10/12/2024
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*Argentina: half of the population fell into poverty 1 year into Milei’s govt.
*South Korea: prosecutor to investigate presidents martial law move
FTS 12.30
*Argentina: half of the population fell into poverty 1 year into Milei’s govt.
*South Korea: prosecutor to investigate presidents martial law move
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00:00The Israeli occupation forces entered the rural region south of Damascus, the Syrian
00:18capital, near the Lebanese border.
00:21On the first anniversary of Javier Mele's government in Argentina, the far-right president
00:28drove approximately 23 million people into poverty.
00:32In South Korea, parliament approved a motion to appoint a prosecutor to investigate President
00:38Jung Suk-kyo over the introduction of martial law.
00:47Hello welcome to From the South, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Delezou Studios in
00:51Havana, Cuba.
00:52We begin with the news.
00:53The Syrian Armed Forces' capabilities have been destroyed after Israeli swarm drones
01:12hit over 250 military targets.
01:16Israeli sources assure that their forces have mounted the largest air operation ever
01:20in the history of the Zionist regime.
01:22The targets of the airstrikes include Syrian Air Force fighter jets, anti-aircraft missile
01:26systems, weapons production and storage facilities.
01:29The Israeli swarm drones have hit the Qamishli Air Base in north-eastern Syria, the Shinchar
01:34Base in rural Homs, and the Aqba Airport southwest of Damascus.
01:39Other shellings were further recorded in the port of Latakia, with the aim of destroying
01:43Syrian naval forces.
01:51An Israeli occupational force has entered the rural region south of Damascus, the Syrian
01:55capital, near the Lebanese border.
01:57The force seized the town of Hina, with the aim of advancing towards Han al-Sheikh in
02:01the Qatana area, opposite the Lebanese Rashaya neighborhood.
02:05The Israeli tanks were less than three kilometers from the town of Qatana and about 20 kilometers
02:09from Damascus.
02:10According to Lebanese military and security analyst Charles Abinader, Israeli troops infiltrated
02:16into Syrian territory without encountering resistance.
02:26And Mohamed al-Bashir, a key figure in the Hayat Tadir al-Sham terrorist group, a local
02:31branch of al-Qaeda, announced his appointment as head of the Syrian caretaker government.
02:37Al-Bashir met to discuss the handover of executive power, in which his mandate will run until
02:42March 1st, 2025.
02:44The appointment of the official implies a large influence on the Syrian government by
02:49the HDS terrorist group.
02:51Sources report a decision was made after Monday's meeting between the HDS terrorist leader and
02:56Syrian Prime Minister Mohamed al-Khalili.
03:04Mohamed al-Bashir, head of Syria's transitional government, is a politician and engineer who
03:08served as Minister of Development in the government of Salvation during its fifth and sixth sessions.
03:14Later, the Shura General Council announced that he had received a majority vote of confidence
03:18to head the Council of Ministers in early 2024.
03:21Al-Bashir is a key member of the Hayat Tadir al-Sham terrorist group, an affiliate of the
03:26al-Qaeda organization.
03:34And also terrorist groups in Syria have declared a curfew in several parts of the country following
03:39the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
03:42The measure came into force from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. local time in the cities of Damascus,
03:47Latakia and Tartus.
03:48The terrorists warned the public that those who do not comply with their decision will
03:52be sentenced to one month in prison.
03:55Medical personnel, firefighters, ambulance workers and security forces are the only ones
03:59exempted from the ban.
04:22An Israeli occupation forces took the offensive against central and northern Gaza Strip, causing
04:26the death of over 30 Palestinians.
04:29Several sources gave accounts of the death toll, referring that 25 people were killed
04:32on Monday evening in Beit Hanoun, while seven family members were stricken dead due to bombings
04:38in the Nusrat refugee camp.
04:40For over two months, the occupation forces have prevented the entry of food and human
04:44grenade for northern Gaza inhabitants.
04:47In addition, the destruction of 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure has forced
04:51thousands of Gazans to survive in extreme conditions, facing devastation and lack of
04:56basic resources.
05:00Meanwhile, the International Federation of Journalists has informed that as of December
05:0710, 2024, 104 journalists have been killed worldwide.
05:12According to this data, 2024 has been another particularly deadly year for journalists and
05:16media professionals.
05:17The organization reaffirms its commitment to the urgent adoption by the United Nations
05:22of a global convention to protect journalists.
05:25In this context, for the second year in a row, the Middle East is the region that holds
05:28the decimal record for the number of journalists killed, reaching 66 dead in 2024, 55 of them
05:35in Gaza.
05:36On October 13, 2023, the International Federation of Journalists urged UNESCO to make efforts
05:42for the protection of the members of this sector.
05:51Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court to testify as a
05:55defendant in criminal charges against him for three separate cases.
05:59Netanyahu will answer charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in three separate
06:04cases during his court appearances.
06:06He denies wrongdoing and says the charges are a witch hunt orchestrated by a hostile
06:10media and a biased legal system that seeks to overthrow him.
06:15Dozens of people gathered outside the court in Tel Aviv, some to protest against Netanyahu,
06:19including relatives of hostages held in Gaza.
06:21It will be the first time an Israeli Prime Minister testifies as a defendant in a criminal
06:26trial.
06:32And outside the courtroom in Tel Aviv, where Netanyahu is on trial, some 200 people demonstrate
06:37and call for the resignation of the Prime Minister.
06:39Among the demonstrators are leftist activists and relatives of the hostages held in Gaza.
06:45Many critics question whether the Israeli leader is capable of governing the country
06:48amid his legal troubles, an international arrest warrant for war crimes in Gaza, and
06:53several war fronts that now include an invasion into Syrian territory.
07:02We now have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on Tiktok at Teles
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07:09We'll be right back, stay with us.
07:18Welcome back.
07:37The President of Argentina, Javier Millet, during his first year in office, pursued economic
07:41adjustments reaching the highest national budget attrition the nation has experienced
07:46in 25 years.
07:47The Ibero-American Center for Research in Science, Technology, and Innovation accounted
07:52on a briefing the budget's depletion in this sector for over 30%, while the one for education
07:57fell by over 45% in comparison to the 2020 and 2023 terms.
08:03Furthermore, the gross domestic product has been reduced below the minimum standard values,
08:07even lower than in the previous administration.
08:10State agencies have been affected, mainly in wages, generating a strong social rejection
08:15to Millet's policy, which has caused thousands of layoffs of public workers, closure of strategic
08:20companies, among other setbacks.
08:27The first year of Millet's administration, close to 50% of the Argentinian population
08:32is living in high levels of poverty.
08:34Indeed, the social observatory of the Argentine Catholic University proved that 23 million
08:39people currently remain below such level.
08:41Moreover, the economic plan of the far-right president led to the fall of the gross domestic
08:45product.
08:46The study further specified that over 66% of children live in households with incomes
08:51below poverty levels.
08:52Meanwhile, key sectors, such as industry, are going through hardships.
08:57It is terrible, but today I have nothing to eat.
09:12I don't come every day, but when the spontaneous need arises, I say, phew, I don't have money,
09:19I don't have any.
09:21I have already asked for loans here and there.
09:24So I have to come here.
09:26They take care of me here.
09:28They give me food for the day.
09:34We used to cook 13 pots.
09:36Since Millet took over, we cooked 28 pots and there is not enough food.
09:39The government sends food for 1,800 rations.
09:42However, we distribute rations for 4,000 and 5,000 people on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
09:48The group of priests of the Option for the Poor issued a statement on Monday accusing
09:52Argentine President Javier Millet of creating hunger among the population.
09:56Through a statement, the group affirmed that one year after Millet's government took over
09:59the executive power, the real winner was the concentrated economic power.
10:03This summarized the main problems of different groups that have been abandoned by the state,
10:07such as doctors, pensioners, universities, laid-off workers and indigenous peoples and
10:12rural communities.
10:13One year after La Libertad Avanza assumed the presidency of the nation, a social observatory
10:18of the Argentine Catholic University revealed that 49.9% of the population is below the
10:23poverty line.
10:31Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva is currently recovering in an intensive care
10:35unit after undergoing surgery for an intracranial herbarage, as reported by the Syrian Lebanese
10:41Hospital through a statement released on Tuesday.
10:45The statement informed the head of state went to a health facility for tests after
10:49feeling a headache, adding that the results of the subsequent MRI showed intracranial
10:54bleeding, product of a home accident.
10:57He was transferred to the São Paulo unit of the hospital, where a craniotomy was performed
11:01to drain the hematoma.
11:03The institution assured the surgery was performed without incident and the president is doing
11:08well.
11:09In this regard, the chief minister of the Brazilian government's secretariat of communication,
11:12Paulo Pimenta, assured that the post-operative operation rest period is usually 24 to 48
11:18hours.
11:19In the same context, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva's medical team confirmed
11:30that he is in stable condition after a cranial drainage surgery.
11:33Let's listen to the coverage of our colleague Ignacio Lemus from São Paulo.
11:37Greetings, studios.
11:46The medical team of President Lula da Silva has given statements at the Syrian Lebanese
11:51Hospital.
11:52During a press conference, it was stated that the president is conscious, he eats, talks
11:57normally and that he will not have sequelae of the surgery performed during this early
12:01morning at that hospital.
12:03During Monday's day, Lula had felt headaches and was later registered with the Syrian Lebanese
12:08Hospital in Brasilia.
12:10An advance of a hemorrhage in his head, in the cranial region.
12:14Because of that, he was transferred to the Syrian Lebanese Hospital in São Paulo and
12:18here an operation was performed to drain that liquid from his head, to drain that hematoma.
12:23The truth is that the recovery of the Brazilian president is now advancing.
12:28He will remain, the doctors pointed out, under observation for the next few hours.
12:34He also made statements.
12:35The chief minister of the Brazilian Ministry of Communication, Paulo Pimenta, stated that
12:40President Lula da Silva was well and that this type of operation is a simple operation.
12:46He has about 24 to 48 hours of post-operative rest and maintenance of an observation situation
12:52for President Lula da Silva.
12:54So, everything is moving forward calmly, the doctors pointed out.
12:59And President Lula da Silva is stable after this surgery performed in the Syrian Lebanese
13:03Hospital.
13:04Regarding President Lula da Silva's current health in Cuba, President Miguel Díaz-Canel,
13:15on behalf of the people, wished his Brazilian counterpart a speedy health recovery, sending
13:20him warm hugs.
13:22Brazil and Cuba have maintained bilateral relations since 1986, but ties between the
13:26nations have strengthened in Lula's presidential terms.
13:29Cuba has allocated medical brigades to Brazil several times, while Brazil has invested in
13:33several economic sectors and social projects in Cuba.
13:48On the Indonesian island of Java, flash landslides and floods devastated 172 villages, claiming
13:53at least 10 lives and forcing over 3,000 people to evacuate.
13:57Indonesian rescuers pulled out 10 corpses in the most hit villages, including those
14:01of three children, while they continue searching for two missing villagers after the mudslides.
14:06Likewise, the disaster has destroyed 31 bridges, 81 roads and 539 hectares of rice fields,
14:12while 1,170 houses have been flooded up to the roof.
14:16The local disaster management agency noted that severe weather conditions have damaged
14:21over 3,300 houses and buildings as well.
14:33Authorities in the Philippines have evacuated more than 9,200 people living in areas threatened
14:38by the eruption of the Canlaon volcano.
14:41The civil defense said 9,403 residents of areas close to the volcano located on the
14:45island of Negros have already been moved to evacuation centers.
14:50It informed that food would have to be collected and shipped to feed some 34,000 people, as
14:55well as thousands of tents and beds.
14:57The Canlaon volcano erupted last Monday afternoon, spreading a cloud of ash that quickly rose
15:02to 3,000 meters above the chimney, scattering debris in numerous towns and sprucing hot
15:06volcanic gases.
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15:58Welcome back.
15:59South Korea's parliament on Tuesday approved a motion to appoint a prosecutor to investigate
16:03President Jun Suk-kyo over the introduction of martial law.
16:07The declaration of martial law, the first in more than 40 years, lasted only about six
16:11hours, but triggered large-scale protests.
16:14Jun and his associates faced criminal investigations and impeachment attempts.
16:17In this context, the Justice Ministry has also banned the president and eight others
16:22from leaving the country.
16:23Likewise, former Defense Minister Kim Jong-un, who has been accused of recommending the martial
16:28law and sending troops to the National Assembly to prevent lawmakers from voting on it, has
16:33been detained since Sunday.
16:42Out of 287, with 210 yeas, 63 nays, and 14 abstentions, I announce, the bill to appoint
16:51permanent special counsel to investigate unconstitutional martial law decree has been passed.
16:57Meanwhile, lawmakers call for the arrest of 8 people including South Korea's head of state.
17:10In this amendment to the bill to urge immediate arrest of top government officials, we changed
17:15the number of people to arrest from 7 to 8 by adding President Jun Suk-kyo.
17:19To minimize the chaos caused by the head of rebellion, including President Jun Suk-kyo
17:27and restore international trust in South Korea, please help us pass the bill.
18:19Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated that the victory of Ayacucho sealed the liberation
18:23of Latin America from three centuries of colonialism.
18:26During a commemorative act for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, the Venezuelan
18:31President highlighted the work of the troops led by the great Marshal of Ayacucho, Antonio
18:35José de Sucre, who defeated what was then the most powerful army on earth, the Spanish
18:40army.
18:41President Maduro also stated that this victory defined the destiny of the coming years for
18:45the Americas and its free and independent peoples.
18:48At the same time, he emphasized that the struggle for the defense of the freedom granted to
18:52us is extremely important in these years where imperialism seeks to destroy what was achieved
18:57with the liberation struggle.
19:03Colombia pays tribute to independence hero José María Córdoba in the context of the
19:08200th anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho.
19:10The authorities and members of the armed forces gathered near the mausoleum where the remains
19:15of José María Córdoba rest in the municipality of Río Negro, Antioquia.
19:19After the commemorative act, the officials laid a wreath at the tomb of Córdoba.
19:29In addition, a central ceremony that included a military parade for the 200th anniversary
19:33of the Battle of Ayacucho and the Peruvian Army Day was held in Casa del Square of the
19:38headquarters.
19:39Several activities have also been scheduled throughout the day at the Sanctuary of the
19:43Campa de la Quinua in the Ayacucho region.
19:53And in Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega, along with various authorities of the country,
19:57attended the 29th graduation of officers of the Center for Higher Military Studies, General
20:03José Dolores Estradavado.
20:05During the ceremony, President Ortega presented diplomas and certificates of recognition to
20:10the best students and a diploma of athletic spirit to the outstanding graduate.
20:14He also took the opportunity to denounce and condemn the recent events in Syria, while
20:18assuring that Nicaragua joins the cause for peace made of various countries and organizations.
20:24Finally, he recalled and saluted the Bicentennial of the Battle of Ayacucho, praising this historical
20:29milestone for the peoples of our Americas.
20:31General of the Army of Nicaragua, General of the Army Julio César Avilés Castillo
20:37We have come to the end of this newsbrief.
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