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00:00Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in
00:16Moscow, Russia to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Pope Leo XIV officiated the
00:26first mass of his pontificate in the Sistine Chapel in front of all cardinals and in
00:35Palestine nearly 40,000 children from Gaza have been left orphaned in the midst
00:40of the genocidal escalation perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people.
00:44Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in
00:53Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.
01:08Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in
01:13Moscow, Russia to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The meeting between the two
01:18presidents served as a space to reaffirm their commitment to cooperation and
01:22fraternal ties. The president of the Asian giant Xi Jinping declared that he will
01:27firmly support Venezuela in the defense of its sovereignty, national dignity and
01:33social stability. Let us remember that Caracas and Beijing have a path of
01:38cooperation in the plan of seven transformations that the government of
01:42Venezuela has for the recovery of the country and to face the unilateral
01:46coercive measures imposed by the United States.
01:51Savior Bernad sensitive, HAIA. It is truly exemplary.
02:02The lessons you are giving to build a community of shared destinies where we all have the right
02:08to development and to the future the definition we made in september 2023 to establish a strategic
02:17partnership for all times and to all tests is giving results and it was a decision taken
02:25in a pertinent way and on time i believe that we can multiply the great results we are obtaining
02:32i am sure that this meeting will produce strong and precise guidelines for us to continue moving
02:39forward together you know that the bolivarian republic of venezuela has loyal friends
02:46and people willing to continue working for a new world
02:50in the framework of the 80th anniversary of the victory the president of venezuela
03:02nicolas maduro emphasized that new powers such as china and russia have emerged
03:06here in moscow precisely it has an inspiring atmosphere because of the great celebration
03:22because of the celebration made by the russian people the people of what was the soviet union
03:29of the victory against nazi fascism exactly 80 years ago this that was born 80 years ago today
03:38is very different today we are truly at the gates of a multi-polar world where new axes of
03:46force have emerged new powers superpowers like china like russia and there is an awakening in new
03:54regions like latin america and the caribbean here we go with the ideal of bolivar to build an eminently
04:03popular and absolutely sovereign homeland with our own efforts and with the great support of the
04:10people's republic of china
04:23meanwhile the president of china xi jinping expressed his willingness to continue working
04:28with the government of venezuela for the development of both nations
04:31i am very glad to meet with our old friend president maduro i am willing to work with you to further
04:43deepen the practical cooperation between our two countries to boost the relations between china and
04:51venezuela we are united to a new level and to better create the interests of both countries
05:02russian president vladimir putin and his brazilian counterpart luisinna celula da silva held a bilateral
05:08meeting this friday as part of the victory day celebrations the russian head of state emphasized the
05:13joint work with the brazilian leader to strengthen relations between the countries stressing that they are
05:19constantly developing the brazilian president in turn expressed his interest in discussing military space
05:26scientific economic educational and energy issues as well as his aim to strengthen the strategic
05:33partnership with russia the russian president affirmed that brazil represents an important part of
05:38his country's trade volume with the latin american and caribbean region
05:49venezuela congratulated the peoples and governments of russia and former soviet union nations on the 80th
05:55anniversary of their victory in the great patriotic war in an official communique the government of
06:00the bolivarian nation stated venezuela honors the memory of the heroes and martyrs who confronted the
06:07machinery of death and paid tribute to the victims of supremacist hatred their example remains a moral compass
06:14for the present it reminds us that there are struggles that admit no ambiguity furthermore the venezuelan
06:21government highlighted that the peace won with blood built an order based on truth justice and
06:28non-prepetition warning that today that order is under attack by those who whitewash fascism manipulate
06:35history and promote new forms of extermination to forget is to allow it to be repeated to remain silent is to be
06:43accomplished today our peoples known what it means to confront these threats in its closing remarks
06:50the venezuelan government reaffirmed we are united in the struggle against imperial aggression hybrid
06:56warfare illegal sanctions and the arrogance of those who believe that the world belongs to them
07:02our answer is clear a multipolar free sovereign world that is today's victory and is a daily battle
07:08venezuela celebrates together with its strategic allies this luminous date because 80 years ago nazism
07:15was defeated and the dignity of the people's triumphed
07:25the presidents of venezuela and cuba were sent off with a standing ovation by the russian people in
07:30moscow's emblematic red square after the victory day parade in this context the venezuelan head of state
07:36nicolás maduro thanked the president of russia vladimir putin and the russian people for the
07:42extraordinary hospitality during his visit in the framework of the occasion of the commemoration
07:47of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the red army in the great patriotic war the presence of
07:52venezuela and cuba in these commemorative acts highlights the close relationship between the
07:59countries as well as the importance they attached to the historical memory on and the fight against
08:05fascism fireworks lit up the night sky in moscow on friday for the victory day celebrations marking the
08:1980th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany in world war ii russia marked the victory day with a
08:25massive military parade on red square earlier on friday attended by president vladimir putin and
08:32foreign leaders including chinese president xi jinping and brazilian president luis ignacio lula da silva
08:38the victory day which is celebrated in russia on may 9th is the country's most important secular holiday
08:45and now we have a short break coming up but first remember you can join us on tiktok at the
08:55lesson english where you'll find news in different formats with updates and more we'll be right back
09:00stay with us welcome back to from the south pope leo 14th officiated the first mass of his pontificate
09:23in the system chapel in front of all cardinals the ones who had been on the conclave and those older
09:29than 80 years old who are in rome the first pope born in the u.s but with peruvian nationality too
09:35entered the 16 chapel dressed in white with the mitre and crocier as part of his agenda next sunday
09:42at noon the new bishop of rome will pray the regina coeli prayer from the central loggia of
09:48saint peter's basilica he will also meet on monday with all the media workers accredited to the press
09:53office office of the holy see who have covered the events of the past few weeks
10:04in her usual morning press conference the president of mexico claudia shaman extended her
10:10congratulations to the new servant of the vatican pope leo the 14th in addition to highlighting his
10:16work with the less favored leader of the catholic church head of the vatican state who also has an
10:27orientation for the poor and that is very good because he will be attentive i think to the needs
10:33of those who have less
10:40and at the same time the construction of peace and prosperity in the world the fact that a leader of
10:46the catholic church has this perspective is always respected regardless of his orientation
10:52but because of his history we believe that in a way he will follow a legacy left by pope francis that
11:04gives us a lot of encouragement and at the same time mexico has a mainly catholic population in addition
11:11to what he represents as head of the state our congratulations and yesterday i said that we are
11:21going to invite him to come to mexico and there will be an opportunity to invite him
11:30likewise the mexican president claudia shambon remember the value of the government's relationship
11:35with vatican state
11:47well it is very significant because of what he represents not only as the head of the vatican
11:53but also as a leader of the catholic church and he was talking about the importance that this
11:58religion has in our nation now we have some programs together with the catholic church in
12:04particular the disarmament towards peace with all the churches but particularly the catholic church
12:10has adopted it and we thank them for lending the atriums of the churches which is a place of trust
12:16to be able to hand in the weapons in exchange for money and disarm the population and reduce
12:22violence so we believe that this will continue and we hope that this orientation will continue for the
12:28weakest and most unprotected in the world
12:39venezuela recalled the message of hope and faith that the now pope leo 14th sent to the venezolan people
12:45in 2023 in a resurfaced video the then cardinal robert francis prevost shared a message of hope faith and
12:53unity in the framework of the feast held that year for our lady of coromoto patron saint of venezuela
12:59the pontiff prayed for the country and expressed his joy for being able to participate in the
13:05celebration from afar the catholic leader also wished for venezuela the company of god and his model of love
13:11and hospitality the newly elected pope leo 14th has been attached to the cuban people since his first
13:23visit in 2008 after the passage of a hurricane the then father robert francis prevost visited puerto padre
13:31las tunas where he provided support with medicines and other logistical first aid necessities it was one
13:38of the two visits he had paid to cuba one in 2008 and the other in 2011 the cubans remember with affection
13:47the work done by the new pontiff and the ties he forged with the inhabitants of the places he stopped by
14:00panama's popular sectors and unions continue mobilizing to demand the cancellation of the social
14:05security reform law in this regard social groups stress the indefinite character of the ongoing
14:11strike they are caring and catalogued as three traders of the homeland those members of congress
14:17who approved the law for the reform of the social security system they also condemned the position of
14:23panamanian president jose raul molino who stated that he will not participate in the dialogue with the
14:29social groups regarding the pension reform law in this context unions also urged the government to
14:35annul the agreement with the united states on the installation of military bases
14:46in chile several social organizations hold new protest on friday in several cities six months
14:52after the forced disappearance of the mapusha environmental defender julia chunil catricura the
14:59organizations demand justice and concrete actions by the chilean state after the disappearance
15:05of the outstanding mapusha territorial defender they also denounced irregularities in the
15:10investigation process such as the lack of protection of the site of the event and the lack
15:15of judicial action against the businessman pointed out by the family as the main suspect the leader julia
15:21chugnil cadricura had denounced threats harassment and pressure to abandon the struggle
15:34we are marching six months after the forced disappearance of julia chugnil mapush leader and in defense of the
15:43the environment this march is to alert the international and national community about the implementation of
15:51repressive policies by the business community with the complicity of the current government the disappearance
15:59of julia chugnil is part of a strategy to intimidate nature defenders human rights defenders and indigenous
16:08communities who oppose the expansion of the assaults on their territories and resources julia's disappearance
16:17is compounded by the bill that is being discussed in parliament by the same salmon businessmen together
16:25with the fishing and salmon sector of our country which seeks to criminalize and silence environmental
16:32organizations indigenous communities and human rights organizations only unity and struggle will allow us to
16:42stop the corporate offensive that seeks to eliminate the right to free opinion and the organization in our country
16:53this lady is missing and this is a lie never again the human rights program has not done anything to
16:59find her and to be truthful and to do justice that is what we want we have a second show break coming
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17:48welcome back to from the south in palestine nearly 40 000 children from gaza have been left orphaned in
18:05the midst of the genocidal escalation perpetrated by israel against the palestinian people the spokesperson
18:11of the palestinian ministry of social development warned that all services of for orphans are paralyzed
18:18due to the crisis resulting from the sionist offensive against the palestinian people
18:23this situation is aggravated by the destruction of infrastructure and the disruption of protection
18:28and psychological support services leaving thousands of minors without basic assistance
18:34this really military offensive on the gaza strip which began in october 2023 and has a death
18:41death toll of nearly 18 000 palestinian children has led to the largest child homelessness crisis in modern history
18:55likewise the press office of the palestinian government informed that since the beginning
19:00of the most recent escalation of sionist genocide the forces of the occupation regime have dropped a
19:06100 000 tons of explosives on the territory and perpetrated more than 12 000 massacres in 19 months
19:13of consecutive siege 11 926 palestinian families have been massacred among them 2200 were exterminated in
19:22their entirety the palestinian ministry of health records the killing of some 52 800 palestinians
19:30by easterly aggressions in addition to the more than 10 000 bodies that remained under the rubble
19:43in palestine thousands of people packed gases remain in soup kitchens friday in search of food
19:49but many went home empty-handed food supplies are dwindling due to israel's total blockade on vital
19:56supplies reaching the territory malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly common in the strip
20:02as the blockade enters its third month according to the world health organization since the beginning
20:08of the year more than 10 000 children have been hospitalized or treated for severe malnutrition
20:14malnutrition in addition a unicef report states that 3600 cases of malnutrition were reported in march
20:22an 80 percent increase over 2 000 cases reported in february
20:33no food or drink they don't play like other children no livelihood or anything and they can't
20:36find bread to eat not even a single grain of rice to eat
20:39i haven't filled anything this is the third charity my children have gone to and they get nothing
20:46now i'm thinking what am i going to feed them i can't find anything i have nothing to prepare for
20:50them nothing nothing where do we go at least nine people have died in the collapse of a residential
20:57building in the city of fas in northern morocco local authorities also reported seven civilians injured in
21:04the al-hasani neighborhood early friday morning according to authorities the building was on the
21:10list of infrastructures at risk of collapse and as a precautionary measure the residents of neighboring
21:15houses were evacuated from the area emergency services including security forces and civil protection
21:21were mobilized to carry out search and rescue operations
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