El 9 de junio de 2021 nos reunimos académicos, investigadores y conocedores tradicionales para intercambiar saberes en torno a la situación de la región comprendida por el proyecto Tren Maya, evaluar los previsibles impactos que tendrá en los modos de vida, que incluyen a todas las formas de vida en su interconexión, y en la salud ecosistémica.

Este grupo se ha constituido como Grupo de Reflexión Permanente sobre los Megaproyectos del Sureste.

Compartimos las presentaciones.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Live Updates: Harris Will Visit the U.S. Border with Mexico

Vice President Kamala Harris will tour a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center and meet with migrants when she travels to El Paso on Friday, a trip that was pulled together as Republicans criticized her for not visiting the U.S.-Mexico border as part of her work addressing the surging numbers of migrants.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

U.S. to Move Afghans Who Aided Troops to Third Countries

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing to relocate thousands of Afghan interpreters, drivers and others who worked with American forces to other countries in an effort to keep them safe while they apply for entry to the United States, senior administration officials said.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying

WASHINGTON — In the days after lawmakers introduced legislation that could break the dominance of tech companies, Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, called Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress to deliver a warning.

THE GUARDIAN

China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns

 China has ramped up its use of secret detention without trial, creating one of the most far-ranging systems of forced disappearance in the world, human rights activists warn in a report.

THE GUARDIAN

Ethiopians cast ballots in delayed election against backdrop of Tigray conflict

Voters have begun casting their ballots in delayed elections in Ethiopia that supporters of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, say are proof of his commitment to democracy and critics warn could be the launchpad for consolidation of an increasingly authoritarian rule.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Many Expected to Shun Iran Vote Seen as Presidential Race of One

TEHRAN — Come presidential election time, the streets of central Tehran are usually wallpapered with the candidates’ names and faces, their banners swaying from buildings and streetlights. But this time around, the biggest banners bear no names, only a simple message: Vote on Friday.

THE GUARDIAN

Wind turbine clash adds to UK-EU post-Brexit tensions

 A new front has opened up in the post-Brexit tensions between Boris Johnson and the EU over Brussels’ concerns that the British wind turbine industry is being favoured for government contracts worth billions of pounds.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Summit Live Updates: Biden and Putin Meet for Difficult Dialogue

After spending much of his first trip abroad working to rebuild and strengthen America’s alliances in Europe, President Biden is meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday in a summit freighted with history and fraught with new challenges.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Biden Administration Forms Blueprint to Combat Domestic Extremism

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is aiming to bolster information sharing with technology companies, potentially expand hiring of intelligence analysts and improve screening of government employees for ties to domestic terrorism as part of a much-anticipated plan expected to be released on Tuesday detailing how the federal government should combat extremism.