14/03/2025
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*U.S. govt. insists on deploying troops to seize Greenland
*Brazilian Prosecutors Office to investigate Bolsonaro
FTS 12.30
*U.S. govt. insists on deploying troops to seize Greenland
*Brazilian Prosecutors Office to investigate Bolsonaro
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00:00The Lebanese territory continues to be attacked by the Israeli regime as part of its expansionist
00:18plans in the region in the flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement.
00:22U.S. President Donald Trump insists on deploying military forces to Greenland during NATO meetings.
00:29And in Brazil, the Workers' Party asked the Prosecutor's Office to investigate former
00:38President Jair Bolsonaro's crime against Brazilian sovereignty.
00:42Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Televisa Studios in Caracas,
00:53Venezuela. We begin with the news, stay with us.
00:59In Lebanon, the Israeli regime continues to attack the territory as part of its expansionist
01:15plans in the region and in flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement. According to Lebanese
01:21authorities, the Israeli air forces carried out bombing raids near the cities of Baalbek
01:26and Janta, located in the border area with Syria in the east of the country. Civil defense
01:31teams report no casualties nor significant damage. Since the beginning of the conflict,
01:35these colonialist forces repeatedly crossed the blue line illegally, carrying out combats
01:40in several localities of the country, seriously disrespecting international law and the sovereignty
01:45of the countries. And around 10,000 Syrians have crossed the
01:54border into Lebanon to escape the massacres promoted by the de facto government, which
01:58includes several leaders of the terrorist group al-Qaeda. The Lebanese authorities have
02:03reported that almost 10,000 Syrians have arrived in Acre, in the north of the country. The
02:08outbreak of violence that has ravaged the Syrian coast for a week and a half has left
02:13more than 1,400 dead, most of them members of the Alawite minority.
02:26Arab nations call on states and organizations to take strong action against Tel Aviv after
02:31the United Nations' fact-finding mission to the occupied territories concluded that
02:35Israel committed genocidal acts through the systematic destruction of sexual and reproductive
02:39health facilities. The Euro-Major Iranian Observatory for Human Rights assures that
02:44after this report, the Commission should call on states and organizations to force Israel
02:49to comply with its responsibilities under the Genocide Convention. They emphasize that
02:54inaction in the face of the crimes of the occupation has contributed directly and indirectly
02:59to the ongoing genocide. The mission's report is conclusive about the crimes of the occupation.
03:09And in Russia, Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported a Ukrainian attack on
03:21the Tuapse oil complex. The governor explained that after the Ukrainian armed forces' attack,
03:25a fire of more than 1,000 square meters spread in a petrol tank of the complex. On Telegram,
03:31Kondratyev added that the attack did not leave any fatalities and that at the moment, 121
03:37people are involved in extinguishing the flames. Earlier, the Kiev army employed the
03:41use of light aircraft converted into drones to attempt an attack on the Yaroslavl oil
03:46refinery. And Ghana's President John Mahama shocks
03:53ECOWAS with a policy shift after visiting Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. On Saturday,
03:58March 8, President Mahama held talks with Mali's leader, military commander Asim Ngoita,
04:04that ECOWAS and the alliance of Sahel states could co-exist without interference. On March 9,
04:10President Mahama then met with Niger General Abdurahmane Chani in Yamey. The two leaders
04:16signed an economic partnership focusing on security cooperation, unimpeded trade,
04:20and regional stability. Later on March 10, the Ghanaian president met with Burkina Faso military
04:25leader Ibrahim Traore and proposed opening a daily flight between both capitals to facilitate
04:31trading. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced the creation of the Confederation of the Alliance
04:37of Sahel States during the institution's first summit, July 6, 2024. And since January 29,
04:43the three states are no longer ECOWAS members after describing the regional
04:47bloc as a tool of former colonial powers. And in Canada, the new leader of the Liberal
04:57Party, Mark Carney, will take office as Prime Minister on Friday. Mark Carney,
05:02former Governor of the Bank of Canada and former head of the Bank of England,
05:05will be appointed Prime Minister in a public ceremony in Ottawa before the country's Governor
05:10General, Mary Seaman. On Thursday, Justin Trudeau bade farewell to the Canadian people and said he
05:15was proud to have served a country full of people who stand up for what is right. The
05:20swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Governor General's official residence in Ottawa,
05:24previously visited by outgoing Prime Minister Trudeau, where he will tender his resignation.
05:54Welcome back. U.S. President Donald Trump insists on deploying military forces to
06:11Greenland during a NATO meeting. The U.S. President reiterated his intention to annex
06:15the territory of Greenland during his first meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
06:20He also proposed sending troops to the island and has denied that it truly belongs to Denmark.
06:25Last Tuesday, Greenland celebrated elections in a period of high tension after President Trump
06:30began claiming weeks ago that the United States aspires to keep Greenland, a speech that has
06:35gradually gone from being a joke to a genuine journey. Also in the United States, two federal
06:45judges ordered President Donald Trump's administration to reinstate thousands of
06:49laid-off workers as part of the large-scale downsizing that took place at several federal
06:53agencies. Judge William Alsop in San Francisco ruled Thursday that the layoff did not follow
06:59federal law and demanded that offers of reinstatement be sent out immediately. White
07:04House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt claimed the decision was an attempt to interfere with
07:08the President's power to hire and fire employees. The judges' order followed a lawsuit filed by a
07:13coalition of unions and organizations as the Republican administration moves to slash the
07:18federal workforce. An American Airlines plane caught fire on Thursday while at a gate at Denver
07:29International Airport in Colorado. The Boeing 737-800, which took off from Colorado Springs
07:34with 172 passengers on board, was diverted to Denver after reporting engine vibrations.
07:40After remaining in the air for about an hour, the aircraft landed and headed towards its gate,
07:45at the exact moment when the fire broke out. The accident forced six passengers to stand on
07:49the window of the plane during evacuation, while six others were taken to the hospital
07:54for checkup due to minor injuries.
08:00And the United States and Venezuela agreed to resume migrant repatriation flights starting
08:05on Friday, March 14th. Washington's Special Envoy Richard Grenell announced the agreement
08:10through his social media ex. Previously, the President of Venezuela, NicolĂĄs Maduro, stated
08:14that the sanctions against the oil company Chevron affected the new channel of communication with the
08:19U.S. authorities and the repatriation of flights of migrants. In addition, the Venezuelan government
08:25reaffirmed that most of the returnees are people who migrated in search of economic horizons,
08:30and just a few of them have criminal records.
08:33And in Haiti, the advance of the Coalition of Violent Guns remains unstoppable. The Criminal
08:38Coalition, living together, perpetrated an attack on the building of a radio television of the
08:42Caribbean, the largest media group in the country. The information was confirmed by members of the
08:47corporation, who echoed several videos on social media where the building can be seen in flames.
08:52Last March, during another gun offensive in the center of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti,
08:58Last March, during another gun offensive in the center of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti,
09:02defences in the middle of the city were hit by several projectiles. A few days ago,
09:06the Living Together Coalition resumed actions in the Carrefour Foyes area, where hundreds of people
09:13have been forced to leave their homes, thus increasing the number of displaced people.
09:21Meanwhile, in Panama, Workers' Union calls for mobilization against approval of social
09:26security fund law. The call to action seeks to oppose the newly approved law,
09:31which received 48 votes in favor and 23 against, at the country's National Assembly. The Single
09:36National Union of Construction and Similar Workers said that the initiative only leads to social
09:41security privatization, measures that would put the savings of contributors in the hands of private
09:46banks and the companies that manage these funds. The social organization calls for a march against
09:52the reforms through the social security fund, with a data jet to be determined.
10:03On Thursday, a dangerous penitentiary on the coast of Guayaquil, southwest Ecuador,
10:07registered its fourth car bomb attack, leaving one dead and two wounded. The police have begun
10:12investigation into what was described as a new event in the escalation of violence facing the
10:17country one month before the electoral day. The police commander informed that the only
10:22victim killed in the incident is a police chief from the Pascuales neighborhood,
10:26who approached the vehicle when he noticed that it was on fire. According to the National
10:30Director of Anti-Drug Investigation, Holger Cortez Carrion, the event could be a response
10:36of the criminal groups to the announcement of President Daniel Novoa
10:39about a strategic alliance with the U.S. mercenary agency Blackwater.
10:48Colombia resumes trial of former President Ălvaro Uribe, accused of bribery of witnesses
10:54and procedural fraud. The criminal trial, which began on February 10, is the first of its kind
10:59against a former president in the history of the country. The hearings held on Thursday included
11:04the appearances of Carlos LĂłpez, also known as Caliche, and Rodrigo Vidal. The first of them
11:09allegedly acted as liaison between the former president and Juan Guillermo Monsalve, the key
11:14witness in the process who made a recording where he was offered legal benefits in exchange
11:19for making a statement in favor of Uribe. We now have our second short break coming up,
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12:08for the construction of a nuclear bomb. The text of the lawsuit mentions how the
12:12criminal facts were widely disclosed by the most diverse channels of communication.
12:17In light of the information mentioned, the Workers' Party requests the establishment
12:21of a criminal investigation proceeding to determine the crime and, at the end,
12:26the offer to submit a complaint to the Supreme Court.
12:29In Ecuador, the National Electoral Council approved this Thursday the prohibition of the
12:37use of mobile telephones and electronic devices during the voting process one month before the
12:42second round of national elections. The prohibition also affects electoral authorities, whereas only
12:49one will be able to make use of the devices from the closing of the centers to count and fill the
12:53tally sheets. This prohibition will not apply neither to the delegates of the political parties
12:58who will be able to take photographs of the tally sheets for electoral control, nor the observers
13:04and press. The decision is taken based on police intelligence reports, which indicated that there
13:09were reports of extortion during the first round of elections.
13:18And the International Telecommunications Union's World Youth Summit ended in Cuba on Thursday.
13:22The closing ceremony was attended by President Miguel DĂaz-Canel, who called for the use of new
13:27technologies. Since March 11, this important event, held in Havana, the capital of the island,
13:33has discussed issues related to the reduction of the digital gaps between peoples,
13:37the introduction of new technologies, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity,
13:42among other key issues. The closing ceremony was also attended by members of the Secretariat of
13:47the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Judith RodrĂguez, and Minister of
13:51Communications, Mayra Arevich, and the Director of the Telecommunications Development Office of
13:56the International Union, Cosmas Lucason.
14:03Here, we have prioritized the active participation of youngsters in digital projects related to
14:09cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, big data management, the Internet of Things,
14:15among others, focused on the sustainable development of the country.
14:19We defend the ethical use of technologies and the protection of citizens' privacy.
14:24We advocate for international standards that regulate cyberspace and safeguard users' rights,
14:30especially in developing countries.
14:43And in Cuba, 100 years after the approval of the Hey Quesada Treaty, original documents related
14:48to the signing of the agreement that returned Isla de Pinos to Cuba were exhibited in the lobby
14:53of the Caribbean Cinema Theatre, Nueva Gerona. Among the exhibitions was the 1904 Treaty,
14:58which bears the names of the signatories, the representatives of Cuba, Gonzalo Quesada
15:03y Arostegui, and then Secretary of State of the United States, John Hey. This agreement took 21
15:09years to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. The files of the Foreign Ministry of Quesada and Cosme de
15:15la Torriente could also be appreciated, with photographs of the time that portrayed the
15:20excitement of the population over the reincorporation of Isla de Pinos to the Cuban jurisdiction.
15:30After the ratification of the Hey Quesada Treaty, the truth of the struggle of the
15:33Cuban people to recover Isla de Pinos is exhibited, lands that were invaded by the United States.
15:38They were sold land in the United States lands that did not belong to the United States and they
15:45came to the island to conquer it. They tried to create their institutions, their clubs,
15:51they created a cemetery that was only for their burial, there was never a Cuban buried there,
15:57so in a way they created a colony that was 100% United States.
16:02And Argentina will hold the first Human Rights Book Fair on Friday, March 14 and Saturday,
16:08March 15. The event is held at the Memory and Human Rights Space in the former Escuela
16:13MecĂĄnica de la Armada, a military location where during the last civic-military dictatorship,
16:18a detention and torture center was located, and is part of the activities organized for
16:23the Month of Memory, which aims to recall the country's history and to discuss current and
16:27future issues. Over 60 publishing houses and institutions from all over the country
16:32will be present. Among the activities programmed, there will be book presentations, talks,
16:37workshops, conferences and collective readings. Admission will be free and visitors of all ages
16:42will be able to participate in this date with memory and reading.
16:51And in India, millions celebrate this Friday, March 14, the traditional festival of colors,
16:56Holi. In the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, visitors flock to the Swaminarayan temple,
17:03where they were sprinkled with colored water to the rhythm of traditional Gujarati music.
17:08This festival, which is also celebrated in Nepal and some Hindu communities in the world,
17:12symbolizes the end of winter and the triumph of good over evil. The origin of Holi lies in Hindu
17:18mythology and tradition, which celebrates the divine love between the god Krishna and his
17:23consort Radha, representing rebirth and rejuvenation.
17:30The atmosphere becomes amazing because of Holi. Anyone who attends the festival here
17:36forgets everything about life. They become one with the god. I cannot explain how happy we become
17:43after meeting the head priest here. We feel energized for the rest of the year by coming here.
17:49Everyone should come here to celebrate.
17:54The festival is celebrated since the times of the gods. We have started playing Holi with
17:58natural colors, colors obtained from orange colored flowers. We soak the flowers in water
18:03for over a month, then obtain the colors. And since the early hours of March 14,
18:10a total lunar eclipse was visible in North America, South America, part of Western Europe,
18:15Africa, and the Pacific region. In the North American region, the eclipse began late in the
18:20evening of Thursday, March 14, and lasted until the early hours of Friday, March 14,
18:25depending on local time zones. This astronomical phenomenon is also known as a blood moon
18:29because during this most striking phase, the moon's transformation
18:34transforms into an intense red, and it could be visible.
18:41Like this, we have come to the end of this news brief. You can find this and many other
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