lareado, plus two more confirmed deaths in Rocazales,
13:26 which are in addition to the deaths we had already confirmed, making a total of 31 deaths
13:31 so far."
13:32 At least 14 people have died after torrential rains hit Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece in recent
13:39 days.
13:40 The recent period of extreme heat has given way to heavy storms, which turned the streets
13:43 of northwestern Turkey into rivers, and lashed Greece with unprecedented downpours as the
13:48 country recovers from weeks of forest fires.
13:51 The latest death toll in Turkey is now seven, two of them in Istanbul, while one person
13:55 is still missing in Kirklareli province, in the northwest of the country.
14:00 In neighboring Bulgaria, at least four people died on Tuesday on the Black Sea coast.
14:04 The victims were reportedly caught in a flash flood while crossing a bridge in their car.
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14:40 An appeals court in Nigeria rejected two out of the three petitions on Wednesday to challenge
14:44 the legitimacy of President Bula Tinubu's victory in the February election.
14:49 The last petition is still on deliberation in a case that has put Africa's most populous
14:53 country on edge.
14:54 Three opposing parties challenged the election results, which they say was illegally announced,
14:59 and argued that Tinubu was not qualified to run for president because he was a citizen
15:03 of Guinea and, unfortunately, did not have the required academic credentials.
15:07 The opposition has hinted at possible protests if the court rules in his favor.
15:11 If the judges uphold the last petition and annul the presidential election, it will be
15:15 a first in Nigeria's history.
15:22 In Egypt, a building collapsed in the east of the country, left at least four people
15:27 dead and five others injured.
15:29 Authorities confirmed that the victims were members of the same family who live in the
15:33 four-story building in Cairo neighborhood.
15:36 Also the governor of the state, Khaled Abdelal, ordered the appointment of a committee of
15:40 specialists and engineers to study the state of the adjacent buildings after a wave of
15:45 collapses in recent months.
15:47 Several structures have collapsed in recent years, leaving at least 55 victims so far
15:51 this year due to the poor state of the structures and the non-compliance with the urban planning
15:55 laws.
16:00 The 50th Extraordinary Congress of the Federation of Arab Entities in Latin American Countries
16:05 closed on Wednesday, September 6, in Damascus, capital of Syria.
16:09 More details in the following report from a correspondent in San Juanos.
16:18 During the three days since September 4, the National Federations of Arab, members of the
16:22 continental mother entity developed in cooperation with the Syrian authorities a wide range of
16:28 workshops during which the members of the Congress were able to learn first-hand the
16:33 true version of the political, economic, commercial, industrial, social, tourist and cultural events
16:38 in Syria, a reality that the members of the Congress promised to transmit to the brotherly
16:43 peoples of the entire Latin American continent and to seek ways to help the Syrian people
16:48 to overcome the consequences of the war and the coercive Western measures implemented
16:53 against their country.
16:59 The interventions and proposals of the members of the Congress mainly seek to consolidate
17:04 their link with their countries of origin and extend the bridges of contact between
17:08 the motherland and the countries of emigration, where they reside, in order to build systems
17:13 of cooperation and grave relations in all areas for the benefit of our people and other
17:19 peoples, especially in the economic and commercial sphere.
17:24 Despite terrorism and despite all the pressure on the Syrian people, we still have faith
17:28 in a better future and continue to build on tourism, economy, education and culture, and
17:35 in this area the members of the Congress express the interest of their communities to help
17:40 based on their attachment to their roots.
17:46 The truth of what is happening here does not reach the world and we are going to be the
17:51 voice of the Syrian people to transmit all this information.
17:56 The whole world knows what is happening and that Syria is rising up and that means that
18:01 we need to reactivate, trade and stop this cruel and inhumane blockade.
18:17 The Congress concluded with the presentation of a final declaration which, among its main
18:21 recommendations, calls for respecting the sovereignty, independence and territorial
18:25 integrity of Syria, finding a solution to the crisis based on compliance with the norms
18:30 of international legality, putting an end to the foreign occupation of parts of Syrian
18:34 soil, halting the US plundering of Syrian natural resources, contributing to the recovery
18:39 and reconstruction of the Arab country and lifting the Western economic blockade unjustly
18:44 imposed on the peoples of Syria, Cuba and Venezuela.
18:50 The organization of the 50th FIRAP Congress in Damascus and the final communique of this
18:55 Congress show that Syria remains in their hearts and although new generations of the
19:00 descendants of Arabs in emigration have emerged, the strength of the attachment of these communities
19:06 of Arab origin to the Syrian motherland is becoming stronger and stronger as time goes
19:11 by.
19:16 The most important message is to show the world that Syria is not alone, that the countries
19:22 of Latin America, its diaspora, its descendants, expatriates and emigrants also support it,
19:29 and we want to help it to rise up and to get out of the difficulties it is facing and to
19:34 give a message to the world about its reality.
19:42 The work agenda of the Congress also included cultural and recreational activities led by
19:47 a musical gala of traditional Syrian songs at the historic Al-Azm Palace in the old city
19:52 of Damascus, both to show the members of the FIRAP delegation and the new generations of
19:57 Arab descendants in Latin America the true civilized side of Syria and to consolidate
20:02 the attachment of these communities to their roots in Syria and their other countries of
20:06 origin in the Arab world.
20:15 We have come to the end of this news break, for more information on this and many other
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20:28 For Tres Sur English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos, thank you for watching.
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