Síntesis informativa - 22 de agosto 2022

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Latest Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates

The Russian authorities on Monday blamed Ukraine for organizing the killing of Daria Dugina, the ultranationalist daughter of a prominent Russian supporter of the invasion, a claim that raised fears of a further escalation in the six-month war.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/22/world/ukraine-russia-war-news

 

The Question Menacing Brazil’s Elections: Coup or No Coup?

BRASÍLIA — A simple but alarming question is dominating political discourse in Brazil with just six weeks left until national elections: Will President Jair Bolsonaro accept the results?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/world/americas/brazil-election-bolsonaro-coup.html

 

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Ex-Premier, Charged Under Terrorism Act

The move against Imran Khan is a major escalation of the power struggle between the government and the former leader and risks renewed public unrest.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/world/asia/pakistan-imran-khan.html

 

Shabab Attack on Somali Hotel Ends With 21 Dead, Officials Say

The assault was the most sustained and complex in the capital, Mogadishu, since a new president was elected in May. Officials said more than 100 were wounded.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/world/africa/somalia-hotel-attack-shabab.html

 

Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy

Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/world/middleeast/tunisia-democracy.html

 

Expansion of Clean Energy Loans Is ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Climate Bill

The bill President Biden signed into law recently will greatly expand government loans and loan guarantees for clean energy and automotive projects and businesses.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/business/energy-environment/biden-climate-bill-energy-loans.html

 

Supplier of Rare Earth Metals Buys Mining Rights in Greenland

HONG KONG — One of the world’s last processors of rare earth metals outside China is buying mining rights in Greenland to reduce dependence on Russian ore and stabilize prices, in the latest move by Western companies to diversify supply chains following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/business/rare-earth-metals-greenland.html

 

Drought Hurts China’s Economy as Central Bank Cuts Rates

HONG KONG — Record-high temperatures and a severe drought in west-central China have crippled hydropower generation and prompted the shutdown of many factories there, in the latest blow to a Chinese economy that already has stagnant consumer spending and a deeply troubled real estate market.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/business/china-power-shortage-drought.html

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PÁGINA 12

Unas 200 personas vinculadas a los derechos humanos firman una carta a favor del Apruebo en Chile

Casi 200 dirigentes, abogados e investigadores vinculados con los derechos humanos publicaron una carta que define a la propuesta de nueva Constitución chilena como "un gran avance para la consagración de los derechos humanos". Entre los firmantes del documento, que llama a superar "el periodo más oscuro de la historia chilena", se encuentran la titular de Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto; el exjuez Baltasar Garzón; el expresidente del gobierno de España, José Ruiz Rodríguez Zapatero; y la directora para las Américas de Amnistía Internacional, Erika Guevara Rosas. https://www.pagina12.com.ar/475166-unas-200-personas-vinculadas-a-los-derechos-humanos-firman-u

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LA JORNADA

Se alista plan energético para Sonora, anuncia López Obrador

Rosario de Tesopaco, Son. Al anunciar que en breve se emprenderá un plan energético en Sonora a fin de aprovechar sus reservas de litio y su posición geográfica para la generación de energías renovables, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador subrayó que con esto se pretende que este estado se integre con la economía estadunidense a través del T-MEC.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2022/08/22/politica/se-alista-plan-energetico-para-sonora-anuncia-lopez-obrador/

 

Acuerdo en Bolivia para resarcir a víctimas de las dictaduras militares

La Paz., El presidente de Bolivia, Luis Arce, aseguró ayer que el acuerdo que su gobierno firmó para resarcir a las víctimas del régimen castrense es un homenaje “a todas y cada una de las mujeres y hombres valientes que cayeron resistiendo los golpes de Estado y las dictaduras militares” de este país.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2022/08/22/mundo/acuerdo-en-bolivia-para-resarcir-a-victimas-de-las-dictaduras-militares/

 

Gustavo Petro fija nuevo rumbo para las fuerzas armadas de Colombia

Bogotá. El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, afirmó este fin de semana frente al nuevo alto mando militar que las tropas deben prepararse para ser un “ejército de paz”, tras décadas de conflicto interno que su gobierno quiere extinguir mediante negociaciones con grupos armados.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2022/08/22/mundo/gustavo-petro-fija-nuevo-rumbo-para-las-fuerzas-armadas-de-colombia/