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00:00The Vice Presidential Candidate for the World of Citizens Revolution Movement denounced that immigration authorities tried to detain him and prevent him from leaving the country.
00:22And the Chinese government assured the United States that it is not afraid of Trump's trade war after the White House imposed an increase of 245 tariff on imports.
00:40And hundreds of demonstrators marched in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to commemorate Palestinian Prisoner's Day and demand the release of those detained by the Israeli regime.
00:52Hello, welcome to From the South. I'm Luis Alberto Matos from Interestor Studios in Caracas, Venezuela. We begin with the news. Stay with us.
01:08The former Vice Presidential Candidate of Ecuador, Dio Borja of the Citizens Revolution Movement denounced this Wednesday that immigration authorities tried to detain him and prevent him from leaving the country.
01:32The incident occurred when the leftist politician tried to enter Colombia with his wife for tourism during Holy Week.
01:38He also said that the immigration authorities at the Rumi Chaka Bridge tried to detain him and even took his identity card from him without a court order, without any explanation and with absolute arrogance.
01:49He also added that he considered this action a reprisal for defending a political project that has always believed in social justice, distribution of prosperity, sovereignty and dignity.
02:00A Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, addressed the recent elections in Ecuador and confirmed her country would not resume relations with the South American nation while highlighting that Novoa's triumph was doubtful.
02:19The fact that the fact that the president of the republic did not request a leave of absence in these elections had an impact on the fairness of the electoral campaign and weakened the institutionality of the state.
02:34This is stated by the OAS. So, to begin with, we do not have relations with Ecuador, nor will we continue to have relations with Ecuador as long as Novoa holds the office as president, because he was responsible for the invasion of the Mexican embassy, of our sovereignty.
02:53Relations are not going to be resumed.
02:56Relations are not going to be resumed.
03:00Furthermore, his triumph was very doubtful. And this was recognized by the OAS itself. It is another international organization. And the other candidate is saying that there was fraud. So from our side, relations with Ecuador will not be resumed.
03:22And Venezuela clearly rejected the arrival and possible operation of the FPSO-1 Guyana vessel to the Stabbrook block, a maritime area pending delimitation.
03:37Through an official statement published by the Foreign Minister Ivan Hill, Venezuela described this as an illegal action in maritime area pending delimitation where Venezuela maintains historical and legitimate rights.
03:49The statement goes on to the state that this maneuver promoted by the government of Guyana in alliance with ExxonMobil constitutes a violation of fundamental principles of international law, which require refraining from adopting unilateral measures in areas without agreed delimitation.
04:04Finally, the government highlights that Venezuela does not recognize any concession granted in this area and warns the companies involved that they may be subject to legal action and they will not be granted any rights over the legally exploited resources.
04:18The statement ended by reaffirming Venezuela's commitment to peace, underscoring it will continue defending its sovereignty.
04:25And Venezuela is moving towards the confirmation of a new state where the communes are the protagonists.
04:38Do you want to know how these communal projects have advanced in Venezuela?
04:42In Venezuela, let's take a look at the following report of our colleague Leonardo Urrieta.
04:47Located in the state of Miranda, in the north central part of the country, is composed by five communal councils.
04:56The organized community has executed three projects approved in the popular consultations that have been carried out in this country.
05:05The first project of 2024 is where we are right now. It is this wall that we recovered 27 meters by 6 meters point 20 wide.
05:17And well we made this boulevard that you can see where we are right now. It took us 20 days to make this wall and we already had the whole program since it fell in 2020.
05:27The works approved was the construction of 132 stairs to facilitate the mobility of the elderly.
05:34As in the case of Mr. Jesus Gonzalez, 65 years old, who had been unable to leave his house for two years.
05:43This project was the one we were waiting for, because the stairs were very, very damaged.
05:53They were not as safe as they are now with the handrails. And with this we all benefit.
05:59Some of us can go out more than others because of the health difficulties we have.
06:04Some more than others can go out now to do the errands we want.
06:09And this project came as a surprise, because we had been waiting for it for a long time.
06:14And the day it came it was a blessing for us.
06:18Well, we are asking the citizens themselves, look, these are the projects, which one is the most convenient for you, which is the most convenient for the community.
06:32For the benefit of all this is the initial part, and from then on people will realize that it is worth it.
06:40Local residents prepare to elect new projects in the fourth popular consultation to be held on April 27th.
06:50The participation more than anything else of the communities, of the people, the members of our community, they are the participants.
06:58They are the ones who guarantee the projects, so the importance of celebrating that day is that the whole community participates so that their dream becomes a reality.
07:07Adriana Gonzalez is one of the beneficiaries of the 200 communal warehouses that have been inaugurated in the sector.
07:15Today we offer delicatessen, we offer groceries, and today we are, as they say, enlarged.
07:25Now we are going to offer protein, and we are going to offer vegetables, fruits and vegetables.
07:31But this is an opportunity to offer a more complex service to the community.
07:36We have to ensure that these bodegas, that this plan, which is framed in the Jose Antonio de Sucre plan, is a plan that truly delivers to each territory what the plan means for the communal bodega.
07:57The communes work under the national development plan known as the Seven Transformations, promoted by the Venezuelan government,
08:05which seeks to build a new state.
08:08In La Cámara de Marcos da Silva, Leonardo Urrieta, Telesur, Miranda, Venezuela.
08:16And this Wednesday, Cubans remember a new anniversary of the decoration of the socialist character of their revolution.
08:2264 years ago, on April 16th, 1961, Fidel Castro addressed the crowds gathered at the corner 23rd and 12th in Havana,
08:30with an act honoring the victims of recent U.S. bombings.
08:33At that moment, the Cuban leader ratified before the people and the world that their revolution was socialist in nature,
08:39as the workers vowed to defend their conquest.
08:42Every year, Cubans gather at the same corner of the capital city to remember and ratify that same commitment.
08:47We now have our first break coming up.
08:56We're going to be right back.
08:57Welcome back.
08:58Relatives of the victims of the jet set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic sued the owner of the police for involuntary manslaughter.
08:59Relatives of the victims of the jet set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic sued the owner of the police for involuntary manslaughter.
09:09Relatives informed that they also filed a lawsuit against the Dominican government for ignoring the conditions of the nightclub structure.
09:19Going to the Department of Civil Defense, 231 people died in or as a consequence of the tragedy.
09:25And around 180 were injured.
09:41And Argentina's customs sector advances with the 48-hour national strike against the neoliberal measures of Javier Millet's government
09:57and the repercussion of the sector's wages.
10:00The strike has been extended for 48 hours in protest against the lack of salary agreements with the customs union,
10:06which has led to a 50% loss in person's power.
10:09The sector also announced that since March 2024 they have not received any wage increase in the midst of the strict price control of wages enforced by the state.
10:19In a statement, the Sole Union of Customs Personnel of Argentina announced that this measure would be replicated on April 29th and 30th
10:30with the objective of sustaining their plan of struggle.
10:33And in Panama, teachers unions continue mobilizing to demand the repeal of Law 462, which reforms the Social Security Savings Fund.
10:49This way, the members of the Pueblo Unido por la Vida Alliance warn the government that the fight against the reform will continue in the streets at a national level.
10:58Law 462 consolidates the model of privatized individual accounts, a system that according to studies by the International Labor Organization
11:05and the International Social Security Association has failed in three decades.
11:10The pressure measure also seeks to reaffirm the rejection of the Panamanian people against the intention of the United States to control the Panama Canal.
11:17U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has traveled to El Salvador to check on the status of Kilmar Abrego, deported by mistake during the massive deportation operation order by the Trump administration.
11:36Van Hollen requested a meeting with the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, to discuss Abrego's health condition and seek his return to the North American country.
11:44The official also emphasized that every day he is illegally imprisoned and violates due process of law, which is why he will focus on his return.
11:52He also denounced the Trump administration's judicial contempt by maintaining the threat of illegal deportation of Latin American citizens.
11:59And China assures to the United States that it is not afraid of Trump's trade war after the White House imposed a tariff increase of 245 percent.
12:16Chinese Foreign Minister Spokesman Lin Yan stressed that China has repeatedly declared its sole imposition on the tariff issue.
12:22In this regard, Beijing took his measure to safeguard its regime the right, international fairness and justice.
12:27Meanwhile, the official pointed out that tariff and trade wars have no winner and China does not want to wage these wars.
12:33Therefore, he is not afraid of them.
12:35For his part, the Minister of Economy, Chen Li Yun, said that the imposition of high tariffs by the White House would exert pressure on foreign trade and Beijing's economy.
12:48China's position has been very clear.
12:53China's position has been very clear.
12:55There is no winner in a tariff war or a trade war.
12:58China does not want to fight, but it is not afraid to fight.
13:02If the US really wants to resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation, it should stop exerting extreme pressure, stop threatening and blackmailing, and talk to China on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit.
13:17Chinese Foreign Minister
13:19Malaysia and China ensured the strengthening of bilateral relations by signing the 31 Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday.
13:26In this regard, the Malaysian Investment, Trade and Industry Minister, Tengku Sarfu, stated the signing agreements proved both for his commitment to boost investment and trade in new technologies, artificial intelligence and semiconductors.
13:38He further highlighted China and had been both the main trading partner of Malaysia for over 16 years and one of the largest investors in 10 years.
13:46While in the country for an official visit, the Chinese President Xi Jinping, who observed the signing, also met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to debate on bilateral cooperation.
13:56In this context, both leaders stressed the need to strengthen cooperation in the face of shocks to global order and economic globalization.
14:03We reached a number of important common understandings on taking our broad cooperation to greater depths in the face of shocks to global order and economic globalization.
14:28China and Malaysia will stand with countries in the region to combat the undercurrents of geopolitical and camp-based confrontation,
14:37as well as the counter-currents of unilateralism and protectionism,
14:45and together we'll safeguard the bright prospects of our Asian family.
14:52Amid this turbulence, China has been a rational, strong and reliable partner.
14:59Malaysia values this consistency.
15:02Malaysia will remain an unwavering and principled friend to China, guided by the wisdom of history and the promise of the future.
15:15Our foreign policy is shaped by a clear-eyed vision of our interests.
15:20We do not simply favor cooperation over confrontation.
15:25We embrace it.
15:26We do not merely prefer respect over rivalry.
15:29We uphold it.
15:30And we choose dialogue, not simply because it choose us,
15:35but as a cornerstone of lasting peace and prosperity.
15:41We do not have our second short break coming up.
15:48We are going to be right back.
15:49Welcome back.
16:15Hundreds of demonstrators marched in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank
16:18on Wednesday to commemorate Palestinian Prisoner's Day
16:21and the mandate release of more than 10,000 detained by the Israeli regime.
16:25Protesters gathered in Manara Square chanting slogans,
16:28waving Palestinian flags and holding pictures of their relatives in Israeli prisons.
16:32Palestinian detainees have denounced for years the mistreatment and abuse they suffered
16:37at the hands of Israeli officials during captivity,
16:39which ranged from regular beatings to medical neglect and hunger.
16:43The Syrian regime has intensified its detention campaign since October 2023,
16:48capturing thousands of Palestinians with children making up a significant portion of the figures,
16:53an act that is heavily condemned by Palestinian activists and human rights organizations.
16:58And that all officials exert pressure to free our prisoners and empty the prisons.
17:05My son, Ahmed, was released about two months ago after spending 20 months in captivity.
17:11His situation is difficult and tragic.
17:14He left prison very tired, and to this day we visit many doctors to treat him.
17:19We do not want to wait until they tell us that their brother, Fadi, was martyred in prison due to medical neglect and starvation.
17:28And in Sudan, the armed group Rapid Support Forces announced the creation of a de facto government contrary to the current Sudanese state.
17:35Two years into the war between the government and the terrorist group,
17:38the Rapid Support Forces established a parallel state with the objective of advancing control of the country.
17:44It also detailed that other armed movements, such as the liberation of Sudan, joined the parallel administration.
17:49Since April 15, 2023, nearly 24,000 citizens were killed,
17:54while another 13 million were forced to free their homes as a result of the conflict between government forces and irregular groups.
18:01The Russian army took control of the town of Valentinovka in eastern Donbass.
18:22As reported on Wednesday by the Telegram channel, Operation Z, Russian Spring were correspondents in their offensive towards the bastion of Konstantinovka.
18:32They broke through the Ukrainian defense and seized the area.
18:36The source cited that to the west of the later village, the Russian troops managed to capture stronghold of Ukrainian armed forces along a forest belt.
18:45Ukrainian military analysts admitted that the Russian army successfully stormed the Ukrainian stronghold west of Aleksandropoul, capturing a group of its soldiers.
18:54And Pope Francis received a group of doctors and staff from Rome's Gemelli Hospital in the Vatican and thanked them for their good work.
19:10During the 20-minute meeting, the Pontiff expressed his gratitude to physicians and staff at Rome's Gemelli Hospital along with members of its affiliated university and structures,
19:19where he received medical care for 38 days for a polymicrobial respiratory infection that resulted in bilateral pneumonia.
19:27The Pope was released from the hospital under a protected discharge on March 23,
19:31with his condition showing photos like respiratory mobility and voice-related improvements, as noted in briefs from the Holy See Press Office.
19:39And member countries of the World Health Organization approved the first global treaty to address future pandemics.
19:53At least 190 countries voted in favour of the proposal that aims to improve coordination as well as a more equitable distribution of available resources.
20:02The agreement will be presented to the health plenary scheduled for May after three years of intense negotiations.
20:09The treaty is based on historical epidemiological evidence which assures that the COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last.
20:16Thank you so much for the rest of the world.
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20:32For Telestore English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos, thank you for watching.