Síntesis informativa - 30 de marzo 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Scary Times for U.S. Companies Spell Boom for Restructuring Advisers
Corporations are saving cash, cutting costs and refinancing debt to manage the economic fallout of the coronavirus. Restructuring and bankruptcy experts are already getting calls.
Facebook, Google and Twitter Struggle to Handle November’s Election
Facebook, Twitter, Google and other big tech companies have spent the past three years working to avoid a repeat of 2016, when their platforms were overrun by Russian trolls and used to amplify America’s partisan divide. The internet giants have since collectively spent billions of dollars hiring staff, fortifying their systems and developing new policies to prevent election meddling.
For Autocrats, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power
LONDON — In Hungary, the prime minister can now rule by decree. In Britain, ministers have what a critic called “eye-watering” power to detain people and close borders. Israel’s prime minister has shut down courts and begun an intrusive surveillance of citizens. Chile has sent the military to public squares once occupied by protesters. Bolivia has postponed elections. As the coronavirus pandemic brings the world to a juddering halt and anxious citizens demand action, leaders across the globe are invoking executive powers and seizing virtually dictatorial authority with scant resistance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/world/europe/coronavirus-governments-power.html
Oil Tumbles as U.S. Extends Shutdown: Live Updates
Oil prices hit their lowest levels since 2002 on Monday as Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell nearly 6 percent to $23.50 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. marker, briefly fell below $20. The sharp economic contraction caused by the spreading coronavirus epidemic is causing demand for oil, the world’s largest source of energy, to evaporate. The gloom deepened on Sunday as President Trump extended guidelines on social distancing and nonessential travel in the United States another two weeks until at least the end of April.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/business/coronavirus-stock-markets-economy.html
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RUSSIA TODAY
Oil price drops to 18-year low on crashing global demand
The global economic slowdown has caused oil prices to fall to the lowest since 2002, with Brent crude sliding more than seven percent on Monday to just $22 a barrel. The industry is facing its largest demand drop in history. Oil prices have tanked by more than half in the past month, with companies cutting back and closing production as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the OPEC+ disagreement over production cuts. Traders expect global surplus to approach 25 million barrels a day next month, which could overwhelm storage capacity worldwide within weeks.
https://www.rt.com/business/484465-oil-plunge-lowest-level-coronavirus/
'We'll go our own way': North Korea says it 'dropped interest' in talks with US after Pompeo's call for more pressure
North Korea said it has lost faith in dialogue with Washington after "reckless" US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for more pressure on Pyongyang.
https://www.rt.com/news/484495-north-korea-pompeo-talks/
Turkey evacuates hundreds of migrants from Greek border amid virus pandemic
Ankara has sent some 6,000 migrants waiting at the Turkish-Greek border to cross into the European Union to cities inside the country, Reuters reported on Friday, citing the Interior Ministry. The move was part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
https://www.rt.com/newsline/484320-turkey-evacuates-migrants-border/
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launches airstrikes on Houthi-held capital Sanaa – report
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen carried out several airstrikes on Monday on the capital Sanaa, Reuters reported, citing witnesses. A number of sensitive sites, including the presidential palace compound, a military school and an air base close to Sanaa airport, were hit. Loud explosions were heard across the city, according to residents.
https://www.rt.com/newsline/484477-saudi-coalition-yemen-airstrikes/
North Korea says it used ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’ in latest missile test
Pyongyang has confirmed it conducted yet another test of a new “super-large multiple rocket launcher” a day after Seoul reported that North Korea had fired two short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan amid ongoing drills.
https://www.rt.com/news/484439-north-korea-large-missile-launcher/
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THE GUARDIAN
Oil rig closures rising as prices hit 18-year lows
Global oil producers have begun shutting down their oil rigs on the largest scale in 35 years as the coronavirus continues to drive market prices to their lowest level since 2002.
US oil producers shut 40 rigs last week alone, according to a review from engineering group Baker Hughes, the biggest one-week drop since the last oil market downturn battered the US shale industry in 2015. The weekly oil rig count is down 24% from the same week a year ago when 816 rigs were active in the US.
How Covid-19 sent the world’s markets into freefall
Major landmarks in global markets that typically take years to reach have fallen like dominos in a matter of hours and days. More than eight years of gains on the FTSE 100 have been wiped out in barely a month, with the index plummeting to its lowest level since 2011.
Global stocks have had the best and worst sessions in a decade on consecutive days, pinging around amid widespread investor panic.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/28/how-coronavirus-sent-global-markets-into-freefall
'Coronavirus could wipe us out': indigenous South Americans blockade villages
Indigenous groups across South America are blockading their villages and retreating into their traditional forest and mountain homes in an effort to escape the potentially cataclysmic threat of coronavirus.
In recent days, as the number of cases in South America has risen to almost 8,000 – with many more cases likely to be unreported – indigenous groups in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have all started taking steps to protect themselves from what they call a historic danger.
Tokyo Olympics to start in July 2021 after coronavirus rescheduling
The decision was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee following a conference call between its president, Thomas Bach, and the international sports federations on Monday. Bach gave them one choice of a new date – 23 July to 8 August – before asking the federations for a show of support which was unanimous.
Mexican president ignores coronavirus restrictions to visit El Chapo's mother
Video footage that went viral on Sunday evening showed the leftwing populist – who most call Amlo – shaking the hand of El Chapo’s elderly mother, María Consuelo Loera Pérez, as she sat in her car.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-el-chapo-mother-mexico
New MI5 head promises to focus on China and harness AI
MI5’s deputy head will take the top job at the spy agency next month promising a sharper focus on China and to work more closely with the private sector in harnessing artificial intelligence in tackling hostile state and terrorist activity.
Insiders said that McCallum wanted to be clearer about the threat posed by China – particularly in terms of industrial espionage and cyberwarfare – in the belief that the level of spying by Bejiing in the UK was not appreciated more widely.
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AL JAZEERA
N Korea confirms 'successful' missile tests; fourth in a month
North Korea confirmed on Monday a series of missiles tests, claiming the test a day earlier of what state media said were super-large multiple rocket launchers had been a success.
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in a series of launches that South Korea has called "inappropriate" as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
US-led forces pull out of third Iraqi base this month
The United States-led coalition forces in Iraq withdrew on Sunday from a military base in the country's north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighbouring Iran.
The K1 airbase is the third site coalition forces have left this month, in line with the US plans to consolidate its troops in two locations in Iraq.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/led-forces-pull-iraqi-base-month-200329140448104.html
France and allies establish new task force in Sahel
France and several of its European allies have officially set up a new task force, called Takuba, made of special forces that will fight armed groups in the West African region of Sahel alongside the armies of Mali and Niger.
After an audio conference on Friday, representatives of 13 countries - Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Mali, the Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the UK - issued a statement in which they committed to further efforts to overcome the "terrorist groups' resilience".
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/france-allies-establish-task-force-sahel-200328075257444.html
As Iran coronavirus deaths rise, Rouhani hits back at criticism
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hit back at criticism over the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying he had to weigh protecting the country's sanctions-hit economy while tackling the worst outbreak in the region.
Iran, one of the world's hardest-hit countries from the virus, reported 123 more deaths on Sunday in the past 24 hours, pushing its overall toll to 2,640 amid 38,309 confirmed cases.
Alleged Nicolas Maduro co-conspirator is in US custody: Report
A retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicolas Maduro has surrendered in Colombia and is being taken by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to New York for arraignment, four people familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on Friday.
Cliver Alcala has been an outspoken critic of the Venezuelan president for years. But he was charged on Thursday with allegedly running a "narcoterrorist conspiracy" with Maduro, socialist party boss Diosdado Cabello and another retired army general. United States prosecutors allege they sent 250 metric tonnes of cocaine a year to the US and turned the Venezuelan state into a platform for violent cartels and Colombian rebels.
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LE MONDE
Coronavirus : les réfugiés massés à la frontière entre la Turquie et la Grèce évacués en pleine pandémie
Les autorités d’Ankara ont assuré que les réfugiés pourraient revenir après la fin de la pandémie.
Marie Jégo et Marina Rafenberg
Le ministre turc de l’intérieur, Süleyman Soylu, a déclaré, vendredi 27 mars, à la chaîne de télévision privée NTV que 5 800 demandeurs d’asile qui étaient massés au poste-frontière de Pazarkule (Kastaniès, côté grec) dans la province d’Edirne, en Thrace orientale, avaient été éloignés de la zone frontalière.
Le ministre a averti que cette décision ne correspondait pas à un changement de politique de la part d’Ankara, et que les réfugiés seraient libres de revenir vers la frontière une fois la menace de pandémie écartée. « Lorsque cette épidémie sera terminée, nous n’empêcherons personne de partir », a-t-il prévenu.
Les Maliens se sont rendus aux urnes « la peur au ventre » pour élire leurs députés
Aucun chiffre officiel de participation n’était disponible peu après la fermeture des bureaux de vote dimanche soir.
Crainte du Covid-19 et de la menace djihadiste : les électeurs maliens se sont rendus aux urnes en ordre clairsemé dimanche 29 mars pour élire leurs députés au cours de législatives pourtant à fort enjeu. Aucun chiffre officiel de participation n’était disponible peu après la fermeture des bureaux de vote en début de soirée, mais les constatations des correspondants de l’AFP et des observateurs laissent à penser qu’elle sera faible.
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DEUTSCHE WELLE
Coronavirus catastrophe looms over Lesbos refugee camp
On the Greek island of Lesbos, the overcrowded Moria refugee camp faced dire sanitary conditions even before the coronavirus outbreak. Aid organizations are now calling for the most vulnerable residents to be evacuated to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-catastrophe-looms-over-lesbos-refugee-camp/av-52951897
Mali election underway despite coronavirus fears
After the kidnapping of the main opposition leader and the nation’s first COVID-19 death, many thought Mali’s long-awaited elections might be delayed again. But the war-torn West African country has begun to vote.
https://www.dw.com/en/mali-election-underway-despite-coronavirus-fears/a-52949703
Syria: Riot breaks out at prison holding IS militants
A large riot broke out at a prison for suspected "Islamic State" militants in northeastern Syria, Kurdish officials reported. Prisoners took control of an entire floor in the prison, with several managing to escape.
https://www.dw.com/en/syria-riot-breaks-out-at-prison-holding-is-militants/a-52951333
Coronavirus: 'Chinese-looking' Indians targeted in racist attacks
By Murali Krishnan
A nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 has created panic and anger among Indians. Now there are reports of attacks against people from northeastern states that border China.
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-chinese-looking-indians-targeted-in-racist-attacks/a-52956212
Hungary passes law allowing Viktor Orban to rule by decree
Hungary's parliament on Monday passed a bill that greatly increases the power of the country's far-right prime minister Victor Orban.
The premier had said the move is necessary to fight the spread of coronavirus. Orban has asked to extend a national state of emergency that would give his government the right to pass special decrees in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-passes-law-allowing-viktor-orban-to-rule-by-decree/a-52956243
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BLOOMBERG
Wall Street Is Quietly Telling Companies Not to Draw Their Loans
By Michelle F Davis and Paula Seligson
The biggest U.S. banks have been quietly discouraging some of America’s safest borrowers from tapping existing credit lines amid record corporate drawdowns on lending facilities, according to people familiar with the behind-the-scenes conversations. For Wall Street, it’s not an issue of liquidity so much as profitability. Investment-grade revolvers -- especially those financed in the heyday of the bull market -- are a low margin business, and some even lose money. The justification is that they help cement relationships with clients who will in turn stick with the lenders for more expensive capital-markets or advisory needs.
That’s fine under normal circumstances when the facilities are sporadically used. But with so many companies suddenly seeking cash anywhere they can get it, they’re now threatening to make a dent in banks’ bottom lines. So far, it seems some corporations are willing to oblige, turning instead to new, pricier term loans or revolving credit lines rather than tapping existing ones. McDonald’s Corp. last week raised and drew a $1 billion short-term facility at a higher cost than an existing untapped revolver. The rationales will vary from borrower to borrower, but market watchers agree that for most, staying in the good graces of lenders amid a looming recession is important.
A Global Consumer Default Wave Is Just Getting Started
Like millions of people around the world, Zhang Chunzi borrowed money she thought she’d be able to repay before the coronavirus changed everything. Now laid off from her job at an apparel exporter in Hangzhou -- one of China’s most prosperous cities -- the 23-year-old is missing payments on 12,000 yuan ($1,700) of debt from her credit card and an online lending platform operated by Jack Ma’s Ant Financial. “I’m late on all the bills and there’s no way I can pay my debt in full,” Zhang said.
Her story is playing out in similar ways across China, where the virus outbreak has been taking lives and ravaging the economy for more than three months. As Covid-19 works its way through the rest of Asia, Europe and the Americas -- forcing countries into lockdown, driving up unemployment and pummeling small-business owners -- analysts say it’s only a matter of time before defaults start spreading within the record $47 trillion pile of household debt globally.
Century-Old Vaccine Investigated as a Weapon Against Coronavirus
By Jason Gale
A vaccine that’s been used to prevent tuberculosis is being given to health-care workers in Melbourne to see if it will protect them against the coronavirus. The bacillus Calmette-Guerin, or BCG, shot has been used widely for about 100 years, with a growing appreciation for its off-target benefits. Not only is it a common immunotherapy for early-stage bladder cancer, it also seems to train the body’s first line of immune defense to better fight infections.
With an immunization specifically targeted against the pandemic-causing Covid-19 disease at least a year away, the World Health Organization says it’s important to know whether the BCG vaccine can reduce disease in those infected with the coronavirus, and is encouraging international groups to collaborate with a study led by Nigel Curtis, head of infectious diseases research, at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne.
‘We Will Starve Here’: India’s Poor Flee Cities in Mass Exodus
By Muneeza Naqvi and P R Sanjai
In small groups and large crowds, through inner-city lanes and down interstate highways, hundreds of thousands of India’s poorest are slowly making a desperate journey on foot back to their villages in a mass exodus unseen since the days immediately after India’s independence in 1947. For many, it’s a matter of life and death. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s order last Tuesday to lock down the country for 21 days to prevent the spread of Covid-19 has dried up work in urban areas, leaving many rural migrants who keep the city moving while making less than $2 a day -- construction workers, handymen, food sellers, truck drivers and household help -- suddenly wondering how they’ll pay rent or buy food.
Pentagon Struggles to Stay Ahead of Virus as Infections Rise, Ship Sidelined
By Glen Carey, Roxana Tiron, Travis J Tritten, and Anthony Capaccio
The Pentagon is struggling to stay ahead of the widening coronavirus pandemic as early missteps start piling up, a scattershot response sows confusion and the Navy is forced to sideline an aircraft carrier.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a 5,000-person aircraft carrier meant to be patrolling the Pacific and South China Sea, is instead sitting dockside in Guam indefinitely as the number of infected sailors rises daily. Infections started cropping up after an early March port call in Vietnam, which Pentagon leaders say had about 16 known virus cases at the time.
Professor Sees Climate Mayhem Lurking Behind Covid-19 Outbreak
Jem Bendell doesn’t shy away from doom and gloom. The lockdowns and social distancing caused by the coronavirus are giving humanity a taste of the disruptions to daily life that will be caused by climate change, he said. “In modern industrial societies, the fallout from Covid-19 feels like a dress rehearsal for the kind of collapse that climate change threatens,” Bendell said in an interview. “This crisis reveals how fragile our current way of life has become.”
The University of Cumbria social-science professor is well-known among environmentalists for his theory of “deep adaptation.” In a 2018 paper, Bendell said that time was up for gradual measures to combat global warming. Without an abrupt transformation of society, changes in the planet’s climate would bring starvation, destruction, migration, disease and war -- the collapse of civilization -- within a decade. Now he’s focusing his scalding assessments on the parallels and links he sees between climate change and the pandemic.
Viktor Orban Takes Sole Command of Hungary With Pandemic Emergency Law
By Zoltan Simon
Hungary’s parliament handed Prime Minister Viktor Orban the right to rule by decree indefinitely, effectively putting the European Union democracy under his sole command for as long as he sees fit. While governments around the world assume emergency powers to fight the coronavirus, locking down all aspects of every-day life and shutting borders, few democracies have given their governments such latitude without an end date. Hungary’s ruling party lawmakers overrode the objections of the opposition in a vote on Monday, handing Orban the right to bypass the assembly on any law. The Constitutional Court, which Orban has stacked with loyalists, will be the main body capable of reviewing government actions.
Trump to Speak With Putin Today to Discuss Plunging Oil Prices
President Donald Trump said he’s concerned oil prices have fallen too far and that he would call Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss Russia’s oil-price war with Saudi Arabia and the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. Oil briefly recovered some losses. West Texas Intermediate crude traded near the lows of the day at $20.15 a barrel as of 9:51 a.m. in New York, after bouncing as high as $20.71.
Trump’s view on the the dispute marks a shift from earlier this month, when he likened the plunge in oil prices to a “tax cut” for Americans. The U.S. president spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on March 9 about the dispute. Trump has long argued that improving relations between Washington and Moscow could help solve international disputes. The president said he wanted to discuss trade with Putin, though he said he expected the Russian president to raise objections to U.S. sanctions. Trump also said they’d discuss the coronavirus outbreak.
Tech’s Shadow Workforce Sidelined, Leaving Social Media to the Machines
Facebook and YouTube warn content moderation and customer service will suffer as many contractors can’t work from home during the pandemic.
By Mark Bergen, Joshua Brustein, and Sarah Frier
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the sprawling networks of contract workers who keep social-media services running smoothly. Software is picking up the slack, but Facebook Inc. and YouTube are already warning there’ll be less content moderation and slower customer support. While tech platforms believe artificial intelligence software will ultimately reduce the need for human oversight, many experts think the technology is not yet ready to take on nuanced decision-making required for tasks like content moderation.
Facebook has about 15,000 contract workers policing its platform. While full-time employees log on remotely, the company won’t let contractors who filter disturbing content work from home, citing privacy concerns and legal considerations. Many are employed through staffing firms such as Accenture Plc, which recently sent some Silicon Valley-based workers home to comply with a shelter-in-place order.
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AL MAYADEEN
Ejército estadounidense devuelve base Q-1 en Kirkuk a fuerzas iraquíes
La coalición liderada por Estados Unidos anunció la evacuación de la base militar Q-1 en la provincia de Kirkuk, y la entrega de propiedades por valor de un millón de dólares al gobierno iraquí.
Señaló que la retirada no está relacionada con los recientes ataques contra sus sitios o el brote del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, confirmando su continuo apoyo a las fuerzas iraquíes en la lucha contra el grupo terrorista Daesh.
Xi Jinping advierte a Trump que solo respuesta colectiva puede derrotar pandemia
El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, acentuó a su homólogo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, la relevancia de combatir entre todos los países la pandemia de Covid-19, al recordarle que la enfermedad no conoce fronteras.
"Solo una respuesta colectiva de la comunidad internacional puede derrotarla", afirmó el mandatario asiático durante una conversación telefónica.
Xi aseguró que la nación asiática está dispuesta a coordinar esfuerzos en ese sentido con el resto del planeta, incluido Estados Unidos, así como proporcionar asistencia material dentro de sus capacidades.
Prisioneros palestinos reclaman ser liberados de cárceles israelíes ante peligrosa pandemia
Prisioneros palestinos que se encuentran confinados en las cárceles de la ocupación israelí apelaron en un comunicado a ayuda ante la grave situación epidemiológica con la Covid-19.
El comunicado emitida bajo el nombre Campaña para salvar a los prisioneros en las cárceles de ocupación del peligro del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, dijo que a la luz del asedio mortal del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causante de la Covid-19, "todos los estados en este mundo liberaron a sus prisioneros, incluso las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes aprobaron y comenzaron la liberación de sus criminales, pero mostró su racismo nuevamente al excluir a los prisioneros palestinos de la resistencia".
Fuerzas Armadas de Yemen lanzan operación militar a gran escala hacia posiciones sauditas
El portavoz de las Fuerzas Armadas de Yemen, general de brigada Yahya Sari, reveló que la operación llevada a cabo dentro de Arabia Saudita apuntó a objetivos sensibles y la calificó como la operación militar cualitativa más grande dirigida a la profundidad saudita.
Por medio de un comunicado, emitido este domingo, Sari dijo que las Fuerzas Armadas de Yemen bombardearon objetivos económicos y militares en Jizan, Najran y Asir en Arabia Saudita, con una gran cantidad de misiles tipo Badr y drones Qasef-2.
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EL PAÍS
La guerrilla del ELN declara un alto al fuego unilateral en Colombia por el coronavirus
por Santiago Torrado
Los rebeldes lo consideran un “gesto humanitario” ante los estragos de la pandemia
Netanyahu busca blindarse frente a la justicia con el acuerdo de Gobierno con Gantz
por Juan Carlos Sanz
El líder centrista negocia con la derecha un Gabinete de emergencia nacional ante la pandemia de coronavirus
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PÁGINA 12
Coronavirus: España ya tiene más casos de contagio que China
El Ministerio de la Sanidad español informó en las últimas 24 horas se registraron 812 nuevas muertes por coronavirus, lo que eleva a 7.340 el total de fallecimientos sobre un total de 85.195 contagios. Si bien la cifra diaria sigue siendo alta, la progresión de casos mortales demuestra una desaceleración respecto de los últimos días en que se alcanzaron las cifras récord que colocaron al país en el segundo más golpeado por el COVID-19 después de Italia y por encima de China.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/256263-coronavirus-espana-ya-tiene-mas-casos-de-contagio-que-china
Ernesto Samper: "Frente al coronavirus, la región mostró un espectáculo de desintegración"
En su gira latinoamericana que se vio suspendida por el avance del coronavirus, Ernesto Samper, expresidente de Colombia (1994-1998) y último secretario general que tuvo Unasur (2013-2017), pasó por Buenos Aires donde mantuvo encuentros con Cristina Fernández, Alberto Fernández y Evo Morales. Frente a la pandemia, los países latinoamericanos lanzaron un conjunto de medidas desiguales y descoordinadas que evidencia el valor de los organismos multilaterales como coordinadores de políticas públicas. Samper insiste en que la integración regional es una necesidad guiada por la política y no por la ideología.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/256158-ernesto-samper-frente-al-coronavirus-la-region-mostro-un-esp
Lecciones geopolíticas
De todo se aprende, incluso en los tiempos del cólera. La pandemia del coronavirus también trae lecciones en clave geopolítica para América Latina.
1. La primera pregunta es obvia: ¿qué está haciendo el Grupo de Lima en esta contingencia? Esta alianza nació para un objetivo tan limitado que no está a la altura de los desafíos históricos que tienen que ver con las preocupaciones reales de la ciudadanía de América Latina. Y algo muy parecido le ocurre a la OEA.
2. Ausencia de instancias regionales efectivas que afronten esta problemática supranacional. Es ahora cuando se extraña a la Unasur y su capacidad de coordinación frente a situaciones como esta. La Celac tiene una oportunidad histórica para asumir esta tarea.
3. China, primero. Se pide ayuda prioritariamente al gigante asiático, y no a Estados Unidos. China fue el lugar de origen de este virus y, por tanto, el primer país en sufrir sus consecuencias. Pero luego de ese momento, superó la crisis de manera muy efectiva. El porcentaje de afectados y muertos en comparación con su población es más que mínimo, a diferencia de lo que pasa en otros lugares del mundo. Demostró capacidad para vencer con eficacia esta batalla. Sale reforzada a nivel global.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/255993-lecciones-geopoliticas
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EL TIEMPO
Ecuador, el segundo país en Latinoamérica con más casos de coronavirus
Ecuador se convirtió rápidamente en el segundo país de Latinoamérica, después de Brasil, en registrar las cifras más altas de contaminación y fallecidos por la covid-19, pero si se toma en cuenta su pequeña población (17 millones de habitantes), en comparación a la del gigante ‘suramericano’, se podría considerar el primero per cápita, por lo que se han desatado todas las alarmas.
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LA JORNADA
Siguen aeropuerto, Dos Bocas y Tren Maya; impulsarán economía: AMLO
Ciudad de México. El presidente, Andrés Manuel López Obrador anunció hoy que mantendrá las construcciones del nuevo aeropuerto Felipe Ángeles, la refinería de Dos Bocas y el Tren Maya, porque ayudarán a reactivar la economía.
Adelantó que aprovechará su informe trimestral del próximo domingo para dar a conocer el plan diseñado para enfrentar las consecuencias económicas y reactivar la actividad productiva.
Bolsonaro desafía medidas de aislamiento
Brasilia. El virus está ahí, tendremos que enfrentarlo, lo enfrentaremos como un hombre, no como un niño, dijo ayer el presidente de Brasil, el neofascista Jair Bolsonaro, a partidarios frente a su residencia, y al hacer un recorrido por Brasilia reiteró su frase de que todos morirán en algún momento.
https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/03/30/politica/004n1pol
Llama la ONU a grupos armados de Colombia a declarar un alto el fuego
Bogotá. El representante especial del secretario general de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) en Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, llamó ayer a los grupos armados activos en Colombia a declarar un alto el fuego para facilitar la lucha contra el coronavirus.
https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/03/30/mundo/023n2mun
Mundial, el rechazo al bloqueo de EU a Venezuela, dice Maduro
Caracas. El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, resaltó ayer el clamor internacional para que se levante el bloqueo de Estados Unidos contra la república bolivariana.
https://www.jornada.com.mx/2020/03/30/mundo/024n1mun
