Síntesis informativa - 11 de agosto 2020

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Russia Approves a Vaccine Before Completing Trials

Russia is the first country to approve a vaccine, and its announcement raises fears that the country is rushing for political purposes. The number of virus cases worldwide has now passed 20 million.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

 

Trump Considers Banning Re-entry by Citizens Who May Have Coronavirus

WASHINGTON — President Trump is considering new immigration rules that would allow border officials to temporarily block an American citizen or legal permanent resident from returning to the United States from abroad if the authorities have reason to believe the person may be infected with the coronavirus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-border.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

 

In Thailand, Students Take on the Military (and ‘Death Eaters’)

The protests have since grown, taking on graver issues like the disappearance of Thai dissidents. For weeks now, thousands of students, many dressed in demure school uniforms or as pop culture icons (like a Japanese animated hamster), have staged rallies across the country, urging the armed forces and their allies to withdraw from politics and respect human rights.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/world/asia/thailand-student-protest-military.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

 

U.S. Contractor Knew of Explosive Material in Beirut Since at Least 2016

An American contractor spotted and reported the potential danger at least four years ago, but U.S. officials denied they were aware of the findings until last week, after the blast.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion-us-contractor.html

 

China Refrains From Ousting Hong Kong Lawmakers

BEIJING — After a succession of recent moves to crack down on democracy in Hong Kong, Beijing on Tuesday appeared to show a little restraint and refrained from pushing out four of the city’s opposition lawmakers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/world/asia/hong-kong-china-security.html

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RUSSIA TODAY

Putin says Russia’s Health Ministry has approved world’s FIRST Covid-19 vaccine – his own daughter has been vaccinated

Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday morning that Russia has registered the world's first vaccine against coronavirus. He says the dose is effective in forming immunity against the deadly pathogen which has spread globally.

https://www.rt.com/russia/497671-putin-covid-19-vaccine-first/

 

Germany warns US against imposing sanctions on Nord Stream 2, says no country has right to ‘dictate’ its energy policy

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned the United States not to interfere with the completion of the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, stressing that Europe has the right to choose its own energy sources.

https://www.rt.com/news/497691-germany-maas-sanctions-energy-us/

 

‘Extremely worrying situation’: Greece seeks emergency EU meeting on Turkey

Greece wants the EU to hold an emergency meeting of its foreign ministers, the prime minister’s office said on Tuesday. The statement comes amid a row with Turkey over the eastern Mediterranean.

https://www.rt.com/newsline/497692-greece-eu-turkey-mediterranean/

 

Turkey will license new E. Mediterranean areas this month – FM

Ankara will issue seismic exploration and drilling licenses in new areas of the eastern Mediterranean by the end of August, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.

https://www.rt.com/newsline/497680-turkey-license-mediterranean-drilling/

 

Gaza crossing closed after Palestinians send incendiary balloons into Israel

On Tuesday, Israel closed one of its main border crossings with the Gaza Strip. The decision was made after Palestinians launched incendiary balloons that set fire to areas on the Israeli frontier, Reuters reports.

https://www.rt.com/newsline/497663-gaza-crossing-palestinians-israel/

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AL JAZEERA

China accused of seeking to turn Taiwan into 'the next Hong Kong'

Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat told visiting US Health Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday.

Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level US official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own.

Chinese fighter jets on Monday briefly crossed the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait, and were tracked by Taiwanese anti-aircraft missiles, part of what Taipei sees as a pattern of harassment by Beijing.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/china-seeking-turn-taiwan-hong-kong-taipei-200811030410695.html 

 

Lebanon president accepts gov't resignation after Beirut blast

Lebanon's government has stepped down as Prime Minister Hassan Diab blamed endemic corruption for a devastating explosion last week that tore through the capital.

President Michel Aoun accepted Diab's resignation on Monday and asked the government to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet was formed.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/lebanon-pm-hassan-diab-resigns-anger-beirut-blast-200810135202076.html 

 

Kashmir family alleges Indian forces killed three civilians

The family of three missing Kashmiris have alleged the trio was killed in a staged operation by the Indian army, bringing back memories of past cases of extrajudicial killings in the Muslim-majority region.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/kashmir-family-alleges-indian-forces-killed-civilians-200811050834354.html 

 

At least six prisoners killed in Mogadishu prison shoot-out

At least six prisoners were killed and six others wounded in a shoot-out inside a prison in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Monday.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/prisoners-killed-mogadishu-prison-shoot-200811055621445.html 

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GLOBAL TIMES

China's countermeasures against US sanctions show maturity: Global Times editorial

 The US sanctions have exposed arrogance and bullying to the world, while China's countermeasures are a practice of the principle of reciprocity among major powers and a firm commitment to China's national dignity. It is becoming clearer what the US will receive in return for next sanctions on China.

on Monday, J-11 and J-10 fighter jets of the People's Liberation Army flew across the so-called "middle line" of the Taiwan Straits, in response to Alex Azar, US Health and Human Services secretary's visit to Taiwan.  It was a day that China has come up with a series of countermeasures. 

Confrontation with China will not help the US, nor will it help its prestige and self-esteem. Actions of the US side objectively helped Chinese society to get mature more quickly. 

China will sanction as many Americans as the US sanctions the Chinese

If Washington wants to make Hong Kong the focal point of the contention between China and the US, it has definitely chosen the wrong place. 

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1197330.shtml

 

Washington inflames cyber-Balkanization and splinternet with politicized moves

Measures taken by the Trump administration in recent months to restrict certain companies or "clean" the internet under the pretext of protecting personal privacy and national security cannot help solve problems. Instead, they could severely divide the international internet. The internet is a globally interconnected network. That's where its core and vitality comes from. The international community has a consensus and common interest to maintain the global internet - especially the consistency of the three levels to the internet

The operation of the internet depends on the coordination of infrastructure like cables, protocol suites, and actual applications in people's daily lives. The main goal of internet governance is to keep the coordination of these three divisions.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1197426.shtml

 

Absurd for Trump to assume China wants to ‘own’ US

US President Donald Trump insisted that neither China nor Russia wants him to be reelected at a press conference on Friday night, in response to reports about foreign interference in the November election. He also launched attacks on his rival Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, claiming if Biden was president, China would "own" the US. 

The US presidential race has become a contest of which candidate will be tougher on China.

Some media outlets interpreted Trump's remarks as the Biden presidency will help China "rule" the US. Be it "own" or "rule," it shows the US is assuming China will seek to dominate other countries as the US has done. 

 It's nothing new that China-related topics will be hyped in an election year in the US. US presidential candidates want to use China as a gimmick to attract attention and votes. 

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1197319.shtml

 

Haste won’t make India a manufacturing power

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced recently that the country will stop the import of 101 types of military equipment in a bid to boost domestic weapon production and improve self-reliance in the defense sector.

While the decision is encouraging for a domestic industry that is expected to receive around $53 billion worth of defense contracts over the next six to seven years, some Indian netizens questioned whether India has the capability to produce these items to a high enough quality. 

The import ban may also be part of a recent attempt by India to facilitate a new drive named "Self-Reliant India." As the coronavirus pandemic has crippled businesses and consumer activities in the country in recent months, the Modi government has reportedly been working on new incentives to attract foreign investment in up to five sectors in a bid to boost domestic manufacturing. 

India has been ambitious enough to become the world's next manufacturing center after China, but in reality, it falls short of achieving manufacturing levels sufficient for its own populace. Difficulties such as poor infrastructure, a complex policy environment, lack of skilled workers, and imbalanced industrial structures need to be properly addressed or they will become a bottleneck in manufacturing development. 

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1197305.shtml

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LE MONDE

Poutine affirme que la Russie a créé un vaccin contre le nouveau coronavirus

Jusqu’ici, la Russie n’a pas publié d’étude détaillée des résultats de ses essais permettant d’établir l’efficacité des produits qu’elle dit avoir développés.

Jusqu’ici, la Russie n’a pas publié d’étude détaillée des résultats de ses essais permettant d’établir l’efficacité des produits qu’elle dit avoir développés. Début août, alors que la Russie annonçait que son vaccin était presque prêt, l’OMS s’était montrée dubitative, rappelant que tout produit pharmaceutique devait « être soumis à tous les différents essais et tests avant d’être homologués pour leur déploiement » et soulignant l’importance du respect de « lignes directrices et directives claires » en matière de développement de vaccins.

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/08/11/poutine-affirme-que-la-russie-a-cree-un-vaccin-contre-le-nouveau-coronavirus_6048683_3210.html

 

Les défis de la France au Sahel

Editorial. Jamais, sauf en cas de poursuite des assaillants, des Occidentaux n’avaient été abattus de sang-froid au Niger depuis le début des attaques islamistes. Pour la France, ancien colonisateur et pays d’émigration, le cauchemar du djihadisme africain est loin d’être terminé.

Jamais, sauf en cas de poursuite des assaillants, des Occidentaux n’avaient été abattus de sang-froid au Niger depuis le début des attaques islamistes, il y a une quinzaine d’années, dans le sillage de la guerre civile algérienne. Les terroristes avaient-ils prémédité la tuerie visant des « Blancs » en escapade dominicale dans la réserve de girafes de Kouré ? Ou – cas de figure le plus probable – s’agit-il d’une rencontre fortuite transformée en « opportunité » pour signifier à coups de balles dans la tête le premier message des djihadistes : l’insécurité de la région pour tous les Occidentaux et pour les Africains qui refusent de se plier à leur loi ? Toujours est-il que, dans son extrême brutalité, le scénario de dimanche tranche avec la pratique des enlèvements visant le versement d’une rançon.

https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/08/11/les-defis-de-la-france-au-sahel_6048671_3232.html

 

Donald Trump vole au secours de l’industrie pétrolière américaine

Le président des Etats-Unis s’apprête à annuler en partie les règles environnementales sur les émissions de méthane adoptées sous Barack Obama.

Arnaud Leparmentier

A moins de trois mois de l’élection présidentielle du 3 novembre aux Etats-Unis, Donald Trump entend soutenir le secteur des énergies fossiles. Selon le Wall Street Journal, le locataire de la Maison Blanche devrait approuver dans la semaine l’annulation partielle de règles environnementales adoptées en 2016 sous Barack Obama sur les émissions de méthane (CH4). Celui-ci est à l’origine d’environ 10 % des gaz à effets de serre émis par le pays, mais son effet nocif est démultiplié car il a un potentiel de réchauffement de la planète vingt-cinq fois supérieur à celui du dioxyde de carbone.

https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2020/08/11/donald-trump-vole-au-secours-de-l-industrie-petroliere-americaine_6048665_3234.html

 

Le gouvernement bolivien poursuit l’ex-président Evo Morales pour « terrorisme et génocide »

La plainte concerne douze personnes, accusées d’être responsables des barrages routiers. Selon le gouvernement, ils ont empêché le transfert de vivres et de fournitures médicales.

Ces protestataires estiment que ce nouveau report du scrutin porte préjudice à M. Arce, donné en tête dans les sondages, face à d’autres candidats comme l’ex-président centriste Carlos Mesa et Mme Añez.

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/08/11/le-gouvernement-bolivien-poursuit-l-ex-president-evo-morales-pour-terrorisme-et-genocide_6048643_3210.html

 

Afghanistan : moins de 5 000 soldats américains mobilisés d’ici à la fin de novembre

Dans un communiqué, le ministère de la défense américain a précisé que ce retrait dépendrait de l’évolution de la situation dans le pays.

Les Etats-Unis mobilisent actuellement 8 600 soldats en Afghanistan, conformément à un accord bilatéral signé le 29 février à Doha entre Washington et les talibans. En vertu de ce texte, l’ensemble des troupes étrangères doivent avoir quitté l’Afghanistan au printemps 2021, en échange d’engagements sécuritaires des insurgés.

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/08/11/le-pentagone-prevoit-d-avoir-moins-de-5-000-soldats-americains-en-afghanistan-fin-novembre_6048630_3210.html

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DEUTSCHE WELLE

Rusia registra la primera vacuna contra el COVID-19

Vladimir Putin anunció en una reunión con su gabinete que la vacuna es "eficaz" y logra una "inmunidad estable" ante el nuevo coronavirus. Incluso anunció que su hija fue inoculada con ella, bautizada como "Sputnik V". 

será distribuida el 1 de enero de 2021, según declaró el presidente del fondo soberano involucrado en su creación. "Más de 1.000 millones de dosis" fueron encargas por 20 países extranjeros, afirmó Kirill Dmitriev, precisando que la fase 3 de los ensayos comenzará el miércoles.

"Acelerar los progresos no debe significar poner en compromiso la seguridad", señaló en rueda de prensa el portavoz de la OMS Tarik Jasarevic, quien añadió que la organización está en contacto con las autoridades rusas y de otros países para analizar los progresos de las distintas investigaciones de vacunas

https://m.dw.com/es/rusia-registra-la-primera-vacuna-contra-el-covid-19/a-54524290

 

Pompeo llega a Praga para una gira centroeuropea de cinco días

A su salida de Estados Unidos, el secretario de Estado se mostró preocupado por los incidentes tras las elecciones en Bielorrusia y por las crecientes tensiones entre Taiwán y China.

El jefe de la diplomacia de Estados Unidos, Mike Pompeo, llegó este martes (11.08.2020) a Praga, dando inicio a una gira de cinco días en Europa central para hablar, entre otros temas, de China y del 5G. Pompeo pasará dos días en República Checa antes de viajar a Eslovenia, Austria y Polonia, que recibirá una parte de las tropas estadounidenses que se retiran de Alemania.

https://m.dw.com/es/pompeo-llega-a-praga-para-una-gira-centroeuropea-de-cinco-días/a-54524640

 

Líder opositora bielorrusa se refugia en Lituania tras elecciones

Svetlana Tijanóvskaya salió del país, que vive unas convulsas jornadas tras la reelección de Lukashenko en la presidencia en unos discutidos comicios cuyo resultado no reconoce. "He tomado la decisión yo sola", dijo.

Tijanóvskaya dio ayer una rueda de prensa (en la imagen) en la que no reconocía los resultados electorales por los que Alexander Lukashenko resultó reelegido con un 80% de los votos y le instó a "ceder el poder". 

https://m.dw.com/es/líder-opositora-bielorrusa-se-refugia-en-lituania-tras-elecciones/a-54522311

 

Pekín pretende que Taiwán sea el "próximo Hong Kong

China quiere convertir a Taiwán, un territorio democrático, en "el próximo Hong Kong", denunció este martes (11.08.2020) el ministro taiwanés de Relaciones Exteriores, Joseph Wu, tras haberse reunido con un alto responsable estadounidense.

https://m.dw.com/es/pekín-pretende-que-taiwán-sea-el-próximo-hong-kong/a-54521601

 

Alemania pone en marcha su Ciberagencia para garantizar su seguridad informática

Alemania ha puesto en marcha este martes (11.08.2020), año y medio después de anunciar su creación, su 'Cyberagentur', un departamento encargado de estar al tanto en el campo de la seguridad informática para garantizar el funcionamiento, libre de interferencias, de la administración y la economía nacional.

https://m.dw.com/es/alemania-pone-en-marcha-su-ciberagencia-para-garantizar-su-seguridad-informática/a-54526031

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EL PAÍS

Choques entre grupos de opositores y simpatizantes del Gobierno agravan el conflicto boliviano

Los comités cívicos de Santa Cruz, el ala más enfrentada al expresidente Evo Morales, amenazan con "convocar al pueblo para rechazar la violencia masista

Luis Fernando Camacho, candidato a la presidencia y líder de las manifestaciones de 2019 en contra de Morales, ha enviado una carta abierta a la presidenta Áñez en la que la conmina a disciplinar a los sindicatos, que están vinculados al Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) de Morales. “Si usted se muestra genuflexa y sometida al MAS y no cumple su misión constitucional de dar seguridad a los bolivianos, y no ordena el levantamiento de los bloqueos (...) le anuncio que me veré obligado a convocar al pueblo para rechazar la violencia masista y cuidar la democracia y la vida de los bolivianos”, le advirtió.

https://elpais.com/internacional/2020-08-11/choques-entre-grupos-de-opositores-y-simpatizantes-del-gobierno-agravan-el-conflicto-boliviano.html

 

Trump, obligado a interrumpir una rueda de prensa tras un tiroteo junto a la Casa Blanca

El Servicio Secreto dispara a un sospechoso a pocos bloques de la residencia del presidente de EE UU, que ha sido escoltado brevemente fuera de la sala de prensa

https://elpais.com/internacional/2020-08-11/trump-obligado-a-interrumpir-una-rueda-de-prensa-tras-un-tiroteo-junto-a-la-casa-blanca.html

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BLOOMBERG

Trump Says He’s ‘Seriously’ Mulling a Capital Gains Tax Cut

President Donald Trump said he’s “very seriously” considering a capital gains tax cut, a move he decided against last September after saying it wouldn’t do enough to help the middle class.

“We’re looking at also considering a capital gains tax cut, which would create a lot more jobs,” Trump said Monday at a White House news conference.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-10/trump-says-he-s-seriously-considering-capital-gains-tax-cut?srnd=premium 

 

Kuwait Pension Fund Plans to Triple Infrastructure Investments

Kuwait’s $112 billion pension fund is looking to more than triple investments in infrastructure as part of its asset-allocation strategy over the next couple of years.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-11/kuwait-pension-fund-plans-to-triple-infrastructure-investments?srnd=premium 

 

U.K. Firms Warn Washington Tariffs May Impede Free-Trade Talks

British industry has warned Washington that prolonging a painful barrage of U.S. tariffs risks setting back efforts by both countries to reach a free-trade deal that lies at the heart of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit economic strategy.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-11/u-k-firms-warn-washington-tariffs-may-impede-free-trade-talks?srnd=premium 

 

Section 230 Is Becoming a Clear Target for Everybody But Big Tech 

Both Republicans and Democrats seek changes to the 1996 statute that would limit immunity for social media companies.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-11/section-230-is-hated-by-both-democrats-and-republicans-for-different-reasons?srnd=premium

 

TikTok Faces Probe from French Privacy Watchdog After Complaint

France’s privacy watchdog opened a probe into TikTok, marking another examination of ByteDance Ltd.’s social media app, which is facing broader scrutiny of its privacy policies.  

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-11/tiktok-faces-probe-from-french-privacy-watchdog-after-complaint?srnd=technology-vp 

 

Pentagon to Share Spectrum With Telecoms for 5G Networks

The White House and Pentagon presented plans Monday to help U.S. telecom companies build out new ultrafast 5G networks by allowing commercial use of airwaves previously reserved for military radar. The move will open 100 megahertz of spectrum to be auctioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for sharing with companies. The Pentagon will continue to use the bandwidth, balancing commercial use with military needs, according to Dana Deasy, the Defense Department’s chief information officer.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-10/pentagon-to-share-spectrum-with-u-s-telecoms-for-5g-networks?srnd=technology-vp  

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Employers Cast Wary Eye on Trump Payroll-Tax Deferral

Details from the IRS will shape employers’ willingness to stop withholding Social Security taxes from paychecks

The president wants employers to stop collecting the 6.2% levy that is the employee share of Social Security taxes for many workers, starting Sept. 1 and going through the end of the year. But his move, announced in a memo Saturday, doesn’t change how much tax employees and employers actually owe. Only Congress can do that.

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/employers-cast-wary-eye-on-trump-payroll-tax-deferral-11597138201?mod=hp_lead_pos1

 

SoftBank Starts Comeback With $12 Billion Profit, Helped by Sprint Sale

Tech investor unloads assets to bolster balance sheet after suffering its worst year, and CEO says it may sell chip designer Arm

Technology investor SoftBank Group Corp. recorded a profit of nearly $12 billion in the April-June quarter as gains from disposing of former unit Sprint Corp. helped it bounce back from the worst year in its history. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/softbank-returns-to-black-with-12-billion-profit-11597126960?mod=hp_lead_pos4

 

Russia Registers World’s First Covid-19 Vaccine Despite Safety Concerns

Vaccine’s accelerated development has raised safety concerns in the West

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-registers-worlds-first-covid-19-vaccine-11597141899

 

Federal Government Sent Workers Nearly $250 Billion in $600-a-Week Jobless Aid

Michigan, New York received most benefits per worker under program that expired July 31, Wall Street Journal analysis shows

The federal government spent nearly $250 billion on extra $600-a-week unemployment benefits from early April to the end of July, the Labor Department said, as millions of workers were laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-government-sent-workers-nearly-250-billion-in-600-a-week-jobless-aid-11597091188

 

Losing Money Is a Winning Pandemic Tax Strategy for Some Companies

Rules designed to help struggling companies conserve cash and get refunds may also encourage tax arbitrage

There’s a simple rule for corporate tax planning in 2020: If you’re going to lose money, lose a lot of money.

That’s because companies can now use losses incurred before and during the pandemic to offset up to five years of past profits. What makes this moment particularly attractive: Congress is letting companies get refunds of taxes they paid at the 35% corporate rate that existed before 2018 rather than at today’s 21% rate. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/losing-money-is-a-winning-pandemic-tax-strategy-for-some-companies-11596879000

 

Uber, Lyft Ordered to Classify Drivers as Employees

A California judge said Monday that ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. shouldn’t classify their drivers as independent contractors, citing the state’s gig-worker law that went into effect this year. The ruling is on hold until the companies have a chance to appeal.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-lyft-ordered-to-classify-drivers-as-employees-11597106349?mod=tech_lead_pos2   

 

Tech, Financial Firms Eye Ways to Save TikTok’s U.S. Operations From Ban

TikTok’s parent has been looking for a way to keep the video-sharing service alive in U.S. after Trump administration declared the app a national security threat

Several investment and technology firms are exploring a potential deal for the U.S. operations of TikTok, which is facing a Trump administration ban, but they each would have to surmount hurdles at least as high as the Chinese social-media platform’s main suitor, Microsoft Corp. Twitter Inc. has had preliminary talks about a potential combination with TikTok in the U.S., 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-financial-firms-discussing-ways-to-save-tiktoks-u-s-operations-from-trump-ban-11597014729?mod=tech_lead_pos6

 

White House to Retool Pentagon Airwaves for 5G Networks

Radio frequencies reserved for military use would be privatized under Trump administration plan

https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-to-retool-pentagon-airwaves-for-5g-networks-11597088639?mod=tech_lead_pos7

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PÁGINA 12

Ordenan reanudar el peritaje del teléfono de Mauricio Macri

La jueza federal María Servini ordenó reanudar el peritaje sobre las llamadas del ex presidente Mauricio Macri y ex funcionarios de su gobierno, en la causa sobre supuestas presiones al Grupo Indalo para torcer su voluntad en difusión de determinadas noticias, así como para eventualmente apoderarse de la empresa de Cristóbal López y Fabián De Sousa.

https://www.pagina12.com.ar/284339-ordenan-reanudar-el-peritaje-del-telefono-de-mauricio-macri

 

Coronavirus: la vacuna rusa fue bautizada “Sputnik V”  

Tras el anuncio del presidente ruso Vladimir Putin de que ya fue registrada la vacuna desarrollada en ese país contra el coronavirus, se informó oficialmente que fue bautizada como “Sputnik V” (V de vacuna). Es en homenaje al satélite soviético que fue el primero en ser lanzado al espacio en la historia en 1957, en lo que significó una gran victoria para la URSS en su carrera espacial frente a Estados Unidos.

https://www.pagina12.com.ar/284333-coronavirus-la-vacuna-rusa-fue-bautizada-sputnik-v

 

Evo Morales recibió una nueva denuncia en medio de una Bolivia convulsionada

El gobierno de facto de Bolivia presentó una nueva denuncia contra el expresidente Evo Morales por "genocidio" y "terrorismo", al sostener que es responsable de las movilizaciones y los bloqueos que se mantienen hace semanas en distintos puntos del país, sumido en una grave crisis social y política por la reiterada postergación de las elecciones. El ministro de Justicia Álvaro Coimbra confirmó que la denuncia, presentada ante la Fiscalía de La Paz, señala también al candidato a la presidencia del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) Luis Arce y a su compañero de fórmula, el excanciller David Choquehuanca. Entre los denunciados también se encuentran el secretario ejecutivo de la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), Juan Carlos Huarachi, y los dirigentes del MAS en Cochabamba Andrónico Rodríguez y Leonardo Loza. 

https://www.pagina12.com.ar/284250-evo-morales-recibio-una-nueva-denuncia-en-medio-de-una-boliv

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EL TIEMPO

CNE abrió indagación preliminar a la campaña presidencial de Duque

De acuerdo con una comunicación del CNE, la indagación preliminar busca determinar si hubo una “vulneración de las normas electorales sobre financiación” en la empresa electoral que llevó a la presidencia al mandatario.

https://www.eltiempo.com/politica/gobierno/presidente-ivan-duque-cne-le-abrio-indagacion-preliminar-a-campana-527976

 

Dos visiones desde EE. UU. sobre decisión de la Corte en el caso Uribe

El exsubsecretario de Estado para el Hemisferio Occidental del gobierno de George W. Bush, Roger Noriega y el director para las Américas de Human Rights Watch, José Miguel Vivanco, hablan sobre la detención preventiva ordenada por el tribunal para el expresidente, investigado por presunto fraude procesal y soborno de testigos.

https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/eeuu-y-canada/opinion-de-roger-noriega-y-jose-miguel-vivanco-sobre-el-caso-de-alvaro-uribe-527912

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LA JORNADA

AMLO: el caso García Luna revela que hubo 'narcoestado'

Martes 11 de agosto de 2020. Con las revelaciones que están surgiendo en el proceso contra el ex secretario de Seguridad Pública, Genaro García Luna, detenido en Estados Unidos, se puede hablar de que en su momento había un “narcoestado” en el país, con un gobierno que estaba “tomado” y al servicio de la delincuencia, sostuvo el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/politica/2020/08/11/amlo-el-caso-garcia-luna-revela-que-hubo-narcoestado-4985.html

 

Argentina se suma a México y pide postergar elecciones en el BID

Buenos Aires. El gobierno de Argentina se manifestó este lunes a favor de aplazar la elección del próximo presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) debido a que considera que, en medio de la pandemia del Covid-19, no es apropiado que se discuta su designación de manera virtual.

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/economia/2020/08/10/argentina-se-suma-a-mexico-y-pide-postergar-elecciones-en-el-bid-353.html

 

Eximen a Pompeo de caso de venta de armas de EU a Arabia Saudita

Washington. El jefe de la diplomacia de Estados Unidos, Mike Pompeo, fue absuelto en un polémico caso de venta de armas a Arabia Saudita, informó el lunes un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado, antes incluso de que el informe sobre la investigación interna fuera publicado. 

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/mundo/2020/08/10/eximen-a-pompeo-en-caso-de-venta-de-armas-de-eu-a-arabia-saudita-6697.html

 

Colombia expulsará a tres militares venezolanos capturados con armas

Bogotá. Colombia anunció este lunes la expulsión de tres militares venezolanos que ingresaron con armas irregularmente a su territorio.

Efectivos del Ejército colombiano detuvieron a los uniformados que "ingresaron irregularmente" por el departamento de La Guajira (noreste del país) y los dejó en poder de Migración Colombia, dijo a la AFP el servicio de prensa de este último organismo. 

https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/mundo/2020/08/10/colombia-expulsara-a-tres-militares-venezolanos-capturados-con-armas-3338.html

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