Síntesis informativa - 22 de febrero 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
South Korea Awaits 2nd Kim-Trump Summit With Both Hope and Fear
SEOUL, South Korea — If there is anyone keeping his fingers crossed for President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, to agree on how to denuclearize the North when they meet in Vietnam this month, it is President Moon Jae-in of South Korea.
With no quick fix available for South Korea’s stubborn economic troubles, Mr. Moon’s best chance for reversing his falling approval ratings rests on whether he can jump-start his signature policy of helping advance the North’s denuclearization and improving inter-Korean ties.
But that depends on Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim striking a denuclearization deal when they meet Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, that is significant enough for Washington and the United Nations to ease sanctions and create room for Mr. Moon to push his ambitious plans for economic cooperation with North Korea.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/world/asia/south-korea-north-korea-trump-kim-summit.html
200 U.S. Troops to Stay in Syria, White House Says
WASHINGTON — The White House said on Thursday that it planned to leave about 200 American troops in Syria, signaling a partial retreat from President Trump’s announcement in December that he would withdraw all 2,000 forces after what he described as a victory over the Islamic State.
The move was a concession to allies and Pentagon officials who have argued that a complete American withdrawal risks returning key areas in Syria to the Islamic State. It came Thursday after a phone call between Mr. Trump and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, during which the two leaders agreed to continue working together to try to create a “safe zone,” the White House said.
t was the second time in two months that a major military decision about Syria followed a phone call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Erdogan. As with Mr. Trump’s abrupt announcement in December, a terse statement on Thursday from Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, took Pentagon officials by surprise.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/world/middleeast/us-troops-syria-.html
Afghan War Casualty Report: Feb. 15-21
At least 52 pro-government forces and 14 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. The casualties of pro-government forces and civilians decreased, likely because of the cold weather and heavy snowfall in some parts of the country. The deadliest attack took place in Kandahar Province, close to the Pakistani border, where the Taliban attacked a military base of border forces and wiped out the entire unit. The Taliban detonated a Humvee packed with explosives in front of the compound entrance, then a group of insurgents entered, killing all those who survived the initial explosion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html
After SpaceX Launch, Israeli Spacecraft Begins Journey to the Moon
Can a scrappy Israeli nonprofit land on the moon on a $100 million shoestring? Tonight it took the first step as it launched and then set off on a long journey to the lunar surface.
Until now, only three nations — the United States, former Soviet Union and China — have sent robotic landers to the moon. Beginning in 2007, a competition run by the X Prize Foundation and financed by Google was supposed to spur entrepreneurs to send a privately financed spacecraft there, but the competition deadline passed without anyone taking home the $20 million grand prize.
SpaceIL, based in Israel, was one of the finalists and continued its efforts even though there was no money to win. On Thursday night, its spacecraft lifted off on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Florida.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/science/spacex-launch-israel.html
THE GUARDIAN
Michel Barnier says there is high chance of 'accidental' no-deal Brexit
EU’s chief negotiator says UK needs to make faster decisions with deadline looming in five weeks.As the prime minister heads to Egypt for an EU-Arab summit in Sharm el Sheikh, the bloc’s chief negotiator publicly said he believed there remained “a chance” of ratifying the deal.The EU official also told ambassadors privately, after the negotiations with the Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay, and a visit by May to Brussels, that the chances of an “accidental” no-deal Brexit were high.
India again threatens to restrict flow of river water to Pakistan as tension builds
An Indian government minister has reiterated the country’s plan to restrict the flow of water to Pakistan from its share of rivers, the latest effort by New Delhi to pressure its neighbour after a militant attack in Kashmir.
“Our government has decided to stop our share of water which used to flow to Pakistan,” Nitin Gadkari, transport and water resources minister, said in a tweet on Thursday. He added that the country would divert water from eastern rivers and supply it to its people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab states.
The comments underlined New Delhi’s anger over an attack by a Pakistan-based militant group last week in the disputed region of Kashmir, which killed 40 paramilitary police. India has accused Pakistan of not doing enough to control such groups, while Pakistan has denied involvement.
Mexican activist shot dead before vote on pipeline he opposed
Samir Flores Soberanes, an indigenous Náhuatl, was killed in his home during the early hours of Wednesday in the town of Amilcingo in Morelos state, 80 miles south of Mexico City. He was a human rights activist, producer for a community radio station and long-time opponent of the Proyecto Integral Morelos (the integral project for Morelos) – which includes the plant and pipeline.
The People’s Front in Defence of the Land and Water for the states of Morelos, Puebla and Tlaxcala (FPDTA) said in a statement that Flores had no enemies besides those behind the project. “This is a political crime for the human rights defence that Samir and the FPDTA carried out against the [project] and for people’s autonomy and self-determination,” the statement said.
The FPDTA has opposed the construction of the thermal-electric project at Huexca over concerns it could contaminate water supplies.
The project was first proposed in 2011, but has been championed by Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as a way to reduce electricity bills.
Colombian tribe calls for action on alleged effects of UK oil firm
The responsability lays in the Colombian subsidiary of the UK-based company Amerisur Resources, which reportedly began exploiting oil in a concession called Platanillo, just to the west of Buenavista’s reserve, a decade ago.
Among other things, the women allege that the company was using a tube to dump untreated – or inadequately treated – production wastewater into a stream called the Mansoya River, which ultimately feeds into the Piñuña Blanco. They say they have seen that tube for themselves.
Permission to dump into the Mansoya was granted by Colombia’s ministry of environment in 2009.
US company to stop selling China equipment to build Uighur DNA database
Thermo Fisher issued a statement on Thursday following a report in the New York Times which noted the “help of American expertise” in China’s campaign of surveillance.
Despite its low profile, Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher is a major player in the scientific equipment market and has $24bn worth of revenue a year.
Since 2016, there have been regular reports of Chinese authorities taking blood samples in the Xinjiang region.
Xinjiang is home to most of China’s Uighur ethnic minority and has been under heavy police surveillance in recent years after violent inter-ethnic tensions. Nearly one million Uighurs and other Turkic language-speaking minorities in China have reportedly been held in re-education camps, according to a UN panel of experts.
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Saudi Arabia crown prince strikes oil deal in China
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continued a charm offensive in a two-day visit to China, signing off on a $10 billion oil deal, and pledged assistance in the "de-radicalisation of extremist thinking."
Saudi Arabia on Friday signed the next multi-billion oil refinery investment deal during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's tour of Asia, this time in China.
Riyadh’s state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco announced a $10 billion (€8.82 billion) joint venture to develop a facility in China’s north east.
https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-strikes-oil-deal-in-china/a-47631495
Venezuela: Maduro closes border with Brazil as self-imposed blockade tightens
Many Venezuelans have no access to food or medical supplies. Acting President Nicolas Maduro denies that any humanitarian crisis is taking place and has called on the military to block any aid from entering the country.
Acting President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Brazil on Thursday, saying earlier in the day that the border would remain "completely and absolutely" shut "until further notice.".
Maduro said he was also considering closing the western border with Colombia.
Sonda japonesa Hayabusa2 se posa en el asteroide Ryugu
El asteroide Ryugu está situado a más de 300 millones de kilómetros de la Tierra. La sonda necesitó tres años y 10 meses para llegar a su destino.
La sonda japonesa Hayabusa2 logró posarse este viernes (22.02.2019) sobre el asteroide Ryugu, situado a más de 300 millones de kilómetros de la Tierra. El objetivo de la misión es recopilar muestras del terreno de este cuerpo interestelar para saber más sobre la formación de nuestro sistema solar.
https://www.dw.com/es/sonda-japonesa-hayabusa2-se-posa-en-el-asteroide-ryugu/a-47626233
XINHUA
EEUU mantendrá 200 efectivos en Siria después de retirada de tropas
WASHINGTON, 21 feb (Xinhua) -- La Casa Blanca confirmó hoy que Estados Unidos dejará una pequeña proporción de tropas en Siria después de la retirada planificada.
"Un pequeño grupo de mantenimiento de la paz de unos 200 permanecerá en Siria por un período de tiempo", dijo la secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Sarah Sanders, en un comunicado.
Las 200 tropas se dividirían entre At-Tanf, un área cerca de la frontera entre Irak y Jordania, y el noreste de Siria, informó CNN, citando a un funcionario estadounidense familiarizado con el proceso de planificación.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/22/c_137842394.htm
Entra en vigor legislación ucraniana para incluir aspiración de ingreso a OTAN y UE en Constitución
KIEV, 21 feb (Xinhua) -- La enmienda constitucional que proclama el compromiso de Ucrania de ingresar a la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) y la Unión Europea (UE) entró en vigor hoy, informó el servicio de prensa del Parlamento de Ucrania.
La ley contempla enmendar el preámbulo de la Constitución, tres artículos y las disposiciones de transición con el propósito de definir el ingreso a la UE y a la OTAN como objetivos estratégicos de Ucrania.
La legislación fue aprobada por el Parlamento ucraniano y firmada por el presidente Petro Poroshenko a principios de este mes.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/22/c_137840673.htm
Ucrania prepara nueva provocación cerca de estrecho de Kerch, dice canciller ruso
MOSCU, 21 feb (Xinhua) -- Ucrania está preparando una nueva provocación cerca del estrecho de Kerch que conecta el mar Negro con el mar de Azov, dijo hoy el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergei Lavrov.
"Están planeando pasar ilegalmente otra vez por el estrecho sin solicitud, sin observar medidas de seguridad y sin piloto", dijo Lavrov en una reunión con representantes de la Asociación de Empresas Europeas en Moscú.
Kiev solicitó a países de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) que envíen representantes para los buques ucranianos que participarán en la acción, dijo Lavrov.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/22/c_137840719.htm
Netanyahu se reunirá con Putin el próximo miércoles en Moscú
JERUSALEN, 21 feb (Xinhua) -- El primer ministro de Israel Benjamin Netanyahu dijo hoy que se reunirá con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin la próxima semana en Moscú, después de que canceló una reunión ya planeada por causa de asuntos políticos internos.
La reunión será la próxima semana en el Kremlin, se indicó en una declaración de la oficina del primer ministro.
Los dos líderes conversaron por teléfono hoy con anterioridad, un día después de que Netanyahu canceló la reunión previamente planeada debido a la esperada unión de dos de sus más grandes rivales antes de la elección del 9 de abril.
La reunión de la próxima semana forma parte de los continuos esfuerzos de Israel y Rusia por coordinar sus acciones en Siria. Los dos ejércitos tienen una línea directa para evitar choques de sus respectivas fuerzas aéreas.
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2019-02/22/c_137840731.htm
AL JAZEERA Maduro shuts Venezuela's border with Brazil amid aid standoff
Maduro calls opposition leader Guaido's aid caravan a 'provocation', says he may close the border with Colombia as well.
The embattled leader said he was also considering a "total closure of the border with Colombia", where he has already ordered the military to barricade a major border bridge to prevent aid from entering the country from the Colombian border town of Cucuta where supplies are being stockpiled, most of it from the United States.
Venezuela has already closed its maritime border with the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire, after Curacao's government said it would help store aid.
Despite Maduro's announcement, the Brazilian government said it will go ahead with the airlifting of aid, and stockpile nonperishable food and medicine in the border town of Pacaraima.
Pakistan army: Will respond with 'full force' if India attacks
The warning comes a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan approved military response as tensions rise over Kashmir issue.
"We have no intention to initiate war, but we will respond with full force to full spectrum threat, that would surprise you," said Major General Asif Ghafoor on Friday, amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
US says 200 troops to remain in Syria after forces' withdrawal
White House announcement comes after Trump discussed situation in Syria in phone call with Turkey's Erdogan.
Critics have decried a number of possible outcomes from a precipitous withdrawal, including a Turkish attack on Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Washington's main ally in the fight against ISIL, as well as a resurgence of the armed group.
"There's two possible messages here. One is to the Turks, yes, we are serious about protecting your interests and we are willing to keep our forces here to restrain the Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces, from allying themselves with the PKK and attacking Turkey.
"And the second message is to the YPG that you are not going to be abandoned, we will have a presence on the ground to restrain the Turks from attacking you. So in practice, it looks like these guys will be there as hostages to both sides to keep them on their best behaviour."
A senior US administration official said Trump's decision had been in the works for some time. It was unclear how long the 200 troops would be expected to remain in the area or where exactly they would be deployed.
Nicaragua's Ortega calls for negotiations to end crisis
The opposition wants electoral reform and justice for those who died during a brutal government crackdown last year.
Ortega said on Thursday that the government is working to "set the table for negotiations next Wednesday" with representatives from the opposition, which is demanding his resignation.
AL MAYADEEN
Vicepresidente de EE.UU. irá a reunión del Grupo de Lima en Colombia
Según comunicado emitido por la Casa Blanca, Pence se reunirá, además, con el presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, con quien ha sostenido varios encuentros a partir de la posición común de ambos gobiernos en el desconocimiento del gobierno constitucional de Venezuela.
Desmantela Irak el mayor grupo de financiación de Daesh
El servicio de inteligencia iraquí anunció el desmantelamiento de un importante grupo que se dedicaba a financiar al grupo terrorista Daesh.
Según reportes de prensa, el proceso aún no ha terminado y hay muchos detalles relacionados con un grupo más grande que será anunciada una vez culminada la operación.
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