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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Humanitarian organizations denounce
00:12 that at least 10 Palestinian children undergo amputations
00:15 every day as a result of the constant Israeli bombardment
00:17 of the Gaza Strip.
00:18 In Ecuador, authorities report multiple acts of violence
00:24 following the declaration of a state of emergency.
00:26 Authorities report kidnapped agents, burned vehicles,
00:29 and riots in jails.
00:30 In Zambia, the death toll from Colorado rose to 222
00:36 following new outbreaks in October 2023.
00:44 Hello, welcome from the south.
00:46 I'm Luis Alberto Matos from the Lesbos Studios
00:48 in Havana, Cuba.
00:50 We begin with the news.
00:52 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:55 Humanitarian organizations denounce
01:10 that at least 10 Palestinian children suffer amputations
01:13 every day as a result of the constant Israeli bombardment
01:15 of the Gaza Strip.
01:17 The organization Save the Children
01:18 highlights in a statement the recent UNICEF report
01:21 where it indicates that 1,000 minors in Gaza
01:23 lost one or both limbs as a result of the Israeli attacks.
01:27 In this regard, they indicate that the worsening health
01:29 crisis and the severe lack of medical supplies
01:32 forces doctors to amputate limbs,
01:34 sometimes without anesthetics, painkillers,
01:36 and through rapid procedures outside health facilities.
01:39 Meanwhile, on the 95th day of the genocide perpetrated
01:42 by Israel, the occupying forces continue
01:44 these Tuesday attacks against different points of the Gaza
01:47 Strip.
01:48 The United Nations Human Rights Organization
01:55 called on security agencies to conduct
01:57 an independent investigation into journalists
01:59 who have been killed since October 7 in Gaza.
02:03 The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights,
02:05 Volko Turk, expressed in a statement
02:07 his concern over the number of murders of news media
02:10 professionals that have been perpetrated in the Gaza Strip
02:12 as a result of Israeli attacks.
02:15 The UN also said that the death of journalists
02:17 must be investigated successfully
02:19 to ensure compliance with international law.
02:21 The press service of the Gaza Strip government
02:23 reported that the number of journalists killed
02:25 since the beginning of the Israeli military operations
02:28 rose to 103.
02:35 Israeli forces killed a senior leader
02:36 of the Lebanese self-defense movement, Hezbollah,
02:39 during an attack in southern Lebanon.
02:41 The group confirmed the news of the death of Wissam Hassan
02:43 Tawil, who was one of the men commanding the group's
02:46 operations in the south of the country
02:48 and a senior member of Hezbollah since October 7.
02:51 Southern Lebanon has been frequently
02:53 attacked since the beginning of the conflict between Israel
02:56 and Palestine.
02:57 This development comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
03:00 recently said that he is willing to resolve the conflict
03:02 with Hezbollah by political means,
03:04 although he made it clear that if dialogue fails,
03:06 he will resort to military methods.
03:14 The Palestinian self-defense movement, Hamas,
03:16 condemned the assassination of the senior Hezbollah member
03:19 by Israel and said that Hamas's Islamic resistance movement,
03:22 the Lebanese people, the brothers
03:24 of the Islamic resistance, and the Hezbollah leadership,
03:27 we offer our deepest condolences for the martyrdom of Commander
03:30 Wissam Tawil, killed in a cowardly attack
03:33 executed by a terrorist occupation in southern Lebanon
03:35 while performing his duty of supporting Gaza
03:37 in the face of fascist aggression.
03:39 More than 800 organizations around the world
03:47 signed a letter urging international support
03:49 for South Africa's lawsuit against the state of Israel
03:52 for the genocide committed against the Palestinian people.
03:55 Spokespersons stated that South Africa's petition to the court
03:59 marks a critical turning point that tests the global will
04:02 to safeguard laws aiming to guarantee human rights
04:04 and the preservation of humanity.
04:06 Likewise, the coalition later urged
04:08 the secretary organizations to press the governments
04:10 to immediately introduce a declaration of intervention
04:13 to end the massacre in the occupied Palestinian
04:16 territories.
04:17 In this regard, the International Court of Justice
04:19 will hold public hearings to consider
04:21 the case of South Africa against Tel Aviv next January 11th
04:25 and 12th.
04:36 The Farmers' Confederation of France stated,
04:38 "What is happening in Palestine is an atrocity.
04:41 In particular, the use of hunger as a tool of war
04:44 is part of a strategy of genocide
04:46 that must be denounced."
04:48 The Global Legal Alliance for Palestine and the War Crimes
04:51 Commission in Palestine stated, "South Africa's petition
04:54 to the ICJ marks a critical turning point
04:57 that tests the global will to safeguard laws and legal
05:01 systems that were designed not only to guarantee human rights
05:04 but also to preserve humanity itself."
05:06 The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
05:09 stated, "Having witnessed the world wars
05:12 and the overcoming of fascism, I am absolutely
05:14 convinced that resolving the basis of conflict
05:17 in a legal, political, and nonviolent manner
05:19 is the only way to achieve permanent peace."
05:22 The government of Bolivia expressed its support
05:28 to the government of South Africa
05:29 after a lawsuit before the International Court of Justice,
05:32 the government of the Provincial State of Bolivia,
05:34 values the historic action undertaken
05:36 by the Republic of South Africa, which filed a lawsuit
05:39 on December 29, 2023, against the state of Israel
05:42 before the International Court of Justice
05:45 about Israel's violations of its obligations
05:47 under the Convention on Genocide against the Palestinian people
05:50 in the Gaza Strip.
05:51 Finally, it stressed that Bolivia committed to peace
05:54 and justice as a signatory of the Convention on Genocide.
05:57 It recognizes that South Africa took a historic step
05:59 in defense of the Palestinian people,
06:01 and it is a leadership and effort
06:02 that should be accompanied by the international community
06:05 that clamors for respect for life,
06:07 considering that the report prepared by the United Nations
06:09 states that more than 22,000 people have died since October
06:13 7, 2023, most of them children and women,
06:16 which reflects the inhumane actions of the state of Israel.
06:19 For his part, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry,
06:25 Nasser Kanani, reiterated his support
06:27 for any global mechanism to prosecute Israel.
06:30 He said, "We support the use of international mechanisms
06:33 to prosecute the Israeli regime authorities according
06:36 to the law and the application of recognized
06:38 international legal standards.
06:39 Iran supports the use of existing possibilities,
06:42 including those of the International Criminal Court."
06:45 Let's take a short break, but remember,
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06:56 updates, and much more.
06:58 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:01 Other stories coming up, stay with us.
07:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
07:27 Welcome back from the South.
07:28 In Ecuador, multiple acts of violence
07:30 have been recorded in different parts of the country following
07:33 the declaration of a state of emergency
07:35 to address the prison crisis.
07:37 Loco Mello reported that prison guards were detained
07:39 and rioted in different prisons, in addition
07:41 to kidnapping policemen and terrorist acts registered
07:43 during Monday night.
07:45 In this sense, it was reported that criminals
07:47 exploded a bomb in a crosswalk in Quito
07:49 and set fire to vehicles in different roads.
07:52 On the other hand, prisoners reportedly
07:53 escaped from the Riobamba prison during the day,
07:57 images were spread on social media
08:00 of military patrolling the streets in armored vehicles.
08:02 Earlier, Ecuador's President Daniel Novoa
08:10 decreed a new state of emergency that restricts free transit
08:13 and grants the armed forces the power
08:14 to intervene in prisons in the hands of organized crime.
08:17 I have just signed the state of emergency decree
08:22 so that the armed forces have all
08:24 the political and legal support in their actions.
08:28 I call on the citizens, since this is everyone's fight,
08:31 and that they also give them their support.
08:34 What we are experiencing is a sign
08:36 that things must change in the country
08:38 and that the laws we have are not enough to live in peace.
08:42 So there is no room for opportunistic politicians
08:45 who seek to gain credit at the expense of a prison security
08:48 crisis.
08:49 We will not negotiate with terrorists,
08:51 nor will we rest until we return peace to all Ecuadorians.
08:56 In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro
08:59 received authorities of the National Assembly
09:01 as part of the act of notification
09:02 of the beginning of the 2024-2025 legislative period.
09:06 From the Meda Flores Palace in Caracas,
09:08 the legislative authorities notified the executive
09:10 of the establishment of the Board of Directors
09:12 and the opening of the annual period of ordinary sessions
09:15 of the Assembly.
09:16 In this regard, the President of the Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez,
09:19 stated that in the next month of sessions,
09:21 they will promote strategies aimed
09:22 at the recovery of welfare and prosperity of the population.
09:26 Finally, President Maduro denounced the interventionist
09:29 actions perpetrated in the past by the national right wing
09:32 at the head of this public power and assured
09:33 that the state will not be used again against the people.
09:37 Never again.
09:45 I say, never again.
09:47 The political power in Venezuela,
09:49 be it the National Assembly, be it the Presidency
09:52 of the Republic, will be used to hand over
09:55 the national interest to a foreign power
09:58 by cowardly imperialists.
10:00 Never again.
10:02 Never again.
10:03 Never again.
10:04 To keep the constitutional rights of the people.
10:07 Never again.
10:10 In a legion, the Venezuelan head of state
10:12 stated that dialogue must be defended
10:15 in a courageous and persistent manner for the sake
10:17 of the country's democracy.
10:21 To defend what must be defended, a concept
10:24 of national coexistence, of dialogue,
10:27 in a courageous and persevering manner.
10:30 It was not a gesture of weakness when we called for a dialogue.
10:34 It was not a gesture of surrender
10:36 when we extended our hand.
10:38 No, it was a gesture of conviction.
10:41 Not a surrender, democratic conviction.
10:44 Because we have been taught as revolutionaries
10:46 and revolutionaries the essence, the fundamental thing
10:49 of the revolutionaries taught by Chavez in Bolivarianism
10:54 is our conviction of freedom, of democracy.
10:57 We speak of another democracy, of direct democracy,
11:01 true democracy.
11:02 The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro,
11:07 vindicated the struggle of General Domingo Antonio
11:09 Cifontes for the Venezuelan territory against the English.
11:12 At the same time, he welcomed the decision of the legislature
11:15 to see him in the National Pantheon.
11:16 You are going to debate the request
11:21 to approve it from the legal point of view,
11:23 to take care of a hero, a hero of the south of Venezuela,
11:27 a great man.
11:29 They call him the terror of the English for his actions
11:32 against the attempt of the English
11:33 to take the Guayana Esequiba, the Cuyuni, the Yuarari,
11:39 and to establish direct bases in what today is
11:42 Tumaremo, El Dorado, El Callao.
11:47 The man who stopped the British from reaching
11:48 the banks of the Orinoco is General Domingo Antonio
11:52 Cifontes.
11:54 Tomorrow, the National Assembly will debate to take him
11:57 to the National Pantheon.
11:58 And I hope with a strong decision
12:00 of the National Assembly, he will
12:02 reach the pantheon of the hero, of the fatherland,
12:06 the terror of the British, the great general who
12:08 stopped the British Empire in the south,
12:11 Domingo Antonio Cifontes.
12:13 Honor and glory to General Domingo Antonio Cifontes.
12:16 In Brazil, during an event commemorating
12:23 the first anniversary of the assault
12:24 on the three branches of government,
12:26 President Luiz Inácio Lula Silva affirmed
12:27 that there should be no pardon for those who
12:30 attack the country's democracy.
12:32 A year after the coup attempt, at least 30 people
12:34 who took part in the events have been sentenced to prison terms
12:37 of up to 17 years, while former President Jair Bolsonaro
12:41 is being investigated as a possible instigator
12:43 and mastermind of the attacks.
12:45 For his part, President Lula Silva
12:47 said that his government's response
12:49 to what happened on January 8th could
12:51 pave the way for the country to leave the 21st century
12:53 without coups.
12:54 At the same time, he indicated that there
12:57 will be no pardon for the coup perpetrators
12:59 because it will be a safe conduct for new violent acts
13:02 in the country.
13:09 All those who financed this coup d'etat
13:11 must be punished as an example.
13:13 There is no forgiveness for those
13:18 who attempt against democracy, against their country,
13:25 and against their own people.
13:26 Forgiveness would be impunity.
13:28 And impunity would be a safe conduct for new coup
13:35 acts in our country.
13:37 We saved democracy.
13:38 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
13:41 President Lula Silva also indicated
13:43 that improving democracy means fighting
13:45 against social inequalities.
13:46 [SPEAKING SPANISH]
13:47 Improving democracy means recognizing
13:53 that democracy for people is for the people who eat well.
13:59 If we are able to put aside our differences
14:02 to defend the democratic regime, we
14:06 are also able to unite in order to build a country that
14:10 is fairer and has fewer inequalities.
14:14 The Brazilian president assured the Congress
14:16 electronic voting system is safe and does not
14:18 allow the falsification of results.
14:20 The question I ask is the following.
14:27 If there was any possibility of falsifying the ballot boxes,
14:31 I would have gone so many times to the second round.
14:34 And sometimes I would have lost.
14:36 We would not have managed to elect Dilma Rousseff in 2014.
14:45 In a climate of war that was established in the country,
14:48 people who doubt the elections, the legality
14:51 of the Brazilian ballot boxes, where
14:53 would we have lost the elections?
14:54 Why don't they ask their parties to denounce
15:01 the deputies and senators elected by those parties?
15:05 Because if they elect them, imagine,
15:07 why don't they protest against those fraudulent ballot boxes?
15:11 It is important that we are clear about the importance
15:14 of democracy.
15:14 Pro-democracy demonstrations were held across Brazil
15:21 on Monday in remembrance of last year's failed coup
15:23 attempt against President Lula da Silva.
15:26 Correspondent Brian Meir has the details.
15:29 On the first anniversary of the January 8, 2023 coup
15:32 attempt in Brasilia, the social movements and labor unions
15:35 brought people to the streets in dozens of cities across Brazil
15:38 as a sign of support for democracy
15:40 and reminder of the importance of continuing
15:42 the fight against fascism.
15:43 We have come out to remember a year of fighting for democracy
15:49 in our country.
15:51 And we are here to show that we can hold demonstrations
15:53 that could create destruction, but the construction
15:56 of a nation.
15:57 [SPEAKING PORTUGUESE]
16:02 The GDP grew three times higher than projected by the IMF
16:05 in 2023, and unemployment has reached its lowest level
16:08 since 2015.
16:10 But a recent poll shows 38% of Brazilians
16:12 still prefer Bolsonaro over President Lula.
16:16 It isn't enough to propel the far right back into power
16:18 electorally, but it shows that there's still
16:20 a risk of another attempt to overthrow Brazilian democracy.
16:24 So demonstrations of public support are still important.
16:26 Everyone knows that it was an act of vandalism made out
16:32 of the revolt of not being able to achieve what they wanted,
16:36 which was to reelect that other one.
16:38 I won't even say his name because I
16:40 think that it attracts evil.
16:42 So we're on the streets today in favor of democracy
16:45 because there are still a lot of people
16:47 who are against the current government, which has done
16:49 a lot of democratic things.
16:51 As we move into 2024, more national demonstrations
16:54 like the ones held across Brazil today are expected.
16:58 Brian Meir will tell us more.
16:59 In Guatemala, President-elect Bernardo Arrebalo
17:04 presented on Monday the new cabinet
17:06 for the period 2024-2028.
17:08 It is the first time in the history of the country
17:10 that the government team is equal in number of ministers.
17:14 In a ceremony held at the Uruguay Radio Chamber Theater
17:17 at the Uruguay Radio Chamber Theater,
17:19 of the Miguel Ángel de Asturias Cultural Center
17:22 in the capital, the standard bearer of the Zemilla Movement
17:24 Party and his running mate, Karine Herrera,
17:27 showed the designated ministers to the country.
17:29 The incumbent vice minister explained
17:32 the trajectory of professionals who
17:34 will be in charge of the different portfolios,
17:37 summarized the working experience
17:38 and academic formation of each one of them.
17:41 Herrera emphasized that these are professionals
17:43 who are committed to the advancement of the nation,
17:45 all trained with the necessary tools
17:47 and aware of the values that Arrebalo's government promises.
17:51 She added that the team knows what actions to take
17:55 to fulfill the people of Guatemala.
17:57 From a legal point of view, there is no chance.
18:05 Of course, they will always want to continue making attempts
18:08 and they will continue to want to make last-minute games
18:11 by means of whimsical interpretations.
18:13 Today, we are before a historic cabinet that took this step
18:20 forward.
18:21 There are seven women and seven men
18:23 who will compose with great commitment this first party
18:26 cabinet in the history of the country.
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18:50 [MUSIC PLAYING]
18:53 Welcome back from the South.
19:13 In Zambia, the health ministry reported on Monday
19:15 the number of people who have died of cholera
19:17 has risen to 222, while the total number of cases
19:20 has reached 5,462.
19:22 According to the latest figures released by the authorities,
19:25 the total number of cases has reached 5,462
19:29 since new outbreaks emerged in October last year.
19:31 The Ministry of Health has reported
19:33 that the number of affected districts has reached 31,
19:36 while Lusaka, the country's capital,
19:38 is the most affected so far.
19:39 The latest outbreak has persisted
19:41 despite mitigation efforts, including
19:43 the provision of clean water and chlorine
19:45 to purify water sources in the most affected areas,
19:49 cleaning the trains, and strengthening waste disposals.
19:51 In Nigeria, several thousand Christians
19:58 rallied in the north central city of El Paso
20:01 on the day to protest over insecurity
20:03 after nearly 200 people were killed in nearby villages
20:06 over Christmas.
20:07 With many dressed in black to mark their mourning,
20:10 the crowds massed outside the office of the local governor
20:13 in Plateau State's capital city to join the call for peace.
20:16 Plateau, placed on the dividing line between Nigeria's
20:19 mostly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south,
20:22 often suffers flare-ups in religious and ethnic violence
20:25 in attacks in Boko's and Barkinladi local government
20:28 areas.
20:29 Gunmen raided villages on December 23rd and the following
20:32 days, leaving 198 people dead, according
20:35 to Plateau State officials.
20:37 Thousands of people were also displaced
20:39 in the attacks, which hit mostly Christian villages.
20:42 [VIDEO PLAYBACK]
20:45 - In Plateau State have come under persistent attacks
20:51 and killings without any decisive action
20:56 taken to stop the killings.
20:59 The attackers and their sponsors have
21:03 become more emboldened to continue
21:07 in their satanic schemes while Christians
21:12 are left in pain and sorrow.
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21:16 On Monday, Australian police detained a criminal syndicate
21:18 that plotted to smuggle hundreds of native reptiles
21:20 into Hong Kong as part of a murky trade of live animals.
21:24 Detectives began investigating the network in September
21:27 last year after intercepting nine packages bound for Hong
21:30 Kong with 59 live lizards stashed inside.
21:33 Authorities discovered more than 250 lizards
21:35 after searching a number of porches scattered across Sydney
21:38 as well as a small number of snakes and unhatched eggs.
21:41 Police said the capture of reptiles
21:43 were kept in poor conditions before they
21:45 were bound in small containers to be sold in Hong Kong.
21:48 Police added that each lizard could
21:50 fetch as much as $3,360 on the black market,
21:54 giving the total seashore a street value
21:56 of more than $820,000.
22:03 Football legend Franz Beckenbauer,
22:05 who left a unique imprint on German football
22:07 as player, captain, and coach, died at the age of 78.
22:11 Beckenbauer, the former captain of the German team in the 1970s,
22:14 had been suffering from health problems in the last years
22:18 and lived mostly withdrawn from the public eye in Salzburg.
22:21 Known in football of "Sept" Germany as the Kaiser,
22:24 meaning the emperor, Beckenbauer played a central role
22:27 in some of the country's greatest sporting achievements.
22:30 Born in Munich in 1945, Beckenbauer helped establish Bayern
22:33 as Germany's strongest club.
22:40 Alongside Mario Zagallo, who died aged 92 on Friday,
22:44 and Didier Deschamps, Beckenbauer is one of the only
22:46 three men to have won the World Cup as both a player
22:49 and a manager. He captained West Germany
22:51 to the 1974 World Cup title on home soil
22:54 when they beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the Munich final.
22:58 Then he coached the team that beat Argentina 1-0 in Rome
23:02 and lifted the trophy in Italy in 1990.
23:05 Beckenbauer, a commanding figure on and off the pitch,
23:08 was named the European Footballer of the Year in both 1972 and 1976.
23:12 He made 424 appearances in the Bundesliga, scoring 44 goals
23:16 in a 13-year spell for Bayern before joining Hamburg
23:19 and New York Cosmos, where he finished his football career in 1983.
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23:42 For Telesorting English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.
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