Síntesis informativa - 27 de octubre 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Senate Confirms Barrett, Delivering for Trump and Reshaping the Court
WASHINGTON — Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative appeals court judge and protégée of former Justice Antonin Scalia, was confirmed on Monday to the Supreme Court, capping a lightning-fast Senate approval that handed President Trump a victory ahead of the election and promised to tip the court to the right for years to come.
How Trump and Bolsonaro Broke Latin America’s Covid-19 Defenses
The two presidents drove out 10,000 Cuban doctors and nurses. They defunded the region’s leading health agency. They wrongly pushed hydroxychloroquine as a cure.
Belarus Opposition Calls General Strike, as Protesters Gird for Long Fight
MOSCOW — For close to three months, protesters in Belarus have been beaten, jailed, pepper-sprayed, fined and exiled. But Oksana Koltovich, a bar and beauty salon owner in the country’s capital, Minsk, is undeterred.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/world/europe/belarus-protests-lukashenko.html
Hong Kong Police Arrest Activist Said to Seek U.S. Asylum
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a 19-year-old activist outside the United States consulate just as he was about to seek asylum, according to an advocacy group. The activist, Tony Chung, had previously been arrested in July under a national security law imposed on the city by Beijing earlier this year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/world/asia/hong-kong-asylum-arrest.html
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RUSSIA TODAY
Macron’s Islam remarks bring archrivals Iran & Saudi Arabia together to join growing Muslim condemnation of French leader
Angry rebukes of Emmanuel Macron continue to arrive from across the Muslim word. Iran and Saudi Arabia, which usually don’t see eye to eye, have condemned the French president’s remarks about Islam.
https://www.rt.com/news/504650-iran-saudi-arabia-condemn-macron/
Leaked papers appear to show UK ran secret training & PR op for Syrian militants costing millions, despite knowing the risks
A swath of what appear to be secret Foreign & Commonwealth Office documents outline a multimillion-pound British effort to train rebel fighters in Syria via private companies, knowing but brushing off the risk of jihadist hijack.
https://www.rt.com/uk/504673-leaks-uk-pr-syria/
China vows ‘appropriate & necessary measures’ in response to US plans to sell Harpoon missiles to Taiwan
Beijing has promised to retaliate after Washington approved yet another deal to sell US-made weapons to Taiwan. China already sanctioned Boeing and Lockheed Martin due to arms trading with Taipei earlier this week.
https://www.rt.com/news/504659-china-measures-taiwan-weapons/
US threatens to destroy Iranian missiles if shipped to Venezuela as Washington slams Tehran with new oil sanctions
Washington will “eliminate” any long-range missiles shipped to Venezuela from Iran, the US envoy to both countries warned after an arms embargo on Tehran expired this month – but offered no evidence a single sale has taken place.
https://www.rt.com/news/504636-us-iran-venezuela-missiles-threat/
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THE GUARDIAN
China sanctions major US defence companies after arms sales to Taiwan
Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Raytheon were named as targets of the sanctions, as well as “the US individuals and entities who played an egregious role”, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press briefing on Monday, but did not provide further details.
It came in response to confirmation of a ninth US arms sale to Taiwan, a self-governing democracy which Beijing considers a rogue Chinese province under its one-China principle, and has never ruled out retaking control of by force.
Mexico admits Covid death toll much higher than official number
Mexico’s government has admitted its Covid-19 death toll is dramatically higher than official figures have suggested, with the disease now suspected of killing at least 139,153 people.
The official coronavirus death toll of Latin America’s second largest economy stands at 88,924 – the fourth highest number in the world after the US, Brazil and India. But on Sunday night officials conceded the true number of Covid-19 deaths was likely to be at least 50,000 higher.
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AL JAZEERA
US approves $2.37bn in potential arms sales to Taiwan
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeing-made Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal worth as much as $2.37bn, the Pentagon said on Monday, just a day after China said it would impose sanctions on US companies involved in weapons’ sales to the island.
The move came days after the State Department approved the potential sale of three other weapons systems to Taiwan, including sensors, missiles and artillery with a potential value of $1.8bn.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/26/us-approves-another-2-37bn-in-possible-taiwan-arms-sales
US announces new sanctions targeting Iranian oil industry
The United States Treasury Department announced new sanctions against the Iranian oil industry Monday as part of the Trump administration’s increasing economic pressure on Iran.
Sanctions have been imposed on the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, the National Iranian Oil Company and the National Iranian Tanker Company “for their financial support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force,” the Treasury Department said in a statement. The Quds Force is an elite unit that is part of the 125,000-strong IRGC, a paramilitary organisation that answers only to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei.
India, US to sign satellite data pact ahead of talks over China
India is set to sign a military agreement with the United States for the sharing of sensitive satellite data as the two sides began a top-level security dialogue aimed at countering China’s growing power in the region.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper flew into New Delhi on Monday for talks with Indian leaders at a time when India is locked in its most serious military standoff with China in decades at the disputed Himalayan border.
One dead, more than 100 rescued in Malaysia oil rig collision
A crew member of a Malaysian offshore support vessel has drowned after his ship collided with the oil rig it was servicing off Malaysian Borneo in poor weather, the coastguard said on Tuesday, but more than 100 other sailors were rescued.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/27/malaysia-oil-rig-incident
Turkey’s Erdogan and French President Macron butt heads – again
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turks to boycott French products amid an escalating dispute over Paris’s support for the right to caricature Prophet Muhammad.
The comments on Monday came just days after Erdogan suggested his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, undergo a mental health check-up after he announced a plan “to reform Islam” in order to make it more compatible with France’s republican values.
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GLOBAL TIMES
Suga’s speech shows Japan’s willingness to work with China
Based on Suga's remarks, it's expected that the Suga administration will continue to promote the stable development of China-Japan relations and cooperation between the two countries for the foreseeable future.
Foreign ministers from members of the Quad, an informal security grouping of the US, Japan, Australia and India, met in Tokyo on October 6, and discussed Indo-Pacific regional security issues. Many media outlets said it mainly targeted China's so-called ascending military aggression.
When Suga paid his first official overseas visit to Vietnam and Indonesia from October 18 to 21, he said that Japan opposes any actions that escalate tensions in the South China Sea. Tokyo agreed with Hanoi and Jakarta to step up their bilateral defense cooperation
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1204823.shtml
China slaps reciprocal restrictions on six more US media outlets
China demanded that China-based branches of six US media in the country declare in written form the information about their staff, finance, operation and real estate in China within 7 days from Monday in a reciprocal measure against US decision to designate six more Chinese media as "foreign missions" on Wednesday.
The six US media outlets include American Broadcasting Corporation, The Los Angeles Times, Minnesota Public Radio, Bureau of National Affairs, Newsweek and Feature Story News.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1204723.shtml
US loses WeChat case for 3rd time
A US court of appeals in San Francisco on Monday rejected the US Justice Department's request and decided to maintain a preliminary injunction, preventing the government from banning Apple and Google from listing WeChat on their US app stores, and marking the third time the Trump administration has lost a WeChat case.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1204845.shtml
Dual-circulation strategy becomes new road map of growth
As the world experiences a once-in-a-century shake-up caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the headwind of anti-globalization, the achievements of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), its proposals for formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and China's long-term goals through 2035 are being closely watched
China will attract more foreign investments in 2020 than last year and will become one of the world's most prolific destinations in this regard. China's outbound investment, especially investment in the Belt and Road economies, emerging countries, African countries, and Latin American countries, are expected to see a marked growth too.
After the pandemic, China will rely less on the world, while the world is likely to rely more on China's supply. For a very long time to come, China's contribution to the world will be much greater than it is now. Its contribution will not only be greater in the realms of economy and trade, but also in global governance, including WTO reform, regional development, RCEP negotiation and the promotion of the establishment of China-Japan-Korea free trade zones.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1204832.shtml
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LE MONDE
Avec la nomination de la juge Barrett à la Cour suprême, Donald Trump tient une victoire
Il a salué « un jour historique » après cette nomination, qui ancre l’institution dans le conservatisme et fait de lui le président le plus influent sur la Cour depuis 40 ans.
Nommée à vie, la juriste catholique de 48 ans rejoint cinq de ses collègues conservateurs – dont deux ont été choisis par M. Trump, ce qui fait de lui le président le plus influent sur la Cour suprême depuis quarante ans –, et trois juges libéraux. Sa présence ancre pour de nombreuses années cette institution, théoriquement centrale pour l’équilibre des pouvoirs aux Etats-Unis, dans la défense des valeurs de la droite américaine.
« Dans le Haut-Karabakh, les Arméniens font face non seulement à une guerre d’agression, mais aussi à une tentative d’élimination »
Dans une tribune au « Monde », un collectif de plus de 40 intellectuels appelle la communauté internationale à reconnaître le droit à l’autodétermination des Arméniens face au « projet panturquiste » d’Ankara et de Bakou, afin de garantir la sécurité dans la région.
C’est au nom de cette idéologie que les Arméniens ont été éliminés de l’Anatolie orientale, puisqu’il s’agissait, dans cette vision, d’opérer la jonction territoriale des Turcs d’Asie Mineure avec ceux d’Azerbaïdjan, et au-delà l’Asie centrale. Cette continuité idéologique est évidente, notamment lorsque des responsables turcs ou azbaïdjanais affirment que la guerre cessera lorsque les Arméniens auront abandonné le Karabakh.
Vladimir Poutine bousculé dans son « étranger proche »
L’impuissance, ou tout au moins l’attentisme, de la Russie face aux crises de Biélorussie, du Haut-Karabakh et du Kirghizistan est le signe d’un recul relatif de son influence et de son souci de stabilité intérieure.
L’impuissance ou en tout cas l’attentisme de la Russie sont aussi le signe d’un recul relatif de son influence. L’offensive azerbaïdjanaise dans le Haut-Karabakh, avec l’appui d’Ankara, signe l’irruption ou le retour de la Turquie dans le Caucase du Sud. En Biélorussie, si le mouvement n’est pas dirigé contre la Russie, les manifestants regardent plus volontiers vers l’Ouest quand ils réclament démocratie et Etat de droit. Au Kirghizistan, la Chine se tient en retrait, mais son poids économique (Pékin détient la moitié de la dette kirghize) en fait un acteur incontournable.
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DEUTSCHE WELLE
Estados Unidos refuerza bloqueo de remesas a Cuba
Estados Unidos impedirá enviar dinero a Cuba a través de entidades controladas por los militares cubanos, según un documento oficial divulgado el viernes (23.10.2020), que amenaza la operativa de la empresa estadounidense de servicios financieros Western Union y que fue rechazado por La Habana.
https://m.dw.com/es/estados-unidos-refuerza-bloqueo-de-remesas-a-cuba/a-55381554
Elecciones en Estados Unidos: Alemania apuesta por Joe Biden
La mayoría de los alemanes quiere que Biden gane las elecciones del 3 de noviembre, porque después de cuatro años de Donald Trump, la amistad germano-estadounidense está hecha pedazos. ¿Pero mejoraría con Joe Biden?
https://m.dw.com/es/elecciones-en-estados-unidos-alemania-apuesta-por-joe-biden/a-55402487
Dos muertos y 23 heridos en un ataque contra la Policía en el este de Afganistán
Así lo anunció este martes (27.10.2020) Ministerio del Interior. Un atacante suicida detonó un vehículo cargado con explosivos cerca de una base de la Policía en el este de Afganistán.
Fuerzas afganas matan al número dos de Al Qaeda
Abu Muhsin al Masri figuraba en la lista de los terroristas más buscados por el FBI desde 2018.
Las fuerzas especiales afganas mataron al número 2 de Al Qaeda, quien también era buscado por Estados Unidos, anunció el sábado (24.10.2020) el servicio de inteligencia afgano.
https://m.dw.com/es/fuerzas-afganas-matan-al-número-dos-de-al-qaeda/a-55389356
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EL PAÍS
Los republicanos consuman su transformación de la justicia con la confirmación de la juez Barrett para el Supremo
El nombramiento de la magistrada, la tercera que Trump sienta en la más alta instancia judicial, sale adelante sin un solo voto de los demócratas y a ocho días de las elecciones
Bolsonaro impulsa una fiebre de compra de armas de fuego en Brasil
Las ventas se han triplicado en los casi dos años que el militar retirado lleva en la presidencia
Un juez boliviano suspende la orden de detención contra el expresidente Evo Morales
El exmandatario puede regresar a su país sin ser detenido, aunque continúan las investigaciones en su contra
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PÁGINA 12
Evo Morales tendría su esperado regreso a Bolivia el 11 de noviembre
El expresidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, adelantó que podría regresar a su país el próximo 11 de noviembre, fecha sugerida por distintas organizaciones de base. De esta forma Morales se perdería la toma de posesión del mandatario electo, Luis Arce, prevista para el 8 del próximo mes. El presidente derrocado por un golpe de Estado descartó cualquier participación en el gabinete de Arce y aseguró que a partir de su llegada al país se dedicará a la actividad sindical y a la piscicultura.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/301855-evo-morales-tendria-su-esperado-regreso-a-bolivia-el-11-de-n
Coronavirus: Bolsonaro se burla del "apuro" por desarrollar una vacuna
El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, cuestionó este lunes los estudios que se realizan a nivel mundial para conseguir una vacuna contra el coronavirus, al afirmar que no entiende "el apuro" para lograr una inmunización en forma rápida sin invertir en el tratamiento. En ese sentido, Bolsonaro puso como ejemplo a la hidroxicloroquina, cuyo uso no tiene comprobación científica.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/301761-coronavirus-bolsonaro-se-burla-del-apuro-por-desarrollar-una
Tras el plebiscito, la clase política chilena se reorganiza
Tras el aplastante triunfo de la opción “Apruebo” (78,27%) frente al “Rechazo” (21,73), la clase política se organiza ante un escenario que dejará la Constitución de 1980 perpetrada por la dictadura de Pinochet y donde además triunfó la opción “Convención Constituyente” (78,99%) frente a la “Mixta” (21,01%), lo que hará que el texto constitucional sea redactado por una comisión paritaria y de 155 integrantes elegidos por voto popular. La opción perdedora postulaba a un 50% de políticos en ejercicios lo que habría sido bastante más cómodo.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/301807-tras-el-plebiscito-la-clase-politica-chilena-se-reorganiza
La NASA confirmó que hay agua en la Luna
El esperado anuncio de la NASA trajo tanta sorpresa como prometía: según confirmó este lunes el organismo, se ha detectado agua en la superficie de la Luna. El descubrimiento se hizo gracias al Observatorio Estratosférico de Astronomía Infrarroja (SOFIA), un avión Boeing 747 modificado para transportar un enorme telescopio reflector.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/301723-la-nasa-confirmo-que-hay-agua-en-la-luna
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EL TIEMPO
Asesinan a otro excombatiente de las Farc en el Cauca
El partido político Farc denunció el asesinato de una persona en proceso de reincorporación en el casco urbano de Balboa, municipio ubicado en el sur del Cauca.
Con este caso, ya van 236 exguerrilleros asesinados desde que se firmó el acuerdo de Paz.
EE. UU. desata la ira de China con nueva venta de armas a Taiwán
La transacción "mejorará las capacidades de defensa de Taiwán", señaló este lunes el Departamento de Estado al anunciar la operación, a pesar de que ese mismo día China decidió sanciones contra las empresas estadounidenses involucradas en anteriores ventas de armas a Taiwán, una isla a la que considera parte integrante de su territorio.
https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/eeuu-y-canada/estados-unidos-sigue-vendiendo-armas-a-taiwan-545533
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LA JORNADA
La sociedad civil, posible eje para la futura Carta Magna chilena
Santiago. La trascendencia que para la legitimidad social del proceso constituyente chileno deberá tener la participación de los independientes y de la sociedad civil en la redacción del texto, quedó expresada en el respaldo de 79 por ciento brindado a que el órgano que la escriba sea una convención en su totalidad electa, sin la presencia de la clase política ahora en el Parlamento, coinciden analistas.
Endurece EU sanciones contra sector petrolero iraní
Washington. La administración de Donald Trump impuso este lunes nuevas sanciones al sector petrolero de Irán, incluidas las ventas a Siria y Venezuela, reduciendo el margen de maniobra del candidato presidencial demócrata Joe Biden si gana las elecciones la próxima semana.
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