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00:00In El Salvador, homage was paid to the victims of the El Mozote massacre perpetrated by the

00:15army in 1981, where almost a thousand people were killed.

00:23In Venezuela, citizens go to the polls on Sunday to elect over 15,000 justices of peace

00:29in communal districts throughout the country.

00:35In Gaza, injured people and dead bodies were transported to the Baptist Hospital after

00:40overnight Israeli airstrikes targeted the Abu Iskander area.

00:56Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana,

01:01Cuba.

01:02We begin with the news, stay with us.

01:03In Argentina, a country with a high poverty rate, a soup kitchen organized a holiday event

01:09for children from low-income households.

01:12The project was sent in motion by the soup kitchen Los Chicos de la Villa, a community

01:17space in Lomas de Zamora, outskirts of Buenos Aires.

01:20The activity looked to stimulate a community that has over 66% of children under 14 living

01:27in low-income households.

01:29The non-liberal policies implemented by Javier Millet's government have pushed millions of

01:33Argentinians into poverty and thousands depend on soup kitchens to survive.

01:47This is the first time they get a present.

01:50I'm excited because I was never able to buy them presents.

01:54Next year, I start high school to give them a good future.

01:58I will finish my studies and pursue a career.

02:01From an economy standpoint, there are more and more hungry people.

02:04You can see it in the streets.

02:08In Bolivia, over 7.3 million citizens are called to the polls this Sunday to elect 19

02:13judges to the country's high courts.

02:16The Supreme Electoral Court set up at least 5,597 voting centres throughout the nation,

02:22with over 33,000 polling stations.

02:25The voting day began at 8 am local time and is expected to end at 4 pm.

02:32Bolivians participate in the process to decide for the new magistrates of the corresponding

02:36judicial entities.

02:37At the same time, President Luis Arce exercised his right to vote in the city of La Paz, accompanied

02:43by some members of the Executive Cabinet.

02:52In El Salvador, homage was paid to the victims of the El Mozote massacre perpetrated by the

02:57army in 1981, where almost a thousand people were killed.

03:01Forty-three years later, the victims let relatives continue to demand justice.

03:06Members and relatives of the 988 people executed, including 558 minors, commemorated the 43rd

03:15anniversary of what has been labelled as one of the worst tragedies in the history of Latin

03:20America.

03:21In addition, representatives of humanitarian organisations from El Mozote and the lawyers

03:25of the victims in the criminal proceedings against retired soldiers attended the ceremony.

03:37This anniversary has motivated us and also the communities to maintain the slogan of

03:41justice now, to demand that this evidence be exposed, so that there may be a debate

03:46and ultimately a sentence in this case.

03:48It is inadmissible that it's been 43 years of impunity, with the government, the army

03:53and the justice system protecting war criminals.

04:10On Saturday, at least two people were killed as fierce winds from Cyclone Chido lashed

04:15a friendly Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, authorities warned of severe damage.

04:20The deaths have been confirmed so far, in Petite Terre, the smaller of the two main

04:25islands of Mayotte.

04:26The acting transport minister said the Bandazi airport suffered major damage, especially

04:32to the control tower.

04:34Cyclone Chido is reported to be the most violent and destructive storm in the territory since

04:391934.

04:40On the other hand, acting Interior Minister Bruno Ritaliou posted that 140 French troops

04:46and firefighters would be sent to the scene to help with the recovery efforts, doubling

04:51the deployment sent earlier in the week.

04:59It is a truly unusual situation.

05:02There had not been such a climate event in Mayotte since 1934, which, as the Prime Minister

05:08said, included wind, with wind gusts up to 226 km per hour, and then rain.

05:15And you know that makeshift homes over there sit on hillsides.

05:19And as rainwater ran downhill and the land became unstable, it obviously was a disaster.

05:25All makeshift homes have been completely destroyed.

05:29And then the third element was that powerful waves in some cases caused coastal flooding.

05:35So this climate event was absolutely tragic, tragic.

05:38The state, the agencies, the ministries are mobilizing.

05:44While visiting the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis expressed his support for the

05:49people suffering the consequences of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte.

05:55And we are praying for the victims of the cyclone that has hit the Mayotte archipelago

05:59in recent hours.

06:01I am spiritually close to all those affected by this tragedy.

06:10On Sunday, a sand and dust storm hit southwestern Iran, resulting in the closure of schools

06:15and public buildings and the cancellation of flights due to poor visibility.

06:19A thick yellow fog shrouded the Iranian provinces of Kuzestan and Burshehr, where buildings

06:25were barely visible and residents had to protect themselves with face masks.

06:30As a result of the storm, school and public services were closed in southwest Iran and

06:35all flights were suspended until further notice.

06:38In addition, in the city of Abadan in Kuzestan province, the air quality was considered hazardous,

06:44exceeding by more than 25 times the pollution indexes considered acceptable by the World

06:49Health Organization.

06:50Dust and sand storms have long affected the region, but have become more intense and frequent

06:56in recent years, mainly due to climate change.

07:03Cyclone Chido made landfall in Mozambique, bringing strong winds after passing through

07:08islands in the southeastern Indian Ocean.

07:11According to local authorities, Cyclone Chido made landfall near Pemba, in the province

07:16of Cape Delgado, on the north coast of Mozambique.

07:20It brought strong winds and rains that also affected the province of Nampula.

07:24A preliminary report indicates that there was damage to buildings and power outages

07:29in several parts of the country.

07:31Cyclone Chido hit Mozambique after passing through the French department of Mayotte,

07:36where it left more than 14 people dead and material damage.

07:39The nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar were also affected.

07:48And now we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on TikTok at

07:51TELUS in English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates and more.

07:56We'll be right back, stay with us.

08:01Welcome back to From the South.

08:09On Sunday in Venezuela, for the first time, elections are being held to choose justices

08:13of peace in communal districts throughout the country.

08:17The Venezuelan National Electoral Council reported that 100% of the more than 4,000

08:22voting centres in the country opened early in the morning.

08:26People 15 years old or older can vote for up to three candidates.

08:31Communal justices of peace will be mediators in matters such as family conflicts, neighbourhood

08:36conflicts, among other situations.

08:38In addition, their functions include promoting conciliation, harmony and preventing violence

08:44in the communities.

08:50Eternal strength, we will always win and we will push forward, Mr. President.

08:55Count on our community today, December 15th, and on January 10th, trust that our community

09:00will be there, with our justices of peace, to continue fighting for our communities.

09:06Well, today we are choosing our justices of peace, people who are going to represent us

09:12in the courts, in the prosecutor's office, any problem that may arise in our communities,

09:16we will go to our justices of peace so that they may help us solve it in the communities.

09:22We have chosen honest men and women, who side with the people, people who are going to help

09:27us, and that should remain honest in everything they may do to defend us.

09:36They would solve family conflicts and thus help clear up the courts a little.

09:42The justices of the peace will be a very important figure, representing the law in your community.

09:51One would no longer have to go to the prosecutor's office.

09:55Now, we will be able to solve the problems within our communities.

10:04This is something unprecedented and very important for our country.

10:11Justices of the peace come to fulfill a very important role given the present situation

10:15in the country.

10:16Why do I say it is important?

10:21Because conflicts from any standpoint must be mediated.

10:28And the work that justices of the peace will do in Venezuela will be essential to help

10:34strengthen community justice.

10:51In Gaza, injured people and dead bodies were transported to Al-Ali, a refugee camp in the

11:21Arab Hospital, also known as the Baptist Hospital, after overnight Israeli strikes targeted the

11:26Abu Iskandar area.

11:28Gaza's civil defence agency reported Sunday that overnight Israeli strikes across the

11:33Palestinian territory killed at least 18 people, including four displaced individuals who had

11:39sought refugee in a tent.

11:41In this sense, rescuers worked through the night, recovering the 10-18 bodies, while dozens

11:47more were injured in the ongoing Israeli aggression across Gaza.

11:51In addition, another four were killed and eight injured when an Israeli missile struck

11:56a tent sheltering dozens of displaced people in their Al-Bala city in central Gaza.

12:06A large number of martyrs are still under the rubble in a three-storey house belonging

12:10to the Al-Aruqi family in the Abu Iskandar area.

12:13Civil defence crews are still working to retrieve the martyrs from under the rubble, but the

12:17crews are unable to do so due to the lack of capabilities available to the civil defence

12:22and medical crews.

12:26This Saturday, thousands of Israeli troops stood due to the streets demanding an agreement

12:30for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

12:33Demonstrators in the city of Jerusalem carried 100 symbolic coffins in front of the residence

12:37of the Israel President Isaac Herzog.

12:40In the midst of the demonstration, Israeli police forces arrested four people.

12:45Negotiations for the exchange of prisoners between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance

12:49Movement, Hamas, and Israel have so far failed due to the systematic blockade by the Israeli

12:56Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

13:03It is unthinkable that political considerations are preventing us from reuniting with our

13:09loved ones and keeping our hostages from their freedom.

13:16The Israeli public wants the hostages home.

13:39Go away.

13:49Welcome back to From the South.

13:51Libya's National Oil Corporation has declared force major after Sawilla Refinery's reservoirs

13:57were seriously damaged as a result of ongoing clashes between armed groups.

14:02Situated in the west of the country, the refinery, which is key to Libya's energy needs and economy,

14:07processes crude oil from the Sahara oil fields, one of the largest of the country, which produces

14:13diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, and LPG, essential for domestic fuel supply.

14:18Normally, the refinery produces over 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

14:23Any disruption on its functioning is a direct assault to Libya's economy and finances.

14:29On Sunday, Pope Francis arrived on the French island of Corsica for a one-day visit focusing

14:39on the Mediterranean.

14:40The visit will last nine hours and will include a 40-minute meeting with the French President

14:46Emmanuel Macron.

14:47The Pope attended the closing of the event Popular Religiosity in the Mediterranean and

14:52delivered a speech focusing on migration, regional conflicts, and the climate crisis.

14:57This is the first time a Pope visits the island which Genoa ceded to France in 1768

15:04and which has a strong nationalist movement that seeks independence.

15:13The Russian emergency minister reported that two fuel-carrying ships are currently sinking

15:18off the coast of the Black Sea.

15:20Russian tanker Volgoneft 212, carrying over four tons of fuel oil, is sinking in the

15:26Kerch Strait.

15:27Due to a heavy storm, the ship broke in half, the bow was torn off, and the crew was forced

15:32to take shelter in the stern.

15:34The Ministry of Emergencies reported that a helicopter with rescuers and a rescue tow

15:40were dispatched to the scene, saving 13 crew members out of the 14 that were on board.

15:46Subsequently, another vessel was damaged in the same area, the Volgoneft 239.

15:51There were 14 people on board of the vessel, which was also carrying over four tons of

15:56fuel oil.

15:57The first vessel is reported to have run aground, while the second one is drifting towards Teheran.

16:03Due to the incident, oil products have been spilled all over the area.

16:17The prestigious International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños,

16:28Cuba, celebrates on Sunday the 38th anniversary of its foundation.

16:32The school was established on December 15, 1986, by the Committee of Filmmakers of Latin

16:38America as a branch of the Foundation of the New Latin American Cinema.

16:42Since then, each year it receives around 330 teachers and film specialists from various

16:47regions.

16:48Its academic program includes regular course modalities, international workshops and master's

16:54degrees, from which 1,094 professionals from 64 countries have graduated.

16:59The educational institution exhibits significant results, and it is worth highlighting that

17:05over 400 students and graduates from this school have won awards at important international

17:11film festivals, such as the Oscars, Goya and Cannes.

17:17We have come to the end of Disney's Brief, but you can find this and many other stories

17:21on our website at www.telusareenglish.net, and join us on social media.

17:25We are on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and TikTok as well.

17:28For Telusare English, I'm Alejandra Garcia.

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