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00:00In Venezuela, the second national public consultation is held as the people choose which community projects they would like to develop in this territory.
00:21New Israeli massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 51 people in the last hours.
00:34And in Iran, death toll rises to 28 after the explosion in Shahid Rahi, one of the country's most important ports in the southern city of Bandaraz.
00:49Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Teresu Studios in Caracas, Venezuela.
00:56We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:09Venezuelans participate nationwide in the second public consultation this year in order to elect their communal projects to benefit their communities.
01:17On Sunday's elections, thousands of people voted for their most needed communal proposal to be enforced.
01:22The most voted project will be financed by the national government and executed by the community, while the second most voted will be sourced by the state governments.
01:31In this context, the National Electric Council informed having activated 5,718 voting centers nationwide and over 7,400 polling stations.
01:42This is the strengthening of our democracy.
01:49This is the strengthening of our democracy.
01:51It is the protagonist participation of the people who is deciding their own needs and sorting them out directly.
01:57I think this will be within the framework of the seven transformations because we are heading for a communal city or even a communal country grounded in the fact communes are already our reality.
02:12The strengthening of the power for our democracy to make it perfect.
02:19Based on it, Venezuela poses an unusual threat to the capitalist model.
02:25At least it solves the most common problems of our communes.
02:32At least in our neighborhoods.
02:34We no longer face floods due to sewage wastes.
02:37We count up with lights on streets and houses facades have been painted.
02:41Have you noticed progress and development?
02:44Yes, of course, I have, during the whole revolution.
02:46What can you say about citizens' responsibility, taking into account that citizens are the ones who elect?
02:53Yes, of course, we decide by ourselves and we expect bureaucracy not be in the way.
03:04Also in Venezuela, in the context of the public consultation that is being held today, earlier communes notion why they have paid their dues on developing their projects based on the study of the population's needs.
03:15The following covers are corresponding Chattafall accounts for the commune's experience in the Miranda State that has managed to deepen its knowledge of the territory.
03:24The El Florecer de las Clavelinas commune is the largest in the Plazas Municipality in Miranda State, Venezuela.
03:36It has 32 communal councils for 22,600 inhabitants.
03:40Here, spokespersons and parliament members meet daily in a communal self-government hall.
03:49It has been a breathtaking experience cause we know that we all have problems, but we've never expressed EDM as we currently do.
03:56So, our experience has been beautiful since we're getting to know the exact reality of our territory.
04:00Communal councils have been doing a hard work in all communes. With the support of the different spokespersons, we have been gathering all information on health, economy, education, and we brought all data to be systematized in the communes.
04:17In practical terms, this meticulous work gives them a head start when devising projects and solutions for whatever problems they may face.
04:27We added it all up, and when we arrived here at the commune, then, we see our coincidences with the 32 communal councils, and that is what we put in our critical knots to be solved.
04:40Regarding healthcare, which was a priority in the last consultation, to retrofit an outpatient clinic, this survey has allowed healthcare providers to fine-tune the quality of their services.
04:51Communal councils.
04:52Communal councils have been doing a hard work in all communes. With the support of the different spokespersons, we have been gathering all information on health, economy, education, and we brought all data to be systematized in the communes.
05:12For this popular consultation, special attention was paid to boosted communal economy, stepping up production and marketing strategies for the benefit of the community as a whole.
05:26We have 2,799 producers who are in agriculture, in textiles and in pig production, we strengthen the commune with our producers' help, how do we strengthen it?
05:38By bringing all our production to our communes so that our commodities go directly to the consumer, there is no third party, there is no reseller.
05:48The planning minister who has been involved with the commune throughout this process praised the work done so far and recalled that the communal power is an unprecedented process under permanent transformation, representing a new union between the people and the state.
06:01We have 2,799 producers who are in agriculture, in textiles and in pig production, we strengthen the commune with our producers' help, how do we strengthen it?
06:12By bringing all our production to our commune so that our commodities go directly to the consumer, there is no third party, there is no reseller.
06:19With 19 years of experience and a deep revolutionary spirit, El Florecer de las Clavelinas commune is an example of grassroots construct in which popular consultations set the path towards sovereignty.
06:33In other topics in Ecuador, the coalition's citizens' revolution reto is contested before the electoral council the results of last April 13 presidential election.
06:50Coalition's attorney, Francisco Estarrayas, who sponsored Luisa Gonzalez's candidacy, says the new case document they have filed that contains observations and evidence on irregularities packed with 1,021 tally sheets.
07:05The attorney said he fears the electoral council would disregard his most recent claim for they have already disregarded previous observations he submitted.
07:13Last Thursday, the electoral council certified the results of the runoff election and dismissed all claims.
07:17Still, Estarrayas said they will appeal to all instances before inauguration day next May 24th.
07:32Nine people have died in the city of Vancouver in Canada after a driver ran over a group of people during a festival of the Filipino community.
07:39The incident occurred at 8 p.m. local time on Saturday while the citizens of the Philippine community in Canada were celebrating Lapu-Lapu Day,
07:46honoring the heroic figure of the Asian nation.
07:49According to police reports, among the nine dead, one child was identified while seven others were injured.
07:54A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene of the accident after being identified as the perpetrator of the massacre.
08:00We're going to have our first break coming up. Remember you can join us on TikTok at Telesu English where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and much more.
08:17We're going to be right back. Stay with us.
08:18Welcome back. On Sunday, Russia's Foreign Minister Segue Labrov arrived in Brazil to attend a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers.
08:39The meeting will be held Monday, April 28th through Tuesday, April 29th, and it will be hinged upon furthering economic cooperation and preparations for the BRICS 17th summit to be held next July.
08:51Russia's Foreign Ministry wants emphasis to be placed on strengthening BRICS international strategic partnerships and on global transformation.
08:58Venezuela's Vice President, Delsi Rodriguez, arrived Sunday in the Chinese city of Shanghai to further an agenda of bilateral cooperation.
09:15At Shanghai's International Airport, the Venezuelan Vice President was met by a delegation of the Regional Foreign Ministry, by Venezuelan Ambassador to China, Remigio Ceballos, and by Venezuela's General Council in Shanghai.
09:27Atilio Villasmil. The agenda of Ms. Rodriguez includes meetings with representatives of technology companies and with world leaders to promote strategic alliances.
09:57In Mexico, wildfires continue raging in the western Sierra Madre on Saturday. These fire outbreaks have hit the region since last March.
10:05The Secretary of Rural Development registered 13 active wildfires in different municipalities.
10:10Hence, authorities recommended that citizens may report any fire risks to which they may be exposed to the emergency numbers in the region.
10:18Over 258 firefighters from various units have been deployed to put out the flames, assist those affected, and attend to emergencies.
10:26The wildfires recorded specially hit the municipalities of Bocaina, Guadalupe, Calvo, Valleza, Guazapares, and Urique.
10:34And in Cuba, authorities in Pinal del RÃo have intensified their efforts to fight a large fire that has been active for several days in the Adenales area.
10:52According to official sources, aerial observation systems have been in place since last Friday to recognize and attack the flames.
11:00The actions link aerial and terrestrial strategies in the whole territory, as well as aerial crews composed of experienced firefighting personnel.
11:08Simultaneously, joint brigades from the agricultural sector have completed the construction of a large trail that will help to close the fire fronts.
11:16These measures are expected to deal a decisive blow to the fire and mitigate its impact on the region.
11:30Heavy landslides in Ecuador cause the closure of roads due to the rains that hit the south of the country.
11:36The storm, which has caused serious damage to agricultural land in the community of Nangora, specifically in the Malacatos Valley,
11:43in the municipality of Loja, has caused the ground to become saturated, resulting in mud and rock slides.
11:49Local residents report that their homes have not suffered serious damage, but expressed great concern about the loss of crops,
11:56a significant blow to a community that is mainly a farmer community.
12:06New Israeli massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 51 people in the last hours.
12:29According to health sources, another 115 people were injured as they warned that the death toll could rise.
12:36So far, the emergency teams are having difficulties to reach the victims who are trapped under the rubble
12:41due to ongoing Israeli attacks against ambulances and civil defense personnel since October 7, 2023.
12:48More than 52,240 people have been killed by Zionism, mostly women and children,
12:53despite calls by the United Nations and the international community for an immediate and definitive ceasefire.
12:59And the Hamas-Palestinian resistance movement rescued one of the Israeli hostages in its custody from a Zionist bombing.
13:15The movement posted some images as evidence of their effort to save the Israeli's life,
13:20who had been buried due to the shedding of its own government when a military plane attacked the area where several Israelis were held captive.
13:28Both the hostages' families and the resistance itself denounced that the brutal and indiscriminate airstrikes put hostages at risk.
13:35Indeed, the occupation operations have already killed several Israeli citizens who had been under Hamas custody since October 7, 2023.
13:44As a result, their families accused Prime Minister Netanyahu of sacrificing their children to stay in power.
13:50And in Palestine, the Hamas resistance movement described the appointment of the new Vice President of the National Authority as a decision lacking national consensus.
14:08Hamas expressed its rejection of Hussein al-Sheikh's appointment as Vice President while accusing the leadership of giving in to external pressures and consolidating exclusionary policies.
14:19In this regard, the movement emphasized that the current priority should be to stop the aggression and famine as well as to unify efforts against the occupation and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the coastal enclave.
14:33Hamas also urged the member factions of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to reject the measure and to work for the democratic reconstruction of the organization.
14:42The Palestinian Commission of resistance to the apartheid wall and the Israeli settlements has denounced the ongoing strategy of colonization of land in the occupied West Bank.
15:00The organization pointed out that the Israeli authorities approved the construction of houses in the Jewish colonies illegally built on the West Bank.
15:07Experts point out that Israel is expanding its occupation in the territory despite international criticism of its illegal occupation campaign.
15:14They also denounced Tel Aviv's attempts to divide Palestinian areas by expropriating land and building settlements and roads meant exclusively for Jews.
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15:45Welcome back.
15:58In Iran, the depth of rises to 28 after the explosion in Shahid Rajay, one of the country's most important ports in the southern city of Bandar Abbas.
16:07The number of people injured exceeds 1,240 people due to the fire that occurred in the middle of the unloading of chemical products.
16:15Local authorities declared an alert due to the spread of the flames, which are advancing at great speed due to the winds.
16:22In this regard, the Iranian government ordered an investigation to determine the causes of the incident.
16:28And meanwhile, the fire department confirmed the continuity of the rescue work in search of possible victims among the rubble.
16:42On the other hand, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas are actually instructed the security forces to avoid falling into provocations
16:48and to remain alert to possible sabotage attempts.
17:01And Sudan's paramilitary rapid support forces continue their violent escalation by attacking, Sunday, a refinery in Chehelay, northern Khartoum.
17:09In response to these actions, the head of the Sudanese army, Abdel Fatal Bouhan, has promised to launch a special operation to prevent a new offensive.
17:17In recent weeks, the parliamentary forces have mounted their incursions into strategic facilities, social power plants and water distribution centers,
17:24which have caused severe damage to agriculture and healthcare centers as they have been targeted by the rapid support forces.
17:32In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hundreds of people mobilized to demand an end to the armed conflict in the region.
17:46The mobilization took place in Butembo three months after irregular armed groups seized control of the area.
17:52Demonstrators urged peace while chanting slogans of national unity and expressed their support to the preliminary agreement between Kinshasa and Kigali negotiated by the United States.
18:02Authorities estimate that the armed conflict has killed around 6 million people since mid-1990s in the aftermath of the Rwanda genocide.
18:09In Uganda, the Health Ministry declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in the country as registered in 42 days without a single Ebola case.
18:25The World Health Organization announced that in the latest outbreak, 14 cases were recorded, of which 12 were confirmed.
18:32Two were considered probable even without laboratory testing, while 10 individuals managed to recover from the infection.
18:38This new episode resulted in four deaths, two of which were directly linked to the disease and two others were considered probable.
18:46The infections were identified in Kampala, the country's capital, following the death of a nurse.
18:51Furthermore, this outbreak was linked to the Sudan strain, a variant which still does not have an approved vaccine.
18:58And India and Pakistan have been raising bilateral tensions.
19:09Therefore, the Indian government has suspended, as of Sunday, April 27th, the visas for Pakistani nationals being in the country.
19:17Tensions stemmed from a terrorist attack in Kashmir where 26 people were killed.
19:21As a result, India calls Pakistan a state that covers up for terrorists.
19:26This measure forces Pakistanis with short-term visas to leave India.
19:30In a sense, the regional heads of government warned the natives of the neighboring country who are in their states
19:36that they must comply with the deadlines informed by the government to avoid forced expulsion.
19:41And in football news, River Plate and Boca Juniors played another historic edition of the Argentine Superclasico this Sunday at the PAC Monumental with a record 85,018 attendees after stadium renovations.
20:08Both teams are already through the run of 16 in the torneo apertura.
20:13In the 25th minute, River took the lead with an astonishing free kick caused by 17-year-old Franco Mastantuono that left goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin frozen in his tracks.
20:23Boca equalized in the 37th minute after a great finish by Uruguayan Miguel Merentiel, who sent it into the net when he was one-on-one with goalkeeper Franco Armani.
20:34River retook the lead in the 44th minute after Sebastian Driuzzi pushed the ball into the goal on a rebound that was left after his header was saved by Marchesin.
20:43In the end, River played 1-1 against our rival Boca Juniors.
20:50It is the end of this news brief.
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