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*UN assures the reconstruction of Gaza without displacing its population
*Namibia enters a period of national mourning
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*UN assures the reconstruction of Gaza without displacing its population
*Namibia enters a period of national mourning
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00:00In Ecuador, the National Electoral Council indicated that if the current trend in the
00:15vote count continues, the presidential candidates, Luisa González and Daniel Novoa, will face
00:19each other in a second electoral round on April 13.
00:26The United Nations assured that it is possible to rebuild about 70% of the Gaza Strip within
00:31a period of 5 to 10 years without displacing its population.
00:38The Namibian government decreed that all other flags should fly at half-mast from Monday
00:43as Namibia enters a period of national mourning over the death of founding president Sam Ndroma.
00:56Hello welcome to From the South, I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Televisual Studios in Havana,
01:00Cuba.
01:01We begin with the news.
01:18In Ecuador, the National Electoral Council indicated that if the current trend in the
01:22vote count continues, the presidential candidates, Luisa González and Daniel Novoa, will face
01:26each other in a second electoral round.
01:29With over 90% of the votes counted, both candidates will dispute the presidency of
01:33the country on April 13.
01:35Current President Daniel Novoa accumulates over 44.31% of the votes, followed very closely
01:41by Luisa González with more than 43.83% of the ballots.
01:46Should be noted that in order to be elected to the Ecuadorian presidency in a single round,
01:50a candidate must obtain 50% of the votes plus one, or a total of 40% with a difference of
01:5510 points over the second place.
01:57Director of the National Electoral Council, Diana Atamain, pointed out at the closing
02:01of the polls that the day passed normally and with a projected turnout of more than
02:0583%.
02:12And Luisa González, the presidential candidate for the Citizen's Revolution Party, addressed
02:16her supporters minutes after the National Council's announcement, expressing her gratitude
02:21to the Ecuadorian people.
02:28We have broken the historical voting of the citizen revolution of the last 10 years.That
02:34is to say, we as a political organization that also gathers the feeling of a people
02:41that has been forgotten, we have felt that value, that affection and that hope of the
02:47people in the response at the polls thanks to the Ecuadorians.
02:53Thanks to my people, thanks to my homeland.
02:57Thanks to Ecuador because this triumph is yours.
03:00An Ecuadorian indigenous leader, Leonidas Issa, denounced on Sunday irregularities regarding
03:05the National Electoral Council during the presidential elections.
03:08Issa accused the National Electoral Council of being biased and warned of the lack of
03:13equality in the electoral process.
03:15In addition, he criticized the expenditure of over $130 million by the government of
03:19Daniel Novoa in this process.
03:22After being interrupted by members of the armed forces, Issa expressed his disagreement
03:26with the military disruption and affirmed that the government was influencing the electoral
03:30polls.
03:37The president and candidate for re-election, Daniel Novoa, suspended the event he had planned
03:41due to the adverse results.
03:44Novoa and his campaign team had prepared for this Sunday night an appearance in front of
03:47his supporters in a hotel in Quito, but the convocation was canceled.
03:53Novoa did not make any statements during the whole electoral day and was only seen when
03:58he went to vote very early in the morning.
04:01In social media, they reproached the president's attitude and accused him of lacking character
04:07and leadership.
04:09Let's review who are the favorite candidates in the February 9th presidential election.
04:16Luisa González, candidate of the Citizens' Revolution Party.
04:20González is a 47-year-old lawyer and former assemblywoman who has two master's degrees,
04:26one in senior management from the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales and another in
04:31international economics from the Complutense University of Madrid.
04:36As a member of the Citizens' Revolution movement, she participated in the early elections
04:40of 2023.
04:41Her government plan focuses on five axes, justice for good living, security and order,
04:49economic well-being with equal opportunities, the fight against corruption, and ecological
04:53justice and energy transition for a clean and sustainable future.
04:58González has expressed her commitment to the real needs of the people, vowing to generate
05:04decent employment and guarantee access to health, education, as well as giving out scholarships
05:10and credits aimed at activating youth entrepreneurs.
05:14If González is elected, she will become the first woman president of Ecuador representing
05:18progressive, social, and leftist forces.
05:25The current president of Ecuador, Daniel Novoa, is betting that his promises to push forward
05:29ground-fighting initiatives started during his first administration and to address energy
05:33shortages will ensure his re-election.
05:37Candidate for the National Democratic Action Party, Daniel Novoa's son is the son of billionaire
05:42Álvaro Novoa Pontón.
05:44During his term in office, he has used presidential decrees to militarize the streets and facilitate
05:49security of businessmen in ports.
05:52His administration has been marked by a multidimensional crisis in the political sphere, but also bringing
05:57about economic recession, high levels of insecurity, and energy deficit.
06:02He opts for re-election with a participation in polls characterized by the violation of
06:06constitutional statutes and the lack of compliance with electoral regulations.
06:10Furthermore, in a desperate measure, Novoa militarized the northern and southern borders
06:16in the middle of the electoral campaign on the pretext of fighting armed groups.
06:26Now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on Tiktok
06:30at TELUS for English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates, and
06:34much more.
06:35We'll be right back, stay with us.
06:56Welcome back.
07:14The United Nations assured that it is possible to rebuild about 70% of the Gaza Strip within
07:19a period of 5 to 10 years without displacing its population.
07:23The international body estimated the cost of the reconstruction would be around $60
07:27billion.
07:28In the context, the Palestinian Central Council reaffirmed its commitment to Palestinian national
07:33unity at all levels and rejected the conspiracies aimed at destroying the Palestinian cause
07:39and its rights.
07:46Meanwhile in the United States, President Donald Trump reiterated his controversial
07:49proposal to take control over the Gaza Strip.
07:52Several voices reject the violation of Palestinian sovereignty and ethnic cleansing plans.
07:57The U.S. president said that Gaza should be considered a great real estate site and that
08:03other Middle Eastern countries could take charge of rebuilding the war-torn enclave.
08:08He also described the war-torn territory as a place of demolition, assuring that his administration
08:13will be committed to owning it to prevent actions by Hamas.
08:18Trump also claimed that displaced Palestinians prefer not to return to Gaza, sparking outrage
08:24from much of the international community.
08:49And north of the West Bank, Israeli occupation forces have intensified their operations in
09:10the Nur Shams refugee camp east of Tulkarem, setting up a tight blockade and conducting
09:15raids and home searches.
09:17This military incursion, which has led to increased tensions in the region, has forced
09:21the evacuation of residents and their homes, being transformed into military posts.
09:27Israeli troops have used live ammunition against civilians.
09:30Two women, one of them pregnant, are reported dead, and several people have been wounded,
09:35many of them youngsters.
09:37Israeli troops have also damaged infrastructure, homes and essential services such as their
09:41water supply, further aggravating the humanitarian situation in the camp.
09:50In the occupied West Bank, over 20,000 Palestinians had been displaced from northern Jenin city
09:56as a result of destruction led by Israeli bombings.
09:59The governor of Jenin, Mansour al-Zahri, briefed that the occupation forces shattered to pieces
10:05the Jenin camp so that over 20,000 Palestinians were forced to leave behind their homes and
10:11personal belongings.
10:12Al-Zahri described the situation in Jenin as a collective punishment of the refugees,
10:17part of the ethnic cleansing.
10:19In addition, the deputy governor urged all international human rights and legal institutions
10:25to enter the camp and report the magnitude of Israeli crimes against humanity.
10:34And in Iran, citizens celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in that country
10:40with the emblematic March of the 22nd of Baman.
10:44Demonstration began in several cities of the country at 9 a.m., and the presence of political
10:50and military authorities and foreign guests is expected.
10:54On the evening of February 9th, Iranians gathered in Asadi Square, Tehran, where a fireworks
10:59ceremony was held to commemorate the beginning of the week of the national holiday.
11:05Every February 11th, the Iranian people reaffirmed their loyalty to the ideals of the Islamic
11:10Revolution and numerous mass demonstrations expressing their unity and commitment to the
11:14defense and sovereignty of the nation.
11:22We have a second short break coming up, but we'll be right back.
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11:58Welcome back.
11:59Namibia's former president and leader of the country's independence, Sam Njoma, passed
12:04away on the night of Sunday, February 9th, at the age of 95.
12:07Let's take a look at the most significant events of his life.
12:12Former leader, born on May 12th, 1929, in the Umusati region in 1949, Njoma moved to
12:19the capital, Windhoek, and began to familiarize with the problems of the working class and
12:25the situation of the indigenous people.
12:27Deprived of all rights by colonialist and racialist administrations, in 1957, he was
12:33briefly imprisoned for his decision to fight for the liberation of his country, and in
12:37early 1959, he became one of the leaders of the protests led by the National Union of
12:41Southwest Africa, a party then recently created and animated by tribal chiefs by the Hero
12:48Ethnic Group, Herero Ethnic Group.
12:58And in 1960, he became the first president of the Southwest African People's Organization,
13:05leading the guerrilla fight against the South African occupation and the apartheid policy.
13:11In the 1970s, Njoma combined armed struggles and diplomatic activism, gaining wide international
13:18support.
13:19In 1990, Njoma became Namibia's first president and served three terms in office.
13:24Independence achieved, Sam Njoma promoted a policy of national reconciliation to leave
13:29behind the vestiges of decades of colonialism, racial discrimination, and the demonization
13:34of SWAPO.
13:35His 15 years of government offered a balance of democratic stability and economic reforms
13:41limited by the constraints of underdevelopment.
13:49And the Namibian government decreed a period of national mourning over the death of founding
13:53president Sam Njoma.
13:54The late president passed away on Saturday night after being hospitalized for three weeks
13:59due to health problems.
14:00Deputy Minister of Information and Technology, Modestus Amutse, issued a statement Sunday
14:06night, announcing the start of the mourning period from February 9th, 2005, until further
14:11notice.
14:12All flags are to fly at half-mast throughout the country and at Namibian embassies around
14:17the world.
14:19Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Saturday disconnected the electrical systems from the
14:26grid, linking them to Russia, 30 years after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
14:31The Baltic countries' electricity systems operated autonomously on Saturday to then
14:35be connected to the common European grid through Poland.
14:39This Sunday, Lithuania President Gitanas Nausera said goodbye Russia, goodbye Lenin, in front
14:46of EU President Ursula von der Leyen and the presidents of Latvia, Estonia and Poland.
14:52Experts say that the consequences of this step led to uncertainty as Europe invests
14:57in renewable energies such as wind power.
14:59Also stated, the day's supply may be intermittent and may increase or decrease depending on
15:05the weather.
15:17In China, rescue operations are underway Sunday following a landslide on Saturday that killed
15:28one person in southwestern province of Sichuan.
15:31The incident occurred in Jingting Village, located in Julian District of Jiping City
15:36at 11.50 local time on Saturday, resulting in the death of one person, at least 28 missing
15:42and two injured.
15:43More than 949 emergency police and National Guard personnel have been mobilized, among
15:49others, as well as more than 200 pieces of rescue equipment including firetrucks, excavators,
15:54medicine and 360-degree radars have also been supplied to carry out rescue tasks.
16:00So far, 90 households with 360 residents have been evacuated to a safe area.
16:05And forest fires in southern Argentina devour more than 36,000 hectares in several towns
16:11and two national parks in the provinces of Chubut, Rio Negro and Noquen.
16:16According to official sources, the concentration of these fires represents a serious threat
16:22to the country's biodiversity and ecosystem.
16:24The situation has mainly affected the Lenin National Park in Noquen, where more than 15,000
16:31hectares have been burned.
16:35And despite intense firefighting efforts by the authorities, the fire is still active.
16:39Likewise, the provinces of Noquen and Rio Negro have also suffered serious damage since
16:44the fire has consumed around 10,300 hectares in the areas of Los Manzanos and El Manso
16:50since the end of December.
16:53And Chilean authorities maintain the state of emergency they create due to wildfires
16:58as some 2,500 hectares have burned down in the south of the nation.
17:02Local officials report that around 15 fire outbreaks remain active, which have been fueled
17:07by high temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
17:10They further warn that forecast estimated extreme temperatures will reach record numbers
17:15from Sunday through Monday, being the most critical time of the year.
17:20The state of emergency decree is enforced in central and southern regions of the country
17:24and the measure includes curfews to allow authorities to deal with possible criminal
17:27acts.
17:28In this regard, the government assures that any person involved in setting the fires will
17:33be brought to justice and will be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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