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09/07/2025
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*35% of teachers continue national strike in Panama.
*Over 110 dead and 170 missing after devastating floods in the U.S. state of Texas.
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*35% of teachers continue national strike in Panama.
*Over 110 dead and 170 missing after devastating floods in the U.S. state of Texas.
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00:00the ninth international seminar of the organization of petroleum exporting
00:13countries OPEC kicked off in Vienna Austria on Wednesday in Panama more than
00:2435,000% of teachers remain on strike in protest against the social security reform law and the
00:31administrative persecution by the government and in the United States authorities registered
00:40over 110 people dead and more than 170 missing in six central Texas counties following devastating
00:50floods hello and welcome to from the south my name is Belen de los Santos I'm a Tercer Studios
01:00in Havana Cuba we begin with the news
01:02we now begin with the information in Austria the ninth international seminar of the organization
01:23of petroleum exporting countries OPEC considered one of the most important events in the energy
01:28industry kicked off in Vienna on Wednesday the seminar will take place from July 9th to the 10th
01:35under the theme charting pathways together the future of global energy among the guests are
01:41political figures from OPEC member countries such as the United Arab Emirates Algeria Nigeria and others
01:48who will participate in the declaration of cooperation as well as participants from energy
01:53producing and consuming nations founded in 1949 the organization of petroleum exporting countries is an
02:00intergovernmental group created to coordinate and unify the oil policies of its member countries as
02:07well as to regulate the international crude oil market
02:11in this context Venezuelan executive vice president and hydrocarbons minister Zelsi Rodriguez took part in the ninth international seminar of the OPEC in Vienna
02:29Rodriguez stressed that energy transition must be balanced and called for the end of aggressions to energy exporting countries the Venezuelan vice president also stated that the energy
02:39trilemma allows guaranteeing its future supply and accessibility during the event important topics such as energy transitions market stability energy security investment technology innovation and much more will be addressed
02:54Venezuela cannot be excluded from the world energy formula year 2015 2016 2017 economic blockade against the hydrocarbons industry in Venezuela have you noticed with the geopolitical situation in the world today the world is at war it is at war where the main energy
03:16you noticed with the geopolitical situation in the world today the world is at war it is at war
03:23where the main energy producers are involved where the main energy consumers are targeted
03:28where zionist expansionism threatens an important oil and gas producing region
03:33where three countries that are sitting here libya iraq venezuela have been in the spotlight
03:3926 percent of the world's oil production today is under unilateral coercive measures 46 percent of
03:48the world's oil reserves are under unilateral coercive measures and also in this context in
03:57an exclusive interview for tell sir venezuela vice president el ciro the biggest trust the impact
04:02that western unilateral coercive measures have on oil producing countries and the importance of
04:08of their immediate removal to guarantee stability and accessibility the issue of financing the
04:17energy transition and the energy future of the peoples of the world cannot be seen in isolation
04:23without considering the geopolitical factor the geopolitical factor where major producers and
04:29holders of oil and gas reserves are under sanctions by the west unilateral sanctions unilateral coercive
04:36measures illegal sanctions these are the economic wars the world is at war and economic warfare is
04:43also a form it is an expression of aggression against countries in the case of venezuela as you know
04:50venezuela is under economic war an economic aggression that hit mainly the hydrocarbons industry it is very
04:57important to keep in mind for the future that if we consider investment in fossil energy investment in
05:03renewable energies there must be a balance to be able to guarantee what is called the energy trilemma
05:12in this context the venezuela vice president took the opportunity to explain what the so-called energy
05:17trilemma is the energy trilemma is to guarantee energy supply second that it be accessible to the people
05:27because what is happening today more than two billion people in the world especially in the global south
05:33cook with fuels that are highly polluting harmful to health causing millions of people children to die
05:39every year causing disruption and impact on the environment and a third element has to do with the
05:45climate emergency therefore for this energy trilemma to be guaranteed and for there to be energy
05:51security there must be investment security today and precisely in the framework of the ninth opec
06:00international seminar the venezuela vice president met with the minister of energy of saudi arabia
06:06abdulaziz bin salman al-saud in the gathering the top officials discussed cooperation within opec and
06:12opec plus and highlighted the cohesion and unity of the organization in addition rodriguez and al-saud
06:19assess the progress and functioning of the opec plus agreement in the interest of international energy
06:26balance
06:33and we now move on to other topics because in argentina social organizations and political
06:37activists gathered on wednesday at buenos aires parque lesama in support of former president
06:43cristina fernandez de kirchner and in celebration of the independence day of the country the rally was
06:49called by the former president's political collective argentina con cristina in the context of the
06:55nation's independence this july 9th the organizers of the event called participants to carry argentinian
07:02flags as a symbol of unity and resistance in addition to the march cultural interventions live music and
07:09the participation of popular artists are taking place the former president is serving house sentence
07:16after the controversial ruling of the supreme court in the so-called vialidad case a judicial decision
07:23that continues to generate a rejection in vast popular sectors
07:31and in this context the government of venezuela salutes the heroic people of argentina
07:45on the occasion of their independence day the statement says that the bolivarian republic of
07:51venezuela expresses its deepest greeting to the brave and dignified people of the argentine republic as we
07:57commemorate this july 9th a new anniversary of the declaration of its independence proclaimed in tucuman
08:04in 1816. it continues by stating that on the sacred occasion we pay tribute to the men and women who with
08:11courage and patriotic conscience confronted colonialism and paved the way for the freedom of the continent
08:17figures such as manuel belgrano juana surduy martin miguel de huemes and jose de san martin embody a heroic
08:25deed that transcend national borders and was inscribed in the heart of our america as a symbol of the
08:31struggle for justice sovereignty and dignity of the peoples the text also highlights that today more
08:37than ever this memory should encourage the argentine people to continue fighting for their full and
08:43authentic independence free from any kind of external domination and the surrender of the resources and
08:49rights the spirit of tucuman is still alive in every argentine men and women who dreams of a sovereign
08:56fair and solitary homeland the communique ends by stating that from the land of bolivar we reiterate
09:05with respect our admiration and solidarity with the argentine people convinced that the cause of
09:11independence yesterday and today is also the cause of latin american dignity
09:24and in malaysia the foreign ministers of the association of southeast asian nations
09:29held on wednesday their plenary meeting in kuala lumpur where they addressed economic issues during
09:36the session the heads of asian diplomacy addressed the high tariffs imposed by donald trump which largely
09:43affect the region and the economies of indonesia and thailand in particular in this regard malaysian
09:49prime minister anwar ibrahim stated that there is an urgent need to increase trade among asian members
09:57in order to combat the protectionism that threatens the region's export economy ibrahim also noted that asian
10:05must chart its own curse and rejected a divided world where external influence makes decisions above the region
10:19now we have a short break coming up but first remember you can join us in tiktok at
10:22tell us of english where you'll find news in different formats news updates and much more we'll be right
10:27back stay with us welcome back to from the south we continue with more information in panama more than 35
10:44percent of teachers remain on strike in protest against the social security reform law and the
10:49administrative persecution that is being carried out by the government leaders of the education sector
10:56reported that 51 000 teachers nationwide joined the protest that began in april however after 11 weeks
11:04at least 18 000 of them are still on strike to put pressure on the executive branch the benjaminian teachers
11:11union said that the action has led to the closure of schools in several provinces of the country
11:17while teachers continue pushing for the repeal of the law that reforms the social security
11:30and in other news prosecutors in colombia seized assets belonging to the anglo-french
11:35oil company perenco in bogotá the company is accused of financing a paramilitary group between
11:411997 and 2005. according to authorities there is evidence suggesting that the foreign company
11:48financed paramilitary groups particularly the now defunct united self-defense forces of colombia's
11:54centauros bloc for years this alleged relationship lasted about eight years during which the oil company
12:02increased its presence and assets in the region these assets valued at over 10 million dollars were
12:08transferred to the funds for the reparation of victims which will use them to compensate civilians affected
12:16by paramilitary actions
12:24and also on wednesday u.s president donald trump continued escalating his trade war by announcing new
12:30tariffs for six countries the head of state took to his so true social account to post a new tariff
12:38letters ahead of a scheduled meeting with west african leaders the separate letters are addressed to
12:44brunei the philippines iraq algeria moldova and libya with rates ranging from 20 to 30 percent the move comes
12:54two days after announcing plans for up to 40 percent tariffs on goods imported from other 14 countries
13:01including bangladesh japan and south korea trump stated that these may be modified
13:07upward or downward depending on future negotiations with the white house
13:14we had four issues and that went down to one after two days of proximity meanwhile in mexico claudia
13:20shamebound demanded that the united states government do more to curve the crime of arms trafficking from
13:28that country into the national territory the head of the executive highlighted that washington has
13:34not done enough against the phenomenon that is used by drug cartels and other criminal organizations
13:40to gain firepower the federal president insisted that mexico must do its part and that there must be a
13:47necessary collaboration with the united states but she demanded that her counterpart donald trump's
13:53government do much more the president recalled that the u.s state department itself in a recent report
14:00acknowledged that 70 percent of the weapons that enter mexico illegally come from u.s territory
14:19now we continue with other topics still in the united states authorities registered nearly 120 people
14:31dead and more than 170 missing in six central texas counties following devastating floods most of the
14:38victims occurred in kirk county where at least 95 people died including 36 children according to the latest
14:47update from sheriff larry later in addition 161 people remain missing in kirk as texas governor greg avat
14:56added that about a dozen are also missing in other regions of the state besides kirk the counties most
15:03affected by the flooding includes travis kendall burnett williamson and tom green where hundreds of
15:10volunteers and more than 20 state agencies are participating in rescue efforts in this context roads
15:17and low water crossings in central texas remain closed as the population is being asked by
15:22authorities not to conduct unsupervised debris management
15:31as of 8 a.m this morning central time there are 95 deceased i'm going to kind of break down the numbers for
15:37you on adults there's 59 unidentified 14 children 36 unidentified 13 cab mystic currently still has
15:48missing five campers and one counselor
15:54officials report there are 161 missing people in kirk county area community members are asked not to
16:01conduct debris management of their property until directed by law enforcement there is also a
16:07no burn ban in kirk county at this time until further notice and chinese authorities have reported
16:12damages in the northwest and southern regions of the country due to heavy rains as well precisely in
16:19the northwestern chinese province of shangxi more than 1545 residents were reportedly evacuated due to
16:28flooding that submerged streets and infrastructure in several urban neighborhoods meanwhile in the southern
16:34province of kinsu flash floods swept through xinsu county while further south the metropolis of shonking also
16:44experienced heavy rainfall in this context rescue teams continue to search for at least five missing
16:50individuals and have issued warnings due to the persistence of geological hazards including landslides
16:57torrential rains are forecasted to continue in some areas in the coming days
17:04and the recent study suggests that human-caused climate change is responsible for the death of
17:13approximately 1500 people during the recent heat wave in europe from june 23rd to july 2nd scientists
17:21at imperial college and the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine used peer-reviewed techniques to
17:28estimate that approximately 2300 people in 12 cities likely died from heat during periods of high
17:37temperatures they claimed that 1500 of those deaths were due to climate change alone the researchers found
17:45that greenhouse gases caused an additional two to four degrees celsius of heat on top of what would be a more
17:53natural heat wave
18:01and coming back to latin america guatemalan authorities reported to death and material damage after two
18:07earthquakes of magnitude 5.2 and 5.7 with an epicenter in the south of the country on tuesday authorities
18:16reported the death of two men age 53 and 20 who were traveling in a vehicle that was crashed by a giant
18:24rock resulting from a landslide the volunteer fire department reported that the accident occurred on
18:30a highway connecting the departments of esquintla and zacatepeques in the southwestern part of the country
18:37in response president bernardo arevalo ordered public schools to suspend classes on wednesday and encouraged
18:44those who can work from home to do so
18:53we have a second short break coming up but before we invite you to visit our facebook page at tell us
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19:33welcome back from the south we continue with more information in this case we go
19:41to the middle east israel the occupation forces have claimed over 100 palestinian lives in the
19:47gaza strip in the last hours as a result of the recurrent onslaughts health briefings detailed that the
19:54advance of the sionist troops had cost more than 500 injured and many victims were still trapped in the
20:02rubble likewise health authorities warned that several people had been killed in the gaza humanitarian
20:08foundation aid distribution centers controlled by israel and the united states since october 7th of 2023
20:17the ongoing israeli genocide has pushed up the palestinian death toll to near 57 700 people namely women and children
20:32and the israeli regime continues to commit war crimes by attacking camps of displaced palestinians
20:41according to the wafer news agency 11 civilians were killed and several others were wounded when israeli
20:47forces shelled a house in the al-shadi refugee camp which is located west of gaza city another home
20:55bombing in deir al-barra claimed the lives of a man and his son additionally two people were killed and
21:01several were injured in an attack on a tent sheltering displaced families in han yunis
21:13on wednesday the yemeni hoodies claimed authorship for a strike on the eternity seat vessel in the red sea
21:20military spokesman yaya sari confirmed so adding that the vessel was headed towards a port in occupied
21:27palestine the naval force of the yemeni armed forces targeted the ship eternity c as it was
21:35headed towards the amal rush rush in occupied palestine after the operation a group of special
21:42forces from the yemeni navy moved to rescue a number of the ship's crew provide them with medical care and
21:47transport them to a safe location
21:49in this context thousands of people gathered in the center of paris to form a large red human
21:58line symbolizing their condemnation of the genocide that is currently ongoing and being
22:03endured by palestinians in the gaza strip on tuesday a large group of demonstrators wearing red
22:09clothing gathered at place de la republic to symbolically recall that all red lines have
22:16been crossed in gaza the demonstration was organized by several humanitarian organizations and ngos
22:22and the demonstration aimed to raise awareness about the genocide perpetrated by israel in the palestinian
22:30enclave and rene perez joglar known by the stage name of residente announced the cancellation of his two
22:43performances in spain one was scheduled for morina fest 2025 and the other for fib 2025 both events are
22:53associated with the pro israeli investment fund kkr i was scheduled to perform at two festivals in spain
23:04the fib and the morina festival both festivals are linked to a u.s investment fund called kkr what does this
23:11fund do
23:16it invests in and financially supports israeli companies involved in military technology
23:22surveillance systems and espionage the fund also finances real estate projects in illegal settlements
23:29in occupied palestinian territories
23:31this indirectly contributes to genocide and the systematic violation of human rights against the
23:41palestinian people
23:46an iranian foreign minister abbas argachi and his saudi counterpart foreign minister faisal bin faran
23:53held an important meeting to discuss bilateral relations and key regional developments during the meeting in
23:59jeddah saudi arabia argachi emphasized iran's commitment to strengthening relations with saudi arabia
24:06in all areas of mutual interest he reiterated that israel is the main source of instability in the region
24:13and in turn the saudi foreign minister stated that saudi arabia is dedicated to preventing further
24:19escalation in the region and is prepared to provide any necessary assistance
24:29and like this we have come to the end of this news brief you can find these and many other
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