Síntesis informativa - 25 de mayo 2020

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Remembering the Nearly 100,000 Lives Lost to Coronavirus in America

Toward the end of May in the year 2020, the number of people in the United States who have died from the coronavirus neared 100,000 — almost all of them within a three-month span. An average of more than 1,100 deaths a day.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/24/us/us-coronavirus-deaths-100000.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

 

Wealthiest Hospitals Got Billions in Bailout for Struggling Health Providers

Twenty large chains received more than $5 billion in federal grants even while sitting on more than $100 billion in cash.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/business/hospitals-bailout-billions.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

 

By Air and Sea, Mercenaries Landed in Libya. But the Plan Went South.

A short-lived mission uncovered by U.N. investigators offers a glimpse into the world of those who have thrived off Libya’s chaos. The mercenaries who slipped into the war-pocked port of Benghazi, Libya, last summer said they had come to guard oil and gas facilities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/world/middleeast/libya-mercenaries-arms-embargo.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

 

Why China’s Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start

China’s move to strip away another layer of Hong Kong’s autonomy was not a rash impulse. It was a deliberate act, months in the making. It took into account the risks of international umbrage and reached the reasonable assumption that there would not be a significant geopolitical price to pay.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/world/asia/china-hong-kong-taiwan.html

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RUSSIA TODAY

‘NYT chose to attack US military on Memorial Day’: Pentagon hits back at op-ed on army ‘celebrating white supremacy’

The US Department of Defense spokesperson has locked horns with the New York Times (NYT) over a Memorial Day opinion piece saying that the US military “celebrates white supremacy.”

https://www.rt.com/usa/489666-nyt-pentagon-op-ed/

 

BIG PHARMA steered public money away from pandemic research and into PROFIT-MAKING projects for years – watchdog

EU money intended for underfunded public-benefit research such as preparing for a pandemic has been diverted by the pharmaceutical industry into areas where it can make more money, according to a scathing new report.

https://www.rt.com/news/489668-eu-money-big-pharma/

 

Russia plans to build a REPLACEMENT for the International Space Station, won’t allow Moon privatization – Space Agency Chief

Russia is planning to create its own orbital space station and winged, crewed spacecraft, according to Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos.

https://www.rt.com/russia/489676-russia-roscosmos-iss-replacement/

 

China warns of countermeasures over Washington’s Hong Kong trade threats

Beijing has warned the US that it will take “every necessary measure” to protect its interests, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The statement came after the US national security advisor warned that Washington might revoke Hong Kong’s special trading privileges if China enacts a tough new security law.

https://www.rt.com/newsline/489686-china-us-hong-kong/

 

Iranian tanker DOCKS at Venezuelan port after braving stormy waters to deliver 1st fuel shipment despite US blockade

The Iranian-flagged tanker ‘Fortune’ has arrived at its final destination, docking at El Palito port on Venezuela's northern coast. The vessel is the first of five Iranian tankers that set sail for Caracas loaded with fuel.

https://www.rt.com/news/489648-iran-tanker-arrives-venezuela/

 

Race you, NASA!: China confirms July launch of first Mars rover, which rivals Perseverance mission

With a window of opportunity to send robots to Mars opening in July, Beijing plans to launch its Tianwen-1 mission sooner rather than later, and it may come ahead of NASA’s Mars 2020 expedition.

https://www.rt.com/news/489680-china-mars-mission-july/

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THE GUARDIAN

China raises US trade tensions with warning of ‘new cold war’

“China has no intention to change, still less replace the United States,” China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, said on Sunday in the latest escalation in tensions between the world’s two largest economies. “It’s time for the United States to give up its wishful thinking of changing China and stopping 1.4 billion people in their historic march toward modernisation.”

He said US political attacks on China over the coronavirus and global trade matters “are taking China-US relations hostage and pushing our two countries to the brink of a new cold war”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/24/china-raises-us-trade-tensions-with-warning-of-new-cold-war

 

Exclusive: big pharma rejected EU plan to fast-track vaccines in 2017

The plan to speed up the development and approval of vaccines was put forward by European commission representatives sitting on the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) – a public-private partnership whose function is to back cutting-edge research in Europe – but it was rejected by industry partners on the body.

The revelation is contained in a report published by the Corporate Observatory Europe (COE), a Brussels-based research centre, examining decisions made by the IMI, which has a budget of €5bn (£4.5bn), made up of EU funding and in-kind contributions from private and other bodies.The IMI’s governing board is made up of commission officials and representatives of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries (EFPIA), whose members include some of the biggest names in the sector, among them GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Pfizer, Lilly and Johnson & Johnson.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/25/exclusive-big-pharma-rejected-eu-plan-to-fast-track-vaccines-in-2017

 

'We're expendable': black Americans pay the price as states lift lockdowns

Experts have warned lifting stay-at-home orders could have dire consequences on public health, with social advocates warning that it could result in the sacrifice of many for the benefit of few.

Many critics argue that’s the point: the meaning behind the message. As it has been the case throughout much of American history, those most likely to be negatively impacted are African American.According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, even if US states reopen with social distancing rules in place, an additional 233,000 deaths could result from the outbreak.

Black Americans face greater risk. Across the country African American populations are concentrated in major cities, where coronavirus cases have so far been highest.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/25/covid-19-lockdowns-african-americans-essential-workers

 

Latino workers face discrimination over spread of coronavirus in meat plants

Ethnic minorities have been the hardest-hit by the coronavirus in the US, and now Latino workers are facing fresh difficulty, as they and their communities suffer discrimination after contracting coronavirus in meat processing plants and warehouses.

More than 10,000 meatpacking workers, many of them Latino, have contracted coronavirus in the US, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers union, and dozens have died.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/25/latino-workers-coronavirus-discrimination-meat-plants

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AL JAZEERA

US curbs travel from Brazil amid deepening coronavirus outbreak

The White House has announced a ban on travel to the United States from Brazil due to the spread of coronavirus in Latin America's hardest-hit country.

Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement on Sunday evening that the ban applies to all foreign nationals who have been in Brazil in the 14 days before heading to the US.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/curbs-travel-brazil-deepening-coronavirus-outbreak-200525023222655.html 

 

Australia begins wide-ranging investigation into deadly bushfires

Australia on Monday began its first hearings into the causes of catastrophic bushfires that swept across the country, killing 33 people, destroying some 2,500 homes and razing an area the size of South Korea.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/australia-begins-wide-ranging-investigation-deadly-bushfires-200525014622665.html

 

US says China's HK national security law could lead to sanctions

China's proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to US sanctions and threaten the city's status as a financial hub, the White House has said.

Beijing, meanwhile, warned of a "new Cold War" with the United States, saying the country had been infected by a "political virus" compelling people there to continually attack China.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/china-hk-national-security-law-lead-sanctions-200524144925980.html

 

Russian fighters flown out of western Libya after Haftar retreat

Russian fighters in Libya were flown out to a town south of Tripoli by their Libyan allies after retreating from front lines at the capital, the town's mayor said.

The reported departure of the Russians on Sunday was another blow to renegade eastern commander Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) and his foreign allies, who have been trying to take the capital for more than a year from the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA).

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/russian-fighters-flown-western-libya-haftar-retreat-200524200905871.html

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LE MONDE

Coronavirus : la crise sanitaire pose la question du leadership de Vladimir Poutine

Retranché dans son « bunker », le président russe délègue aux régions, jusqu’ici délaissées, une partie de la gestion de la crise, explique le correspondant du « Monde » à Moscou.

Benoît Vitkine

Il y a là une logique : la Russie est grande, et la situation varie de Kaliningrad à Vladivostok. A elle seule, la ville de Moscou totalise plus de la moitié des contaminations. Le problème est que, ces vingt dernières années, les régions ont désappris à décider. La « verticale du pouvoir » chère au Kremlin a justement consisté à entraver les pouvoirs régionaux et à les placer sous la domination exclusive du centre.

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/05/25/coronavirus-la-crise-sanitaire-pose-la-question-du-leadership-de-vladimir-poutine_6040670_3210.html

 

Face à la « tyrannie chinoise », la jeunesse de Hongkong tente de remobiliser

Un projet de loi de sécurité nationale destinée à faire taire toute forme de dissension et de contestation en Chine inquiète les opposants.

Florence de Changy

L’inquiétude est d’autant plus grande que personne ne sait quelles vont être les implications réelles de la nouvelle loi de sécurité nationale. La chef de l’exécutif, Carrie Lam elle-même, a apporté « son soutien plein et entier » à cette décision de Pékin mais elle a déclaré samedi : « A ceux qui me demandent des détails, je n’ai pas de détails. » Les tribunaux de Hongkong resteront-ils compétents ? Surtout, comment cette loi, qui semble éminemment liberticide, va-t-elle pouvoir cohabiter avec la common law en vigueur à Hongkong et la garantie des libertés individuelles inscrites dans la Basic Law ? Afficher son opposition au gouvernement va-t-il être assimilé à un acte de subversion ?

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/05/25/face-a-la-tyrannie-chinoise-la-jeunesse-hongkongaise-tente-de-remobiliser_6040675_3210.html

 

Recherche : comment  de grands groupes privés tirent parti de fonds publics européens

Grâce à des partenariats public-privé, des entreprises peuvent développer leurs produits sans les contreparties attendues, selon des ONG.

Nabil Wakim, Perrine Mouterde et Stéphane Horel

Au fil de plusieurs mois d’un travail de recherche très fouillée, les ONG ont exploré les rouages et les activités de deux des sept gigantesques partenariats public-privé de recherche, conclus par la direction générale de la recherche et de l’innovation (DGRI) de la Commission européenne avec les industriels des secteurs concernés. Ces deux « entreprises communes » (joint undertakings, ou JU) s’appellent Initiative pour les médicaments innovants (IMI) et Bio-Based Industries (BBI), lequel résume ainsi sa mission : « Réaliser le potentiel de la bioéconomie en Europe » et « convertir la biomasse et les déchets en produits quotidiens plus écologiques grâce à des technologies innovantes et à des bioraffineries perfectionnées ».

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/05/25/recherche-comment-de-grands-groupes-prives-tirent-parti-de-fonds-publics-europeens_6040656_3244.html

 

« En Chine, le Covid-19 a impacté les plus vulnérables : migrants, fermiers, autoentrepreneurs »

L’économiste Mary-Françoise Renard détaille dans une tribune au « Monde » les enjeux économiques de l’après-coronavirus en Chine, dans un pays où le pouvoir tient sa légitimité quasi uniquement de sa capacité à améliorer la qualité de vie de la population

Mary-Françoise Renard

Le plan de relance par les infrastructures concernera principalement le développement de la 5G, de l’intelligence artificielle, de stations de chargement de véhicules électriques et des mesures plus classiques de nouvelles lignes de chemin de fer. Les entreprises chinoises du secteur conforteront ainsi leur place au niveau mondial.

Mais cette stratégie est très contrainte, et le gouverneur de la banque centrale, Yi Gang, a mis en garde contre les inconvénients d’un plan de relance de trop grande ampleur qui augmenterait les risques pesant sur le système financier chinois. En effet, beaucoup de mesures ont déjà été prises en 2019 pour compenser les effets de la guerre commerciale avec les Etats-Unis, ce qui a participé à l’accroissement de la dette chinoise.

https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/05/25/en-chine-le-covid-19-a-impacte-les-plus-vulnerables-migrants-fermiers-autoentrepreneurs_6040635_3232.html

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DEUTSCHE WELLE

Coronavirus: Experts warn of bioterrorism after pandemic

The Council of Europe has warned of a potential increase in the use of biological weapons, like viruses or bacterias, in a post-coronavirus world. Terrorists would not forget "lessons learned" during the pandemic.

UN Secretary General Antionio Guterres said in April he sees a growing danger of bioterrorism attacks that aim to create a pandemic similar to that of the coronavirus. 

https://m.dw.com/en/coronavirus-experts-warn-of-bioterrorism-after-pandemic/a-53554902

 

Hong Kong: Taiwan offers help amid anti-China protests

Taiwan's president Tsai ing-wen promised to provide the people of Hong Kong with the "necessary assistance" as tension in the city rises over China's new national security law.

Thousands of people in Hong Kong took the streets on Sunday to oppose Beijing's proposed law after calls by pro-democracy activists to resume the protests of last year, which were disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

https://m.dw.com/en/hong-kong-taiwan-offers-help-amid-anti-china-protests/a-53555228

 

Beijing says US is pushing China to 'brink of a new Cold War'

The spat over the COVID-19 outbreak has heightened longstanding tension between Washington and Beijing. China's foreign minister says the Trump administration has fabricated too many lies about the Asian powerhouse.

https://m.dw.com/en/beijing-says-us-is-pushing-china-to-brink-of-a-new-cold-war/a-53550524

 

Strategic hot spot Greenland sparks global tug-of-war

The US has always seen Greenland under its sphere of influence. But the island's increasing independence is threatening that. As it becomes more global, China and Russia see a chance to control the Arctic

China's interest in the Arctic comes from wanting to have a stake in any new sea lanes and rare earth minerals. Its strategy is to create a presence there," she explains.

Greenland's position in the Atlantic is as strategically important as it was in the 1940s, but turning that into an advantage will be a delicate balancing act.

https://m.dw.com/en/strategic-hot-spot-greenland-sparks-global-tug-of-war/a-53492341

 

Estados Unidos continúa deportando a centroamericanos con coronavirus

EE. UU. ha restringido severamente las fronteras. No obstante, solo en un sentido: Washington permite vuelos de deportación a América Latina con personas a bordo contagiadas con COVID-19.

Los críticos dicen que la despiadada práctica de deportación de Estados Unidos ha propagado el virus a países cuyos sistemas de salud están abrumados por la pandemia. Por ejemplo, Haití, un país de alrededor de once millones de personas, tiene menos de 60 respiradores

El ministro de Salud de Guatemala, Hugo Monroy, dice que del 50 al 75 por ciento de los deportados están contagiados con el coronavirus.

https://m.dw.com/es/estados-unidos-contin%C3%BAa-deportando-a-centroamericanos-con-coronavirus/a-53554116

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GLOBAL TIMES

Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid cease-fire to calm violence

The Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces after the group signed a landmark agreement with the US. 

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1189306.shtml

 

China plans to complete space station construction around 2022

The space station will be built as China's main platform for space science research, with the purposes of mastering the technologies in constructing and operating large space facilities, the technologies that guarantee life and health of astronauts who often fly in orbit, and the construction of a national space lab, according to Zhou

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1170365.shtml

 

NPC deputy proposes a national data security law for information sovereignty

China should speed up the process of setting up a national data security law so as to strengthen the protection over personal privacy and establish a mechanism that guarantees China's data sovereignty facing global competition, Zheng Jie, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, proposed during the ongoing two sessions.

The US law said that the US has data sovereignty on the markets acquired by American companies, no matter what countries they provided service. The EU regulation also stipulates that every company that provides services and products to EU citizens are subjected to the general data protection rule. We will be put in a disadvantageous position if we don't establish such a mechanism soon," Zheng stressed. 

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1189346.shtml

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BLOOMBERG

Bayer Reaches Deals on Big Share of 125,000 Roundup Weedkiller Suits

Bayer AG has reached verbal agreements to resolve a substantial portion of an estimated 125,000 U.S. cancer lawsuits over use of its Roundup weedkiller, according to people familiar with the negotiations. 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-25/bayer-said-to-reach-deals-on-big-share-of-125-000-roundup-suits?srnd=premium

 

Food Delivery Giant Meituan’s Sales Beat Estimates

Meituan Dianping reported a smaller than expected 13% slide in revenue during China’s nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, warning the fallout from the pandemic will continue to affect the world’s largest meal delivery business over the rest of 2020.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-25/food-delivery-giant-meituan-s-sales-beat-despite-outbreak?srnd=technology-vp

 

TikTok's In-App Revenue Skyrockets During Lockdowns

Focusing narrowly on in-app purchases, TikTok and Douyin’s numbers for the month showed a tenfold increase to $78 million, propelling them ahead of more established names like YouTube, Tinder and Netflix, which rely more on existing subscriptions.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-25/tiktok-douyin-s-in-app-revenue-surges-tenfold-during-lockdowns?srnd=technology-vp

 

Tencent to Become Largest Shareholder in Japan’s Marvelous

Tencent Holdings Ltd. is buying a 20% stake in Japan’s Marvelous Inc., giving the smaller company capital to develop its game franchises and bolstering the content Tencent itself can offer users.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-25/tencent-to-become-largest-shareholder-in-japan-s-marvelous?srnd=technology-vp 

 

Russia Seeks 18 Years for American Charged as Spy, Interfax Says

Russian prosecutors asked for an 18 year sentence for former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is on trial in Moscow accused of spying, Interfax news agency reported, citing his lawyer Vladimir Zherebenkov.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-25/russia-seeks-18-years-for-american-charged-as-spy-interfax-says?srnd=politics-vp

 

Did Japan Just Beat the Virus Without Lockdowns or Mass Testing?

Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-22/did-japan-just-beat-the-virus-without-lockdowns-or-mass-testing?srnd=politics-vp 

 

Hundreds of Russian, Syrian Mercenaries Quit Libya’s Front Lines

More than 1,000 Russian and Syrian mercenaries in Libya have pulled back from the front lines after a Turkish military intervention helped block an assault on the capital.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-25/hundreds-of-russian-syrian-mercenaries-quit-libya-s-front-lines?srnd=politics-vp 

 

South Africa Reopens Economy Despite Surge in Virus Cases

With South Africa’s economy in freefall, the government will allow most businesses to reopen next month even as coronavirus infections continue to mount heading into winter.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-24/south-african-will-relax-lockdown-nationwide-from-june-1?srnd=politics-vp

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

For Economy, Worst of Coronavirus Shutdowns May Be Over

Recovering air travel, hotel bookings and mortgage applications are among the early signs the U.S. economy is slowly creeping back to life

https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-economy-worst-of-coronavirus-shutdowns-may-be-over-11590408000?mod=hp_lead_pos1

 

Protests Reignite in Hong Kong Over Beijing’s Security Measure

Tear gas returns to city streets as people vent anger at Beijing’s move to swiftly impose national-security laws on the city

https://www.wsj.com/articles/protests-reignite-in-hong-kong-over-beijings-security-measure-11590307641

 

Coronavirus Threatens to Hobble the U.S. Shale-Oil Boom for Years

Drillers that survive pandemic are likely to be leaner and less inclined to invest freely in growth

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-threatens-to-hobble-the-u-s-shale-oil-boom-for-years-11590312601?mod=business_lead_pos1

 

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Readies First Astronaut Launch by Private Firm

Wednesday’s mission would be the first from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, and seeks to reset space exploration

With the scheduled launch of two NASA astronauts into orbit Wednesday, SpaceX aims to propel the U.S. into a historic new era of commercially led space exploration.

 

Nissan, Renault Prepare Billions of Dollars in Cuts

Japanese car maker looks to shave capacity by an additional million vehicles; some French factories on chopping block

The alliance of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. is set to disclose billions of dollars in cost cuts this week and Nissan is looking to slash capacity by an additional million vehicles, according to people familiar with the plans.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nissan-renault-prepare-billions-of-dollars-in-cuts-11590334128?mod=business_lead_pos3

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AL MAYADEEN

Primer buque iraní con combustible rumbo a refinería de Venezuela (+Fotos, Videos)

La embarcación iraní Fortune, cargada de combustible para Venezuela, se dirige este domingo al puerto de la refinería El Palito, ubicada en el municipio Puerto Cabello, en las costas del estado Carabobo.

Según informó la corresponsal de TeleSUR, Madelein García, este es el primer buque, de cinco que deben arribar al país, cargado de gasolina para ayudar al pueblo de Venezuela.

https://espanol.almayadeen.net/news/politics/1400218/primer-buque-iran%C3%AD-con-combustible-rumbo-a-refiner%C3%ADa-de-vene

 

Libia: milicias leales a general Haftar atacan Aeropuerto Internacional en Trípoli

Milicias leales al general rebelde libio Khalifa Haftar atacaron este domingo con cohetes el Aeropuerto Internacional de Mitiga, en Trípoli, la capital.

https://espanol.almayadeen.net/news/politics/1400261/libia--milicias-leales-a-general-haftar-atacan-aeropuerto-in

 

Polémica en Ecuador por decreto de presidente Lenín Moreno

El presidente de Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, emitió el pasado 21 de mayo el decreto ejecutivo número 1066 mediante el el cual reorganizó la institucionalidad de la Presidencia, sin embargo, al conocerse su contenido en forma detallada este sábado generó polémica en las redes sociales.

https://espanol.almayadeen.net/news/politics/1400239/pol%C3%A9mica-en-ecuador-por-decreto-de-presidente-len%C3%ADn-moreno

 

Más que a los petroleros, EE.UU. teme asociación entre Irán y Venezuela

Un intento concreto de esa asociación deriva de la llegada de cinco petroleros iraníes a la nación sudamericana, sobre los cuales -advirtió Teherán- que cualquier esfuerzo por interceptarlos recibiría una respuesta firme y decisiva.

Washington sonó sus alarmas sobre la creciente participación de Irán en Venezuela y que sus funcionarios seguían los pasos de la flotilla, aunque hay una moderación en las declaraciones respecto a las amenazas iniciales.

https://espanol.almayadeen.net/news/politics/1400215/m%C3%A1s-que-a-los-petroleros--ee-uu--teme-asociaci%C3%B3n-de-ir%C3%A1n-y-v

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EL PAÍS

La llegada a Venezuela de buques petroleros iraníes eleva la tensión con EE UU

Aviones y helicópteros militares venezolanos escoltan las embarcaciones en el último tramo, mientras Teherán advierte a Washington sobre las consecuencias de un acto hostil

El canciller, Jorge Arreaza, el número dos del chavismo, Diosdado Cabello, y otros dirigentes políticos y militares han agradecido el apoyo a las autoridades iraníes y adjudican el logro a “la diplomacia de paz en un mundo multipolar”

https://elpais.com/internacional/2020-05-25/la-llegada-a-venezuela-de-buques-petroleros-iranies-eleva-la-tension-con-ee-uu.html

 

Jair Bolsonaro tensa el pulso contra el Supremo de Brasil y suma apoyo militar

El ministro de Defensa advierte que analizar los teléfonos móviles del presidente es un atentado contra la seguridad nacional

 El presidente ha publicado en su perfil de Twitter y Facebook el artículo 28 de la Ley de Abuso de Autoridad, insinuando que el magistrado del Supremo Celso de Mello podría ser arrestado por haber autorizado la divulgación, casi en su totalidad, de la reunión ministerial del 22 de abril.

https://elpais.com/internacional/2020-05-25/jair-bolsonaro-tensa-el-pulso-contra-el-supremo-de-brasil-y-suma-apoyo-militar.html

 

Estados Unidos amenaza con sanciones a China si implanta la nueva ley de seguridad en Hong Kong

Me cuesta ver cómo Hong Kong puede seguir siendo el centro financiero asiático en el que se ha convertido si al final China toma el control. A mí me parece un gran error por parte de Pekín. La comunidad financiera no se quedaría en ese lugar”, indicó Robert O’Brien en otra entrevista, en la CBS, recogida por AFP. “China depende del capital del resto del mundo”, añadió. “Si pierden el acceso a ello, a través de Hong Kong, el golpe que se llevarían Xi Jinping y el Partido Comunista chino sería tremendo”.

https://elpais.com/internacional/2020-05-24/estados-unidos-amenaza-con-sanciones-a-china-si-implanta-la-nueva-ley-de-seguridad-en-hong-kong.html

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PÁGINA 12

Petroleros iraníes llegan a una Venezuela con poca nafta

Desde Caracas

El primero de los cincos tanqueros petroleros iraníes, de nombre Fortune, ingresó el sábado por la noche a aguas venezolanas donde fue recibido por la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB). Su llegada fue un acontecimiento seguido en directo por el país ante las diferentes especulaciones acerca de si el gobierno estadounidense intentaría o no alguna acción para detenerlo.

Las primeras declaraciones de la administración de Estados Unidos dejaron trascender que estaban evaluando acciones ante el envío de los barcos. En simultáneo, el Comando Sur difundió el envío de cuatro barcos de guerra al mar Caribe en el marco de la operación anti-narcóticos anunciada por la Casa Blanca a principio de abril.

 https://www.pagina12.com.ar/267933-petroleros-iranies-llegan-a-una-venezuela-con-poca-nafta

 

Tres meses de prisión preventiva para el exministro de Salud boliviano 

El escándalo de corrupción por la compra de respiradores  con sobreprecios a una empresa española suma cada día un nuevo y oscuro capítulo en Bolivia. El juez a cargo de la causa, Hugo Huacani, fue detenido el viernes cuando se prestaba a interrogar a los cinco procesados, entre ellos el exministro de Salud, Marcelo Navajas. La sorpresa fue el origen de la orden, que provino de un teniente coronel de la policía. Huacani quedó libre el sábado, y en la mañana del domingo, el juez dictó finalmente la prisión preventiva por tres meses para el exministro Marcelo Navajas y otros tres implicados en el caso. Por la denuncia, Navajas había sido cesado en el cargo luego de ser arrestado el pasado miércoles. 

https://www.pagina12.com.ar/267970-tres-meses-de-prision-preventiva-para-el-exministro-de-salud

 

Bolsonaro arrasa con las medidas de distanciamiento social

El presidente Jair Bolsonao salió este domingo a las calles para participar en un acto con sus seguidores, sin llevar tapaboca y rompiendo las medidas de distanciamiento social a pesar de que los casos de coronavirus aumentan en Brasil.

El presidente llegó a la concentración afuera del palacio presidencial en Brasilia con una mascarilla blanca, pero muy pronto se la quitó para saludar a la multitud, estrechar manos y abrazar a sus seguidores. En un momento incluso cargó a un niño pequeño sobre sus hombros.

https://www.pagina12.com.ar/267989-bolsonaro-arrasa-con-las-medidas-de-distanciamiento-social

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EL TIEMPO

Tensión entre China y EE. UU. aumenta tras duro cruce de declaraciones

Mientras Donald Trump salía a jugar golf en plena pandemia y Estado Unidos presenta las cifras más altas de muertes y contagios por covid-19, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Wang Yi, le subió el tono a la tensión entre ambos países.

En su rueda de prensa anual, que tuvo lugar en Pekín este domingo, Wang sostuvo que las principales potencias del planeta se están acercando peligrosamente a una especie de “guerra fría” y resaltó que Washington se había infectado con un “virus político” que aprovecha “todas las ocasiones para atacar y difamar a China”.

https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/asia/china-advierte-a-estados-unidos-de-que-va-a-empezar-una-guerra-fria-499116

 

Clamor indígena por el brutal impacto del virus en la cuenca amazónica

El brote del coronavirus en las zonas amazónicas donde habita una gran parte de los pueblos indígenas de Latinoamérica está acabando con las comunidades de la región.

La alerta de las autoridades es clara y tajante: “Hemos confirmado 20.000 casos de covid-19 en las provincias que forman la cuenca del Amazonas. Sin una acción inmediata, estas comunidades enfrentarán un impacto desproporcionado”, declaró Carissa Etienne, directora de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud.

https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/como-ha-afectado-el-coronavirus-a-las-comunidades-indigenas-de-latinoamerica-499026

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LA JORNADA

Frenar megaproyectos, exigen a López Obrador y a ocho gobernadores

Ciudad de México. En un documento titulado La nueva normalidad, dirigido al presidente de la República, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, así como a los gobernadores de Oaxaca, Chiapas, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Puebla, Morelos y Veracruz, organizaciones sociales de dichas entidades y unas 200 personas de la sociedad civil demandan que aquéllos se abstengan de seguir promoviendo el modelo de desarrollo extractivista, de servidumbre de paso y ocupación temporal causante de la devastación ecológica y responsable estructural de generar la pandemia que hoy vivimos en el planeta.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/politica/2020/05/24/frenar-megaproyectos-exigen-a-lopez-obrador-y-a-ocho-gobernadores-4894.html

 

"Piratería moderna", llama Venezuela a venta de acciones de Citgo

Caracas. Venezuela denunció la decisión del Tribunal del Distrito de Delaware, EU, sobre la venta judicial de las acciones de la empresa Citgo, propiedad de PDVSA, luego de llevar a cabo un acto de piratería moderna a través de un proceso que carece de legitimidad, comunicó el canciller venezolano, Jorge Arreaza.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/mundo/2020/05/24/pirateria-moderna-llama-venezuela-a-venta-de-acciones-de-citgo-3699.html

 

Llega barco petrolero iraní a Venezuela

Caracas. El primero de los cincos tanqueros petroleros iraníes, de nombre Fortune, ingresó el sábado por la noche a aguas venezolanas donde fue recibido por la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB). Su llegada fue un acontecimiento seguido en directo por el país ante las diferentes especulaciones acerca de si el gobierno estadunidense intentaría o no alguna acción para detenerlo.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/mundo/2020/05/24/llega-barco-petrolero-irani-a-venezuela-5294.html

 

Equipara China protestas en Hong Kong con terrorismo

Hong Kong. La oficina del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China en Hong Kong y el jefe de seguridad de la ciudad defendieron el lunes las leyes d seguridad nacional propuestas, describiendo como terrorismo algunas acciones ocurridas en las masivas protestas prodemocracia del año pasado.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/mundo/2020/05/25/equipara-china-protestas-en-hong-kong-con-terrorismo-1100.html

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