14/02/2025
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*World leaders meet at 61st Munich Security Conference
*Cuban govt. denounces USAID's financing of subversive actions
FTS 12.30
*World leaders meet at 61st Munich Security Conference
*Cuban govt. denounces USAID's financing of subversive actions
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00:00Al Fardis denounced the resumption of Israeli expansionist plans to occupy the West Bank
00:19and expel Palestinians.
00:27The 61st edition of the Munich Security Conference will kick off in Germany, focused on the new
00:35United States administration negotiations with Ukraine and tensions with China.
00:48Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel reiterated the nation's denunciation of the subversive
00:54actions promoted by the United States through organizations such as USAID.
01:06Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Ana Marrero from the Telesur headquarters
01:10in Caracas, Venezuela.
01:12Now we will be with the new system with us.
01:30Al Fardis denounced the resumption of Israeli expansionist plans to occupy the West Bank
01:35and expel Palestinians.
01:37Palestinian experts denounced the construction of new settlements and roads by Israel, which
01:43exposes the strategic expansion plan.
01:46They point out that the shelters have been creating a gradual annexation in the West
01:52Bank since 1967, based on the division of the West Bank into corridors with the aim
01:59of separating the Palestinian cities and connecting the settlements by a network of independent
02:05roads.
02:06The Commission of Resistance to the Wall and Settlements warned of the confiscation of
02:12more land and denounced the violation of international law to make life difficult for Palestinians
02:17in order to force them to live under the pretext of voluntary migration.
02:25In this context, the United Nations Children's Files criticized the offensive of the Israeli
02:31occupation forces against the West Bank.
02:34In a communique, UNICEF expressed its deep concern at the high human costs and deterioration
02:40of children's lives caused by the attacks and bombardments of the Palestinian territories.
02:47The agency denounced that in 2025 alone, at least 13 children were killed in the West
02:53Bank, an increase of 200% since the intensification of aggression of October 7, 2023.
03:00The officials condemned all acts of violence, specifically in the governorates of Jenin,
03:06Tulkarem and Tubas, and called for cessation of hostilities in the West Bank for the sake
03:11of children and the population.
03:18The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, confirmed that it will release three Israeli
03:23hostages from Gaza on Saturday as a plan after talks with its foreign mediators, Egypt and
03:29Qatar.
03:30In a statement, Hamas described the Cairo talks as positive and said that Egyptian and
03:34Qatari mediators pledged to work to remove the remaining obstacles imposed by the Israeli
03:41regime.
04:00The Prime Minister of Georgia accused the U.S. Agency for International Development,
04:17known as USIDE, of planning colonial revolutions in the country as well as interfering in its
04:22electoral decisions.
04:24The USIDE was involved in the planning and implementation of revolutionary processes.
04:31There is concrete evidence of this, including video evidence, said Prime Minister Iraq's
04:37lead Kovaridze.
04:38According to the executive, the organization has also been directly involved in the political
04:47and electoral processes of the country.
04:50In this regard, Kovaridze expressed his satisfaction at the new U.S. administration finally talking
04:56about all the irregularities surrounding USIDE's activity.
05:08The Vatican informed on Friday that Pope Francis has been admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Hospital
05:16for the diagnosis test and for the treatment of ongoing bronchitis.
05:21The Supreme Patriarch of the Catholic Church, handmaiden with the President of Slovakia,
05:26Roberto Fico, as of his scheduled agenda, was admitted to the health facility soon afterwards.
05:33Due to his health condition, meetings had been held in his residence, Casa Santa Marta,
05:40foregoing the usual papal palace.
05:42The hospitalization comes after the Pope had to interrupt the Holy Mass in St. Peter's
05:49Square on Sunday due to breathing difficulties.
05:54Then on Wednesday, he held the training of the catechesis to the general audience.
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06:39Welcome back to From the South.
06:41The 61st edition of the Ministry of Security Conference will kick off in Germany, focused
06:46on the new US administration, negotiations with Ukraine and tensions with China.
06:51The annual meeting, which brings together heads of state, defense ministers, diplomats
06:55and experts in international relations, will be held from February 14th to the 16th, having
07:02current conflicts in the world as one of the key topics of the agenda.
07:06The parliamentary report of the MSC affirms that the US is not being seen by the world
07:13as a supposed generator of the liberal international order.
07:18Precisely, US President Trump assured the presence of Russian diplomats, which was later
07:23denied by the spokeswoman of the Eurasian Nations Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
07:36Trump announced on Thursday a set of reciprocal tariffs on his country's trade in partners
07:47that will match the rates applied by each nation to the United States.
07:52After the announcement of the measure, the president signed a memorandum on the matter,
07:56which will allow his administration to execute a review process to implement the initiative.
08:02Trump assured the equalization of tariffs with other countries will lead to the return
08:07of pharmaceutical automobiles and integrated circuits manufacturers to US soil-boosting
08:13job creation.
08:14However, analysts have said tariffs policy could take a backfire on Trump's peace agenda
08:20as it increases inflation and slows economic growth, making it a high-risk gamble for the
08:25country.
08:26And on trade, I have decided for purposes of fairness that I will charge a reciprocal
08:36tariff, meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge
08:42them.
08:43No more, no less.
08:44In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff.
08:52Very simple.
08:54In addition, we will make a provision for subsidies provided by countries in order to
09:00take economic advantage of the United States, which a lot of countries do, including our
09:06allies.
09:07Our allies, in many cases, are worse than our enemies in this having to do with trade.
09:12According to recent figures, at least 7 out of 10 violent deaths in Mexico are caused
09:17by illegally trafficking farms.
09:20According to the National Public Security System, last year's homicide rate reached
09:2472.92%, the highest figure ever recorded.
09:29It is estimated that more than 200,000 weapons from the U.S. enter the country each year
09:36through criminal crips, which is why the Mexican government has called on Washington to implement
09:40a strategy to increase the effectiveness of fights against the trafficking of weapons
09:46that cross the border from its territory and end up in the hands of criminals.
10:00Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has questioned why U.S. military weapons end up in the hands
10:05of criminal gangs in Mexico.
10:10How can it be explained that a grenade launcher for the exclusive use of the United States
10:15Army is in the hands of a criminal group in Mexico?
10:20This is what we need to coordinate and work together to prevent.
10:24How high-powered weapons for the exclusive use of the United States Army, a criminal
10:30group in Mexico, has them?
10:37The Chinese government urged to avoid a scenario of confrontation and political division in
10:41Asia-Pacific regions.
10:44Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yijun stressed that nations should establish relations and
10:51cooperation without involving third parties.
10:54The spokesman urged not to push confrontational agendas that create unnecessary tensions that
11:01could harm regional and global security.
11:04This comes in the wake of the recent meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian
11:09Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which the U.S. President highlighted an increase
11:14in arms sales to India, including F-35 fighter jets.
11:29In South Korea, six workers were killed and seven others injured on Friday after a fire
11:36broke out at a hotel construction site in the southeastern city of Busan.
11:41Firefighters said the incident was caused by the use of insulating material on the second
11:47floor of the building located on the Jinjan County, north of the city.
11:52They also said 20 workers trapped on the roof were rescued by helicopter.
12:06In South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa held a military ceremony in honor of the South
12:13African soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
12:17Our nation is in mourning over the words of the South African president, who also offered
12:22his deepest sympathy for 14 soldiers killed.
12:36So far this year, the African continent has registered more than 87,000 confirmed cases,
12:43and more than 1,700 deaths due to impacts.
12:51About a country that has record outbreaks on the continent, nine are in the so-called
12:57control phase, and 13 in the active phase, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
13:02In South Africa, more than 1,000 people have died from COVID-19, and more than 1,000 people
13:07have died from COVID-19.
13:09In South Africa, more than 1,000 people have died from COVID-19, and more than 1,000 people
13:14have died from COVID-19.
13:16More than 1,000 people have died from COVID-19, and more than 1,000 people have died from
13:23COVID-19.
13:24Epidemiologists Ndishid Ndogo, head of the executive office of the Center in Africa,
13:27stress that although significant progress has been made in the response to impacts,
13:32the current insecurity and the pause in funding from the U.S. government pose a significant
13:36risk to the control of the outbreak.
13:39In this regard, the African Union Public Health Agency warned on Thursday that the funding
13:45used for foreign aid programs ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump is already impacting
13:50the ability of African countries to respond to the impacts epidemic.
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14:42The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, reiterated the nation's denunciation of subversive
14:49actions promoted by the United States through organizations such as UCI, highlighting the
14:54financing of projects that seek to destabilize the country.
14:57Diaz-Canel denounced the use of U.S. agencies such as the UCI to destabilize governments
15:03and undermine the sovereignty of nations, including Cuba.
15:07The situation has occurred since the 90s, with the UCI allocating approximately $20
15:13to $50 million annually to subversive activities in Cuba, not content-covered funds.
15:19According to the recent exposure of the agency's activities in the context of U.S. policy,
15:25it reveals the use of humanitarian organizations as funds to fulfill U.S. hegemonic interests.
15:31In Haiti, after a confrontation between armed groups, criminals set fire to a hospital at
15:42the country's state university, leaving at least three people dead and several wounded.
15:46The health center located in the capital, Port-au-Prince, was reportedly left in a deplorable
15:51condition.
15:52Precisely, the hospital was the only place where Haitians could access medical care,
15:57including dialysis.
15:59In the aftermath of the incident, health authorities and the media are on the scene working towards
16:05reopening the vital institution.
16:16At the same time, thousands of Haitian families have been forced to leave the area due to
16:20the tensions caused by the presence of criminal gangs and the insecurity crisis.
16:24Displaced people denounce the government's inaction against the gangs that plagued the
16:30Solano neighborhood and other areas of Port-au-Prince.
16:34The Order of Human Rights Defenders warns that violence by criminal groups in Haiti
16:40left at least 6,838 people dead and 1,638 injured and another 1,515 kidnapped last year.
16:55Heavy rains in Peru have affected more than 2,800 houses and 14 others have been destroyed.
17:15Infrastructure damage on roads were also affected in the Ica region, south of the country.
17:22In a press release, the National Civil Defense Institute reported that the damage includes
17:27two educational institutes, a health center, 6.2 kilometers of communication lines, 200
17:34hectares of corpses, drinking water and electricity.
17:37They also indicate that they are still evaluating possible effects of the heavy rains of the
17:46Ingenio Archeological Reserve.
17:50Work tents were installed in the sports complex of a municipality as well as in other districts
17:55of Xinguillo, Santiago, Parcona and Santa Cruz.
18:00Therefore, the agency urges to keep local emergency centers active.
18:15In Guatemala, the Archeological Park of Quirigua is one of the settlements of the Mayan civilization
18:28and has been a World Heritage Site since 1981.
18:31Let's see.
18:34El Parque ArqueolĂłgico de Quirigua, ubicado en el departamento de Isabel, situado en la regiĂłn nororiental.
18:41The Archeological Park of Quirigua, located in the department of Isabel, in the northeastern region of Guatemala,
18:47preserves vestiges of the Mayan civilization, which were established between the 3rd and 10th centuries,
18:52after the Common Era, but it was not until between the years 426 and 810, when it reached its maximum splendor.
18:59Quirigua has an exceptional universal value, which is why it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981.
19:06La Singular Quirigua está formada por 34 hectáreas, terreno que conserva una importante infraestructura.
19:17The Singular Quirigua is formed by 34 hectares, land that conserves an important ancient infrastructure,
19:23having a total of 17 monuments carved between the years 426 and 810.
19:28These are the main testimonies of the Mayan civilization, but for reasons that are not very clear, it entered a period of decline.
19:35Quirigua preserves the largest public space known in the whole Mayan area, the Great Plaza,
19:40where the Ceremonial Plaza and the Temple are located.
19:43It is made up of a structure of pyramids, terraces and staircases,
19:47in addition to the production of monolithic monuments carved in sandstone.
19:54The monuments, called steles, contain hieroglyphic texts describing significant dates of the Mayan calendar and celestial events.
20:05Together with passages from the mythology of this culture and political events,
20:09as well as social and historical events important for the development of the city.
20:13These inscriptions on the stele compile information between the years 426 and 810,
20:18a period of 394 years, making possible the construction of history in the Mayan civilization.
20:24One hundred masterpieces of the Norwegian painter Eduardo Munch are exhibited at the Palazzo Buonaparte in Rome, Italy.
20:31The painting is on loan from the museum that bears his name in Oslo.
20:37Norway examines the anxieties and concerns of the human being with works in introspective from his youth,
20:45to the last years of his life.
20:47Considered one of the most symbolized artists of the 19th century,
20:51Munch based his creation with primary attention to color, details and expression of the soul.
20:57Among the paintings on this plate in Rome exhibition,
21:03which will be on display at the Palazzo Buonaparte in Rome,
21:09among the paintings on this plate in Rome exhibition,
21:15which will be open until next June,
21:17are one of the early topography versions of the Scream,
21:21Girls on a Bridge and Death in the Sick Room.
21:33The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennial is being held in Saudi Arabia,
21:38meeting the things to modernize the Islamic tradition.
21:42Let's see.
21:44The city of Jeddah, on the shores of the Red Sea,
21:47hosts this event covering 100,000 square meters with five exhibition halls and numerous open air spaces,
21:53displaying more than 500 pieces, including modern objects and ancient works.
21:58The Biennial, the first and only exhibition in the world dedicated to the arts of the Islamic civilization,
22:03is committed to the juxtaposition of relics with the aim of transforming the ultra-conservative image of this religion.
22:09Islam is a lived system.
22:12It is experienced by billions of people from around the world.
22:16Our experiences with Islam shape culture, shape our understanding of ourselves.
22:22In the Biennial, this bringing together of the contemporary past
22:26really emphasizes the change that Saudi Arabia is going through.
22:32This Islamic Arts Biennial features the participation of more than 30 artists from all over the country,
22:37as well as guests from the Gulf region and other countries,
22:40allowing visitors to view objects and works from various parts of the world.
22:44Included in the exhibitions are displays from sacred sites such as Mecca and Medina,
22:49including Islamic holy objects such as the sacred Kiswah.
22:52There are also collections from the cultures of Mali, Qatar and Turkei,
22:56and samples from more than 30 of the world's most important institutions,
23:00including the Vatican Apostolic Library in Vatican City,
23:03the Louvre Museum in Paris, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
23:06For me, the Islamic arts context, it's definitely given me a lot of thoughts and research
23:13and diving deeper into what it means to me and what it means to us regionally.
23:17And again, it's about, I think, recontextualizing, reframing,
23:21putting it within the global context, but also historical.
23:28The Biennial seeks to offer a perspective on the way in which diverse cultures interact and endure.
23:34By combining historical objects from Islamic cultures with contemporary art,
23:38it allows to explore the beliefs of faith through feeling, thought and creation.
23:43The exhibition will be open until May 25th of this year.
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