Síntesis informativa - 27 de septiembre 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Complaint in Hand, Democrats Aim for a Fast, and Focused, Impeachment Inquiry
WASHINGTON — A crucial cache of evidence in hand, House Democrats moved quickly on Thursday with an impeachment inquiry they said would be focused tightly on President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, using an incendiary whistle-blower complaint as a road map for their investigation.
After months of plodding investigating to determine whether they had grounds to impeach Mr. Trump, Democrats were working feverishly to build a case on the Ukraine matter, with some lawmakers saying they could move within a month or six weeks, possibly drafting articles of impeachment by the end of October.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/trump-impeachment-democrats.html
White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon After Trump’s Call With Ukraine Leader
WASHINGTON — The White House learned that a C.I.A. officer had lodged allegations against President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine even as the officer’s whistle-blower complaint was moving through a process meant to protect him against reprisals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The officer first shared information about potential abuse of power and a White House cover-up with the C.I.A.’s top lawyer through an anonymous process, some of the people said. The lawyer shared the officer’s concerns with White House and Justice Department officials, following policy. Around the same time, the officer separately filed the whistle-blower complaint.
New U.S. Aid to Saudi Arabia Will Include 200 Troops
The United States military is sending roughly 200 troops, a surface-to-air missile battery and several advanced radars to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said in a statement Thursday, after well-orchestrated attacks this month on a Saudi oil refinery that United States and Saudi officials blamed on Iran.
The small deployment of defensive military hardware is tepid in comparison to some of the remarks leveled by American officials in the days after the Sept. 14 strikes. Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the attack “an act of war” and, at one point, President Trump was weighing the option of retaliatory airstrikes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/world/middleeast/troops-defense-saudi-pentagon.html
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Fresh wave of climate strikes takes place around the world
Last week, millions walked out of schools and workplaces, uniting across timezones, cultures and generations in the biggest climate protests in history before a special UN conference in New York.Organisers said they were expecting another huge turnout on Friday, with demonstrations planned from Canada to the Netherlands, Sweden to Morocco, Italy to India.
‘Swampy symbiosis’: fossil fuel industry has more clout than ever under Trump
Leading coal, oil and gas CEOs and some industry lobbyists are ponying up millions of dollars to help Trump win in 2020, after reaping a regulatory windfall that has benefited some of their bottom lines during Trump’s first term.
While a few of Trump’s biggest fossil fuel backers wrote six figure checks to his campaign and allied super Pacs in 2016, their wallets opened much wider after Trump won, giving millions of dollars to his inaugural committee, and to independent groups promoting Trump’s deregulatory agenda.
Trump’s drive to boost fossil fuels by slashing regulations includes: withdrawing from the landmark 2015 Paris climate change accord which 195 countries signed to help reduce rising global temperatures; ending the Obama administration’s Clean Power rules to curb coal-fired power plant emissions; and sharply limiting an Obama-era regulation aimed at reducing methane emissions, an even more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/fossil-fuel-industry-clout-trump-era
US military suicides surge to record high among active duty troops
The army, navy and marine corps all saw the rate of suicides go up as well as the overall numbers, with only the air force showing a decrease, according to data newly released by the Pentagon. Suicides among members of the reserves and the national guard also grew.
The number of suicides across the military increased from 511 in 2017 to 541 in 2018. According to the Pentagon, the most at-risk population is young enlisted men, and at least 60% of the time they chose a gun as their suicide method. Army suicides went from 114 to 139, while the marines went from 43 to 58 and the navy went from 65 to 68. The air force dipped from 63 to 60.
The rate of suicide among active-duty troops was 24.8 per 100,000 people in 2018. In 2017, that figure was 21.9 per 100,000 troops. Five years ago, the suicide rate among troops was 18.5 per 100,000 service members.
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Xinhua
White House announces Trump's new pick for FEMA administrator
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Peter Gaynor to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on a permanent basis, the White House announced on Thursday.
Gaynor has been the FEMA's acting administrator since March after Brock Long, the agency's former chief, resigned amid ethics questions about his use of government vehicles. During his tenure thus far at the helm of the agency, Gaynor has dealt with a slate of emergencies, including Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall in the United States earlier this month.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/27/c_138428216.htm
Russia detains 9 IS fundraisers
MOSCOW, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian law enforcement officers have detained nine people suspected of raising funds for the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, the Russian Investigative Committee and the Interior Ministry said Friday.
The detentions took place in Moscow City, Moscow Region, and the republics of Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria in North Caucasus, an Investigative Committee statement said. According to investigators, one detainee joined the IS in Egypt and after returning to Russia in 2015 created a group of about 30 people, who took the oath of allegiance to the IS and agreed to contribute to financing the terrorist group in Syria and Iraq.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/27/c_138428953.htm
2019 AI Summit ends in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The two-day 2019 AI Summit San Francisco ended here Thursday as world-leading companies and industrial leaders shared their visions on the transformational impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on many industries.
More than 250 AI experts, scholars and senior executives from top companies such as Google, International Business Machines (IBM), Facebook Inc., Samsung and Amazon spoke at the event on frontline AI technology, its trending development and future deployment and application. This year's summit focused on AI development, machine learning, AI-related moral questions and responsibility, data talents training, and customer relationship consolidation during dozens of seminars and discussions.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/27/c_138428630.htm
Tsinghua University unveils research center on big data intelligence
BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's prestigious Tsinghua University has unveiled its Big Data Intelligence Research Center as part of efforts to push forward the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
The research center, which is coordinated by the university's Institute of Artificial Intelligence, will focus on the improvement of AI's theoretical research and big data computing method. Through the interdisciplinary research of data science, cognitive science and social science, the center aims to develop a new generation of people-oriented big data intelligent computing.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/25/c_138421861.htm
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AL JAZEERA
Trump impeachment inquiry: All the latest updates
All the latest updates as US House launches official impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump.
The announcement came amid reports that Trump may have abused his presidential powers and sought help from a foreign government to undermine former Vice President Joe Biden, the current Democratic frontrunner, and help his own re-election.
In a summer phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Trump asked for help investigating Biden, according to a White House-released summary of the call. In the days before the call, Trump ordered advisers to freeze $400m in military aid for Ukraine - prompting speculation that he was holding out the money as leverage for information on Biden. Trump has denied that charge but acknowledged he blocked the funds, later released.
The Trump-Ukraine phone call is part of the whistle-blower's complaint that was released this week.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/trump-impeachment-inquiry-latest-updates-190924224434789.html
Protests break out across Egypt demanding el-Sisi's resignation
Demonstrators take to the streets after Friday prayers as security forces ramp up checks in Cairo.
In Cairo, security forces closed off entrances to Tahrir Square, the hub of the 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Hosni Mubarak. There was a heavy police presence around the square and at some junctions in the city centre.
Earlier, Egypt's president played down a call for protests against his rule, saying there were "no reasons for concern" even as the army and the police tightened security in the capital.
Last week's protests were in response to a call for action from Mohamed Ali, an Egyptian businessman who accused el-Sisi of wasting public funds on vanity projects despite widespread poverty. The former military contractor, who lives in self-imposed exile in Spain, has called for a "million-man march" and a "people's revolution" to topple el-Sisi.
Russia arrests more than 260 North Korean fishermen
Russian border guards seize 3 North Korean vessels and 262 crew for poaching, says InterFax.
It is the second such incident this month.
Russia arrested two North Korean boats in its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan on September 17 after one of them attacked a Russian patrol.
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AL MAYADEEN
Rouhani: Irán dará la bienvenida al diálogo con Arabia Saudita si detienen su guerra contra Yemen
En respuesta a una pregunta del corresponsal de Al Mayadeen en Nueva York sobre la posibilidad de vincular los conflictos en la región con Arabia Saudita, Rouhani advirtió que la condició anterior acelerará las soluciones.
Rouhani confirmó la existencia de una mediación paquistaní que involucra a Arabia Saudita y Estados Unidos.
El primer ministro paquistaní -subrayó- estuvo recientemente en Arabia Saudita y habló con dirigentes sauditas y compartió algunos puntos sobre sus conversaciones con las autoridades de eses país.
Brasil: Victoria del expresidente Lula en el Tribunal Supremo
El expresidente de Brasil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva obtuvo una victoria en el Supremo Tribunal Federal donde fua aprobada la posibilidad de anular sentencias en la causa Lava Jato por la cual fue condenado y está en prisión.
Aprueba Consejo de DD.HH resolución en contra de bloqueo a Venezuela
La víspera en la sede de Naciones Unidas, Arreaza señaló que el bloqueo norteamericano contra Venezuela, Cuba, Irán y otras naciones ocasiona la pérdida de miles de vidas humanas y deteriora la calidad de vida de los países afectados.
