Síntesis informativa - 29 de noviembre 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Iraq Prime Minister Says He Will Resign Amid Protests
BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi of Iraq announced on Friday that he would submit his resignation to Parliament, following weeks of nationwide antigovernment protests that have left hundreds dead.
The announcement prompted jubilant celebrations at the main protest site, Tahrir Square in Baghdad, the capital.
While Parliament is likely to accept his resignation, the timing is unclear. What is certain is that the resignation of Mr. Mahdi, 78, would lead Iraq into uncharted territory, as he would be the first prime minister to resign from office since the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/world/middleeast/iraq-prime-minister-mahdi-resign.html
The Impeachment News Industry Is Here to Help (Overwhelm You Even More)
Eighteen witnesses have testified in public and in private. The story seems to expand by the day, if not by the hour. A diverse cast of characters is fighting to shape the public’s understanding of what happened.
If it feels as if you’re drowning in impeachment news, analysis and spin, publishers have a product just for you. A few dozen of them, in fact. Podcasts and newsletters and at least one video series are dedicated to the topic, each promising safe harbor from the storm.
Many major news organizations offer impeachment newsletters, including CNN, PBS, The Washington Post and, of course, The New York Times. But there are also those created by less traditional news publishers, like the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight or Heather Cox Richardson, a professor of American history at Boston College who offers her take on Facebook and in a newsletter titled “Letters From an American.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/us/politics/impeachment-podcasts-newsletters.html
Espionage and Interference? Australia Grapples With Its China Relationship
A Chinese defector to Australia who detailed political interference by Beijing. A businessman found dead after telling the authorities about a Chinese plot to install him in Parliament. Suspicious men following critics of Beijing in major Australian cities.
For a country that just wants calm commerce with China — the propellant behind 28 years of steady growth — the revelations of the past week have delivered a jolt. Fears of Chinese interference once seemed to hover indistinctly over Australia. Now, Beijing’s political ambitions, and the espionage operations that further them, suddenly feel local, concrete and ever-present.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/world/australia/china-espionage-interference.html
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XINHUA
U.S. researchers find underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A new research shows fiber-optic cables that constitute a global undersea telecommunications network could one day help scientists study offshore earthquakes and the geologic structures hidden deep beneath the ocean surface, according to a release of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) on Thursday.
UC Berkeley said researchers from UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and Rice University, have turned 20 km of undersea fiber-optic cable into the equivalent of 10,000 seismic stations along the ocean floor and recorded a 3.5 magnitude quake and seismic scattering from underwater fault zones in a four-day experiment in Monterey Bay.
The ultimate goal of the researchers' efforts is to use the dense fiber-optic networks -- probably more than 10 million km in all both on land and under the sea around the world -- as sensitive measures to help monitor earthquakes in regions without expensive ground stations, Ajo-Franklin said.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/29/c_138592131.htm
Russian security service detains suspected Ukrainian spy
MOSCOW, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Federal Security Service has detained a woman suspected of collecting secret military information for Ukraine's defense ministry, it said in a statement on Friday. The woman, a Russian citizen, was detained in Sevastopol, the largest city of Crimea.The statement gives no further details about the detainee.
It said that a criminal case has been opened on the grounds of high treason and that an investigation is underway. The autonomous republic of Crimea, formerly a part of Ukraine, was incorporated into Russia in March 2014 following a referendum not recognized by Ukraine.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/29/c_138593262.htm
Lebanese protest against refugees' naturalization in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- A big number of Lebanese demonstrated on Friday to protest against the naturalization of Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
The protesters, who demonstrated in front of the headquarters of the EU delegation in Lebanon, complained about the economic burden imposed by refugees in Lebanon which exacerbates the economic deterioration. They added that Lebanon has done its full duties towards refugees in the past years.
Meanwhile, the EU delegation in Lebanon announced that the EU does not aim at integrating refugees in the Lebanese society and it fully agrees with Lebanese officials about the temporary stay of refugees in the country. The EU also noted that Lebanon has been carrying a big burden since the eruption of the civil war in Syria.
According to he United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Lebanon hosts more than 1.5 million Syrians who fled their war-torn country since the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad erupted in 2011, though many expect the real number much higher.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/29/c_138593483.htm
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AL JAZEERA
Taliban confirm informal talks with the US
A day after Donald Trump claimed Taliban talks resumed, the Afghan armed group says meetings had taken place in Doha.
The Taliban has confirmed a claim by US President Donald Trump that Washington has resumed informal talks with the Afghan armed group nearly two months after peace negotiations were abruptly suspended.
"Whether it's partial or global, the optimum one being a full ceasefire, but it's possible they could agree to more limited measures to reduce violence. They have to agree to start turning off the violence and they have to agree to a pathway to direct talks with the Afghan government," he said.
The Taliban have refused to negotiate formally with the Afghan government, but diplomatic efforts to foster dialogue continue.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/taliban-early-discuss-resuming-talks-191129090959411.html
Iraqi PM to resign after deadly anti-government protests
Adel Abdul Mahdi to submit official resignation to Iraq's parliament on Friday after top Shia leader calls for change.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has said he will submit his resignation to the country's parliament after a day of intense bloodshed amid mass anti-government demonstrations.
Abdul Mahdi's decision, announced in a statement on Friday, came in response to a call for a change of leadership by Iraq's top Shia leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since the demonstrations started amid a fierce response from security forces, who have used live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades against those taking to the streets.
The protests, sparked by widespread anger over official corruption, mass unemployment and failing public services, have gripped Baghdad and several cities in Iraq's south.
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AL MAYADEEN
Golpistas hablan de pacificación, pero aumenta represión en Bolivia
Mientras hoy se multiplican en Bolivia las denuncias por la represión y la persecución política la presidenta del Gobierno de facto, Jeanine Áñez, afirma que el país se encuentra en la fase final de la pacificación.
Contrario a lo que opina la exsenadora, Sonia Brito, diputada del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), informó que se incrementaron las denuncias de violaciones de derechos humanos y existe un ambiente de indefensión en el país.
El gobierno de facto autorizó la represión de militares y policías amparados en un polémico decreto de Áñez -que fue derogado-, el cual los exime de responsabilidad penal ante cualquier exceso.
EE.UU. presionará a Marruecos para que normalice relaciones con (Israel)
El secretario norteamericano de Estado, Mike Pompeo, realizará una visita oficial al Reino de Marruecos para impulsar la normalización de las relaciones con (Israel), dijo a AFP un alto funcionario de Washington.
Según el funcionario estadounidense que no fue identificado, Marruecos era un "socio crítico para nosotros en toda la gama de cuestiones".
La nueva geografía de la diplomacia global: China avanza y Estados Unidos retrocede
En la nueva geografía de la diplomacia global, China avanza y Estados Unidos retrocede, según la tesis que sostiene un artículo publicado en la revista estadounidense Foreign Affairs.
A medida que el ascenso de China se transformó en una fuerza principal en el escenario de la política mundial, analistas y encargados de la formulación de políticas han seguido observando su camino hacia una posible preeminencia en varios frentes: el tamaño de su economía, el nivel y alcance de sus relaciones de inversión y comerciales, el presupuesto y las capacidades de sus fuerzas militares, precisó el material periodístico.
Bajo el presidente Xi Jinping, Beijing sigue despojando a la primacía de Estados Unidos, tomando la delantera en un número cada vez mayor de cuestione, siendo la huella diplomática sólo una de ellas. (Otros incluyen las exportaciones mundiales, la producción de metales de tierras raras y el PIB medido por la paridad del poder adquisitivo) agregó el texto.
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