Síntesis informativa - 15 de agosto 2019
THE GUARDIAN
US applies to seize Iranian tanker held in Gibraltar
Trump administration officials told the Guardian that the surprise US request, which complicated efforts by the UK government and the British overseas territory to defuse tensions with Tehran, was consistent with wider efforts by Washington to intensify the effect of existing western economic sanctions on the two countries.
A US official said that the tanker case was significant because “it’s both an Iranian regime oil export and, in the judgment of HMG [the UK government] it’s an Assad regime oil import”.
Trump tells Beijing to treat Hong Kong humanely or risk trade deal
“Millions of jobs are being lost in China to other non-Tariffed countries. Thousands of companies are leaving. Of course China wants to make a deal. Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!” the US president tweeted.
“I have ZERO doubt that if President Xi wants to quickly and humanely solve the Hong Kong problem, he can do it,” he said in a subsequent tweet, suggesting a “personal meeting” with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
Kashmir: Imran Khan says Pakistan will 'teach India a lesson'
Pakistan PM says army is preparing to respond to anticipated Indian aggression in region.
In some of his strongest words since Delhi revoked Indian-administered Kashmir’s special status last week, Khan said the army was preparing to respond to anticipated Indian aggression in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
“The Pakistani army has solid information that they [India] are planning to do something in Pakistani Kashmir, and they are ready and will give a solid response,” Khan said.
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AL JAZEERA
US 'applied to seize' detained Iranian vessel in Gibraltar
US request came shortly before a court in Gibraltar was expected to announce the tanker's release.
Just hours before Gibraltar was due to release the Grace 1 vessel, the US Department of Justice sought to seize it.
The Gibraltarian court's chief justice, Anthony Dudley, made clear that were it not for the US move, "the ship would have sailed", the Gibraltar Chronicle reported.
"The UK's position has already been that this is a matter for the Gibraltar authorities - but that seems to have changed now [that the US wants to intervene]".
US markets plummet in their worst day of 2019
The Dow tumbles 800 points as investors worry about the global economy, the US-China trade war and Brexit.
Wall Street sold off sharply on Wednesday as recession fears gripped the market after the United States Treasury yield curve temporarily inverted for the first time in 12 years.
All three major US indexes closed down about three percent, with the blue-chip Dow posting its biggest one-day point drop since October after two-year Treasury yields surpassed those of 10-year bonds, which is considered a classic signal of recession.
All of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500 closed in negative territory, with energy, financials, materials, consumer discretionary and communications services all falling three percent or more.
Rival department store operators Nordstrom Inc and Kohl's slid 10.6 percent and 11.0 percent, respectively.
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/markets-plummet-worst-day-2019-190814233110326.html
Google staff warns against working with US border agencies
A letter signed by almost 400 people urges Google not to be involved in 'human rights abuses'.
More than 350 Google employees have written an open letter to the company, demanding Google does not work with the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) because of its treatment of migrants at the country's southern border.
The letter, written by 365 Google employees and 35 supporters on Wednesday, also demands the company not work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), accusing all three agencies of human rights abuses.
The letter was written following CBP plans to find a company that can honour its massive cloud computing needs.
During World War II, US computer company IBM sold punch-card machines that were used by the German Nazi regime to better organise mass deportations and killings in concentration camps.
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AL MAYADEEN
Bahrein comprará sistema de misiles Patriot de EE.UU.
Según un informe de la compañía militar estadounidense Raytheon, la operación comercial garantizará que Bahrein esté bien equipado para defenderse ante misiles balísticos y de crucero, además de aviones tripulados y no tripulados.
El pasado 4 de mayo, el Departamento de Estado aprobó una posible venta de armas por valor de seis mil millones de dólares a Bahrein y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) en tres paquetes separados.
(Israel) planea atacar depósitos de municiones de milicias iraquíes
El régimen israelí al parecer planea atacar los almacenes de municiones de las Unidades de Movilización Popular (PMU), según el experto en Seguridad Fadhil Abu Ragheef, citado por RT Arabic.
“La información disponible sugiere que (Israel) se está preparando para bombardear los escondites de armas de las fuerzas de la Movilización Popular Iraquí (PMU), y no los centros de comando o fortificaciones de los combatientes. Es muy probable que esto suceda”, dijo Abu Ragheef.
Los reportes dan cuenta que Pompeo compartió información de inteligencia con el primer ministro Abdul-Mahdi sobre la supuesta amenaza creciente que las PMU representarían para los intereses de los Estados Unidos y sus aliados.
Terroristas derriban avión de combate sirio, se desconoce paradero del piloto
"Uno de nuestros aviones que tenía la tarea de destruir las planas mayores del grupo terrorista Frente al Nusra fue alcanzado por un misil enemigo y derribado el 14 de agosto en la región de Tamanaa”, aseguró la fuente citada por el canal Syria TV.
Inversión extranjera directa aumentó en América Latina durante 2018
Con luces y sombras y contrastando con la tendencia mundial, la inversión extranjera directa (IED) hacia América Latina y el Caribe aumentó 13,2 por ciento en 2018 con respecto al años predecedente, informó la Cepal.
No obstante la IED se comportó de forma irregular, pues mientras en 16 países hay un aumento con respecto a 2017, en otros 15 se redujo, y la mayor parte del incremento correspondió a solo dos países, Brasil, con 88 mil 319 millones de dólares, y México con 36 mil 871 millones, que representan el 68 por ciento del total.
