Síntesis informativa - 20 de agosto 2020
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Democrats Nominate Harris for Vice President, as Obama Lashes Trump
Senator Kamala Harris became the first woman of color on a major party ticket, while former President Barack Obama condemned President Trump by name and issued a grim warning about the durability of American democracy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/us/politics/democratic-national-convention-recap.html
Aleksei Navalny Hospitalized in Russia in Suspected Poisoning
MOSCOW — Groaning in agony from a suspected poisoning before losing consciousness, the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny was rushed to a Siberian hospital on Thursday after the plane he was flying on made an emergency landing because of his sudden illness.
Trump Phone Calls Add to Lingering Questions About Russian Interference
WASHINGTON — More than 200 pages into a sprawling, 1,000-page report on Russian election interference, the Senate Intelligence Committee made a startling conclusion endorsed by both Republicans and Democrats: Donald J. Trump knew of and discussed stolen Democratic emails at critical points late in his 2016 presidential campaign.
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump to Over 1.1 Million
The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose last week, a sign of the job market’s fragility five months after the coronavirus pandemic began to devastate the economy. The economy remains challenging for many American workers, with the unemployment rate at 10.2 percent and sectors like leisure and hospitality experiencing huge losses in employment.
Fires, Blackouts, a Heat Wave and a Pandemic: California’s ‘Horrible’ Month
On Wednesday millions of California residents were smothered by smoke-filled skies as dozens of wildfires raged out of control. They braced for triple-digit temperatures, the sixth day of a punishing heat wave that included a recent reading of 130 degrees in Death Valley. They braced for possible power outages because the state’s grid is overloaded, the latest sign of an energy crisis. And they continued to fight a virus that is killing 130 Californians a day.
U.S. Heads to United Nations to Demand ‘Snapback’ of Sanctions Against Iran
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will formally demand on Thursday that the United Nations punish Iran with bruising sanctions for violating an agreement to limit its nuclear program — a deal from which the United States withdrew two years ago.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/world/middleeast/trump-pompeo-iran-sanctions-security-council.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage
Trump Administration Pushes Arms Sale to U.A.E. Despite Israeli Worries
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has accelerated a push to sell the F-35 stealth fighter and advanced armed drones to the United Arab Emirates, at a time when the Gulf nation is working with the Trump administration on a historic plan to formalize diplomatic ties with Israel, according to American officials familiar with the discussions.
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RUSSIA TODAY
UAE vessel seized by Iran for violating territorial waters, Tehran announces
Iran has disclosed that it seized a ship from the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, after the vessel trespassed in its territorial waters. Two Iranian fishermen were reportedly also killed by UAE coast guards the same day.
https://www.rt.com/news/498539-iran-uae-ship-seized/
'He duped us': Israeli settler leaders in West Bank accuse Netanyahu of backtracking on annexation promise
Jewish settlers say that by signing a deal to normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates, the Israeli prime minister has defrauded them of their dream of annexing the occupied West Bank.
https://www.rt.com/news/498514-israel-settlers-netanyahu-annexation/
France to continue its Barkhane military op in Mali after its president ousted by coup
The French armed forces will pursue military operations against Islamic fighters in France’s former colony Mali, despite the ousting of the president two days ago by a coup, Paris has said.
https://www.rt.com/news/498553-france-military-mali-coup/
Beijing curtails Hong Kong's legal cooperation with Washington after US axes bilateral agreements
China has ended a judicial assistance treaty between Hong Kong and the United States, following Washington’s decision to terminate three bilateral agreements with the semi-autonomous city.
https://www.rt.com/news/498499-hong-kong-treaty-suspends-us-china/
Trump demands full restoration of UN sanctions on Iran, as Pompeo warns Russia & China no to meddle
US President Donald Trump said the State Department will soon attempt to trigger a “snap back” of UN sanctions on Iran, as the top American diplomat threatened consequences for Moscow and Beijing if they try to block the effort.
https://www.rt.com/news/498477-trump-pompeo-iran-un-sanctions/
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AL JAZEERA
Iran shows off new ballistic, cruise missiles as US tensions rise
Iran displayed locally made ballistic and cruise missiles - a move certain to anger the United States as it prepares to demand that all UN sanctions be reimposed on the country.
State-run TV said officials unveiled the two new missiles on Thursday - National Defence Industry Day in Iran. They are named after top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed outside Baghdad's international airport in a US strike in January.
Defence Minister Amir Hatami said the ballistic missile had a range of 1,400km (600 miles) and the new cruise missile had 1,000km (400 miles), ignoring US demands that Tehran halt its missile programme.
Egypt seeks support of Libya tribes amid threat of intervention
As Egypt flexes its muscles with threats to intervene in Libya's civil war, its President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has sought to join forces with some of the neighbouring country's powerful tribes.
Cairo hopes the alliances would boost its legitimacy if it were to wade into the battlefield against forces backed by regional rival Turkey, and give it a local partner aside from the volatile renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar, analysts say.
Iran detains UAE ship and its crew after fishermen killed
Iran on Thursday said it seized a United Arab Emirates-registered ship violating its territorial waters this week after the UAE coastguard killed two Iranian fishermen on the same day.
The foreign ministry said the boat was seized on Monday after UAE coastguard vessels "opened fire on several Iranian fishing boats ... leading to the deaths of two fishermen".
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/iran-detains-uae-ship-crew-state-tv-200820110831973.html
Donald Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal
Saudi Arabia says it will not follow the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic ties with Israel until it has signed an internationally-recognised peace accord with the Palestinians.
The UAE last week became the first Gulf state to normalise relations with Israel, in a US-brokered accord that raised the prospect of similar deals with other Arab states - including Saudi Arabia.
Palestinian dies after being shot, detained by Israeli army
A Palestinian teenager who was shot and taken away by Israeli soldiers has succumbed to his wounds.
Mohammad Damir Matar, 16, was among three Palestinians shot by Israeli forces near the Deir Abu Meshal village, close to Ramallah, late on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry in the occupied West Bank said.
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GLOBAL TIMES
China, US to hold trade calls in coming days: Commerce Ministry
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday that China and the US have agreed to hold trade calls in the coming days, confirming earlier media reports that the two sides will hold talks to evaluate the progress over the phase one trade agreement
Under the phase one deal, senior Chinese and US trade officials would meet every six months to discuss the progress of the phase one trade deal. But bilateral tensions have soured, as the US' relentless crackdowns on China in a wide range of areas from technology to the South China Sea.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198337.shtml
Will Belarus face the same fate as Ukraine with intervention from the West?
This reminds people of the Ukraine crisis in 2014. Will Belarus and Ukraine face the same fate? Will Belarus become the second Ukraine? The answer might be no.
First, it would be difficult for Belarus to become a second Ukraine. Although Belarus is a buffer between the West and Russia, unlike Ukraine, there is no division in terms of language and cultural identity in Belarus. At the same time, there is no strong anti-Russian sentiment within Belarus, and most people support maintaining close relations with Russia.
Moreover, Russia is Belarus' largest exporter and importer of goods and the second largest source of investment. Keeping up close ties with Russia is an inevitable option for the country to promote economic development and safeguard national interests and security.
Second, it might seem that Belarus is in an uncertain state with more protests and strikes worsening the situation. However, the political fundamentals of Belarus have not changed. In Belarus, Lukashenko still firmly controls the powerful departments. The bureaucracy created by him is still relatively stable and operating normally. There is no sign of disintegration within the ruling group.
Third, relations between Russia, the US, and Europe have not changed much. Countries are busy with domestic affairs and lack interest in the issue of Belarus.
As an ally of Belarus, Russia recognized the election results from the very beginning. It said it would provide assistance based on the treaty on creating the Union State and in the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization if necessary.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198391.shtml
Gaofen-7 high-precision Earth observation satellite goes into service: developer
China's Gaofen-7, a new Earth observation satellite, officially entered into service on Thursday, with "beyond imagination" applications, from measuring the height of Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest) in the Himalayas, to spotting illegal construction hidden in forests, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) said on Thursday.
The Gaofen-7 is China's first civil-use optical transmission three-dimensional surveying and mapping satellite. It was able to provide a 1:10,000 scale satellite 3D mapping service in May this year that contributed to the successful measurement of the height of Mt Qomolangma, the world's highest peak.
It also has three-dimensional capabilities that helped spot an illegal building in a forest outside Mudanjiang, a city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198326.shtml
China and the prospects for Latin American recovery
The 3rd China-LAC Foreign Ministers Forum is not due until January of 2021. But in July, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-hosted with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, the pro tempore chair of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), a teleconference with a dozen Latin American foreign ministers. They discussed China's cooperation with the region to cope with its current crisis. The takeaway from the meeting was a Chinese commitment to lend up to $1 billion for dealing with the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.
A glimmer of hope is offered by the fact that, in a rather depressing year in which global trade is projected to fall by 30 percent, trade between China and Latin America is starting to pick up. In July 2020, bilateral trade between Chile and China reached $2.26 billion, a 25.3 percent increase over July of 2019, whereas trade with Chile's other main trading partners like the US and Japan fell by 15 percent and 14 percent respectively
Something similar is occurring in other countries in South America: In June, Argentine exports to China increased by 50 percent over June of 2019, and by 30 percent in Brazil over June of 2019.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198186.shtml
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LE MONDE
Au Mali, les militaires discutent avec les manifestants
Le colonel Assimi Goita prend la tête de la junte, alors que le coup d’Etat est dénoncé par la communauté internationale.
Paul Lorgerie
Le moment est délicat. L’Union africaine a suspendu le Mali mercredi de ses instances et dénoncé le « changement institutionnel ». La Côte d’Ivoire voisine a non seulement fermé ses frontières, mais aussi interrompu « toute relation économique et financière, tout flux financier en direction du territoire malien, jusqu’à nouvel ordre », indique son ministre de l’économie et des finances. Les leaders du CNSP sont les héros de nombreux Maliens, mais ils devront convaincre le reste du monde de la nature de leurs intentions. Le colonel-major Ismaël Wangué, porte-parole du CNSP, égrène les priorités : retour à l’ordre et reprise du travail des fonctionnaires dès le lendemain. Les militaires vont se rendre, aussi, à une réunion collective organisée au ministère de la défense et des anciens combattants, où sont conviés les secrétaires généraux de tous les ministères.
Présidentielle américaine, J − 74 : le plaidoyer de Barack Obama pour la démocratie
Au troisième soir de la convention d’investiture démocrate, l’ancien président a estimé que « les conséquences de l’échec de Donald Trump sont graves ».
Gilles Paris
Jamais un ancien président avant Barack Obama n’avait instruit plus terrible procès de son successeur. Lorsqu’il a pris la parole, mercredi 19 août, au troisième soir de la convention d’investiture démocrate, des extraits de son discours dans lesquels il l’attaquait avaient déjà été rendus publics. Donald Trump y avait immédiatement réagi, répétant une nouvelle fois que le premier Afro-Américain à avoir occupé la présidence des Etats-Unis était l’unique responsable de son élection, par le cortège d’échecs que ce président « mauvais » et « inefficace » avait laissé derrière lui. Un « carnage américain » dénoncé lors de sa prestation de serment, en 2017.
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DEUTSCHE WELLE
Récords en las bolsas del mundo a pesar de los temores por COVID-19
Las bolsas de valores estadounidenses marcaron la curva ascendente, y las asiáticas han seguido ese ejemplo con altos índices. La bolsa de tecnología Nasdaq registró un récord tras otro y, esta semana, S&P 500 de Nueva York también alcanzó cifras históricas. Todo esto, en medio de una pandemia y un tambié histórico colapso económico mundial
https://m.dw.com/es/récords-en-las-bolsas-del-mundo-a-pesar-de-los-temores-por-covid-19/a-54626463
La UE cierra filas en defensa de la autodeterminación de Bielorrusia
La UE no reconoce el resultado de las elecciones de Bielorrusia y demanda un diálogo nacional sin intervención externa. Europa muestra cohesión. Pero el futuro del país se decide en Moscú.
https://m.dw.com/es/la-ue-cierra-filas-en-defensa-de-la-autodeterminación-de-bielorrusia/a-54627595
Líder opositor ruso Alexei Navalny en coma y en UCI tras presunto envenenamiento
El líder opositor ruso Alexéi Navalni se encuentra ingresado en estado inconsciente en una unidad de cuidados intensivos después de que fuera envenenado, aseguró este jueves (20.08.2020) su portavoz, Kira Yarmysh.
Alexéi Navalni y su organización, el Fondo de Lucha contra la Corrupción, son a menudo blanco de registros y multas. Sus seguidores son muchas veces detenidos.
Greta Thunberg se reúne con Angela Merkel y denuncia "la inacción política" frente al clima
La activista sueca y figura del movimiento por el clima Greta Thunberg se reunió este jueves (20.08.2020) con la canciller alemana Angela Merkel en Berlín, tras denunciar "la inacción política" y la "negación" de los Estados frente al cambio climático.
La UE debe por fin actuar, Alemania debe tomar la iniciativa: las inversiones en combustibles fósiles deben cesar, el ecocidio debe convertirse en una infracción punible", pidió Greta Thunberg en una carta abierta firmada por varios activistas del clima.
Alemania sigue dependiendo en gran medida del carbón debido a su abandono progresivo de la energía nuclear tras la catástrofe de Fukushima en 2011
Alemania pretende abandonar la producción de electricidad a partir del carbón antes de 2038, una fecha que los activistas del clima consideran demasiado tardía.
Exjefe de Pemex revela millonarios sobornos de Odebrecht a Peña Nieto
Emilio Lozoya, exdirector de Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) acusado de recibir sobornos de Odebrecht, denunció al expresidente Enrique Peña Nieto por pedir seis millones de dólares para su campaña y otro tanto para opositores como Ricardo Anaya, excandidato presidencial, se informó el miércoles (19.08.2020)
"Le dije a Luis Weyll que esa petición venía directamente del entonces candidato Enrique Peña Nieto y que Odebrecht se vería beneficiado cuando ganara. Él me dijo que lo veía bien e incluso hablamos de que, en cuanto ganara, Peña Nieto iría a ver a Marcelo Odebrecht personalmente", afirmó
https://m.dw.com/es/exjefe-de-pemex-revela-millonarios-sobornos-de-odebrecht-a-peña-nieto/a-54629300
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BLOOMBERG
Alibaba Appeals to Trump, Says its Role Is to Support America
Bloomberg News
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. offered reassurances that its presence in the U.S. is benign, in a bid to remove itself from the cross hairs of President Donald Trump.
Microsoft Deepens Oil Ties, Helping Petrobras Weather Pandemic
Use of cloud computing surges at the Brazilian oil giant to facilitate work from home and allow rigs to be monitored remotely
Big Oil is tapping Big Tech to keep drilling off the shores of Brazil even as the global pandemic traps workers at home. Confronted with the need to keep employees working remotely, Petroleo Brasileiro SA fast-tracked a move to a Microsoft Corp. cloud platform it had already been testing before lockdowns, Fernando Lemos, Microsoft’s chief technology officer in Brazil, said in an interview. That’s allowing staff to access from home data that was previously only available in the oil giant’s offices in Rio, and to monitor the use of safety equipment at deep-water vessels
Crypto Assets of $50 Billion Moved From China in the Past Year
About $50 billion in cryptocurrency assets have left China in the past year, a possible indication that investors are dodging rules that limit how much capital they’re allowed to transfer from the nation, according to new research by blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis.
Facebook Wins Preliminary Approval for Biometric Privacy Accord
Facebook Inc. won preliminary approval from a judge for a $650 million settlement to resolve claims by users that the company illegally gathered biometric data through a photo-tagging tool.
Apple-Fortnite Judge Backed iPhone Maker in a Similar 2013 Case
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, took over the Epic case Wednesday from another judge. Back in 2013, she dismissed a lawsuit claiming Apple’s apps monopoly cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges. Plaintiffs requested a new judge after the U.S. Supreme Court revived the case in 2019, saying Rogers was too hostile to their legal position, but an appeals court denied their request.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
Twitter Data Case Sparks Dispute, Delay Among EU Privacy Regulators
Disagreement could delay other investigations into Facebook, Google and other U.S. tech companies
European Union privacy regulators are clashing over how much—if anything—to fine Twitter Inc. for its handling of a data breach disclosed last year, delaying progress of the most advanced cross-border privacy case involving a U.S. tech company under the EU’s strict new privacy law.
Apple Surges to $2 Trillion Market Value
Tech stock has more than doubled from its March 23 low amid better-than-expected iPhone results
Apple Inc. on Wednesday became the first U.S. public company to eclipse $2 trillion in market value, a dizzying achievement that highlights the iPhone maker’s commanding role in the world economy.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-surges-to-2-trillion-market-value-11597848808?mod=hp_lista_pos3
Pentagon Approves Five Drone Makers for Military Sales
U.S. largely banned the purchase of commercial, off-the-shelf drones in 2018 until it could determine how to mitigate security risks
The U.S. Department of Defense has given five small drone manufacturers permission to sell to the U.S. military and federal agencies, in the wake of last year’s ban on these agencies buying Chinese-made drones.
Airbnb Files Confidentially for IPO With SEC
Home-sharing giant’s plans to go public are a surprise turnaround after pandemic hurt bookings
Airbnb Inc. said Wednesday it confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, marking a surprising turnaround for a company whose business was initially ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
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PÁGINA 12
Tras el golpe en Malí un coronel asumió el liderazgo
El coronel Assimi Goite asumió como líder del gobierno de facto que derrocó al presidente de Malí Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. El militar será la cabeza del Comité Nacional de Salvación del Pueblo (CNSP), organismo creado por las fuerzas insurgentes. Por su parte el mandatario depuesto anunció la renuncia a su cargo, mientras sigue detenido junto al primer ministro Boubou Cissé. El golpe de Estado generó una amplia condena internacional. El Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) pidió a los amotinados volver a los cuarteles sin demora. Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea (UE) y la Unión Africana (UA) exigieron la liberación inmediata del presidente y sus funcionarios.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/286255-tras-el-golpe-en-mali-un-coronel-asumio-el-liderazgo
Con la candidatura confirmada, Joe Biden presentó su plan de gobierno
Con la confirmación de Joe Biden como candidato presidencial del partido demócrata, el veterano senador encara la recta final de cara a los comicios de noviembre dando a conocer su ambicioso programa de gobierno. La campaña del exvicepresidente durante la administración de Barack Obama (2009-2016) contiene varias propuestas destinadas a potenciar la calidad de vida de la clase media estadounidense. Biden asegura que de ser elegido jefe de Estado llevará a cabo una serie de mejoras en materia económica y social que incluyen un fomento a la industria nacional y el desarrollo de un sistema de salud universal.
https://www.pagina12.com.ar/286236-con-la-candidatura-confirmada-joe-biden-presento-su-plan-de-
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EL TIEMPO
Los tres dardos contra Uribe en la aclaración de voto
El primer punto que plantea Farfán está relacionado con la calificación de presunto determinar de los delitos imputados que se le da a Uribe, que –según su aclaración de voto– para la Sala se alternan entre dolo directo y dolo eventual.
Los pagos a Petrobras que hoy tienen detenido a Germán Efromovich
A Germán Efromovich, quien figura en los registros como socio mayoritario de Avianca Holdings (a través de la firma BRW), y a su hermano las autoridades los investigan por supuestos fraudes en contratos del astillero Ilha S. A. (Eisa), perteneciente a los ejecutivos, con la estatal Transpetro, subsidiaria de Petrobras y responsable del transporte de combustible e importación y exportación de petróleo.
https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/por-que-detuvieron-a-german-efromovich-en-brasil-531190
Colombia y 16 países más rechazan posponer las elecciones del BID
Colombia y 16 países rechazaron el martes posponer la elección del próximo presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), en un espaldarazo al candidato de Washington, Mauricio Claver-Carone, un asesor del presidente Donald Trump que ha generado resistencia en la región.
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LA JORNADA
Suman fuerzas armadas 317 mil efectivos: Sedena
Zacatecas, Zac.. El general secretario, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, informó ante el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador que la fuerza real de fuerzas armadas en territorio nacional es actualmente de 317 mil 728 elementos y la operativa de 211 mil 054 (83 mil 445 del ejército, 31 mil 477 Marina y 96 mil 132 de la Guardia Nacional) que participan en once acciones estratégicas en todo el país.
Manifiesta México a Rusia interés en aplicar fase 3 de vacuna Sputnik V
Ciudad de México. El canciller Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón manifestó ante el embajador de Rusia en México, Víctor K. Koronelli, el interés de nuestro país por aplicar la fase tres del protocolo de la vacuna contra el Covid-19 Sputnik V, que es desarrollada por aquella nación.
Embarra Lozoya a Salinas, Calderón, Peña y varios más
Ciudad de México. Los nombres de los ex presidentes Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa y Enrique Peña Nieto, así como los de los ex candidatos presidenciales Ricardo Anaya y José Antonio Meade, son mencionados en la denuncia que presentó Emilio Lozoya Austin, ex director general de Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), ante la Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) como presuntos responsables de incurrir en actos de corrupción asociados con la firma Odebrecht, o también de participar en operaciones fraudulentas contra la empresa productiva del Estado.
Se inicia en Cuba ensayo clínico de vacuna anti-Covid
La Habana. Cuba comenzará la primera etapa del ensayo clínico de una posible vacuna contra el nuevo coronavirus el 24 de agosto y los resultados deben estar listos en febrero, de acuerdo con un registro oficial.
