TELESUR — broadcast 20261011 093000 UTC 470 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:06] are suspended today, Saturday, from [00:00:23] Happy Sunday, welcome to this Telesur [00:00:27] news broadcast, it's a pleasure to be with you, I'm Jerani Flores. Immediately, I present [00:00:30] our [00:00:31] headlines. [00:00:35] Venezuela reaches 3 consecutive years of economic [00:00:38] growth and ECLAC [00:00:42] harassment and even information estimates that it will close 2026 at [00:00:44] 6.5%. [00:00:48] According to the UN, around 50 thousand women and girls in Gaza have been [00:00:52] victims of murder or in their absence, have been seriously [00:00:56] injured. [00:01:00] Climate crisis generates [00:01:03] affected several sectors of storms and floods in countries of the American and [00:01:07] mobilization that traveled the streets of Asian continents. [00:01:15] Venezuela reaches 3 consecutive years of economic [00:01:18] growth and SEPAL [00:01:22] reports or estimates [00:01:24] data that it will close 2026 at more than [00:01:28] 6.5%. One of the sectors that will grow [00:01:32] the most or that is renewing itself is [00:01:35] the electrical sector. The report by Madelen García: [00:01:38] spare parts continue to arrive for the different thermoelectric plants in [00:01:42] Venezuela, [00:01:45] a motor and lubrication pump for the [00:01:47] As of the report, no generator to keep the oil in the generator as such, the [00:01:50] engineers do not stop working, they change the [00:01:53] old parts for the [00:01:55] the flood and maintained new ones, little by little they are reactivating the [00:01:59] equipment so that... [00:02:30] which was affected by the illegal sanctions of the United States by not [00:02:34] being able to access original spare parts, [00:02:39] multipolar world. The new era of waiting for the spare parts, the spare part has already arrived, let's go forward, my love, when it's 24 hours, we give it [00:02:43] 24 hours for the rest of the days, from 7 a.m. to 7 [00:02:47] p.m., from 7 to 9, from 7 to 10, aha, we have to [00:02:50] give it, but that's what we're looking for, that [00:02:53] the country builds and the things that are being [00:02:57] abusive use of provided, we have a better operation with electricity, [00:03:01] little by little we're getting there. The earthquake affected 800 [00:03:04] MW and of those, 600 were recovered 3 [00:03:07] months after the seismic double that stabilized [00:03:10] electricity mainly in three states in the central west [00:03:14] of the country. Trust us, because we are [00:03:18] guarantors of the national electrical system. We are [00:03:21] focused, committed, and even [00:03:24] in love with what the electrical system is and its proper [00:03:28] functioning, its good service. We are service providers [00:03:31] with quality, with vocation and well, with love [00:03:35] for Venezuela too, so that Venezuela [00:03:38] grows. And Venezuela grew for the third consecutive [00:03:41] year, despite the difficulties. Dialogue with [00:03:45] private companies and consensus allowed the country to [00:03:47] rank first in Latin America and has [00:03:51] remained so. And this speaks volumes about the effort of what we are [00:03:55] capable of, I always say, what we are capable of [00:03:59] as Venezuelans. And you as entrepreneurs in the most [00:04:02] difficult environment of economic [00:04:05] blockade, of financial blockade, gave and [00:04:09] have given your best to move forward. The [00:04:13] acting president, Delssis Rodríguez, announced that a reform of the [00:04:17] electrical system law is on the way, it's coming [00:04:20] soon, and when I say soon, I'm referring to the next [00:04:24] the nation. Although it has few days, a week, but it won't go past this [00:04:27] year, a reform of the national electrical system law [00:04:30] that allows private [00:04:34] participation in the processes [00:04:38] about cinema stories, life of generation, transmission, distribution, [00:04:40] this is something that we have also been discussing with the private [00:04:43] sector, in addition to the electrical sector, Venezuela has a clear [00:04:47] growth path in other sectors such as [00:04:50] petrochemicals, oil with 61 agreements signed with [00:04:54] different countries around the world. Madelín García, Telesur, Caracas, [00:04:57] Venezuela. [00:05:00] In Colombia, a bill seeks to sanction the practice of influencing [00:05:04] democracy through the massive [00:05:07] damage is use of social media with fake profiles to influence political [00:05:11] and social perception. the population. Esteban Garabito expands on [00:05:14] this. [00:05:17] In Colombia, a bill seeks to penalize the practice of creating [00:05:21] fake accounts on different digital social networks, [00:05:24] which are used to influence public opinion regarding political [00:05:28] and electoral issues, which negatively affects the [00:05:31] country's democracy. Bots [00:05:34] are fake agents created through a systematization that [00:05:37] seeks to generate a screen of simulations around the [00:05:41] participation of people who are generally [00:05:44] non-existent. These bots not only fulfill functions [00:05:48] of inflating, if you will, theories, information, etc., but [00:05:51] also of public [00:05:55] banning, meaning that they can boost the algorithm so that [00:05:59] information is seen through communication networks, they can [00:06:02] also bury it, meaning that they manage [00:06:06] the search terms that [00:06:10] today generate the intermediation channels. Public [00:06:13] information, the incorporation of language models and artificial [00:06:16] intelligence has made bots much more difficult to detect. [00:06:20] Today they are capable of holding fluid conversations and creating [00:06:24] convincing content in real time, influencing public [00:06:28] chats on social networks, but they do this by [00:06:31] hundreds or thousands, this is known as bot farms [00:06:35] created and operated by paid individuals for the purpose of [00:06:38] political marketing. [00:06:42] The proposed anti-bot bill [00:06:45] to control and penalize the misuse of artificial [00:06:48] intelligence in electoral campaigns is a reality, it has not only happened in [00:06:52] Colombia, in Bolivia, in Chile, it is happening right now [00:06:56] in Brazil in Lula's electoral campaign, that [00:06:59] is, in an uncontrolled, [00:07:02] illegal way, bot [00:07:05] farms are being used, which pretend to be [00:07:08] people and exponentially, algorithmically, [00:07:12] they put pressure on the community and digital conversation [00:07:16] to influence voters, and that needs [00:07:19] to be controlled, democracies are in danger, nothing [00:07:23] more and nothing less than the possibility of [00:07:26] uncontrolled manipulation causes citizens to end up [00:07:30] making decisions in an ill-informed way. [00:07:34] Jurists raise the need to develop this bill [00:07:37] so that there is a criminal sanction, capable of turning this [00:07:41] practice into a digital crime that affects [00:07:44] democracy in Colombia and that even puts the [00:07:48] lives of candidates at risk in electoral times, that's [00:07:51] why this initiative is welcome, what would I add [00:07:54] to that initiative, the need to establish [00:07:57] obligations for multinational [00:08:00] platforms that manage social networks [00:08:04] to help prevent this type of [00:08:09] social networks. Latin America has been seeing in [00:08:13] recent decades this type of political [00:08:17] campaigns facilitated by transnational, [00:08:20] corrupt money, money laundering, by [00:08:23] interests also linked to techno-fascism and therefore [00:08:27] we must prevent, we must [00:08:30] protect citizen freedoms, the [00:08:33] right to be properly informed in a [00:08:36] political campaign to choose the best options and not [00:08:40] to choose those people [00:08:43] who have more power to manipulate social [00:08:46] networks. The need for this law is urgent in times when [00:08:50] there are doubts about the way politics is being done on social [00:08:53] networks, with the danger of being scenarios of mass voter [00:08:57] conduction to the path of political deception through dishonest marketing. [00:09:01] Esteban Gravito Poveda, Telesur, [00:09:04] Bogotá, Colombia. The [00:09:07] Superior Electoral Court of Brazil demanded explanations from Meta [00:09:10] this Saturday after [00:09:12] a formal complaint from the campaign of presidential candidate Luis Ignacio Lula [00:09:16] da Silva, which accuses the technology company of limiting the [00:09:19] reach of its content on social networks to favor opposition [00:09:23] candidate Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the October 25th [00:09:27] runoff. The complaint states that [00:09:30] official profiles and publications of the president [00:09:33] suffered technical restrictions, interruptions in [00:09:36] views and disappearances in search engines, [00:09:39] affecting his digital strategy. Given this [00:09:42] situation, the judicial body granted the company a [00:09:46] period of 48 hours to detail the measures [00:09:49] applied, account by account, and clarify the questioned [00:09:52] metrics. For its part, Meta categorically rejected the [00:09:56] accusations through an official statement, calling them [00:10:00] false and asserting or stating that they comply [00:10:04] with electoral [00:10:05] regulations. [00:10:12] In Argentina, various sectors of the economy are experiencing double-digit [00:10:16] declines, according to data cited in an economic [00:10:19] report. Among the most affected items [00:10:22] are computer equipment, with a decrease of [00:10:26] 39.5%, [00:10:28] agricultural machinery with 31.2%, and [00:10:32] home appliances with a contraction of [00:10:35] 27.8%. [00:10:37] These setbacks are joined by declines in [00:10:41] supermarket sales and in gastronomic [00:10:44] activity, I meant to say, while various [00:10:48] companies face difficulties. Although [00:10:50] industry and construction registered slight monthly [00:10:54] upturns in August, both remain below 2023 [00:10:57] levels, in a scenario that also includes [00:11:01] company closures and job [00:11:03] losses. [00:11:10] Also in Argentina, with the participation of indigenous peoples from [00:11:13] different countries, the 39th [00:11:16] Plurinational Meeting of Women and Diversities began in [00:11:19] Córdoba, an event that brings together thousands of people [00:11:23] around debates, cultural activities, and [00:11:26] mobilizations. The initial day was marked [00:11:29] by a [00:11:32] the city, bringing together thousands of participants. [00:11:36] Under the slogan, "The land is not for sale, the land is [00:11:39] defended." In these meetings, one of the central [00:11:42] axes is the defense of territories and [00:11:45] sovereignty, along with demands for human rights and [00:11:48] equality. In this sense, the program includes workshops [00:11:52] and assemblies on gender violence, diversity, and [00:11:56] household debt. The meeting will [00:11:59] extend until October 12th, and its organizers [00:12:02] expect widespread participation in the planned [00:12:05] mobilizations throughout [00:12:06] the city. [00:12:12] Let's go to a short break and we'll be back. [00:13:06] Back here at Telesur News, the United [00:13:10] Nations warns that approximately 50,000 women [00:13:13] and girls in Gaza have been victims of murder or, in their [00:13:17] absence, have been seriously injured. The spokesperson for [00:13:20] UN Women, Sofia Caltor, head of the [00:13:23] humanitarian action section in the city of Geneva, presented the [00:13:27] report detailing that more than 38,000 women in [00:13:30] Gaza have been executed and another [00:13:33] 11,700 suffer serious injuries [00:13:36] that, in many cases, have led to permanent [00:13:39] disability. This happened in the first [00:13:42] two years of the beginning of the Zionist genocide in October [00:13:45] 2023, although since the beginning of the ceasefire, the [00:13:49] number continues to expand. In addition to this, [00:13:52] nearly 1 million women and girls [00:13:55] have been forcibly displaced from their [00:13:58] homes or are living in tents amidst the ruins of their [00:14:02] homes. [00:14:02] The [00:14:10] Special Rapporteur of the United Nations for the Occupied Palestinian [00:14:14] Territories, Francesca Albanese, warned that the [00:14:17] explosive power of Israeli bombings on the [00:14:20] Gaza Strip during the last 3 years [00:14:23] is equivalent to six nuclear bombs, describing the current [00:14:27] humanitarian crisis as a slow death process for the [00:14:31] civilian population. Albanese denounced the massive destruction [00:14:34] of infrastructure, the collapse of the health system, and [00:14:38] the spread of diseases and malnutrition. She also [00:14:41] pointed out that approximately 1.8 million [00:14:44] Palestinians are displaced and crammed into [00:14:48] less than 30% of the territory. Given the lack of [00:14:51] effective international support and the [00:14:55] efficient entry of humanitarian aid, the official urged [00:14:58] the global community to take urgent measures to [00:15:01] curb the extreme suffering and continuous displacement [00:15:05] experienced by the inhabitants of the Palestinian [00:15:07] enclave. [00:15:16] Washington was the scene of a new day of [00:15:19] protests in defense of the Palestinian people. In front of the Capitol, [00:15:23] the demonstrators demanded changes in US policy [00:15:27] towards Israel, while the exacerbation of the genocide [00:15:30] carried out by the regime against Gaza enters its [00:15:34] third year. José Leveña with the report. [00:15:38] In different cities around the world, thousands of people took to the streets to express their [00:15:42] solidarity with Palestine and denounce the Israeli offensive, three years [00:15:45] after the genocide in Gaza. In Washington, dozens of organizations and hundreds of citizens gathered [00:15:49] in front of the Capitol to demand an end to the occupation policies and [00:15:53] support for Israel. Among those who took to the streets are relatives of victims, [00:15:56] Palestinian-American citizens, and activists who denounce that violence [00:16:00] continues to mark the lives of millions of people. For many, 3 years [00:16:03] later, the pain is not a memory, it continues to arrive in the form of news about [00:16:07] deaths and destroyed [00:16:08] families. [00:16:11] Just this weekend, my relatives were killed in Gaza while [00:16:15] they slept, a grandmother and her daughter, just after their [00:16:19] children had visited them. Three years ago, my [00:16:23] friend, Aunt Ilham, a friend of my [00:16:26] mother, was killed and run over by a bulldozer [00:16:30] when she was trying to take a shower. It has been three [00:16:33] years of non-stop murder, every [00:16:36] day against Christians and Muslims [00:16:38] without distinction, against children and the elderly, [00:16:42] we are here to say that this has to [00:16:44] end. [00:16:50] We have been through 3 years of genocide and many [00:16:53] people, especially from governments, not ordinary people like us, [00:16:56] say there is no genocide. I believe [00:16:59] it is 100% genocide. We are [00:17:02] in disagreement with the governments and I felt it was [00:17:06] very important to come and [00:17:08] express what I feel, it is [00:17:11] a genocide. [00:17:15] Activists warn about the spread of violence in the Middle East and [00:17:18] reject the normalization of military operations and occupation. They assure [00:17:22] that the mobilization not only seeks to remember the victims, but also [00:17:26] to maintain pressure so that Palestine remains at the center of the international debate and that denunciations [00:17:29] of human rights violations do not fall into [00:17:32] oblivion. It is important to be here today because people [00:17:36] have suffered genocide and occupation for decades and now [00:17:39] they are trying to do the same with Iran and Lebanon. As [00:17:42] Americans, we will not allow that to [00:17:45] happen. I am here to support the Palestinian [00:17:48] people, three years after this genocide [00:17:51] began, I thought that the world would have reacted and [00:17:55] that a change would have occurred, but I see that [00:17:59] Israel is intensifying its actions even further. I want the [00:18:02] Palestinian people to be able to achieve some kind of [00:18:06] liberation, I don't know how. [00:18:16] Demonstrators denounce that the occupation is expanding and that control over Gaza remains a point of contention. They also question international initiatives that do not guarantee the rights of the Palestinian people or end the [00:18:19] aggression. This situation continues, [00:18:22] Israel increasingly assumes control over Gaza, [00:18:26] while Trump's false peace council, which is a council of [00:18:30] genocides and opportunists, continues to take control of [00:18:33] Palestine and extend its aggression throughout [00:18:35] the West Bank and, in fact, throughout the [00:18:38] entire region. After the march, activists met to [00:18:42] exchange proposals and coordinate common actions, with the aim of maintaining [00:18:46] mobilization and exploring avenues of pressure from the United States given the situation in [00:18:49] Palestine and the escalation of violence in the region. [00:18:53] The protesters insist on their demands: an arms embargo on [00:18:56] Israel, sanctions, and an end to international support, which they denounce contributes [00:19:00] to the continuation of violence. From Washington, [00:19:04] where these demands point directly to the role of the United [00:19:08] States as Israel's main ally, it is more [00:19:11] important than ever, reported José Leveña for [00:19:13] Telesur. This Saturday, US military [00:19:17] forces attacked the commercial vessel Oceamulika, flying a Panamanian [00:19:20] flag, in the Gulf of Oman after it departed from [00:19:24] an Iranian port. According to the US Central Command, the attack [00:19:28] disabled the propulsion system of the vessel, which [00:19:31] allegedly attempted to evade the naval blockade against [00:19:35] Iran. In parallel, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard [00:19:38] reported that a supertanker caught fire in [00:19:41] the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval [00:19:45] mine while navigating through a route that Tehran [00:19:48] described as unauthorized. These [00:19:50] incidents occur amidst maritime transit restrictions and [00:19:54] cross warnings about navigation in one of the [00:19:57] world's main energy routes. [00:20:01] In the Russian region of Vladimir, [00:20:08] a drone attack caused damage to a Yandex data center, [00:20:12] which had to suspend operations, as reported [00:20:16] by the company. Yandex indicated that no casualties [00:20:19] have been reported and that emergency services attended the [00:20:23] scene to deal with the consequences of the incident. [00:20:26] The company also warned that the resources that remain [00:20:30] available present instability, which affects [00:20:32] the functioning of the platform. Given this, [00:20:35] Yandex Cloud services operate in [00:20:39] emergency mode while infrastructure [00:20:44] being addressed. [00:20:45] This [00:20:55] Saturday, the Chinese government reaffirmed its sovereignty over the [00:20:59] province of Taiwan and defended the principle [00:21:03] of one China after questioning the statements of the [00:21:06] Taiwanese president on the defense of the island's freedom [00:21:10] and security. The spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs [00:21:14] Office, Shahan, [00:21:16] accused the official of promoting separatism and [00:21:20] fueling tensions on both sides of the Strait. In [00:21:23] this regard, Beijing reiterated that Taiwan is an inalienable [00:21:27] part of Chinese territory and warned [00:21:30] that it would oppose any attempt at [00:21:33] independence or external interference. Meanwhile, [00:21:36] the Taiwanese authorities insist on their [00:21:40] right to preserve the island's system of government [00:21:43] and strengthen its defensive capabilities. This historical [00:21:47] dispute maintains international attention on the Taiwan [00:21:50] Strait, a strategic area for regional stability. [00:22:11] A sudden rise in the Budigandaki River in north-central [00:22:15] Nepal caused the destruction of homes and other [00:22:19] structures, forcing authorities to evacuate [00:22:23] residents from riverside areas. As part of emergency [00:22:26] operations, a Nepalese army helicopter [00:22:29] rescued six people in the town of [00:22:32] Jagat, where there is also a risk of landslides. [00:22:37] fatalities had been reported, while disaster [00:22:40] management teams investigated the causes of [00:22:45] alerts in nearby communities. This incident [00:22:48] occurs while the country is still facing the consequences of [00:22:52] previous floods that caused serious human and [00:22:55] material damage. [00:22:57] In the United States, Hurricane [00:23:05] Isaías made landfall in Florida as a Category 2 and weakened [00:23:08] to a depression, leaving a toll of four dead and at [00:23:12] least 900,000 users without power. Let's look at the [00:23:15] details. [00:23:17] First, in Florida, [00:23:21] a woman died when a tree fell on her house, and a [00:23:25] man died in his garage from a running generator. [00:23:28] In addition to this, the governor of Alabama confirmed two [00:23:32] more deaths. In this context, it left about [00:23:35] 900,000 users without [00:23:38] electricity, with Florida being the most affected [00:23:41] state with approximately 440,000, [00:23:44] followed by Alabama with 310,000 and [00:23:48] Georgia with 114,000. It also [00:23:50] left fallen trees, blocked [00:23:54] streets, and damage to urban infrastructure. [00:23:58] The state of Florida declared [00:24:00] an emergency in 27 counties and mobilized 5,000 [00:24:04] National Guard members. Similarly, Alabama [00:24:07] declared an emergency in 40 counties. Several localities [00:24:11] ordered preventive evacuations in vulnerable [00:24:15] areas, given the risk of flooding and possible [00:24:18] tornadoes in parts of Florida, Alabama, and [00:24:21] Georgia. [00:24:23] However, although Isaías has [00:24:27] already weakened, the National Hurricane Center warned of [00:24:31] potentially deadly storm surges, [00:24:34] flash floods, and up to 38 [00:24:37] cm of rain in areas of northeast Florida. It is worth [00:24:41] remembering that Isaías was the first hurricane to make landfall [00:24:45] on the continental United States since Milton in [00:24:48] October 2024. [00:24:50] Hurricane Simon, Category 4, [00:24:56] is approaching western Mexico and is expected to make landfall this [00:25:00] October 11th in the west of the country. According [00:25:04] to the most recent report from the National Meteorological [00:25:07] Service, the phenomenon is located 185 [00:25:10] km south-southwest of [00:25:14] not yet made landfall, its effects are already being felt in the [00:25:17] eastern and southern parts [00:25:20] of the country, while the swell has increased [00:25:23] in height and strength. Heavy [00:25:27] rains have also occurred, which could lead to [00:25:30] floods and other damages. Given [00:25:33] this, authorities are monitoring the [00:25:36] phenomenon before its imminent arrival on the Mexican [00:25:39] Pacific coast. [00:25:47] In this regard, the president of Mexico, Claudia, announced the [00:25:51] suspension of non-essential activities in western Mexican [00:25:54] states due to the arrival of Hurricane Simon. [00:25:57] The president wrote this on her social networks, "We inform the [00:26:01] population of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán and Nayarit, [00:26:05] that non-essential activities [00:26:08] 4 p.m. due to the passage of Hurricane Simon, [00:26:12] Category 4. According to its trajectory, it will make [00:26:15] landfall during the early hours of Sunday, October 11th, [00:26:19] between the municipalities of La Huerta and Tomatlán in [00:26:22] Jalisco. We urge you to stay in safe places [00:26:26] and avoid unnecessary travel. [00:26:29] Please follow the instructions of civil protection. This afternoon, [00:26:33] winds will intensify in Colima and [00:26:35] Jalisco. In Guerrero, 90.57% [00:26:38] of the electricity [00:26:41] service has been restored in less than 12 hours since the onset of [00:26:44] rains. The affectation and tension in [00:26:47] affected areas of [00:26:49] Acapulco continue. [00:26:58] Meanwhile, heavy rains accompanied by wind gusts [00:27:02] and electrical discharges [00:27:05] Greater Caracas in Venezuela, causing [00:27:08] flooding, road complications and difficulties for [00:27:11] pedestrians. Among the most affected areas are the [00:27:14] center and southwest of the capital, where electrical [00:27:18] fluctuations were reported. The rainfall caused an [00:27:22] increase in the flow of the Huaire River that crosses the city and [00:27:25] several ravines in the capital city, generating [00:27:28] concern about the accumulation of water. The [00:27:32] authorities and residents remain attentive to the consequences of [00:27:36] the rains and the risks associated with new [00:27:38] flooding. [00:27:45] In this regard, the mayor's office of Caracas issued the following [00:27:48] statement: Due to the heavy rainfall in the [00:27:52] capital city, the entire risk management team of the [00:27:55] mayor's office of Caracas is deployed, active and on [00:27:59] permanent alert to attend to any emergency [00:28:02] situation. We are in the territory working for your [00:28:06] well-being. [00:28:13] With this, we close this broadcast of Telesur Noticias. Thank you for joining us. [00:28:17] Until next time. [00:28:32] We identify each piece of our geography on the radar, with a geopolitical [00:28:36] reading. There are processes that impact in the midst of building a [00:28:42] economic, social and cultural relations are [00:28:45] marking this new roadmap. Through analysis, we will [00:28:49] find the key vector of each process. The map from Monday to [00:28:52] Friday, only on Telesur. [00:28:54] sur. 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