Síntesis informativa - 11 de mayo 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Outbreak in the White House Causes a Scramble to Stop the Spread
The infections stirred concerns about how to keep workplaces safe as the economy reopens. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that unemployment would get worse before it got better.
The U.S. economy is in tatters. Tens of millions are unemployed. Yet stocks keep climbing
The United States is on the brink of the worst economic collapse since the Hoover administration. Corporate profits have crumpled. More than a million Americans have contracted the coronavirus, and hundreds are dying each day. There is no turnaround in sight. Yet stocks keep climbing. Even as 20.5 million people lost their jobs in April, the S&P 500 stock index logged its best month in 33 years.
U.S. is to accuse China of trying to steal data as nations step up spying efforts to gain advantage in pandemic
The F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to issue a warning that China’s most skilled hackers and spies are working to steal American research in the crash effort to develop vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus. The efforts are part of a surge in cybertheft and attacks by nations seeking advantage in the pandemic.
Iran Naval Accident Is Said to Kill at Least 19 During Exercise
An Iranian naval vessel was hit by a missile fired from another ship during a military exercise in the Sea of Oman on Sunday, an apparent friendly-fire episode that left at least 19 people dead, Iran’s Navy said.
This Afghan General Fought the Taliban for Years. Now He Has Joined Them.
KABUL, Afghanistan — As a onetime police chief of the restive province of Farah in western Afghanistan, Gen. Abdul Jalil Bakhtawar was a dogged enemy of the Taliban. Despite that, in a shocking turn that officials say could hurt the security of Farah Province, the retired general switched sides on Sunday, joining the Taliban.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/world/asia/taliban-general-defect-afghanistan.html
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RUSSIA TODAY
Incident during drills: At least 19 killed, 15 injured on Iranian ship near Strait of Hormuz
At least 19 Iranian sailors were killed and 15 injured in an incident during an exercise, the military has confirmed. Earlier unofficial reports said that an Iranian frigate accidentally fired a missile at a naval support vessel.
https://www.rt.com/news/488338-incident-iran-drills-strait-hormuz/
China urges US to reverse decision to limit journalist visas, warns of possible ‘countermeasures’
The US’ decision to limit visas for Chinese journalists puts political pressure on Chinese media and Beijing will be forced to retaliate if Washington does not correct its “mistake,” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson says.
https://www.rt.com/news/488361-china-us-journo-visas/
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THE GUARDIAN
Trump charges Obama with 'biggest political crime in American history'
Donald Trump continued to fume over the Russia investigation on Sunday, more than a year after special counsel Robert Mueller filed his report without recommending charges against the president but only three days after the justice department said it would drop its case against Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser.
“The biggest political crime in American history, by far!” the president wrote in a tweet accompanying a conservative talk show host’s claim that Barack Obama “used his last weeks in office to target incoming officials and sabotage the new administration”.
Indian and Chinese soldiers injured in cross-border fistfight, says Delhi
Several Indian and Chinese soldiers have been injured in a cross-border clash involving fistfights and stone-throwing at a remote but strategically important mountain pass near Tibet, the Indian army said on Sunday.
There have been long-running border tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours, with a bitter war fought over the Indian north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in 1962.
“Aggressive behaviour by the two sides resulted in minor injuries to troops. It was stone-throwing and arguments that ended in a fistfight,” Indian army eastern command spokesman Mandeep Hooda said.
Venezuela seizes empty Colombian combat boats days after failed invasion plot
Venezuela’s military says it has seized three abandoned Colombian light combat vessels that soldiers found while patrolling the Orinoco river on Saturday, several days after the government accused its neighbour of aiding a failed invasion plot.
In a statement, the defence ministry said the boats were equipped with machine guns and ammunition, but had no crew, adding they were discovered as part of a nationwide operation to guarantee Venezuela’s “freedom and sovereignty”.
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AL JAZEERA
German ISIL supporter targeted Turkish businesses
Authorities in southern Germany say a 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attacking Turkish-owned grocery stores told investigators he considers himself a supporter of the armed group ISIL (ISIS).
Prosecutor Georg Freutsmiedl said on Sunday the suspect declared he acted out of "hatred for Turks".
He is suspected of carrying out four attacks since April in the town of Waldkraiburg, about 60km (25 miles) east of Munich.
Remains of at least 25 bodies found in Mexico mass grave
The remains of at least 25 people were found buried in a mass grave outside the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, the Jalisco state prosecutor's office has said.
The mass grave was found on Thursday and searchers have so far "extracted the remains of 25 unidentified dead people, as well as five bags that are presumed to also contain human remains," the agency said in a statement on Sunday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/remains-25-bodies-mexico-mass-grave-200510192501367.html
New Iraq PM releases protesters; promotes respected general
Iraq's judiciary ordered courts on Sunday to release anti-government protesters, carrying out one of the first decisions of the recently inaugurated prime minister, as dozens of demonstrators burned tyres in renewed protests against the new leadership.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi also promoted a well-respected Iraqi general, who played a key role in the military campaign against the armed group ISIL (ISIS) to lead counter-terrorism operations.
Iran ready to exchange prisoners with US 'without preconditions'
Tehran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, according to a spokesman for the Iranian government.
"We are prepared to discuss this issue without any preconditions but the Americans have not responded yet," Ali Rabiei was quoted as saying by the Khabar Online news website on Sunday.
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LE MONDE
En RDC, le procès inédit du directeur de cabinet du chef de l’Etat, principal allié de Félix Tshisekedi
Vital Kamerhe s’était désisté avant l’élection présidentielle du 30 décembre 2018 en faveur de celui qui allait remporter la magistrature suprême.
Les poursuites contre Vital Kamerhe entrent dans le cadre d’une vaste enquête anticorruption supposée marquer le « renouveau » de la justice congolaise dans la lutte contre la corruption et l’impunité des élites depuis l’indépendance le 30 juin 1960.
Ancien président de l’Assemblée nationale, principal allié du président Félix Tshisekedi dans sa conquête du pouvoir, Vital Kamerhe est convoqué devant les juges du tribunal de grande instance de Kinshasa Gombe, avec un entrepreneur et un autre responsable de la présidence.
Grandes manoeuvres de coronavirus pour la Chine au Moyen-Orient
La crise sanitaire permet à la Chine de supplanter la Russie comme principal bénéficiaire du désengagement américain au Moyen-Orient.
Jean-Pierre Filiu
La Chine est devenue en 2015 le premier importateur mondial de pétrole, avec 40% de ses approvisionnements en provenance du Moyen-Orient. Mais elle a veillé à diversifier ses fournisseurs, avec l’Arabie, l’Irak, Oman, l’Iran, Koweït et les Emirats, par ordre d’importance décroissante en 2018. Elle n’a pas non plus voulu s’enfermer dans une alliance privilégiée, choisissant l’Arabie saoudite, l’Iran, les Emirats arabes unis et l’Egypte comme ses quatre partenaires principaux dans la région, et ce en dépit des tensions entre Téhéran, d’une part, Riyad et Abou Dhabi, d’autre part.
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DEUTSCHE WELLE
Germany: Politicians worry about radicalization at anti-lockdown protests
After a weekend of demonstrations across Germany, lawmakers worry that they are being used to spread far-right and anti-vaccine ideologies. Attacks on journalists and police have also been on the rise.
Riyadh slashes welfare as oil and coronavirus effects kick in
Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to triple valued-added tax (VAT) and stop monthly payments to citizens. Record low oil prices and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are taking their toll.
Saudi Arabia has decided to cut its cost of living allowance from June and to hike VAT from 5% to 15% from July 1.
https://m.dw.com/en/riyadh-slashes-welfare-as-oil-and-coronavirus-effects-kick-in/a-53391229
Hong Kong: Hundreds arrested as protest movement returns
Police say they have arrested 230 people, some as young as 12, after a weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations. Activists are concerned that pandemic lockdown measures will be used by China to roll back more rights.
https://m.dw.com/en/hong-kong-hundreds-arrested-as-protest-movement-returns/a-53390601
Germany needs armed drones for military: govt adviser
Armed drones would be a useful purchase for Germany's Bundeswehr, the outgoing parliamentary defense commissioner says. His comments came ahead of government deliberations on what is a controversial issue in Germany.
https://m.dw.com/en/germany-needs-armed-drones-for-military-govt-adviser/a-53389853
Does US-China coronavirus blame game threaten scientific investigation?
China's need for official secrecy and the Trump administration's need for a coronavirus scapegoat, are combining to lend credibility to conspiracy theories. Could science become a victim of the politics of the pandemic?
"The new 'Cold War' is coming at an extremely unfavorable time. If the international community does not find a common answer to the global challenge of this and the next pandemic, the future looks bleak," said sinologist Wemheuer.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Why the Economic Recovery Will Be More of a ‘Swoosh’ Than V-Shaped
Named after the Nike logo, some policy makers predict a large drop followed by a painfully slow recovery
Until recently, many policy makers and corporate executives were hoping for a V-shaped economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic: a short, sharp collapse followed by a bounce back to pre-virus levels of activity. Now, however, they expect a “swoosh” recovery.
Shale-Drilling Pioneer Chesapeake Energy Warns Its Future Is in Peril
The company co-founded by late wildcatter Aubrey McClendon was struggling with debt even before the recent collapse in oil prices
Chesapeake Energy Corp. warned Monday that it may not be able to stay in business as weak oil and natural gas prices imperil a yearslong effort to pay down hefty debt. The shale-drilling trailblazer said it has hired advisers to explore options including bankruptcy and raised doubt about its ability to remain a “going concern” as it reported a first-quarter loss of about $8.3 billion, compared with a loss of $21 million during the same period a year earlier.
While Big Oil Pulls Back, Mexico’s President Bets on Pemex
Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he plans to save the state-run oil giant ‘in order to save Mexico’
About 20 miles offshore of this industrial port in southern Mexico, contractors for Petróleos Mexicanos are busy drilling exploratory wells in the Xikin oil field.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/while-big-oil-pulls-back-mexicos-president-bets-on-pemex-11589200883
Trump and Chip Makers Including Intel Seek Semiconductor Self-Sufficiency
Pentagon says coronavirus pandemic underscores vulnerability from reliance on Asian factories
The Trump administration and semiconductor companies are looking to jump-start development of new chip factories in the U.S. as concern grows about reliance on Asia as a source of critical technology. A new crop of cutting-edge chip factories in the U.S. would reshape the industry and mark a U-turn after decades of expansion into Asia by many American companies eager to reap investment incentives and take part in a robust regional supply chain.
Coronavirus Slump Is Worst Since Great Depression. Will It Be as Painful?
Today’s downturn is comparable in scale to that of the 1930s, but it probably won’t be as damaging or long-lasting, economists say
News stories often describe the coronavirus-induced global economic downturn as the worst since the Great Depression. This is likely to be literally true. Yet for many, the comparison does more to terrify than clarify. Economists say there is likely to be a big difference between a downturn that is the worst since the Depression and conditions as bad as the Depression.
Curbing Coronavirus With a Contact-Tracing App? It’s Not So Simple.
Contact-tracing apps aim to help health authorities trace paths of infection, and in many cases, to notify users that they’ve been near a person infected by Covid-19. Yet while trying to solve one big problem, they create a lot more small ones.
U.S. Stocks Slip to Start the Week
European indexes are lower after mixed session in Asia
U.S. stocks slipped Monday as investors weighed the benefits of reviving economic activity against the cost of a potential resurgence in coronavirus infections that could lead to renewed lockdowns.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-05-11-2020-11589172892
Oil Prices Swing After Saudi Arabia Deepens Supply Cuts
The swings came after the Saudi news agency said the kingdom will lower its June oil supply to 7.5 million barrels a day, adding another 1 million barrels a day to its existing production cuts
Oil prices swung between gains and losses Monday, pausing a recent rebound after Saudi Arabia said it would deepen its supply cuts to support beleaguered energy markets.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-prices-swing-after-saudi-arabia-deepens-supply-cuts-11589205635
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BLOOMBERG
Stocks Decline, Dollar Climbs Amid Reopening Plans: Markets Wrap
Stocks fell as the latest moves to relax restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic raised concern over future lockdowns that could further hamper the global economy.
Scarred and Scared, the Reshaping of American Consumer Begins
Even with the rosy assumption that the Covid-19 virus will be contained in the coming weeks, the U.S. economy is in for a slow and painful struggle back from this devastating public health crisis.
Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug Seen in Short Supply for Americans
The U.S. will get less than half of Gilead Sciences Inc.’s worldwide donation of 1.5 million vials of its Covid-19 medicine over the next six weeks, which isn’t expected to be enough to treat all the patients who would qualify for it.
Saudis Cut Oil Output Again as Kingdom’s Budget Reels From Crash
Saudi Arabia announced a surprise move to slash oil output to the lowest in 18 years as it tries to spur the recovery from an energy crisis that has devastated the kingdom’s finances.
ECB Heads for More Stimulus Even as Courts Spar Over Limits
In the middle of a spat between Europe’s top courts over the limits of European Central Bank monetary stimulus, President Christine Lagarde is probably preparing to do even more.
Goldman Says Stocks Due for 18% Drop After Rally Driven by FOMO
In the equity market, fear of missing out seems to be overshadowing fear of all that’s wrong with the economy. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says pessimism will soon get the upper hand and send the S&P 500 Index down almost 20% in the next three months.
JPMorgan Sees Asia Tech Stocks Doubling as Virus Alters Online Habits
JPMorgan Asset Management is betting that some Asian technology shares could double in value in three to five years as the global pandemic makes working and playing online a force of habit.
Tencent’s $50 Billion Gain Masks a Deeper Long-Term Threat
The Covid-19 pandemic likely barely dented Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s growth, thanks to its dominance of online spheres from gaming to social media. Now that China’s industries are emerging from the worst of the outbreak, the bigger long-term threat may be the growing posse of challengers to its internet leadership.
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AL MAYADEEN
Nuevos choques entre fuerzas de seguridad iraquíes y manifestantes en el centro de Bagdad
Fuerzas de seguridad iraquíes y manifestantes protagonizaron un nuevo enfrentamiento, esta vez en el puente de Aljoumhouria en el centro de Bagdad, donde fueron utilizadas bombas de humo para dispersar a los participantes en la protesta, informó el corresponsal de Almayadeen.
http://espanol.almayadeen.net/news/politics/1397486/nuevos-choques-entre-fuerzas-de-seguridad-iraqu%C3%ADes-y-manifes
África: podrían colapsar sistemas sanitarios por la Covid-19
África acumula más de 60 mil casos de la Covid-19 bajo la alerta de un probable colapso de los sistemas sanitarios en muchas de las naciones de ese continente ante un brote grave de la enfermedad.
Más de dos meses después de que Egipto reportara el primer enfermo del nuevo coronavirus, la epidemia está presente en casi todas las naciones africanas; sólo Lesotho parece estar libre hasta el momento.
http://espanol.almayadeen.net/news/health/1397494/%C3%A1frica--podr%C3%ADan-colapsar-sistemas-sanitarios-por-la-covid-19
Obama critica duramente gestión de Trump ante la pandemia por Covid-19
Durante una llamada privada con unos 3.000 exfuncionarios de su gobierno realizada el viernes por la noche, Obama cuestionó con dureza la forma cómo la Casa Blanca ha enfrentado la situación.
"Esto habría sido malo incluso con el mejor gobierno", dijo Obama en la llamada que fue inicialmente reportada por Yahoo News y cuyo contenido fue confirmado posteriormente a agencias y medios estadounidenses por personas que participaron en la misma.
EE.UU expande su base militar en campo petrolero de Siria
El Ejército estadounidense está construyendo asimismo una nueva base militar en la región de Al-Yazira, en el oeste de Dier Ezzor, provincia con abundantes recursos petroleros
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PÁGINA 12
Bolsonaro y sus alfiles contra el marxismo cultural
Bolsonaro tiene interpretadores de su doctrina que lo siguen como al flautista de Hamelin. Están en su gabinete cada vez más reciclado y en cargos periféricos pero demasiado sensibles. Su secretaria especial de Cultura, la actriz Regina Duarte, escandalizó de nuevo a la sociedad brasileña – la mayoría que no apoya al presidente– con una reivindicación de la dictadura, la minimización de la tortura y la negativa a hacerles un reconocimiento a los artistas que murieron por el coronavirus. Incluso tuvo el tupé de entonar la marchita con que se festejaban los éxitos del campeón mundial de fútbol 1970 en pleno régimen militar. Todo sucedió en un programa de la CNN en su versión local. Fue apenas una muestra de lo que, de manera sostenida y con la censura como instrumento, viene haciendo el gobierno con el cine, el teatro, la música y hasta el cómic, entre otras expresiones artísticas en general. Esa tendencia viene creciendo desde el mismo día en que el exmilitar ocupó el palacio de Alvorada.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/265035-bolsonaro-y-sus-alfiles-contra-el-marxismo-cultural
J.J. Rendón, el oscuro personaje detrás de la trama para derrocar a Maduro
Desde Caracas
La Operación Gedeón provocó numerosas interpretaciones y dejó preguntas sin responder. Al igual que sucedió el 30 de abril del 2019, cuando Juan Guaidó y Leopoldo López simularon la toma de una base militar en Caracas para activar un golpe, la confusión fue parte central de la escenografía.
Sin embargo, algo quedó claro en este caso: Juan José Rendón, quien se presenta como “responsable del comité de estrategia de Guaidó”, reconoce haber firmado un contrato en octubre del 2019 con la contratista militar estadounidense Silvercorp por un monto de 212 millones de dólares.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/265046-j-j-rendon-el-oscuro-personaje-detras-de-la-trama-para-derro
Coronavirus: Preocupación por un nuevo foco de infección en Wuhan
Las autoridades de Wuhan confirmaron que se registraron cinco nuevos casos de coronavirus, todos ellos en personas que residen en el mismo complejo, donde este domingo se había detectado el primer caso positivo después de más de un mes sin nuevos registros de infectados.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/265173-coronavirus-preocupacion-por-un-nuevo-foco-de-infeccion-en-w
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EL TIEMPO
ONU reconoce el compromiso con el Acuerdo de Paz pese a la pandemia
La Alta Consejería para los Derechos de las Víctimas, la Paz y la Reconciliación invitó este viernes al representante especial del secretario general y jefe de la misión de verificación de la ONU en Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, para hablar en el evento virtual La paz en emergencia: avances y retos del acuerdo en tiempos de pandemia.
Venezuela captura otras 11 personas por supuesta incursión marítima
Once "terroristas" fueron detenidos este domingo en operativos policiales y militares por una frustrada "invasión" marítima al norte de Venezuela, informaron las autoridades del país, sumando más de 40 capturados, entre ellos dos estadounidenses imputados por terrorismo.
"Capturados hoy (...) otros 3 mercenarios terroristas en la Colonia Tovar", pequeña comunidad de descendientes de alemanes ubicada a una hora de Caracas, escribió en Twitter el almirante Remigio Ceballos, jefe del comando estratégico operacional militar de la Fuerza Armada.
Accidente con fuego amigo deja al menos 19 muertos en barco iraní
Un buque de guerra iraní fue víctima de fuego amigo durante ejercicios navales en el Golfo de Omán, un "accidente" que causó la muerte de 19 marinos, según se informó este lunes oficialmente, en un contexto de tensión con Estados Unidos en aguas del Golfo.
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LA JORNADA
Van en tiempo el corredor del Istmo y el Tren Maya, informa López Obrador
El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador indicó que proyectos como el corredor del Istmo de Tehuantepec o el Tren Maya van en tiempo, y se otorgarán en el presente mes contratos para su construcción. En los siguientes meses, dijo, se destinará en promedio 100 mil millones de pesos por mes para dichos proyectos y distintos apoyos para la población.
Sobre el corredor del Istmo de Tehuantepec, indicó que “ya se está rehabilitando la vía y se están rehabilitando los dos puertos, Coatzoacoalcos y Salina Cruz, además se están definiendo los sitios para parques industriales”.
Cayó 83% la ayuda de EU a México en materia militar
Desde 2012 ha disminuido la ayuda económica en mataeria militar y de seguridad que el gobierno de Estados Unidos destina a México, de 346 millones 481 mil 932 dólares, a sólo 58 millones 660 mil en 2020, es decir, una caída de 83 por ciento en ocho años, según la asociación Security Assistance Monitor, que se define como una organización ciudadana para la observación y seguimiento de las políticas de defensa.
https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/05/11/politica/012n1pol
Arrestan en Venezuela a 3 militares implicados en la Operación Gedeón
Caracas. Efectivos de las Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales (Faes) de las fuerzas armadas de Venezuela detuvieron a tres militares presuntamente implicados en el intento de invasión golpista denunciado por Caracas y desbaratado el pasado 3 de mayo, conocido como Operación Gedeón.
Los arrestados en el estado de Aragua fueron identificados como el primer teniente Jairo Betemy, el sargento segundo del ejército Franco Jonathan, y el sargento primero de la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana, Evan Rincón.
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