Síntesis informativa - 18 de junio 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
With a New Threat, Iran Tests the Resolve of the U.S. and Its Allies
WASHINGTON — After coming to office vowing to solve two very different nuclear crises, President Trump finds himself in a bind familiar to his predecessors: careening toward a confrontation with Iran and stalemated with North Korea.
Iran’s announcement on Monday that it expects within 10 days to blow past the limits on how much nuclear fuel it can stockpile opens a new and perilous phase of its confrontation with the West.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html
As U.S. and Iran Face Off, Europe Is Stuck in the Middle
BRUSSELS — As tensions between Washington and Tehran escalate, European leaders find themselves in an uncomfortable place they have feared ever since President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal 13 months ago and restored punishing sanctions against Tehran.
While the Europeans want to preserve the deal — which they see as important for their own security and for the stability of the Middle East — they are basically powerless in the face of American military and financial clout.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/world/europe/iran-us-nuclear-europe.html
Guatemala’s Presidential Election May Be a Blow to Anti-Corruption Effort
Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday produced no clear winner, and will head to a runoff in August between a former first lady of the country and a former prisons director.
Whoever wins, the results could spell the end for Guatemala’s dozen-year experiment in combating corruption and establishing rule of law — a United Nations-backed panel of international prosecutors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/americas/guatemala-election.html
THE GUARDIAN
Scientists shocked by Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years sooner than predicted
Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, an expedition has discovered, in the latest sign that the global climate crisis is accelerating even faster than scientists had feared.
A team from the University of Alaska Fairbanks said they were astounded by how quickly a succession of unusually hot summers had destabilised the upper layers of giant subterranean ice blocks that had been frozen solid for millennia.
“What we saw was amazing,” Vladimir Romanovsky, a professor of geophysics at the university, told Reuters. “It’s an indication that the climate is now warmer than at any time in the last 5,000 or more years.“
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/arctic-permafrost-canada-science-climate-crisis
AL JAZEERA
Russia, China warn US over sending 1,000 new troops to the Gulf
Deployment of 1,000 troops to Middle East shows US on 'a conscious course to provoke war' with Iran, Moscow says.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Washington it should drop the plan to boost its troops in the Middle East or risk war with Iran.
On Monday, acting US defence chief Patrick Shanahan announced the deployment of about 1,000 more troops to the Gulf for what he said were "defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats in the Middle East".
David Desroches, former director of NATO operations at the Pentagon, called the deployment a "small measure". He told Al Jazeera: "It's designed to send a message, but this is nowhere near what you'd need for an invasion or a war."
Facebook set to launch Libra cryptocurrency
The Bitcoin rival is already backed by dozens of companies including Uber, PayPal and Mastercard.
The digital coin will come online in the first half of 2020 if regulators in Switzerland, where the new currency is to be based, give the go-ahead.
Facebook has created a management tool it has named Calibra, which will offer digital wallets to save, send and spend Libras. It will be connected to the billion-plus users of the Messenger and WhatsApp platforms as the network expands beyond social networking into the world of international finance.
The 28 partner companies in the project include household names such as Mastercard, Visa, Spotify, PayPal, eBay, Uber and Vodafone, as well as venture capital firms.
In recent years, cryptocurrency investors have lost hundreds of millions of dollars through hacks, and the market has been plagued by accusations of money-laundering, illegal drug sales and terrorist financing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/facebook-set-launch-libra-cryptocurrency-190618111657406.html
AL MAYADEEN
Huelga general en el Golán sirio contra la ocupación israelí
Los sirios del Golán comenzaron este martes una huelga general contra la ocupación de ese territorio por el régimen sionista israelí y anunciaron una concentración en el poblado de Majdal Sham.
La huelga está dirigida rechazar los nuevos planes colonialistas y expansionistas, la construcción de un asentamiento con el nombre del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, y la instalación de generadoras eólicos en sus tierras agrícolas.
Qatar apoya iniciativa de Al-Sarraj para solucionar crisis en Libia
Qatar acogió con satisfacción la iniciativa presentada por el jefe del Gobierno de Acuerdo Nacional de Libia, Fayez Al-Sarraj, para salir de la crisis actual.
El comunicado de la Cancillería qatarí expresó su confianza en que todas las partes respondan positivamente a la propuesta de celebrar un foro libio en coordinación con la misión de la ONU, con el fin de alcanzar un acuerdo político que mantenga la soberanía y la integridad territorial de Libia, y logre seguridad y estabilidad.
Trump lanzará hoy su campaña de reelección en Florida
A partir de lo publicado en sus tuits, Trump resaltará la positiva situación económica que vive el país, y hablará sobre sus acciones en materia de impuestos, gastos militares y nombramientos judiciales.
Pese a querer mostrar el presunto éxito de su administración, el mandatario sigue preocupado por los sondeos difundidos en las últimas semanas y se empeña en decir que los números son falsos.
La televisora ABC dio a conocer los resultados de encuestas internas realizadas por la campaña de Trump en 17 estados en marzo último, según los cuales, el gobernante se ubica por detrás del exvicepresidente Joe Biden en lugares clave para sus aspiraciones de reelección como Wisconsin, Pensilvania, Michigan y la propia Florida.
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