Síntesis informativa - 28 de agosto 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Trump Heads Into General Election He Casts as a Crusade for Law and Order
President Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term on Thursday, joining a general-election contest against Joseph R. Biden Jr. that he and his party cast this week as a crusade against left-wing ideology and violent social disorder, fought against the backdrop of a virus that Republicans largely described as a temporary handicap on the economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/republican-national-convention-recap.html
Black Lives Matter Grows as Movement While Facing New Challenges
There was another demoralizing shooting of a Black man by the police, another angry outcry in the streets, another disturbing trail of destruction that had the potential to overshadow the message of the need to end police violence and racism.
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister, Resigns Because of Illness
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan said on Friday that he was resigning because of ill health, thrusting his country, during a global pandemic, into a new period of political uncertainty after a record-setting tenure that provided unaccustomed stability at the top.
Putin Warns Belarus Protesters: Don’t Push Too Hard
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia gave an ominous warning on Thursday to protesters in Belarus not to push too hard to topple their country’s embattled president, saying that Russia had formed a special reserve force of security officers to restore order in the event of chaos in its western neighbor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/world/europe/belarus-russia-putin.html
Rising Tensions Between Turkey and Greece Divide E.U. Leaders
BRUSSELS — An escalating dispute between Greece and Turkey over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean is fast becoming militarized, raising the risks of a clash among NATO allies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/world/europe/greece-turkey-eu.html
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RUSSIA TODAY
‘Clock’s only ticking in Pompeo’s parallel universe’: Iran taunts US launch of a countdown to sanctions ‘snapback’
Tehran has poked fun at Mike Pompeo after the top US diplomat set a deadline to ‘snap back’ sanctions on Iran under JCPOA, which he branded a “foolish” deal, and despite the UN Security Council refusal to back the US initiative.
https://www.rt.com/news/499292-pompeo-iran-parallel-universe/
Beijing warns of possible ‘military accidents’ after US carries out ‘provocative’ operation in South China Sea
Beijing has cautioned against further US naval operations in the South China Sea, claiming that recent activities by the American side create conditions for an unintentional military confrontation.
https://www.rt.com/news/499286-china-military-accidents-us-sea/
Macron to apply 'necessary pressure' to ensure reforms in Lebanon as Beirut struggles to form new govt
French President Emmanuel Macron is committed to pushing through the reforms he’s proposed for Lebanon, an Elysee official has said, as Beirut scrambles to create a new government amid economic and political chaos.
https://www.rt.com/news/499291-macron-pressure-lebanon-reforms-government/
Beijing warns that Chinese consumers may BOYCOTT Apple if US goes through with WeChat ban
Chinese citizens could soon abandon their iPhones for good if Washington bans popular messaging app WeChat, Beijing has warned, pointing to survey data showing most consumers are ready to ditch Apple.
https://www.rt.com/news/499272-china-wechat-boycott-apple-iphone/
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THE GUARDIAN
RNC: Trump paints Biden as a 'radical' candidate and a danger to America
Against a backdrop of a global pandemic, heightened racial tensions, and widespread unemployment, Donald Trump framed his Democratic rival Joe Biden as the real danger to the country’s safety and economic welfare in his address to the Republican convention on Thursday.
Accepting the party’s presidential nomination ahead of November’s elections, Trump argued for more than an hour that his administration had accomplished everything it had set out to do and warned that a Biden presidency could be ruinous.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/27/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-speech
White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says
In a timely new analysis, Michael German, a former FBI special agent who has written extensively on the ways that US law enforcement have failed to respond to far-right domestic terror threats, concludes that US law enforcement officials have been tied to racist militant activities in more than a dozen states since 2000, and hundreds of police officers have been caught posting racist and bigoted social media content.
The report notes that over the years, police links to militias and white supremacist groups have been uncovered in states including Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
Police in Sacramento, California, in 2018 worked with neo-Nazis to pursue charges against anti-racist activists, including some who had been stabbed, according to records.
enlace al reporte: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/hidden-plain-sight-racism-white-supremacy-and-far-right-militancy-law
UN secretary general urges India to swiftly turn away from coal
“[Coal] spells stranded assets and makes no commercial sense – the coal business is going up in smoke,” he said. “India can become a true global superpower in the fight against climate change if it speeds up its shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy,” he said.
Narendra Modi’s government has been reluctant to make new commitments on the climate crisis, often taking a combative stance by suggesting that rich nations should shoulder responsibility for emissions while developing countries continue to develop using fossil fuels. The government has continued to promote new coal-fired power generation even as the price of renewable energy has tumbled.
Belarus protests: Putin ready to send Lukashenko military support
In remarks that will alarm EU leaders who have called on Lukashenko to negotiate with the opposition movement rather than try to crush it, Putin said he would send backup to Lukashenko if the standoff in Belarus escalated.
“[Lukashenko] asked me to form a certain reserve of law enforcement employees, and I have done so. But we also agreed that they would not be used unless the situation gets out of control,” Putin said in an interview for Russian state television.
Lukashenko has publicly asked Putin about the possibility of Russian military intervention in the country, painting the recent protests against his rule as part of a Nato plot to carve up Belarus.On Thursday he accused neighbouring countries of beginning a “hybrid war” against Belarus, claiming Poland had plans to take over a chunk of its territory. Last week Lukashenko put the military on full combat alert on Belarus’s western borders.
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AL JAZEERA
East Med: Greece ratifies deal with Egypt; Turkey to hold drills
Greece has ratified an accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt, hours after Turkey extended the operation of a seismic survey vessel in the Eastern Mediterranean and said it will hold firing exercises in the region next week.
The Athens-Cairo agreement is seen as a response to a Turkish-Libyan accord signed in 2019 allowing Turkey access to areas in the region where large hydrocarbon deposits have been discovered.
US says China's South China Sea missile launches threat to peace
The United States Department of Defense said on Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were a threat to peace and security in the region.
Confirming reports that China had launched as many as four ballistic missiles during military exercises around the Paracel Islands, the Pentagon said the move called into question the country's 2002 commitment to avoiding provocative activities in the disputed seas.
Israel's top court orders removal of settler homes in West Bank
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that a cluster of houses in a Jewish settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank was built on privately-owned Palestinian land and must therefore be removed.
Accepting a petition by Palestinian plaintiffs, Israel's top court on Thursday overturned a 2018 District Court ruling which had broken judicial ground by recognising the Mitzpe Kramim settlers' claim to the land, despite it being owned by Palestinians.
Al Monitor
What’s next for Russia-Iran military partnership?
Russia’s dialogue with Iran has emerged as one of the most dynamic fronts of Moscow’s diplomacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Moscow twice this summer — first in June and then in July — to discuss the future of the nuclear deal, as well as the coordinated response to the American campaign to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran.
Against this backdrop, Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami's trip to the Army-2020 Military Forum taking place Aug. 23-29 is adding fuel to speculation about Moscow and Tehran ramping up military-technical cooperation once the Iran arms embargo expires Oct. 18. The American proposal to extend the restrictions was brought up in the UN Security Council but was rejected. Washington’s demand to use the so-called snapback mechanism to impose sanctions on Tehran also seems unlikely to yield results.
Libya's Tripoli authorities mandate 24-hour curfew to stem protests
Libya’s internationally recognized government has imposed a round-the-clock curfew to slow the spread of COVID-19 after ongoing anti-government protests turned violent over the weekend.
Protesters on Sunday took to the streets of Misrata, al-Zawiya and the capital, Tripoli, to denounce government corruption, shortages of water and electricity and deteriorating living conditions. The curfew in Tripoli and its suburbs, which took effect Wednesday night, was announced by the UN-backed Government of National Accord and is set to continue until Monday morning.
Ethiopia angered by Egypt’s alleged plan to establish military base in Somaliland
CAIRO — Ethiopia shot a warning at Egypt in response to Cairo's alleged intention to establish a military base in East Africa, claiming that an Egyptian delegation met with Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi in Hargeisa and discussed Egypt’s plans to build a military facility in the self-declared state.
The reported Somaliland meeting was not acknowledged by Egyptian officials and the news emerged from a single Kenyan news site.
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LE MONDE
Présidentielle américaine : Donald Trump en campagne cherche à mobiliser sa base radicale
« Personne ne sera en sécurité dans l’Amérique de Biden », a assuré le président jeudi depuis la Maison Blanche, lors d’une intervention contenue mais dirigée avant tout vers sa base électorale.
Gilles Paris
Régulièrement égrenés lors de ses interventions, la renégociation ou la suppression d’accords commerciaux, la croissance et le nombre d’emplois créés − toujours enjolivé − avant l’apparition de l’épidémie de Covid-19, la baisse des impôts, sans évidemment mentionner son corollaire, le creusement du déficit budgétaire fédéral, ainsi que les victoires centrales pour la droite religieuse enregistrées avec la nomination de dizaines de juges fédéraux conservateurs, ont donc été répétés scrupuleusement.
Corée du Nord : l’armée secrète des hackeurs
Dans la guerre asymétrique que Pyongyang livre à ses ennemis, les attaques informatiques constituent une arme politique et économique au pouvoir de nuisance considérable.
Martin Untersinger y Harold Thibault
En mars 2020, le comité d’experts chargé du suivi des sanctions de l’ONU a estimé que la Corée du Nord pourrait avoir extorqué 2 milliards de dollars lors de ces attaques sur les établissements financiers et plates-formes de monnaie virtuelle. Au moins 35 opérations, dans 17 pays. Le même mois, le département du Trésor américain accusait deux ressortissants chinois de complicité dans le blanchiment de bitcoins volés par des pirates de Lazarus. Ils auraient notamment acheté pour 1,4 million de dollars de cartes-cadeaux iTunes, qui permettent sur certains sites de racheter des cryptomonnaies.
Le secrétaire d’Etat américain, Mike Pompeo, ne parvient pas à trouver de nouveaux alliés arabes à Israël
Bahreïn, Oman et le Soudan ne souhaitent pas suivre l’exemple d’Abou Dhabi.
Louis Imbert
Le secrétaire d’Etat américain, Mike Pompeo, a achevé jeudi 27 août, sans résultat probant, une tournée au Proche-Orient improvisée dans la foulée de l’accord annoncé voilà deux semaines par Israël et les Emirats arabes unis, qui doit mener à une normalisation de leurs relations. Souhaitant étendre cet accord dans la région, M. Pompeo s’est vu opposer une résistance polie au Soudan, à Bahreïn et à Oman.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
SoftBank to Sell $14 Billion Stake in Telecom Unit
Share sale adds to a string of asset sales meant to bolster SoftBank’s debt-laden balance sheet
Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp. said it would sell a $14 billion chunk of its Japanese mobile unit, adding to a string of asset sales aimed at bolstering the company’s debt-laden balance sheet.
Publishers Brace for Impact From Apple’s New Privacy Controls
Media outlets worry the change in Apple’s operating system will hurt ad sales at a critical moment for the industry
Privacy changes in Apple Inc.’s new operating system are sending ripples through the digital publishing world, with outlets that rely heavily on advertising bracing for a sizable drop in revenue from iPhone users.
Walmart Joins Microsoft’s Pursuit of TikTok
Microsoft bid seen as front-runner for potential deal that could be announced next week; TikTok is asking $30 billion for its U.S. operations
The race to capture TikTok’s U.S. operations took a sharp turn Thursday, as Walmart Inc. said it is joining Microsoft Corp. ’s bid for the popular video-sharing app after other deep-pocketed suitors dropped out of the running.
Coca-Cola Plans Layoffs, Offers Buyouts to U.S. Staff
Soda giant offers voluntary separation packages to about 4,000 staff in U.S. and Canada
Coca-Cola Co. said it planned to lay off some employees and offer voluntary separations, affecting thousands at the company, as it
Apple Can’t Block ‘Fortnite’ Creator From Developer Tools, Judge Rules
A California federal judge granted the maker of “Fortnite” a partial reprieve in its battle against Apple, saying Epic Games can maintain access to the tech giant’s software-development tools but that its blockbuster videogame, for now, would remain out of the App Store, Sarah E. Needleman reports for the Journal.
Iran Grants U.N. Watchdog Access to Suspected Nuclear Sites
Iran agreed to allow United Nations inspectors access to two sites where it is suspected of carrying out illicit nuclear-weapons work in the past, bowing to months of pressure in a bid to salvage backing for the 2015 nuclear deal.
Mexican Economy Hit by Record Contraction in Second Quarter
Coronavirus shutdowns closed important industries and services
Mexico’s economic activity shrank sharply in the second quarter as measures to slow the coronavirus pandemic closed key industries and services such as vehicle production and tourism. Gross domestic product, a measure of output in goods and services, was down 17.1% in seasonally adjusted terms from the first quarter, according to revised data from the National Statistics Institute published Wednesday.
Covid Crisis Drives Historic Drop in Global Trade
Trade flows collapsed in the spring. Despite recent signs of a rebound, a reshaping of world trade could follow the pandemic.
Global trade flows collapsed in the spring, marking the largest fall in two decades, as coronavirus lockdowns disrupted air and sea transport and dealt a blow to the demand for many consumer and investment goods.https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-crisis-drives-historic-drop-in-global-trade-11598368752
Oil Market’s Wild Swings Subdued by Options Trading
Crude prices have crept up amid OPEC production cuts and bets on reduced volatility
When Laura and Marco barreled toward Louisiana and Texas this week, companies closed more than four-fifths of offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico to protect equipment and personnel. Crude-oil prices barely budged.
White House Announces $1 Billion Plan to Create AI, Quantum Institutes
Effort aims to keep the U.S. globally competitive in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, administration officials said
The White House on Wednesday will announce that federal agencies and their private sector partners are committing more than $1 billion over the next five years to establish 12 new research institutes focused on artificial intelligence and quantum information sciences.
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PÁGINA 12
Suspenden al gobernador de Río de Janeiro por un presunto desvío de fondos
Wison Witzel, un ex juez que llegó a gobernador de Río de Janeiro de la mano de Jair Bolsonaro, fue apartado de su cargo por 180 días por la Justicia en el marco de una causa por presuntos contratos fraudulentos para hacer frente a la pandemia en el segundo país con más casos y muertes por coronavirus.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/288225-suspenden-al-gobernador-de-rio-de-janeiro-por-un-presunto-de
Coronavirus en Chile: más de once mil muertos
El Ministerio de Salud chileno informó este jueves que el país, uno de los más afectados en el mundo por la pandemia, pasó los 11.000 decesos totales y sumó más de 1.700 nuevos contagiados por coronavirus.
La cartera de salud, a través de su página web, reportó "1.739 casos nuevos de Covid-19" y con esto "la cifra total de personas que han sido diagnosticadas en el país alcanza a las 404.102". De estos contagios, 377.922 personas se han recuperado, mientras que 15.108 casos se encuentran activos. Se contabilizaron 82 nuevos fallecidos, para dejar el total en 11.072 desde que se reportó el primero el pasado 21 de marzo.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/288158-coronavirus-en-chile-mas-de-once-mil-muertos
El régimen de Bolivia arremetió contra la CIDH
En un nueva ofensiva del gobierno de facto, la Procuraduría General de Bolivia denunció a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) por un supuesto "trato diferencial" a la hora de gestionar denuncias. Según la Procuraduría, el organismo internacional dio preferencia a otro trámite antes que a la solicitud de medidas cautelares que hizo el exdefensor del Pueblo, Waldo Albarracín, por agresiones de partidarios del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) entre 2017 y 2019. Se refirió al trámite del periodista Adair Pinto, quien fue atacado por un miembro de la Resistencia Juvenil Cochala (RJC), grupo paramilitar que cobró un gran impulso en los conflictos posteriores a las elecciones del 20 octubre de 2019. Para la Procuraduría, Pinto realiza "una labor periodística claramente favorable al anterior gobierno" y ese sería motivo suficiente para que la CIDH priorice su denuncia. Además, la institución que representa legalmente al Estado boliviano juzga como "pelea" lo que en la justicia está caratulado como intento de homicidio.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/288073-el-regimen-de-bolivia-arremetio-contra-la-cidh
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EL TIEMPO
Países del Prosur buscan formar grupo de trabajo para abrir fronteras
Los países que integran el Foro para el Progreso de América del Sur (Prosur) acordaron este jueves el establecer la creación de un grupo de trabajo de participación voluntaria para estudiar la apertura gradual de las fronteras de forma coordinada, según dijo a los medios tras esa reunión virtual el canciller de Paraguay, Antonio Rivas.
Rusia ofrece apoyo militar para contribuir al orden en Bielorrusia
Lukashenko "me pidió que formara una cierta reserva de agentes del orden, y lo hice (…) Pero también acordamos que no se utilizará a menos que la situación se salga de control", dijo Putin en una entrevista con el canal estatal Rossiya 24, transmitida este jueves.
https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/europa/rusia-brinda-apoyo-militar-a-bielorrusia-533976
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LA JORNADA
Advierten sobre nueva escalada de violencia contra el EZLN y el CNI
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis. La “quema y saqueo” de las instalaciones del Centro de Comercio Nuevo Amanecer del Arcoiris, ubicadas en el municipio autónomo Lucio Cabañas, por parte de “paramilitares” de la Organización Regional de Cafeticultores de Ocosingo (ORCAO), “forma parte de la intensificación de la guerra de desgaste en Chiapas”, afirmaron organizaciones, redes, sindicatos, grupos, escritores, periodistas, intelectuales, académicos, actores, actrices y activistas, entre otros.
Abre CNDH expediente sobre Tren Maya tras denuncia
La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) inició un expediente sobre el Tren Maya, luego de que el “Comité Pro Defensa Tren Maya” promovió una queja en la que denuncia violaciones a los derechos humanos de los habitantes de las comunidades indígenas de Calakmul, Campeche.
Ordenan toque de queda en La Habana para ‘arrinconar’ al Covid-19
La Habana. La Habana, el último bastión de la Covid-19 en Cuba, quedará bajo toque de queda por 15 días, medida con la que las autoridades tratan de contener un reciente rebrote en la capital, y terminar de arrinconar a la pandemia.
Venezuela quiere producir ‘Sputnik V’, la vacuna rusa contra el Covid
Caracas. El gobierno de Nicolás Maduro dijo este jueves que aspira a producir en Venezuela la vacuna rusa contra el nuevo coronavirus, recibida con escepticismo por la comunidad internacional, y anunció que empezará a seleccionar candidatos para la fase de pruebas.
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