Síntesis informativa - 27 de abril 2021
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Homeland Security Will Assess How It Identifies Extremism in Its Ranks
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security will undergo an internal review to root out white supremacy and extremism in its ranks as part of a larger effort to combat extremist ideology in the federal government, officials said on Monday.
Indonesian General Is Killed in Rebel Ambush, Sparking Fears of Retaliation
President Joko Widodo announced the death of the high ranking intelligence chief and called for the arrest of rebel gunmen. Activists said they feared reprisals against Indigenous Papuans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/world/asia/indonesia-general-papua.html
Biden Administration Hopes to Learn Fate of U.S. Hostage in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration pushed hard to free Austin Tice, an American abducted in Syria in 2012. The C.I.A. formed a special cell to gather intelligence, a powerful Persian Gulf ally was enlisted to help and, among other highly unusual personal entreaties, senior officials traveled to Damascus to plead their case with Syria’s top spy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/us/politics/austin-tice.html
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RUSSIA TODAY
French defense minister threatens ‘sanctions’ against ex-generals behind open letter blasting Islamism and ‘suburban hordes’
French Defense Minister Florence Parly has said that former high-ranking military personnel may be punished for signing a letter urging the president to stop the looming disintegration of the country and possible civil war.
https://www.rt.com/news/522244-france-defense-minster-generals/
Myanmar junta tells its neighbors ‘return to stability’ is a must before it eases violent crackdown on anti-coup protesters
Myanmar's military rulers have rejected calls from neighboring states for an “immediate cessation of violence,” claiming that it will only cease its crackdown on anti-coup demonstrators when the country “returns to stability.”
https://www.rt.com/news/522233-myanmar-military-stability-violent-crackdown-coup/
Pandemic crisis, anyone? 2020’s global military spending reached ‘HIGHEST LEVEL’ in decades despite economic woes, report finds
Governments around the world have increased their military spending to a level not seen since 1988 despite their economies suffering during the pandemic, a fresh study has said, adding that the US was ahead of the curve again.
https://www.rt.com/news/522201-global-military-spending-pandemic-highest/
Human Rights Watch hurts ‘Israel’s right to exist’ with report accusing it of crime of apartheid, minister claims
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, which said Israel has crossed the threshold and is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians, was angrily rejected by Israeli officials.
https://www.rt.com/news/522223-israel-apartheid-hrw-report/
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THE GUARDIAN
Myanmar: ethnic armed group seizes military base near Thai border
A prominent ethnic armed group in Myanmar says it has captured a military base near the Thai border. Some of Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups, which have spent decades fighting the military for greater autonomy, have voiced support for anti-coup protesters.
Local people told Agence France-Presse many villagers had fled their homes, fearing the military would launch a harsh crackdown in retaliation. Over recent weeks, intensified violence, including airstrikes, has forced more than 24,000 people to flee their homes in the border region.
The latest clashes comes days after the head of Myanmar’s junta, Min Aung Hlaing, attended a regional summit in Jakarta, where he agreed to end violence and enter dialogue. The meeting by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) marked the first concerted international effort to find a resolution to the crisis in Myanmar. But they haven’t reached an agreement.
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GLOBAL TIMES
Vietnam says it won't follow others in opposing China; experts note 'US has no chance to use sovereignty issue to divide region'
Vietnam has made positive comments on its ties with China during Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe's visit to the country, stressing that Vietnam will never follow other countries in opposing China.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1222213.shtml
China's new amphibious assault ship to carry multi-type helicopters, 'enters world-class' ranks
The newly commissioned amphibious assault ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will carry multiple types of helicopters including those for assault, transport and reconnaissance, and analysts said on Tuesday that the vessel is of world-class standard and can serve its purpose well in islands and reefs close to the Chinese mainland despite the lack of fixed wing fighter jet like the US' F-35B.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1222263.shtml
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LE MONDE
Tribune de militaires dans « Valeurs actuelles » : la ministre des armées demande des sanctions
Marine Le Pen, qui invite les signataires de cette tribune à la « rejoindre », a déploré mardi la « fermeté » du gouvernement à leur égard.
Le Monde avec AFP
La tribune, publiée soixante ans jour pour jour après le putsch d’Alger, et signée par « une vingtaine de généraux, une centaine de hauts gradés et plus d’un millier d’autres militaires », appelle le président Emmanuel Macron à défendre le patriotisme. Ces militaires dénoncent le « délitement » qui frappe selon eux la patrie et se disent « disposés à soutenir les politiques qui prendront en considération la sauvegarde de la nation ».
Human Rights Watch : « Israël commet le crime d’apartheid dans les territoires »
L’ONG de défense des droits de l’homme émet cette accusation dans un rapport publié mardi 27 avril. Pour Kenneth Roth, son directeur, elle s’appuie sur le droit international, selon lequel l’intention de domination caractérise tout apartheid.
Propos recueillis par Louis Imbert
Le crime d’apartheid n’existe que dans les territoires occupés. Mais sa première condition, l’intention de dominer, s’exerce partout. Nous observons par exemple que, dans plus de 900 petites communautés en Israël, des comités d’admission autorisent les juifs à vivre mais pas les citoyens arabes du pays. Un effort est aussi exercé pour regrouper les communautés palestiniennes dans des zones limitées, tandis que les communautés juives peuvent prospérer.
« La Somalie est au bord de l’effondrement » : à Mogadiscio, la crise politique fait craindre le pire
Des miliciens antigouvernementaux ont pris position dans des fiefs de l’opposition, qui conteste la prolongation de deux ans du mandat du président « Farmajo ».
Le Monde avec AFP
Cette crise trouve ses racines dans le désaccord persistant entre Farmajo et les dirigeants du Puntland et du Jubaland, deux des cinq Etats semi-autonomes de la Somalie, sur la conduite des élections. Un accord avait été trouvé en septembre pour des élections fin 2020-début 2021, selon un système où des délégués spéciaux choisis par de multiples chefs de clans élisent les parlementaires, qui votent ensuite pour le président. Mais cet accord a débouché sur une impasse, dont chacune des parties se rejette la responsabilité, et plusieurs négociations pour sauver les élections ont échoué.
Les Etats-Unis sont devenus les boucs émissaires systématiques de la Chine
La critique anti-américaine est le mot d’ordre du discours officiel des autorités chinoises, observe Frédéric Lemaître, correspondant du « Monde » à Pékin.
Frédéric Lemaître
Dire du bien des Etats-Unis est impossible en Chine, aujourd’hui. Au Forum économique de Boao, qui vient de se tenir sur l’île de Hainan, nul ne s’est permis de faire remarquer que le plan de relance massif des Etats-Unis était une aubaine pour les exportateurs asiatiques. Au contraire, le discours convenu était de dénoncer les déséquilibres monétaires qu’allait créer cet afflux de dollars. Les dirigeants chinois cachent d’ailleurs de moins en moins leur volonté d’utiliser le renminbi électronique pour contourner le billet vert dans les échanges internationaux.
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DEUTSCHE WELLE
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Archegos Hit Tops $10 Billion After UBS, Nomura Losses
Bill Hwang’s family office wreaked havoc across Wall Street when it couldn’t meet margin calls in March
The battering to Wall Street banks from Archegos Capital Management topped $10 billion after UBS Group AG and Nomura Holdings , Inc. reported fresh hits caused by the fund’s collapse.
Apple’s Privacy Changes Are Poised to Boost Its Ad Products
Under the iPhone maker’s new rules, advertisers will get more ad-performance data for ads bought through Apple than through third parties
Under Apple Inc.’s new privacy restrictions, advertisers targeting iPhone users will get more data about ad performance if they buy Apple’s ad space than if they buy through third parties, according to ad-industry executives.
Tesla Posts Record Earnings at Start of Turbulent Year
Electric-vehicle pioneer faces safety investigations and mounting competition as demand for plug-in cars rises
The Silicon Valley car maker has enjoyed booming sales, driven by both its popular Model Y compact sport-utility vehicle and sustained demand in China. The company also has benefited from the wider embrace of plug-in cars as governments across the world push to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles, in some cases through subsidies.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-tsla-1q-earnings-report-2021-11619318648?mod=hp_lead_pos7
Google Poised to Smash Sales Records, Riding Online Spending Surge
Covid-19 pandemic provided a jolt to Alphabet’s advertising business
Google’s parent company is expected to shatter sales records with its largest-ever increase in quarterly revenue, fueled by a surge in digital ad spending that has strengthened the tech heavyweight even as regulators try to curtail its power.
BP to Buy Back Shares as Oil Price Recovery Boosts Profit
Rebounding oil prices and strong trading results help BP pay down debt faster than expected
Oil giant BP PLC said it would boost returns to shareholders after higher oil prices and strong trading results buoyed its first-quarter earnings, the strongest sign yet that a recovery is under way in one of the industries worst hit by the pandemic.
After Default, Zambia’s Outsized Bet on Copper Could Play Into China’s Hands
Zambia takes on $1.5 billion debt to acquire loss-making mine, raising fears it could ultimately hand strategic asset to top creditor, China
Zambia, which defaulted on payments to bondholders in November, is doubling down on debt with a high-stakes bet that nationalizing one of its biggest copper mines will help rescue its flailing economy.
GE Posts Lower Sales, Loss on Restructuring Moves
Aviation unit revenue drops 28%, but GE says industrial cash burn improves
General Electric Co. reported lower revenue and a loss in its first quarter as the company’s jet-engine business and divestitures weighed on its latest financial results.
How Electric, Self-Driving Cars and Ride-Hailing Will Transform the Car Industry
The era launched by Henry Ford more than a century ago is coming to an end, and the big question is whether the U.S. can keep up with China in the new race. Welcome to the world of AutoTech.
When GM’s very first car, the Chevrolet Classic 6, appeared on Detroit’s streets in 1912, it ran on gasoline. More than a century later, in 2034, the very last GM car that runs on gasoline is scheduled to roll off the assembly line. Starting in 2035, GM intends to make only electric cars, from its least expensive model, the $4,000 Hongguang Mini in China, to the “handcrafted” Cadillac Celestiq at $200,000-plus. The other major car companies, from Ford and Toyota to Volkswagen and Volvo, are heading in the same direction.
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BLOOMBERG
Apple Pledges $1 Billion for New North Carolina Engineering Hub
Apple, Inc. said it will open an engineering hub in North Carolina, marking its first major campus on the U.S. East Coast as part of an increased commitment to investing domestically.
Korean Workers Need to Make Space for Robots, Minister Says
South Koreans must learn how to work alongside machines if they want to thrive in a post-pandemic world where many jobs will be handled by artificial intelligence and robots, according to the country’s labor minister.
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PÁGINA 12
Las amenazas contra el PSOE y Podemos crispan la campaña para las elecciones autonómicas en Madrid
En cualquier otra situación, las víctimas habrían recibido el apoyo unánime de todo el arco político y la condena contra las amenazas hubiera sido rotunda. Pero hace meses, posiblemente años, que la democracia española ha ido perdiendo el clima de convivencia y de respeto por los valores democráticos compartidos que supo construir tras la muerte de Franco en 1975. La pugna es ahora a cara de perro y no son pocos quienes temen que esto vaya a peor.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/338161-las-amenazas-contra-el-psoe-y-podemos-crispan-la-campana-par
A la espera de una señal de Biden, Cuba exige el fin del bloqueo
Las duras e injustificadas sanciones impuestas por Estados Unidos y el impacto de la pandemia de coronavirus agravaron la crisis económica en Cuba. A semanas para la discusión en la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) de otra resolución cubana que demanda el fin del embargo de Estados Unidos, miles de ciudadanos organizaron una caravana de peatones, motos y autos en la ciudad de Santa Clara, e incluso una regata frente al Malecón de La Habana, para exigir un cambio de rumbo.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/338117-a-la-espera-de-una-senal-de-biden-cuba-exige-el-fin-del-bloq
Piñera se hunde y se hunde
La aprobación del presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, se desplomó al nueve por ciento en plena discusión sobre el retiro de los fondos privados de pensiones. La medida planteada para enfrentar la actual crisis económica fue rechazada frontalmente por el mandatario. La encuesta realizada por Plaza Pública Cadem indica que Piñera solo había registrado una aprobación tan baja en febrero de 2020, un período en el que se combinaron las protestas sociales con el inicio de la pandemia de covid-19.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/338133-pinera-se-hunde-y-se-hunde
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EL TIEMPO
Venezuela: Confirman reanudación de combates en Apure
La Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB) confirmó este lunes los "cruentos combates" con guerrilleros, que, desde el pasado viernes, se registran en sectores despoblados del estado Apure, fronterizo con el departamento de Arauca, aunque sin especificar la cantidad de muertos, heridos o detenidos.
Mueren varios militares venezolanos cerca a la frontera con Colombia
Varios militares venezolanos fallecieron en el estado de Apure, fronterizo con Colombia, en el que combaten desde el 21 de marzo a un grupo que varias organizaciones identifican como disidentes de las Farc, informó este lunes la Fuerza Armada sin precisar cuántos uniformados han muerto.
Por falta de datos, Brasil no importará vacuna Sputnik V
"Jamás permitiremos que millones de brasileños sean expuestos a productos sin la debida comprobación de calidad, seguridad y eficacia o, mínimamente, frente a la grave situación que atravesamos, que haya una relación favorable entre riesgo y beneficio", afirmó Antonio Barra Torres, presidente de la Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (Anvisa).
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LA JORNADA
Venezuela reporta combates con grupos irregulares colombianos
Varios militares venezolanos fallecieron en enfrentamientos con grupos irregulares armados colombianos. Se reportaron varios combates con estos grupos, sobre todo en sectores despoblados al oeste. Se desconoce la razón de los incidentes.
Desde marzo, como parte de la Operación Escudo Bolivariano, las fuerzas armadas venezolanas ejecutan acciones contra “grupos irregulares armados colombianos”. Human Rights Watch aseguró que el grupo combatiente es el Frente 10, surgido de las disidencias de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.
Debido a estos incidentes, miles de personas huyeron de sus casas ya que denunciaron maltratos pero el gobierno venezolano no les hizo caso.
Se había previsto una reunión con funcionarios estadounidenses, pero sospechan que estos movimientos son para llamar la atención de Estados Unidos por parte de Maduro.
Harris promete 310 mdd de ayuda a CA para reducir la migración
La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris informó que Estados Unidos entregará 310 millones de dólares adicionales en ayuda a Centroamérica, luego de una reunión virtual celebrada ayer con el presidente guatemalteco; en apoyo para controlar la migración.
Huracanes consecutivos y el impacto económico de la pandemia aumentaron el número de personas que enfrentan hambre este año en Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador a 7.8 millones, según el Programa Mundial de Alimentos de la ONU. México informó que en marzo más de 18 mil niños centroamericanos no acompañados cruzaron su territorio de camino a Estados Unidos.
Guatemala y Estados Unidos acordaron “establecer una nueva fuerza de tarea conjunta de protección de fronteras”, que incluye a un pequeño grupo de funcionarios del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS). También acordó en ayudar a construir centros para deportados y reforzar la seguridad en puertos y Guatemala a reunir a menores guatemaltecos no acompañados con sus padres.
