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00:00Close to 6 million Hondurans are called to the polls this Sunday for the primary elections.

00:18The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, led the festival for national sovereignty

00:23in the capital, Zócalo Square.

00:29In Syria, the number of people killed in the escalation of violence west of the country

00:33since by the repressive forces of the de facto government has risen to over a thousand.

00:52Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra García from Telesurf Studios in

00:56Havana, Cuba.

00:57We begin with the news.

01:11On Sunday, Honduras holds primary elections to choose the next candidates for the presidency,

01:16regional and municipal governments and members of parliament.

01:20Since early morning, Hondurans have attended the over 5,000 voting centers set up throughout

01:25the national territory to exercise their right to vote.

01:29In this regard, the National Electoral Council assured the transparency of the electoral

01:33process and defended the new technological measures that will warranty the citizens'

01:38vote.

01:39After the opening of the voting centers, more than 5.8 million Hondurans are called to vote

01:45for the candidates of the political organizations, including the Free Party, the Liberal Party

01:50and the National Party.

01:59I can confirm that this National Electoral Council is delivering an election with all

02:08the conditions to be remembered as the most transparent and faithful to the people's will

02:16in our history.

02:20The Honduran National Electoral Council Advisor-Secretary Ana Paola Hall has addressed the resistance

02:26of some political sectors to use the biometric voting system.

02:33Since this is the first time that the electoral law is enforced in primary elections, there

02:40is a predictable resistance to the new rules, especially to biometrics.

02:45But we have taken firm steps so that this election has the required logistics, documents

02:51and technology, and that it may be followed by national and international observers.

03:00The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, led the Festival for National Sovereignty

03:05in the capital, Zócalo Square.

03:06During the day, the national president explained the achievements of the Agreement on Tariffs

03:12reached with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, during a telephone call.

03:16In addition, the head of state affirmed her commitment to the sovereignty of the Mexican

03:20people.

03:21She reaffirmed that the agreement with the United States is an achievement of the people

03:25and highlighted the dialogue and respect between both nations.

03:30In Argentina, 15 people are dead as a result of flash floods caused by heavy rain associated

03:53with the storm that hit Bahía Blanca.

03:55The situation led to evacuation of more than 1,000 people, who were taken to 13 shelters

04:02set up by the regional authorities.

04:04Meanwhile, security and risk management forces continue to search for two adults and two

04:10minors who are still missing.

04:12In addition, lack of electricity has affected a private hospital in the south, and there

04:17is also damage to roads and buildings.

04:25In the United States, New York authorities have issued an alert due to wildfires in Pine

04:29Barrens in Suffolk County.

04:32The local authorities say they are using helicopters of the New York National Guard, firefighting

04:38agencies and civil protection agencies to fight the fires and to attend to the people

04:43affected.

04:44The situation has been described as catastrophic, so preventive measures have been put in place,

04:50like the closure of the surrounding roads and the evacuation of the towns near the fire.

05:00In New Zealand, the Predator Free 2050 is working towards eradication of three of their

05:06most damaging predators, rats, stoats and possums.

05:10It is part of a huge ongoing effort to make the whole of New Zealand safe for native wildlife

05:17to breed and flourish.

05:19Scientists believe fewer predators may also have a significant upside in the fight against

05:24global warming.

05:26Thanks to the excessive public awareness campaigns, this is now a truly nationwide eradication

05:32movement that has captured people's attention.

05:49Welcome back to From the South.

06:17The Palestinian movement Hamas submits three conditions for negotiations on the second

06:21phase of the ceasefire agreement.

06:24Hassem Kassem, spokesman for the resistance movement, stated that they presented three

06:29conditions, an exchange of prisoners, a complete withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Strip

06:35and a permanent ceasefire.

06:37Earlier, Hamas reported positive signals regarding the start of negotiations on the second phase

06:42of the agreement.

06:44The first stage of the ceasefire, which included the release of 30 Israelis and over 1,000

06:49Palestinian prisoners and detainees, and the gradual Israeli-military withdrawal from the

06:54Gaza Strip, came to an end on March 1.

07:02Authorities in the Gaza Strip have requested international assistance in restoring the

07:06electricity system in the enclave.

07:08The Gazan Electricity Company reiterated the need for urgent assistance to ensure the restoration

07:14of the electricity service.

07:16They say Israel destroyed 70% of the electricity grid and that they are also to blame for preventing

07:23the entry of materials and machinery.

07:26In this regard, the United Nations Organization has said that the reconstruction of the Gaza

07:30Strip might take as much as 15 years at an estimated cost of over $53 billion.

07:43In Syria, the number of people killed in the escalation of violence west of the country

07:47by the repressive forces of the de facto government has risen to over 1,000.

07:52According to human rights organizations, some 745 civilians were executed in cold blood,

07:59in sectarian massacres.

08:01In addition, 148 former military personnel of the Bashar al-Assad government were killed

08:07during clashes with security and defense ministry personnel while they were traveling through

08:13the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where the field executions took place.

08:23Iranian leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei says the insistence of some powers to hold negotiations

08:29with Iran is not aimed at resolving problems but at imposing their conditions.

08:34In a meeting with the heads of the three branches of the Iranian government and a group of senior

08:39military officials, the leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei,

08:44made it clear that Western principles are against Islamic ones.

08:49The Ayatollah said these governments are not seeking to negotiate solidly the nuclear issue

08:54but rather to use the negotiations as a way to create new expectations in Iran's defense

08:59capabilities and its international capabilities.

09:07Some abusive governments insist on negotiating but it is not aimed at solving problems but

09:12rather at them dictating their will.

09:14They say, let's negotiate, to impose what they want to the other parties sitting across

09:18the table.

09:20Iran's supreme leader also spoke about their responsiveness and demands that the country

09:25may or may not be able to meet in an international arena.

09:31The problem is not only the nuclear issue, there are new demands that Iran will not be

09:36able to meet, like demands on the country's defense capability, and on the country's international

09:41capability.

09:42Iran will be urged not to do certain things, not to meet with certain people, not to go

09:47to certain places, not to produce certain items, that the range of its missiles should

09:51not exceed a certain distance.

09:54Is it possible for anyone to accept such demands?

09:59In other news, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 11 people were killed

10:03after a bomb exploded in a town located in the northeast of the country.

10:08The incident took place in Gesa, located in the territory of Massisi, where the rebel

10:13group March 23 Movement perpetrated an attack against a group of civilians.

10:18According to information provided by the administrator of the Massisi territory, Colonel Rami Matta

10:23da Soula, the rebels threw the device on one of the houses, injuring five people who were

10:28immediately taken to the hospital.

10:31Various authorities revealed that taking into account that the front line is in another

10:35location, the M-23 attack was intentionally directed against civilians.

10:54Negotiations between the United States and Ukraine on the terms of the peace treaty will

11:00take place this Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.

11:03The United States Special Envoy Steve Vitkoff said that during the meeting they will discuss

11:08the basic aspects of the settlement of the special operation and a six-month halt of

11:13the confrontation.

11:15Taking part from the US side will be Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve

11:20Vitkoff and Security Adviser Mike Bott, and from the Ukrainian side, the head of the presidential

11:26office Andrew Yermak.

11:28According to the Bloomberg Agency, US President Donald Trump demanded that CAIF agree to a

11:33quick ceasefire, with Russia as a condition for signing a mineral deal.

11:44In France, hundreds of people have protested against the proposal of sending troops to

11:48Ukraine made by President Emmanuel Macron.

11:51The demonstrators carried banners saying, Macron, we will not die for Ukraine and we

11:57do not want your war.

11:59This came on the heels of a speech by President Macron in which he did not rule out the possibility

12:05of sending soldiers to Ukraine.

12:07Macron said that peace in Ukraine required the deployment of European forces, as he considers

12:13Ukrainian forces fragile.

12:15Macron claims the European army is more effective in the art of deterrence.

12:45Welcome back to From the South.

12:56At the Vatican, press of the Holy See reported that Pope Francis remains stable and there

13:01is a gradual and slight improvement in his health.

13:04The doctors of the Gemelli Hospital reported a gradual improvement in the condition of

13:09Pope Francis, who has stayed in the hospital for three weeks with pneumonia.

13:13In this sense, the Vatican underlined that the Holy Father continues to alternate mechanical

13:18ventilation during the night and high-flow oxygenation during the day.

13:23On the evening of February 28th last, Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm with an

13:30attack of vomiting and inhalation, which caused a strong deterioration in the state of his

13:35respiratory system.

13:36In Germany, airport employees staged a surprise strike to demand better working conditions

13:48and fair wages.

13:49The Union de Servicios Unidos announced the stoppage of the service for Monday, March

13:5410th.

13:55However, they advanced the protest without warning, which caused thousands of travellers

14:00to be stranded at the air terminal.

14:02The workers denounced excessive workloads in poor working conditions.

14:07They also questioned the lack of specialized personnel in the area.

14:10Additionally, the Union organization qualifies the day as successful since the workers complied

14:16with the strike call in its totality.

14:25A strike must cause economic damage.

14:28That's why we are on strike today.

14:30We know that it puts an enormous burden on passengers.

14:33Our colleagues know that too, but they've said we have to go on strike.

14:36It has to be effective so that we can have a reasonable offer to negotiate.

14:42Canadian authorities reported Friday night a shooting in which a dozen people were injured

14:47at a pub in eastern Toronto.

14:49The Toronto Police Service reported that police recorded emergency calls regarding shooting

14:54incidents at the Piper Arms establishment at about 10.40pm on Friday.

14:59The initial investigations revealed that three men entered and acted against patrons.

15:04However, no arrests were made at the time.

15:07All victims were transported to hospitals, where six of them sustained non-life-threatening

15:12gunshot injuries, while the other six were injured by objects and broken glass at the

15:18scene.

15:36On this Saturday, March 8th, the Special Olympics Winter Games Turin 2025 were inaugurated

15:42with thousands of attendees.

15:44The Special Olympics, held from March 8th to 15th, is the world's largest sports and

15:49humanitarian event, with more than 1,500 athletes from 100 delegations competing in eight sports

15:56in an international demonstration of inclusion, acceptance and unity, which are alpine skiing,

16:03cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, floorball, figure skating, speed skating and

16:09then sport.

16:10The Special Olympics are held every two years and its mission is that, through the power

16:14of sport, people with intellectual disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills

16:21and success.

16:37In China, a unique writing system created and used by women recovers its essence through

16:42various handicraft expressions nowadays.

16:45The system in question is called Núshū and arose in the 19th century in the Chinese province

16:51of Hunan.

16:52It has its origins in Chinese characters but, instead of having a square shape, this script

16:57adopts filiform and oblique strokes in forms of slangs.

17:02Moreover, this writing literally means women's writing and, from it, a whole culture was

17:07generated.

17:08Núshū was transmitted mainly from mothers to daughters and was practiced among sisters

17:13and friends for pleasure.

17:20Núshū writing was used by women who, in the feudal era, had no access to education and

17:26often used it to write their autobiographies.

17:29The Núshū culture evolved to become internationally known, however, local and national authorities

17:34are trying to revive it as this culture is in danger of disappearance since Yang Huanyi,

17:40the last writer and holder of the Núshū, passed away on September 20th, 2004.

17:45During my time designing character-based jewelry, I happened to open a book from the

18:00shelf and found the unique beauty of Núshū characters.

18:06They resemble curved willow leaves, crescent moons, and even sharp little knives.

18:14As I delved deeper into Núshū culture, I was deeply moved by its blend of gentleness

18:19and resilience, which inspired me to create the Núshū Jewelry series.

18:24We have come to the end of this news brief, but you can find this and many other stories

18:28on our website at telesuryinglish.net and join us on social media.

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18:36For TELESURY ENGLISH, I'm Alejandra García, thank you for watching.

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