En la tarde de este viernes fue encontrada muerta una joven de 27 años, denunciada como desaparecida desde el jueves por su familia. Las pericias forenses realizadas en el lugar determinaron que la víctima fue asesinada, confirmaron a El País fuentes policiales.
El cuerpo de la mujer, de iniciales L.D., fue hallado debajo de unos arbustos junto al helipuerto del sanatorio Mautone de Maldonado, a solo tres cuadras de su domicilio.
En su cuello tenía un pañuelo y las primeras hipótesis apuntan a que fue ahorcada. Pero continúa la investigación ya que la misma zona del cuerpo presentaba una herida punzante.
Según indicó la familia en la denuncia, la joven había salido hacia las inmediaciones del sanatorio para utilizar la red wifi y comunicarse con su padre, que reside en España.
Democratic presidential candidates reacted on Friday to their placement in the upcoming presidential primary debates, with most expressing eagerness ahead of the televised events later this month.
Sanders’s campaign called it “a terrific lineup” and a chance to debate issues that matter to the presidential candidate, including “Medicare for All.”
“This is a terrific lineup because there will be a real debate over the key set of choices in this Democratic primary,” said Sanders’ campaign manager Faiz Shakir in an emailed statement.
“This debate will also provide Senator Sanders the opportunity to highlight his leadership on a host of important issues, including Medicare For All, opposition to the Iraq war, votes against horrific trade agreements, and record of boldly taking on the fossil fuel industry and corporate greed,” Shakir added. “We look forward to hearing other candidates outline their visions for the country and plans to fully guarantee all people the right to health care, housing, education, a clean environment, and the freedom of basic economic rights.”
Despite being deprived of a chance to hit Biden and Sanders on the debate stage, Warren tweeted that she was looking forward to further sharing her policy proposals.
I’m looking forward to the first debate of the Democratic presidential primary on Wednesday, June 26 on @NBCNews and having an opportunity to discuss my plans for big, structural change in this country. Let’s dream big, fight hard, and win!
Delaney, who has struggled to gain traction in the polls, released a statement saying he looks forward to sharing the stage with Warren.
“I am also pleased to be sharing the debate stage with many strong candidates, particularly Senator Warren who, like me, is talking about new ideas,” Delaney said. “I look forward to a debate on issues and solutions, not personality and politics.”
Booker responded to his placement on the first night’s stage with a fundraising email to supporters, saying the debate will present an opportunity for all of the candidates to stand out.
“This debate will be a make or break moment for a lot of campaigns, including ours, and we’re confident that Cory will shine through. But we need your help,” Booker wrote.
Harris acknowledged her future debate partners in a fundraising email of her own.
“On June 27, 2019, I will share the national stage with candidates like Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg for the first debate of this Democratic presidential primary in Miami, Florida,” Harris wrote.
O’Rourke also shared his excitement on Twitter, adding that it will give him a chance to further share his platform.
Really looking forward to the first democratic debate on Wednesday the 26th. The challenges we face are the greatest in living memory but we have a big, bold, ambitious, forward-looking vision to share that will bring this country together to overcome every single one of them.
Hickenlooper praised his debate stage partners, but warned against socialism, which could be perceived as a dig at Sanders, who will appear onstage with him.
Excited to be on stage with these leaders. We may disagree at times, but we all agree that defeating Trump and boldly addressing the challenges facing American families is essential.
Socialism is not how we will achieve a progressive future. And I look forward to that debate. https://t.co/JQd9hvy9rk
However, not every Democrat seeking the nomination made the lineup for the first debates.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock‘s (D) campaign released an ad with a Montanan named Jock, who calls Bullock’s future absence on the debate stage “horseshit.”
“You don’t need to be from Montana to know that anybody who wins by four in the same election that Trump won by 20 is doing something right here,” he said, referring to Bullock’s ability to win election in a red state. “He doesn’t qualify. Really?”
Los procuradores generales y fiscales generales de los estados parte y asociados del Mercosur emitieron un comunicado en el que “repudian vehemente” la destitución de la fiscal venezolana, Luisa Ortega.
“Los jefes de los Ministerios Públicos de los Estados Partes y Asociados del Mercosur repudian vehemente la destitución de la Fiscal General de Venezuela y piden a la comunidad internacional la adopción de medidas inmediatas para promover la recomposición del orden constitucional en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela”
Además solicitaron “garantizar la seguridad, libertad e integridad física de fiscales, jueces y funcionarios del sistema de justicia de ese país”.
Por otra parte aseguraron que “la remoción de Ortega, por acto de la asamblea nacional constituyente, es un claro atentado a la autonomía e independencia del Ministerio Público venezolano”.
“Con ese ilegal acto, se provoca un daño profundo al Estado de Derecho en especial en su faceta de administración de justicia, que afecta de manera directa a todos los habitantes de Venezuela, en tanto no tienen una institucionalidad autónoma e independiente que defienda los derechos fundamentales de víctimas e imputados y conduzca investigaciones de manera independiente e imparcial”, expresaron.
La fiscal fue removida de su cargo ayer sábado como una de las primeras decisiones tomadas por La Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (ANC) que ya entró oficialmente en funciones.
Cumpliendo el deseo del presidente Nicolás Maduro de darle un revolcón a la Fiscalía, luego de que Ortega se rebelara en su contra, la ANC separó del cargo a la funcionaria, que acusa al mandatario de tener “una ambición dictatorial”.
La fiscal será sometida a juicio por supuestas irregularidades, anunció más temprano el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) —acusado de servir al gobierno— al suspenderla en sus funciones.
Comunicado completo
Ante la ilegal destitución de la Fiscal General de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Luisa Ortega Díaz, ocurrida el sábado 5 de agosto en Caracas, y considerando la suspensión de Venezuela del Mercosur por violación de la cláusula democrática prevista en el Protocolo de Ushuaia, los Procuradores Generales y Fiscales Generales de los países miembros del Mercosur, aprueban la siguiente declaración:
1. La remoción de la Fiscal General de Venezuela Luisa Ortega, por acto de la asamblea nacional constituyente, es un claro atentado a la autonomía e independencia del Ministerio Público venezolano.
2. Los Ministerios Públicos de los Estados Parte y Asociados del Mercosur no reconocen la autoridad de una institución encabezada por autoridades ilegal y arbitrariamente designadas.
3. La destitución de la Fiscal General de Venezuela representa una violación de la regla 4 de los Principios rectores relativos a la Función de los Magistrados del Ministerio Público, según la cual “Los Estados deberán asegurar que los magistrados del Ministerio Público puedan desempeñar sus funciones profesionales sin ninguna intimidación , Obstáculo, coacción, interferencia indebida o exposición injustificada a la responsabilidad civil, penal o de otra naturaleza “(Reglas de las Naciones Unidas aprobadas en La Habana, en 1990).
4. Con ese ilegal acto, se provoca un daño profundo al Estado de Derecho en especial en su faceta de administración de justicia, que afecta de manera directa a todos los habitantes de Venezuela, en tanto no tienen una institucionalidad autónoma e independiente que defienda los derechos fundamentales de víctimas e imputados y conduzca investigaciones de manera independiente e imparcial.
5. Se informa que la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente pretende alterar el sistema acusatorio y suprimir las competencias del Ministerio Público venezolano.
6. El cerco militar al edificio de la Fiscalía General venezolana ocurrido este sábado es sólo el signo visible de este ataque a la autonomía de la institución, ataque que se agravó con el derrocamiento de la legítima jefa del Ministerio Público venezolano.
7. Por tales razones, los jefes de los Ministerios Públicos de los Estados Partes y Asociados del Mercosur repudian vehemente la destitución de la Fiscal General de Venezuela y piden a la comunidad internacional la adopción de medidas inmediatas para promover la recomposición del orden constitucional en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y garantizar seguridad, libertad e integridad física de fiscales, jueces y funcionarios del sistema de justicia de ese país.
8. Declaran además que permanecerán atentos al desarrollo de los eventos en Venezuela y preocupados por el pleno respeto de los derechos y garantías del pueblo venezolano.
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Un Facebook Live que decía mostrar un doble tornado del huracán Irma aproximándose a Florida era en realidad parte de un video que fue grabado por lo menos en 2007.
Los desastres meteorológicos y huracanes tropicales como Irma no sólo dejan a su paso una estela de destrucción, sino también un aluvión de noticias falsas e imágenes que no se corresponden con la realidad.
Durante cerca de dos semanas ha circulado por internet todo tipo de información errónea, desde datos científicos incorrectos hasta un directo a través de Facebook Live que aseguraba mostrar el huracán Irma, pero que en realidad correspondía a un fenómeno ocurrido hace más de 10 años.
No siempre resulta fácil distinguir lo falso de la real. De hecho, algunas noticias resultaron tan confusas que hasta la Casa Blanca las dio por verdaderas.
Hubo engaños elaborados, pero también artículos que parecían basarse en malas interpretaciones.
A continuación, te mostramos algunas de estas informaciones falsas y te contamos qué debes hacer para distinguir lo verdadero de lo falso.
El “control de rumores” de la Casa Blanca
La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias en Estados Unidos (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado su propia “lista para el control de rumores”, con el objetivo de ayudar a la gente a verificar lo que se comparte en internet sobre Irma.
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Pero las autoridades estadounidenses también han cometido errores a la hora de tratar la información.
Este domingo, Dan Scavino, director de redes sociales de la Casa Blanca, tuiteó videos e imágenes sobre el impacto de Irma en Florida. Dijo que se las estaba mostrando al presidente Donald Trump y al vicepresidente Mike Pence.
Una de ellas incluía una llamativa instantánea del Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami cubierto de agua.
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Sin embargo, a los minutos de publicar el tuit, el aeropuerto corrigió a Scavino a través de Twitter: “Este video no es del Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami”.
Poco despué, Scavino eliminó su tuit, agradeciendo la corrección. “Gracias. Estaba entre los cientos de videos e imágenes que estoy recibiendo sobre Irma por parte del público. Al tratar de comunicarlo todo, lo compartí. Ya lo eliminé. ¡Cuídense!”, escribió en la red social.
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“Guarda tus bienes de valor en el lavaplatos”
La gente compartió consejos sobre cómo hacerle frente a las inundaciones causadas por Irma. Y una de las advertencias fue guardar las cosas en el lavaplatos, sosteniendo la creencia popular de que estas máquinas son resistentes al agua.
Varios residentes de zonas afectadas directamente por el huracán compartieron la sugerencia.
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La reportera de Fox Sports Kristen Hewitt dijoen una publicación en su blog y en un video en Facebook Live el 5 de septiembre que el lavaplatos es un fantástico lugar “resistente al agua en caso de emergencia” para guardar documentos importantes.
Esa misma advertencia también circuló en una lista de consejos en Twitter el 5 y 6 de septiembre.
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Lista de consejos en Twitter: “6. Haz capturas de pantallas de todos los documentos importantes y envíatelas por email. Mete los originales en bolsas selladas o de basura. Guarda cosas de valor en el lavaplatos y ciérralo en caso de inundación”.
El consejo fue compartido en grupos de Facebook creados por personas afectadas por el huracán, incluidos habitantes de las Islas Vírgenes Británicas, donde el fenómeno climático causó gran devastación.
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Post en Facebook: “Aacabo de leer algunos buenos consejos sobre cómo usar tu lavaplatos y secadora para guardar cosas como documentos y fotos”.
A algunos usuarios de la red social les pareció un buen consejo: “Una idea fabulosa, muchas gracias”, respondió una persona. Y otro internauta comentó: “Buena idea”.
Otra publicación de Facebook con más de 100.000 “Me gusta” que mostraba carpetas con documentos y fotos de boda dentro de un lavavajillas fue compartida más de un millón de veces.
“¡Gente de Florida, un buen consejo! Vacíen su lavaplatos y pongan ahí lo que quieran preservar. Es resistente al agua y está empotrado dentro de los armarios de la cocina así que es más probable que sobreviva a una tormenta. Díganselo a sus amigos”, se lee en esta imagen de Facebook de la estadounidense Anna Kearns.
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Esta es la imagen con fotos y documentos dentro del lavapltos que fue compartida en Facebook más de un millón de veces.
La página web de verificación de hechos Snopes analizó este caso y publicó una nota advirtiendo que no había fundamento alguno para hacerlo.
“No se citó ningún fabricante, experto en desastres o agencia gubernamental. Y el argumento (“está empotrado dentro de los armarios de la cocina”) suena más a una observación que a información creíble”, aseguran, detallando casos de personas que hicieron lo propio en inundaciones y cuyas pertenencias no sobrevivieron dentro del electrodoméstico.
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Richard Branson no fue asaltado: sufrió un accidente de bicicleta en agosto de 2016.
Este lunes por la mañana circulaban por internet reportes falsos sobre multimillonarios británicos, como el magnate Richard Branson, que habían sido asaltados por saqueadores en sus hogares en las Islas Vírgenes Británicas.
Uno de ellos fue publicado en la web Houstonchronicle-tv.com, que supuestamente funciona como una versión online regional del diario estadounidense Houston Chronicle (aunque al hacer clic en el artículo, se redirige a otro sitio llamado Houston News).
Pero la información era falsa; usó fotografías de Branson magullado tras sufrir un accidente de bicicleta en agosto de 2016.
“Qué noticia más alarmante. Le deseamos una pronta recuperación”, escribió en respuesta a la noticia un usuario de Facebook.
Pero algunos fueron más escépticos. Otro le contestó: “Más noticias falsas”. Y una tercera persona puso un enlace de 2016 sobre el accidente.
Videos falsos
También se compartieron rápidamente videos que mostraban la potencia y magnitud del huracán.
Cuando el río llegó hasta el centro de Miami -algo que muchos grabaron y describieron correctamente- varios posts dijeron erróneamente que las imágenes mostraban carreteras inundadas de agua.
“¡Eso no es la carretera! !Es el valle! ¡Es el agua! Yo crecí allí”, respondió el usuario de Twitter Magnolia Emporia a una de estas publicaciones el domingo.
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También hubo un video de Facebook Live que fue visto más de 500.000 veces el sábado y que decía mostrar un doble tornado aproximándose a Florida. “Huracán Irma se acerca”, advirtió.
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Este Facebook Live no es en realidad de Irma, sino de un evento ocurrido hace más de 10 años.
Sin embargo, el video data de al menos 2007 y se corresponde con las imágenes de una tormenta cerca de la isla de Elba. en el Mediterráneo, en 2006.
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By now Zaandam has left Valparaiso, bound for Panama. That weekend, March 21 and 22, people begin to get sick and, by the following Tuesday, 30 passengers and 47 crew members have reported to Zaandam’s medical center with flu-like symptoms. Another Holland America cruise ship, Rotterdam, meets Zaandam off the coast of Panama, carrying supplies, an additional 611 crew members and a batch of covid-19 test kits. Two passengers test positive, 20 more report flu-like symptoms, and now 14 percent of the original crew is feeling ill.
The U.S. is unlikely to meet its goal of vaccinating 20 million Americans by the end of the year, health officials said this week.
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The U.S. is unlikely to meet its goal of vaccinating 20 million Americans by the end of the year, health officials said this week.
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Snowstorms, holidays and general inexperience in handling a pandemic response is to blame for a “lag” in the number of Americans so far vaccinated for the coronavirus, according to U.S. officials.
The federal government previously estimated that 20 million Americans would receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine by the end of the year. But as 2020, a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, comes to a close on Thursday, the government appears set to fall well short of that goal.
U.S. Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, and Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to federal vaccine effort, said the U.S. has deployed around 14 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday, but only 2.1 million people had received shots. Perna and Slaoui spoke on Wednesday during a news conference.
The vaccination process started on Dec. 14 with frontline health workers getting the shots first.
The number of people vaccinated as reported by Perna and Slaoui contrasts with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Thursday morning, the agency said that more than 12.4 million doses of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s two-dose vaccines had been distributed across the country. The CDC reports just 2.7 million people have been vaccinated. It has said, however, it is working with out-of-date data.
Perna said he is also working off of a 72- to 96-hour lag in vaccine reporting data, which he says will be adjusted as time goes on.
Regardless of the data used, Perna and Slaoui say the number of Americans vaccinated from the coronavirus is far lower than what they would like.
“We know it should be better, and we are working hard to make it better,” Slaoui said.
More than 340,000 Americans have died from the pandemic, as of Thursday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University. Health officials warn that January could be the deadliest month since the start of the pandemic, making a successful vaccine distribution all the more critical.
The vaccine rollout has been challenging, but officials expect that between Jan. 8 and Jan. 15, access to vaccines will greatly increase, Perna said.
Despite the early hiccups, Perna and Slaoui applauded the multipronged effort involving states and local governments, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and delivery companies to get the immunization program rolling.
President Trump criticized state officials for the lag in a tweet this week and urged states to, “Get moving!”
The Federal Government has distributed the vaccines to the states. Now it is up to the states to administer. Get moving!
News of the lag in vaccinations comes as reports of problems with state-level distribution processes trickle out.
Florida’s county-by-county plan to vaccinate the state’s elderly residents created a scramble earlier this week. CNN reported that a southwest Florida county encouraged anyone 65 and older and high-risk frontline health care workers to come to one of its seven vaccination sites — no appointment necessary. Each location only had 300 doses, leading to overwhelmed health centers and residents camping out for several hours to get their shots.
In Wisconsin, a medical center employee intentionally left 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine out of its cold storage, leaving health officials with no choice but to destroy them. The vials could have provided around 500 doses.
El usuario dispone de 20 segundos para dibujar algo antes de que el ordenador adivine qué es. A la mujer salió la palabra ‘cañón’, y aunque ella hizo todo lo posible por dibujar el arma, le acabó saliendo algo bastante embarazoso. Consciente del apuro, la presentadora trató de alterar el dibujo e incluso intentó de tapar la pantalla, en medio de las risas de sus colegas.
El momento en que un helicóptero ataca el Tribunal Supremo de Venezuela
El gobierno de Venezuela denunció este martes una “escalada golpista” después de que un helicóptero pilotado por un policía que había publicado una proclama contra Nicolás Maduro disparara contra el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia y el Ministerio del Interior.
El ministro de Información, Ernesto Villegas, identificó como autor al inspector Oscar Pérez, del Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC), a quien señaló por tener vínculos con la CIA.
Según Villegas, Pérez hurtó un helicóptero poco después de publicar en sus redes sociales un video en el que habla del gobierno como “transitorio y criminal” y dice hacer un despliegue para “devolver el poder al pueblo democrático”.
Nicolás Maduro: “Vamos a capturar el helicóptero y a los que han hecho este ataque terrorista armado”
El ministro dijo que desde la aeronave se lanzaron cuatro granadas -una no explotó- y se hicieron 15 disparos. No se reportaron heridos. Pérez y el helicóptero siguen en paradero desconocido.
Villegas además vinculó al atacante con el exministro del Interior Miguel Rodríguez Torres, ahora crítico con el gobierno.
Durante el anuncio, el gobierno no dio a conocer pruebas de que los disparos y lanzamientos de granadas se produjeron.
Por su parte, líderes de la oposición cuestionaron la versión oficial, afirmando que aún no hay suficiente información sobre el helicóptero y llamando a continuar con las manifestaciones en las calles.
Varios comentaristas opositores fueron más allá y calificaron el episodio de “un show“.
La ONG especializada en defensa Control Ciudadano, crítica del gobierno, aseguró que el supuesto alzamiento en armas era falso.
En redes sociales, vecinos del edificio del Tribunal Supremo publicaron videos en que se puede ver un helicóptero azul con distintivos de la policía sobrevolando la sede del TSJ. Además se oyen disparos y al menos una detonación.
También fueron compartidas fotografías de los tripulantes de la nave sosteniendo un cartel en el que se puede leer la palabra “libertad” y el número 350, en referencia al artículo de la Constitución venezolana que es invocado por la oposición al gobierno de Maduro como legitimación de la desobediencia civil.
El incidente se registró en la tarde de un día de múltiples sucesos en Venezuela en medio del fuerte clima de tensión que vive el país desde que, hace casi tres meses, comenzara una ola de protestas contra el gobierno que ha dejado ya casi 80 muertos.
“Somos guerreros de Dios y nuestra misión es vivir al servicio del pueblo”, el manifiesto que Óscar Pérez difundió antes del ataque del helicóptero
Después del incidente del helicóptero, el vicepresidente de la Asamblea Nacional y líder opositor Freddy Guevara afirmó que todavía no tenían la suficiente información al respecto.
“Lo único seguro es que la calle debe seguir: mañana tranca (bloqueo de calles) nacional”, dijo el asambleísta.
Horas antes, los diputados de la Asamblea Nacional, controlada por la oposición, se enfrentaron con agentes de la Guardia Nacional y denunciaron el asedio del palacio legislativo por parte de simpatizantes del oficialismo.
El presidente Maduro también elevó el tono el martes más temprano.
“Si Venezuela fuera sumida en el caos y la violencia y fuera destruida la Revolución bolivariana, nosotros iríamos al combate, nosotros jamás nos rendiríamos y lo que no se pudo con los votos lo haríamos con las armas, liberaríamos nuestra patria con las armas”, dijo en un acto.
El inspector sublevado
Pero las imágenes del helicóptero generaron confusión en un país en conflicto y en el que el gobierno acusa a la oposición de estar tramando un golpe de Estado.
El inspector Pérez publicó en las redes sociales un video en el que lee un comunicado en el que habla de un “combate en contra de la muerte de inocentes que luchan por su derecho, en contra del hambre”.
“Somos una coalición entre funcionarios militares, policiales y civiles en búsqueda del equilibrio y en contra de este gobierno transitorio criminal”, dice Pérez en el video con cuatro compañeros encapuchados a su espalda.
El grupo, que dice no pertenecer a ningún partido político, se define como “nacionalista, patriota e institucionalista” y contrario a la “tiranía”
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Diputados de oposición denunciaron el asedio de simpatizantes oficialistas sobre el palacio legislativo.
El ministro Villegas lo tildó de “acto subversivo” y “ataque armado” y dijo que el individuo, antes de identificarlo como Oscar Pérez, “se ha alzado en armas contra la Constitución”.
Maduro habló de “ataque terrorista armado contra las instituciones del país”.
En un comunicado del TSJ, el presidente del tribunal, Maikel Moreno, rechazó y condenó el “ataque terrorista” que puso “en peligro la integridad física de los trabajadores y trabajadoras que se encontraban dentro de sus instalaciones”.
El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) ha sido muy criticado por la oposición y por la fiscal general, Luisa Ortega, quienes lo acusan de actuar al dictado del Ejecutivo, que está promoviendo ahora una Asamblea Nacional Constituyente para reformar el Estado y redactar una nueva Carta Magna.
La oposición y sectores del chavismo crítico están en contra y acusan al gobierno de haberse convertido en una “dictadura”. El Ejecutivo, por su parte, afirma que sus rivales políticos están promoviendo un golpe y una intervención extranjera.
El germen de las protestas fueron dos decisiones del TSJ por las que se atribuía los poderes de la Asamblea Nacional, el cuerpo legislativo. Aunque fueron parcialmente corregidas, el descontento continúa sobre todo por la grave situación económica que vive el país.
Casi a la misma hora del incidente del helicóptero se conoció una sentencia del TSJ que da a la Defensoría del Pueblo el mismo poder que a la Fiscalía para acusar e investigar, lo que algunos constitucionalistas como José Ignacio Hernández interpretan como una forma de minar el poder del Ministerio Público, ahora crítico del Ejecutivo y del poder Judicial.
Comienza la semana con muchas noticias, especialmente en el ámbito político, en el que se empieza a encender el panorama a medida que se acercan las elecciones. Hemos seleccionado los cinco sucesos que más captaron la atención de nuestros lectores. ¿Estás listo para informarte en unos cuantos segundos? Empecemos:
5. Ricardo Daniel Carías, más conocido como “La Tota” Santillán, pasó varias horas desaparecido luego de haber sido trasladado para hacerse un estudio. El animador habría intentado escaparse de la clínica psiquiátrica en la que se encuentra internado desde el 8 de julio pasado luego de haber sido arrestado acusado de robo.
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The HMS Montrose is reported to have driven off the Iranian boats
Iranian boats tried to impede a British oil tanker near the Gulf – before being driven off by a Royal Navy ship, the Ministry of Defence has said.
HMS Montrose moved between the three boats and the tanker British Heritage before issuing verbal warnings to the Iranian vessels, a spokesman said.
He described the Iranians’ actions as “contrary to international law”.
Iran had threatened to retaliate for the seizure of one of its own tankers, but denied any attempted seizure.
Boats believed to belong to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) approached the British Heritage tanker and tried to bring it to a halt as it was moving out of the Gulf into the Strait of Hormuz.
Guns on HMS Montrose, the British frigate escorting the tanker, were reportedly trained on the Iranian boats as they were ordered to back off. They heeded the warning and no shots were fired.
The BBC has been told British Heritage was near the island of Abu Musa when it was approached and harassed by the Iranian boats.
Although the island is in disputed territorial waters, HMS Montrose remained in international waters throughout.
A UK government spokesman said: “Contrary to international law, three Iranian vessels attempted to impede the passage of a commercial vessel, British Heritage, through the Strait of Hormuz.
“We are concerned by this action and continue to urge the Iranian authorities to de-escalate the situation in the region.”
What does Iran say?
Quoting the public relations office of the IRGC’s Navy, the Fars news agency said, in a tweet, the IRGC “denies claims by American sources” that it tried to seize British Heritage.
“There has been no confrontation in the last 24 hours with any foreign vessels, including British ones,” the IRGC added, according to the AFP news agency.
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the UK made the claims “for creating tension”.
“These claims have no value,” Mr Zarif added, according to Fars.
Why are UK-Iran tensions escalating?
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British Royal Marines helped to detain the Iranian oil tanker, Grace 1, earlier this month
Last week, British Royal Marines helped the authorities in Gibraltar seize an Iranian oil tanker because of evidence it was heading to Syria in breach of EU sanctions.
Iran also summoned the British ambassador in Tehran to complain about what it said was a “form of piracy”.
On Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani mocked the UK, calling it “scared” and “hopeless” for using Royal Navy warships to shadow a British tanker in the Gulf.
HMS Montrose had shadowed British tanker the Pacific Voyager for some of the way through the Strait of Hormuz, but that journey had passed without incident.
“You, Britain, are the initiator of insecurity and you will realise the consequences later,” Mr Rouhani said.
The UK has also been pressing Iran to release British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted for spying, which she denies.
Could things get worse?
Iran appears to have been attempting to make good on its threat against British-flagged vessels in the wake of the seizure of an Iranian tanker off Gibraltar.
But though this incident has a specifically bilateral dimension, it is also a powerful reminder that the tensions in the Gulf have not gone away.
And with every sign that the dispute over the nuclear agreement with Iran is set to continue, things may only get worse.
The episode may add some impetus to US-brokered efforts to muster an international naval force in the Gulf to protect international shipping.
But most worrying of all, it shows that elements within the Iranian system – the Revolutionary Guard Corps’s naval arm, or whatever – are intent on stoking the pressure.
This inevitably plays into President Trump’s hands as Britain and its key European partners struggle to keep the nuclear agreement alive.
What about US-Iran relations?
Media captionWhy does the Strait of Hormuz matter?
The US has blamed Iran for attacks on six oil tankers in May and June.
The chairman of the US military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, on Wednesday, it wants to create an multi-national military coalition to safeguard waters around Iran and Yemen.
The Trump administration – which has pulled out of an international agreement on Tehran’s nuclear programme – has reinforced punishing sanctions against Iran.
Its European allies, including the UK, have not followed suit.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN has insisted Europeans must do more to compensate Tehran for economic losses inflicted by US sanctions – otherwise Iranians will continue to exceed limits on their nuclear fuel production.
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The National Archives building in Washington has been shut down by the dispute
A partial US government shutdown is likely to continue into next week amid an impasse over funding for President Trump’s proposed Mexico border wall.
Both Congress chambers adjourned within minutes without acting to end the six-day closure. Many lawmakers did not return to Washington for the sessions.
Whether or not to fund the wall is the issue holding up the passing of a government funding budget.
Both sides now seem to accept that the dispute will continue into 2019.
The funding dispute has left hundreds of thousands of federal employees either on unpaid leave or not knowing when they will get paid.
Mr Trump says he will not compromise on his demands for funding to build a border wall between the US and Mexico to tackle illegal immigration.
Media captionTrump: “Any measure that funds the government must include border security”
He is refusing to sign a wider spending package, forcing large parts of the government to shut down.
But opposition Democrats – who take over the House of Representatives in January – and some within Mr Trump’s party, the Republicans, insist they won’t give the president the $5bn he says he needs.
Have the Democrats finally realized that we desperately need Border Security and a Wall on the Southern Border. Need to stop Drugs, Human Trafficking,Gang Members & Criminals from coming into our Country. Do the Dems realize that most of the people not getting paid are Democrats?
The president’s opponents accuse him of exaggerating the issue of immigration for political gain, and argue that there are better forms of border security than a wall.
No end in sight to the President’s government shutdown. He’s taken our government hostage over his outrageous demand for a $5 billion border wall that would be both wasteful and ineffective.
His Republican Party controls both chambers of the outgoing Congress and the budget was indeed passed by the House on Thursday by 217 votes to 185.
However, he needs to find 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate, where the Republicans currently have 51, so he needs to enlist the support of Democrats there.
How is the shutdown playing out?
Nine of 15 federal departments, including State, Homeland Security, Transportation, Agriculture and Justice began partially shutting down after funding for them lapsed at midnight (05:00 GMT) last Saturday.
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees will have to work unpaid or are furloughed, a kind of temporary leave.
In practice, this means that:
Customs and border staff will keep working, although their pay will be delayed. Airports will continue operating.
About 80% of National Parks employees will be sent home, and parks could close – although some may stay open with limited staff and facilities.
About 90% of housing department workers will take unpaid leave, which could delay loan processing and approvals.
Most of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be sent on unpaid leave, including those who assist taxpayers with queries.
The Food and Drug Administration will pause routine inspections but “continue vital activities”.
The remaining 75% of the federal government is fully funded until September 2019 – so the defence, veterans affairs, labour and education departments are not affected.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) slammed the version of an emergency border aid bill that passed the House Thursday, railing against what she called the lack of humanitarian provisions in the bill.
Ocasio-Cortez, who voted against a different border aid bill earlier in the week as well, said she opposes giving any more money to agencies who are enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, namely Immigration and Customs Enforcement. #CNN#News
The scheme, which began in 2011, centered on the owner of a for-profit Newport Beach college admissions company that wealthy parents paid to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and to falsify athletic records of students to enable them to secure admission to elite schools, including UCLA, USC, Stanford, Yale and Georgetown, according to court records.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday at the age of 90.
In 1984 Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent opposition to apartheid. A decade later, he witnessed the end of that regime and chaired a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, set up to unearth atrocities committed during those dark days.
The outspoken Tutu was considered the nation’s conscience by both Black and white, an enduring testament to his faith and spirit of reconciliation in a divided nation.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the late 1990s and in recent years was hospitalised on several occasions to treat infections associated with his cancer treatment.
“The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
“Desmond Tutu was a patriot without equal.”
The presidency gave no details on the cause of death.
Tutu preached against the tyranny of the white minority but his fight for a fairer South Africa never ended, calling the Black political elite to account with as much feistiness as he had the white Afrikaners.
“Ultimately, at the age of 90, he died peacefully at the Oasis Frail Care Centre in Cape Town this morning,” Dr Ramphela Mamphele, acting chairperson of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust and Co-ordinator of the Office of the Archbishop, said in a statement on behalf of the Tutu family.
A frail-looking Tutu was seen in October being wheeled into his former parish at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, which used to be a safe haven for anti-apartheid activists, for a service marking his 90th birthday. read more
Dubbed “the moral compass of the nation”, his courage in defending social justice, even at great cost to himself, always shone through. He often fell out with his erstwhile allies at the ruling African National Congress party over their failures to address the poverty and inequalities that they promised to eradicate. read more
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu laughs as crowds gather to celebrate his birthday by unveiling an arch in his honour outside St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Tutu, just five feet five inches (1.68 metres) tall and with an infectious giggle, travelled tirelessly throughout the 1980s, becoming the face of the anti-apartheid movement abroad while many of the leaders of the rebel ANC such as Nelson Mandela were behind bars.
Although he was born near Johannesburg, he spent most of his later life in Cape Town and led numerous marches and campaigns to end apartheid from St George’s front steps, which became known as the “People’s Cathedral” and a powerful symbol of democracy. Known for punchy quotes, Tutu once said: “I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t”. read more
‘A PROPHET AND A PRIEST’
Having officially retired from public life on his 79th birthday, Tutu continued to speak out on a range of moral issues, including accusing the West in 2008 of complicity in Palestinian suffering by remaining silent.
In 2013, he declared his support for gay rights, saying he would never “worship a God who is homophobic”.
Tributes poured in from around the world for the man fondly known as “The Arch”. read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby hailed Tutu as a “a prophet and priest” while flamboyant British billionaire Richard Branson said “the world has lost a giant” and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere recalled “a great little man who showed the power of reconciliation and forgiveness”.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson noted Tutu’s “critical” role in the “struggle to create a new South Africa”, while his deputy Dominic Raab said Tutu’s adage of ‘Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument’ had “never felt more apt”.
“We are better because he was here,” Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, said. Palestine Liberation Organisation official Wasel Abu Youssef said Tutu was “one of the biggest supporters” of the Palestinian cause.
In a letter to Tutu’s daughter Reverend Mpho Tutu, Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said the world had “lost a great man, who lived a truly meaningful life”.
Tutu and his long-time friend Mandela lived for a time on the same street in the South African township of Soweto, making Vilakazi Street the only one in the world to host two Nobel Peace Prize winners.
“His most characteristic quality is his readiness to take unpopular positions without fear,” Mandela once said of Tutu. “Such independence of mind is vital to a thriving democracy.”
At a Boxing Day service at St George’s, the Very Reverend Michael Weeder paid homage to Tutu from the Archbishop’s former pulpit, saying it was “once the celebrated point of command” before asking the handful of parishioners present to bow their heads in a moment of silence.
São Paulo – Exports from Brazil to Arab countries amounted to US$ 1.22 billion in July, up 15.6% from July 2013 according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and compiled by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. It was the second straight month of increase in sales to the region, following a five-month spell of decline.
The highlights among the leading target markets were the United Arab Emirates, at US$ 278 million in exports, up 25.5%; and Egypt, at US$ 238 million, up 84% from July 2013.
Regarding the Emirates, the Arab Chamber’s CEO Michel Alaby noted that the country keeps growing, with “more and more construction works underway,” and therefore needs to meet demand from local population and expatriates, who are the majority, as well as from tourists.
“Egypt, in turn, has a new government, and wants to at least keep its population assured that there are sufficient food supplies,” he said, adding that the country is the leading Arab importer of Brazilian products.
Alaby found the weaker exports to Saudi Arabia to be odd. The country imported the equivalent of US$ 209.6 million from the country, up only 4.2% from July last year. “Saudi Arabia is home to the Hajj, they receive over 2 million pilgrims, and they (the Saudis) stockpile food wildly [in order to meed this demand],” he said.
The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the holy city of Islam, and will take place in early October this year. “I believe that this month (August) we will see an increase [in exports],” said Alaby, referring to the need to meet the demand from visitors.
The beef industry scenario, however, remains uncertain, the executive says. Arabs rank among the leading buyers of Brazilian poultry and beef, but China’s recent opening to Brazilian beef and the embargo placed by Russia on beef from the United States, European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway should drive up demand for Brazilian product and put pressure on prices.
Just to have an idea, before the embargo was announced, the Russians expanded from 30 to 90 the number of Brazilian meat plants certified to export to their market. The ban came as a response to the sanctions against Russia led by the US and the EU as Moscow gave support to Russian separatists who came into conflict with neighbouring Ukraine’s government.
In July, however, meat was not the leading Brazilian product in exports to the Arab world, sugar, iron ore and soy beans were.
Among the export destinations in the region, it is worth to point out the expressive increase in sales to Libya, Bahrain, Lebanon, Tunisia and Qatar last month.
The increase seen in July, however, was not enough to offset the decline of Arab exports year-to-date. In the first seven months of 2014, exports to the region grossed US$ 7.3 billion, down a little over 4% July-on-July.
Imports
On the other hand, Brazilian imports of Arab products amounted to US$ 887.3 million in July, down 44% July-on-July. Year-to-date, purchases amounted to US$ 6.44 billion, a decline of 11.5% when compared to the first seven months of 2013.
The fall was driven by the decline in imports of oil and oil products.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum and Rodrigo Mendonça
Former Department of Justice prosecutor James Trusty says former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe has very little credibility.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., vowed Sunday to investigate alleged discussions at the Department of Justice about invoking the 25th Amendment as a way to oust President Trump from office and threatened to subpoena former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe if he refused to testify on the matter before the Senate.
“We’re going to find out what happened here and the only way I know to find out is to call the people in under oath and find out, through questioning, who’s telling the truth because the underlying accusation is beyond stunning,” Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Graham added that he also plans to subpoena both McCabe and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein if they won’t voluntarily agree to testify before the committee.
“There is no organization beyond scrutiny,” Graham said. “There is no organization that can’t withstand scrutiny. And the FBI will come out stronger.”
He said: “But we’ve got to get to the bottom of it. What are people to think after they watch “60 Minutes” when they hear this accusation by the acting deputy — acting FBI director that the deputy attorney general encouraged him to try to find ways to count votes to replace the president? That can’t go unaddressed.”
Graham’s comments come on the heels of a Fox News story that reported that former FBI lawyer James Baker, in closed-door testimony to Congress, detailed alleged discussions among senior officials at the Justice Department about invoking the 25th Amendment.
The testimony was delivered last fall to the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. Fox News has confirmed portions of the transcript. It provides additional insight into discussions that have returned to the spotlight in Washington as fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe revisits the matter during interviews promoting his forthcoming book.
Baker did not identify the two Cabinet officials. But in his testimony, the lawyer said McCabe and FBI lawyer Lisa Page came to him to relay their conversations with Rosenstein, including discussions of the 25th Amendment.
“I was being told by some combination of Andy McCabe and Lisa Page, that, in a conversation with the deputy attorney general, he had stated that he — this was what was related to me — that he had at least two members of the president’s Cabinet who were ready to support, I guess you would call it, an action under the 25th Amendment,” Baker told the committees.
Graham’s comments on Sunday come after he floated the idea of a subpoena last week in a comment to Fox News about the Justice Department discussions.
“I would like to know what happened,” Graham told Fox News. “You’re having a conversation about whether or not you’re going to invoke the 25th Amendment. I imagine if the shoe were on the other foot, my Democratic colleagues would want to know about that conversation if it involved a Democrat.”
CBS News reported on McCabe’s comments after he told “60 Minutes” that Justice Department officials discussed the possibility of removing Trump via the 25th Amendment and that Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein had offered to wear a wire around the president.
The 25th Amendment provides a mechanism for removing a sitting president from office. One way that could happen is if a majority of the president’s Cabinet says the president is incapable of discharging his duties.
Since giving the interview to “60 Minutes,” McCabe has since made an about-face, with a spokesperson for the former FBI chief releasing a statement that says McCabe did not “participate in any extended discussions about the use of the 25th Amendment, nor is he aware of any such discussions.”
The Justice Department issued a statement calling McCabe’s comments “inaccurate and factually incorrect.”
Reports of the discussions of invoking the 25th Amendment and of Rosenstein wearing a wire were reported in The New York Times.
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