09/03/2025
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*Hamas submits conditions for second phase of cease-fire agreement.
*French troops withdraw from Senegal.
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*Hamas submits conditions for second phase of cease-fire agreement.
*French troops withdraw from Senegal.
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00:00The Palestinian Movement Hamas submits three conditions for negotiations on the second
00:15phase of the ceasefire agreement.
00:20The French Embassy in Senegal informs about the withdrawal of its troops in Senegal and
00:25the transfer of the facilities to the local authorities.
00:31And close to 6 million Hondurans are called to the polls this Sunday for the preliminary
00:36primary elections.
00:41Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra García from Telesur Studios in
00:45Havana, Cuba.
00:46We begin with the news.
01:05The Palestinian Movement Hamas submits three conditions for negotiations on the second
01:10phase of the ceasefire agreement.
01:13Hassem Kassem, Spokesman of the Resistance Movement, stated that they presented three
01:18conditions, an exchange of prisoners, a complete withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Strip
01:24and a permanent ceasefire.
01:26Earlier, Hamas reported positive signals regarding the start of negotiations on the second phase
01:32of the agreement.
01:33The first stage of the ceasefire, which included the release of 30 Israelis and over 100 Palestinian
01:39prisoners and detainees, and the gradual Israeli military withdrawal from the Gaza
01:44Strip, came to an end on March 1.
01:51In Palestine, at least two citizens were killed in a new Israeli airstrike in the city of
01:56Rafah.
01:57This new attack comes a day after an Israeli drone killed two more people in Gaza in an
02:02operation against suspected militants near the troops.
02:06In this context, the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas recently headed to Cairo for
02:11the continuation of ceasefire negotiations with the Zionist regime of Israel.
02:23The United Nations warned that the persistent Israeli assault on towns and land in the northern
02:29West Bank continues to generate devastating humanitarian effects.
02:33According to the United Nations, Israeli authorities have begun demolishing more than 16 buildings
02:38in the Nur Shams refuge camp, following the annihilation of more than 20 homes in the
02:44region the previous week.
02:46A recent assessment by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
02:50Affairs showed a severe lack of water, drugs, bedding, health facilities and hygiene utensils
02:57for the displaced individuals.
02:59According to the report, children are also unable to go to school because of the constant
03:04constraint and scarcity of resources.
03:16In Syria, more than 600 civilians in the coastal region of Latakia were killed in around five
03:23individual massacres.
03:25The slaughters were carried out on Friday by elements affiliated with the Defense and
03:29Interior Ministry of the Syrian terrorist government.
03:32The victims belonged to the Alawite minority and included women and children among the
03:37dead.
03:38Dozens of bodies are still scattered along the roads of the villages and dozens of inhabitants
03:44have had to flee to the mountains and forests due to the threat of being killed.
03:49These clashes started last Thursday in areas of Latakia and Tartus provinces, with artillery
03:54bombing and airstrikes against positions of resistance groups against the government
03:59led by terrorist groups.
04:18Negotiations between the United States and Ukraine on the terms of the peace treaty will
04:23take place this Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.
04:26The United States Special Envoy Steve Bitkoff said that during the meeting they will discuss
04:32the basic aspects of the settlement of the special operation and a six-month halt of
04:37the confrontation.
04:38Taking part from the U.S. side will be Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve
04:43Bitkoff and Security Adviser Mike Vots.
04:46And from the Ukrainian side, the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, according
04:51to Bloomberg Agency, U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that CAIF agree to a quick
04:57ceasefire with Russia as a condition for signing a mineral deal.
05:07In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 11 people were killed after a bomb exploded
05:13in a town located in the northeast of the country.
05:16The incident took place in Gesa, located in the territory of Massissi, where the rebel
05:21group March 23 Movement perpetrated an attack against a group of civilians, according to
05:26information provided by the administrator of the Massissi territory, Colonel Remy Matida
05:32Sola, the rebels threw the device on one of the houses, injuring five people who were
05:37immediately taken to the hospital.
05:40Various authorities revealed that taking into account that the front line is in another
05:45location, the M23 attack was intentionally directed against civilians.
05:51In other news, at the Vatican, the Press of the Holy See reported that Pope Francis
06:01remains stable and there is a gradual and slight improvement in his health.
06:06The doctors of the Gemelli Hospital reported a gradual improvement in the condition of
06:10Pope Francis, who has stayed in the hospital for three weeks with pneumonia.
06:15In this sense, the Vatican underlined that the Holy Father continues to alternate mechanical
06:20ventilation during the night and high-flow oxygenation during the day.
06:25On the evening of February 28, last, Pope Francis suffered bronchial spasms with an
06:30attack of vomiting and inhalation, which causes strong deterioration in the state of his respiratory
06:37system.
06:43Canadian authorities reported Friday night a shooting in which a dozen people were injured
06:49at a pub in eastern Toronto.
06:51The Toronto Police Service reported that police recorded emergency calls regarding shooting
06:56incidents at the Piper Arms establishment at about 10.40 pm on Friday.
07:02The initial investigations revealed that three men entered and acted against patrons, however,
07:08no arrests were made at the time.
07:11All victims were transported to hospitals, where six of them sustained non-life-threatening
07:16gunshot injuries, while the other six were injured by objects and broken glass at the
07:22scene.
07:34The United States imposes a $24 billion fine on China for the coronavirus pandemic.
07:41A judge in the state of Missouri declared that China is responsible for concealing information
07:47about the existence of the virus and its spread, and for slowing down the supply of personal
07:53protective equipment to the rest of the world, for which he issued a fine of more than $24
07:58billion against the Asian country.
08:01The state authorities promised to enforce the sentence by seizing Chinese assets.
08:05In turn, the Asian country has expressed its rejection of the accusations and refused to
08:11pay the fine imposed, stating that the lawsuit has no factual legal or international precedent.
08:42Welcome back to From the South.
08:44The French Embassy in Senegal informed about the withdrawal of its troops in Senegal and
08:49the transfer of the facilities to local authorities.
08:52The retreat follows the election in 2024 of President Bassidou Dioumaye Faye in Senegal,
08:58who has adopted a tough stance against France.
09:01In February of this year, the two nations agreed to set up a joint commission to manage
09:05the withdrawal of French troops.
09:08France plans to drastically reduce its presence in all its bases in Africa except Djibouti,
09:14including the 3,050 troops in Senegal.
09:17In Australia, tropical cyclone Alfred weakened as it approached the city of Brisbane.
09:42The meteorological event entered with Category 2 during its transit through the southeast
09:47of the country, where it caused flooding due to rainfall and winds that had caused trees
09:52to fall.
09:53Among the effects, the interruption of the electric service to more than 300,000 homes
09:58in the states of Queensland and New South Wales.
10:02In this regard, by governmental disposition, academic activities were suspended until next
10:07Tuesday.
10:13In Ecuador, 18 people have died in various events caused by heavy winter rains that
10:19have affected the Andean nation.
10:21According to the report issued by Ecuador's National Risk Management Secretariat, from
10:25last January to the current month, 81,156 people were affected and more than 21,000
10:33homes were damaged.
10:35The report also stated that 1,335 adverse rainfall events were reported with impact
10:42in 23 of the country's 24 provinces.
10:45The most affected provinces are Manamí, Guayas, Los Ríos del Oro, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena,
10:51where a red alert was declared in order to prevent further damage to the population due
10:56to the increased rainfall and landslides.
11:02In Argentina, the number of people dead due to the floods affecting the city of Bahía
11:07Blanca in the south of the province of Buenos Aires has risen to 13 and more than 1,000
11:13people have been evacuated.
11:15In the last hours, the provincial authorities updated the number of deaths and did not rule
11:20out the possibility of more fatalities.
11:23They also reported that 1,321 people were evacuated and taken to different rescue centres.
11:31The severe floods were caused after a strong storm in which 400 millimetres of water fell
11:37in a period of eight hours.
11:39Most of the city was left without electric service, cell phone signal, water service,
11:44with all its access closed and most of the streets totally impassable.
11:54Inhabitants of Bahía Blanca rejected the visit of the Minister of Security of the Argentine
11:58nation Patricia Bullrich to the disaster area.
12:02In this sense, the citizens expressed their rejection to the repressive policies implemented
12:07against the different peaceful social demonstrations taking place in the country.
12:11The affected inhabitants also forced the Minister and her team to leave the affected area because
12:17they considered her presence unwelcome.
12:24We go to New Zealand, where the Predator Free 2050 is working towards eradication of three
12:31of their most damaging predators, rats, stoats and possums.
12:35It is part of a huge ongoing effort to make the whole of New Zealand safe for native wildlife
12:41to breed and flourish.
12:44Scientists believe fewer predators may also have a significant upside in the fight against
12:48global warming.
12:49Thanks to extensive public awareness campaigns, this is now a truly nationwide eradication
12:56movement that has captured people's attention.
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13:32Welcome back to From the South.
13:34On Sunday, Honduras holds primary elections to choose the next candidate for the presidency,
13:40regional and municipal governments and members of parliament.
13:44Since early morning, Hondurans have attended to over 5,000 voting centres set up throughout
13:50the national territory to exercise their right to vote.
13:53In this regard, the National Electoral Council assured the transparency of the electoral
13:57process and defended the new technological measures that will warranty the citizens'
14:02vote.
14:03Since the opening of the voting centres, more than 5.8 million Hondurans are called to vote
14:08for the candidates of the political organizations, including the Free Party, the Liberal Party
14:13and the National Party.
14:22I can confirm that this National Electoral Council is delivering an election with all
14:30the conditions to be remembered as the most transparent and faithful to the people's will
14:38in our history.
14:42The Caribbean community is calling for regional solidarity with the Cuban Medical Brigades
14:48that for over 20 years have provided essential medical service in the region.
14:53The initiative comes in response to statements by the US State Department indicating sanctions
14:58against CARICOM officials who are associated with or facilitated the Cuban Medical Brigades
15:03operating in the Caribbean region.
15:06According to Jerome Phillips, Barbados Ambassador to Cuba, this is a matter of regional sovereignty
15:11and public health.
15:13On February 21, 2025, the United States extended the visa restrictions to persons linked to
15:21Cuban medical missions abroad, including the direct family of these individuals.
15:25The real objective is to undermine both Cuba's international prestige and the income of Cuban doctors.
15:31This Saturday, March 8, the Special Olympics Winter Games Turin 2025 were inaugurated with
15:57thousands of attendees.
15:59The Special Olympics, held from March 8 to 15, is the world's largest sport and humanitarian
16:05event with more than 1,500 athletes from 100 delegations competing in eight sports in an
16:12international demonstration of inclusion, acceptance and unity, which are alpine skiing,
16:18cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, floorball, figure skating, speed skating and
16:26dance sport.
16:27The Special Olympics are held every two years and its mission is that, through the power
16:32of sport, people with intellectual disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills
16:37and success.
16:56In China, a unique writing system created and used by women recovers its essence through
17:02various handicraft expressions nowadays.
17:05The system in question is called Nuxiu and arose in the 19th century in the Chinese province
17:10of Hunan.
17:11It has its origins in Chinese characters but, instead of having a square shape, this script
17:17adopts filiform and oblique strokes in the form of slangs.
17:23Moreover, this writing literally means women's writing and, from it, a whole culture was
17:28generated.
17:29Nuxiu was transmitted mainly from mothers to daughters and was practiced among sisters
17:34and friends for pleasure.
17:42Nuxiu writing was used by women who, in the feudal era, had no access to education and
17:47often used it to write their autobiographies.
17:51The Nuxiu culture evolved to become internationally known.
17:54However, local and national authorities are trying to revive it as this culture is in
17:59danger of disappearing since Yang Huanyi, the last writer and holder of the Nuxiu, passed
18:05away on September 20, 2004.
18:18During my time designing character-based jewelry, I happened to open a book from the
18:22shelf and found the unique beauty of Nuxiu characters.
18:28They resemble curved willow leaves, crescent moons, and even sharp little knives.
18:36As I delve deeper into Nuxiu culture, I was deeply moved by its blend of gentleness and
18:41resilience, which inspired me to create the Nuxiu Jewelry series.