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00:00This week we begin with the news from the Treasury Headquarters in Havana, Cuba.

00:16In Venezuela, Caracas received on November 1st a delegation from the Colombian government

00:21to conduct peace talks with the National Liberation Army.

00:32The World Health Organization said Friday that attacks on health workers in Lebanon

00:36by Israeli forces are on the rise.

00:41And Spanish authorities announced on November 1st the incorporation of 500 members of the

00:45army to face the Dana in the province of Valencia.

01:09In Buenos Aires, on November, the city proudly unveils its annual celebration of love, diversity

01:14and identity during the Pride Week.

01:16The LGBT Pride Parade takes place every November with a series of concerts, a standing parade

01:22and after-parties.

01:23This year, the Pride Argentina March No. 33 will take place on November 2nd.

01:28It will be the first march since the beginning of Jair Milet's presidency and will not be

01:32financed by the national government.

01:34The three main slogans promoted are Pride is not for sale, it is made visible and defended,

01:40stop hunger and persecution, and for a democratic agreement against hate speeches.

02:03The United Nations Conference on Biodiversity COP16 held in the city of Cali, Colombia concluded

02:08on Friday with the purpose of protecting marine areas of global ecological importance

02:13and the protection of species and ecosystems.

02:16During this closing day, topics such as the mobilization of funds and access to information

02:20on genetic resources were discussed.

02:23This meeting became a scenario of dialogue and consensus where agreements have been approved

02:28showing the shared responsibility among the members for the protection of areas vital

02:32to the planet.

02:33The event also promoted the active participation of indigenous peoples, local communities and

02:38other groups in the process of ecosystem conservation supported by funding from several

02:42countries for scientific and technical workshops.

02:45We are going to take a short break, but first, remember you can join us on Tiktok at Tales

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03:08Welcome back.

03:33The World Health Organization said Friday that attacks on health workers in Lebanon

03:37by Israeli forces are on the rise.

03:39The organization's spokesperson, Margaret Harris, said that there is great concern over

03:43the increase in attacks on health workers and health facilities in Lebanon in a context

03:48where the agency reports 102 killed and 83 wounded in such attacks.

03:53Harris pointed out that 55 attacks have been verified by the Department of Health reports

03:58that the numbers are much higher, with many workers killed and injured while off duty.

04:04She indicated this is important because health care systems are already overwhelmed.

04:13An Israeli strike hit a building in the coastal city of Tire in southern Lebanon this November

04:181st, another heavy raid added to the attacks of recent days.

04:22Friday's strike in the coastal city of Tire in southern Lebanon destroyed a building on

04:26the city's seafront.

04:27Ambulances were seen rushing to the location and also some rescuers and paramedics pulling

04:32people from under rubble.

04:34According to reports, since conflict between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on September

04:3923rd, after nearly a year, at least 1,829 people have been killed in Lebanon.

04:51In Palestine, Israeli forces launched a new assault against the United Nations Office

04:55for Palestine Refugees in the occupied West Bank.

04:58The wave of violence against the UN office comes after the Israeli parliament banned

05:02the agency from operating in the occupied territories.

05:05For its part, UNWA said the center provided basic services to more than 4,000 Palestinian

05:10refugees in a North Shams refugee department, including sanitation and social protection

05:15for thousands of children.

05:17The international community condemned Israel's decision and remarked that the United Nations

05:23Office warns about the aggression suffered by millions of Palestinian children in the

05:27face of Tel Aviv's aggressions.

05:32The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of a town in the Donetsk region

05:36and another one in Kharkov.

05:39The Defense Ministry added that Ukrainian forces lost over 2,045 troops on the line

05:45of operations of the Southern Group during the last hours.

05:48They also confirmed that Russian troops destroyed 50 unmanned aerial vehicles and destroyed

05:53four U.S.-made missiles.

05:55Since the beginning of the military operation, the Russian Armed Forces have managed to neutralize

05:59dozens of attacks by the Ukrainian troops on the border areas of the Russian territory.

06:10The Russian government announced that defense forces shot down at least 24 Ukrainian drones

06:14in several regions of the country.

06:16The UAVs were intercepted in the Kursk, Bryansk, Belgorod, Crimea and other provinces bordering

06:22Ukraine.

06:23The Defense Ministry pointed out that the Ukrainian army planned to attack Russian service

06:27facilities with drones.

06:29It also noted that during October, Kiev forces intensified their attacks on oil refineries

06:35and fuel depots.

06:40In Novi Sad in northern Serbia, on November 1, victims are paid tribute after a train

06:44station roof collapsed, killing at least 14 people and injuring several others.

06:50Citizens of Novi Sad paid tribute to the victims of the accident when the concrete roof of

06:54the train station collapsed.

06:56Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic expressed his condolences and declared a day of national

07:01mourning for the accident in Novi Sad.

07:03He demanded political responsibility and promised that those responsible would be duly punished

07:09by the government.

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07:51The Spanish authorities announced on November 1st the incorporation of 500 members of the

07:55army to face the consequences left by the meteorological phenomenon Dana in the province

08:01of Valencia.

08:02The Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, said that 300 soldiers from the army are already

08:07working since the 800 hours in the Valencian community.

08:13One of the affected areas is the community of Chiva, which registered the record rainfall

08:16during Dana and since Tuesday its inhabitants have been without electricity, water and telephone

08:22communications.

08:23There are people injured, there are still people trapped and we have to try to rescue

08:34them.

08:35The emergency services are helping, but it's true that we want to go and help too.

08:40And we can help a lot there because many hands are needed.

08:43The emergency services are finding it very difficult to get in, though especially ambulances

08:48that are trapped by traffic jams.

08:52We went to see how we could help the fire services and they told us that what they needed

08:58to do was to open roads so that they could enter and distribute their aid.

09:04So because there were so many people on the main streets, it made their work very difficult.

09:10But they need help.

09:13In addition, thousands of people from different regions of Spain have joined the cleaning

09:17task.

09:18In the search for missing people in the areas affected by the floods, volunteers went to

09:22the affected areas to clean and drain the water after the strong floods that have left

09:28municipalities and towns devastated.

09:30They are also participating in the search for missing people together with the security

09:33forces.

09:34Meanwhile, the cold drop is still active and several areas in the provinces of Valencia

09:38and Castellón, as well as Tarragona and Barcelona, are under a yellow warning from the state

09:43weather agency AHMED, while in the Balearic Islands the warning is orange.

09:51We have come to help a group of friends of mine because we do not live in this area.

09:54We live in an area that fortunately has not been affected.

09:57We have come to bring water, cans of tuna, what we could, and remove mud, water, to help

10:02our friends and people we have seen around.

10:05We have come to help as much as we can.

10:08We have cleaned the garage.

10:09We have taken trash out of the water, out of some houses where they couldn't take out

10:13the trash because the people are older, and that is why we, young people, have to come

10:18to help and help each other because right now there is no one to help us.

10:23What is happening looks like a scary movie.

10:27In Honduras, authorities have issued an alert given the proximity and likelihood of storm

10:31brewing in the Caribbean of becoming a hurricane.

10:34The Secretariat of Risk Management and National Contingencies have issued a preventive alert

10:38for several departments in the country likely to be hit by the storm, and they have alerted

10:43border areas with El Salvador and Nicaragua to remain vigilant and take measures to protect

10:48the population, especially the most vulnerable sectors.

10:51The Secretariat of Risk Management and Contingencies has warned communities in areas prone to landslides

10:55and floods to take preventive measures in addition to evacuating people to safe places.

11:04From October 24th to 30th, Italy reported 5,799 cases of COVID-19 and 108 deaths.

11:12Italy's Higher Institute of Health reported that in the last week, tests for the presence

11:16of the SARS-CoV-2 virus were carried out and the average positivity rate was 7%.

11:22The results show that 221,561 people remained positive for the disease.

11:28Since the COVID-19 pandemic began on January 30th, 2020, in this country, 26,942,274 people

11:36have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

11:46In the United States, more than 60 million people voted early in the presidential elections

11:57on November 5th, 2024.

12:00Polls show that in seven key states, the race between Republican candidate Donald Trump

12:03and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris remains even.

12:06Data collected in states such as Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia shows

12:10that women represent 55% of early voters, while men represent 45%.

12:16The Trump-Harris race underscores the divide in the United States, with both parties mobilizing

12:21solid bases.

12:28In this context, the two candidates for the November 5th elections, Kamala Harris and

12:31Donald Trump, will concentrate their efforts in the final stretch of the campaign by holding

12:35rallies in five battleground states.

12:38On Friday, the presidential hopefuls are expected to meet again in Wisconsin, where polls show

12:42Harris leading Trump by 0.7%.

12:45In this regard, Harris will also visit Atlanta in Georgia and the city of Charlotte in North

12:50Carolina, while his rival Donald Trump will visit Gastonia and Greensboro in North Carolina.

12:55The presidential election is decided indirectly through the Electoral College, which has 538

13:00electors, allowing a candidate to win the presidency even if he loses the popular vote.

13:10We have come to the end of this news brief.

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13:19For Telestro English, I'm Luis Alberto Matos.

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