Síntesis informativa - 27 de septiembre 2018
The New York Times
U.N. General Assembly Updates: Israelis and Palestinians to Address Meeting
Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, a day after President Trump said he hoped to engineer the framework for a peace deal in the coming months.
Earlier this week, Mr. Trump largely overshadowed the other heads of state who gathered for the 73rd assembly, first drawing laughter from a roomful of foreign leaders and then surprising many when he accused China of interfering in the midterm elections.
China Rejects Trump's Charges of Meddling in U.S. Elections
China stoutly defended on Thursday its right to publish in an American newspaper a supplement that President Trump attacked as interfering in the United States elections, saying the publication was lawful and commonplace.
But some liberal Chinese analysts said the four-page supplement, paid for by China Daily, an English language newspaper that adheres closely to the dictates of the Communist Party, showed a lack of judgment, and left China exposed to the president's criticism.
The supplement, which appeared on Sunday in The Des Moines Register, was designed to resemble news articles looking at the economic costs of Mr. Trump's trade war with China. Many farmers in Iowa are particularly dependent on global trade.
Speaking at the United Nations Security Council, where China's foreign minister was also present, Mr. Trump said: "Regrettably, we've found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election, coming up in November, against my administration." He did not offer any evidence of such interference. In a tweet, he later described the supplement as a propaganda made to look like news.
Neighbors Refer Venezuela to Criminal Court in 'Historic' Rebuke
Five Latin American countries and Canada on Wednesday urged the International Criminal Court to consider prosecuting senior officials in Venezuela for extensive human rights abuses, the first time that member nations have referred another member to the tribunal.
In a region where leaders tend to avoid criticizing one another publicly, the step by Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru represented an extraordinary rebuke of President Nicolás Maduro.
Governments in the region have become increasingly alarmed about the economic and political crisis in Venezuela. Acute shortages of food and medicine have prompted millions to migrate, largely to neighboring countries.
The referral gives The Hague-based tribunal a renewed sense of urgency to investigate abuses in Venezuela.
Turkey's Erdogan Changes His Tune, Seeking Support and Cooperation in Germany
A year ago, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey told Germans of Turkish origin not to vote for Chancellor Angela Merkel, branding her governing coalition "enemies of Turkey."
On Thursday, Mr. Erdogan arrived in Berlin for a three-day state visit, complete with military honors, a state banquet and a lunch with Ms. Merkel.
The rapprochement is striking and no coincidence: With Turkey suffering the aftershocks of its worst economic crisis in 15 years, Mr. Erdogan has radically changed tune and toned down his anti-Western rhetoric.
"We want to completely leave behind all the problems and to create a warm environment between Turkey and Germany just like it used to be," he said earlier this week.
383,000: Estimated Death Toll in South Sudan's War
An estimated 383,000 people have died as a result of South Sudan's civil war, according to a new report that documents the extraordinary scale of devastation after five years of fighting in the world's youngest country.
The report, published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and financed by the State Department, revealed that about half of the dead were killed in fighting between ethnic rivals as it spread across the country, and the other half died from disease, hunger and other causes exacerbated by the conflict.
The number far surpasses earlier estimates from the United Nations and brings into focus the tragedy of a conflict that has received little global attention.
The researchers behind the report hope it will be instrumental in understanding the conflict and strengthening humanitarian responses.
McKinsey Advises Puerto Rico on Debt. It May Profit on the Outcome.
McKinsey & Company is advising the Puerto Rican government on a financial overhaul to lighten its crippling debts — a process that will determine how much money the bankrupt territory's creditors recoup on their investments.
The giant consulting firm has millions of dollars riding on the outcome. The reason: McKinsey owns bonds issued by Puerto Rico.
That creates a potential conflict of interest between McKinsey's client, which wants to save as much money as possible, and McKinsey itself, which wants to make as much money as possible on the bonds.
In a normal American bankruptcy proceeding, such a conflict would need to be disclosed to the court and to the public. But the legal framework established by Congress to deal with Puerto Rico's financial collapse — the territory has $123 billion in debts — left out the disclosure rules.
Noticias de América Latina
Asamblea de la ONU: Maduro rechaza las amenazas militares de Trump y lo invita a reunirse
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denunció este miércoles que su país es víctima de una agresión permanente en el ámbito económico, político y mediático, impulsada por el Gobierno estadounidense de Donald Trump.
En el marco de la 73° sesión de la Asamblea General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) celebrada en Nueva York, el mandatario indicó que "Trump arremetió una vez más contra el noble pueblo de Venezuela, enarbolando la doctrina que hace 200 años fundó el Gobierno de Estados Unidos (EE.UU.)".
Además, reiteró que su proyecto de Gobierno es autónomo, basado en la democracia y en la reivindicación social, pero intereses extranjeros "quieren detener el curso de un proyecto Revolucionario".
Duque presenta ante el mundo su política antidrogas
Colombia tiene el "deber moral" de luchar contra el tráfico de drogas ilícitas y "la adicción que está destruyendo las almas de tantos jóvenes". Esa es la visión de Iván Duque, que aprovechó este miércoles su primer discurso como presidente ante la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas para esbozar el giro en la estrategia antinarcóticos del por mucho primer productor mundial de cocaína. "Si queremos que en Colombia brille la paz, es necesario que derrotemos el narcotráfico", manifestó en su primera comparecencia de envergadura ante la comunidad internacional, en la que también se refirió a la crisis de Venezuela y a la implementación de los acuerdos que su antecesor, Juan Manuel Santos, selló con la exguerrilla de las FARC.
https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/09/26/colombia/1537985376_620737.html
Noam Chomsky narra su encuentro con Lula en Brasil: "Hay que tomar medidas para contrarrestar la concentración de poder de los medios de comunicación de derecha en Latinoamérica"
El intelectual narró que encontrarse nuevamente con Lula fue "una experiencia maravillosa" y afirmó que "es muy emocionante pasar un rato con la persona que por derecho debería ser el próximo presidente de Brasil, y es una de las figuras más significativas del siglo XXI. Lula organizó el sur del mundo con protagonismo de forma inédita.
"Guatemala vive un golpe de Estado técnico"
La exfiscal, nacida en Gualán (departamento de Zacapa, centro-este) hace 61 años, considera que Guatemala está inmersa en una profunda crisis después de que el Ejecutivo descabezase la CICIG al impedir la vuelta a su puesto del comisionado colombiano, Iván Velásquez, a quien considera persona non grata. Con esta decisión, sostiene Aldana, Morales ha traspasado varias líneas rojas "que ponen en peligro la frágil democracia y retrotraen al país a los peores años del autoritarismo".
https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/09/27/america/1538001436_141403.html
El exgobernador mexicano Javier Duarte es condenado a nueve años de prisión tras declararse culpable
En una audiencia realizada esta tarde ante un juez federal, el exmandatario aceptó los cargos fincados por la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR, Fiscalía) que lo acusa de haber desviado recursos públicos a través de una red de empresas fantasma. El político que fue expulsado de su partido -el PRI, en el Gobierno- realizó las operaciones delictivas por medio de un complejo esquema de desvío de recursos al que pretendió otorgarle apariencia de licitud. Según la acusación de la PGR, Duarte giró instrucciones a una red de testaferros que compró cerca de 40 propiedades con recursos provenientes del erario de Veracruz.
https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/09/27/mexico/1537999590_041505.html
