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5 things you should know this November 18: dialogue in Bolivia, a month of protests in Chile

2019-11-18T11:14:01.432Z


This is what you need to know to start the day: this week the process of political trial against Donald Trump advances. A month of protests is celebrated in Chile. Opposition in Bolivia proposes dialogue. ...


This week advances the process of political trial against Donald Trump. A month of protests is celebrated in Chile. They propose dialogue in Bolivia. Grammy nominees will be known. Could you remove these 5 types of people from your social networks? This is what you should know to start the day. First the truth.

1. Chile, one month after the protests

This month marks a month since the social outbreak in Chile, which has summoned thousands of people to the streets and has also generated violent outbreaks. So far, 20 people have died during the demonstrations and more than 2,000 have been injured. On November 15, the Chilean Congress announced an agreement to draft a new constitution, which according to the president of the Senate is a "peaceful and democratic way out of the crisis." Because of this, a plebiscite will be held in April 2020 to ask citizens if they approve or reject this proposal. If approved, the new constitution would repeal the current Magna Carta made during the Augusto Pinochet regime. Look at the coverage of the situation in Chile here.

2. This is how the process of political trial against Trump advances this week

The Ukrainian plot returns to the House of Representatives in the political trial investigation against President Donald Trump. For Tuesday, Jennifer Williams, assistant to the vice president, who heard in July the call between the US president is cited. and his Ukrainian counterpart. On Wednesday, November 20, it will be the turn of Gordon Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union. Until Thursday, at least six officials and former officials must testify.

3. Propose dialogue in Bolivia to pacify the country

For this Monday the Movement to Socialism (MAS), the political party of Evo Morales, convened a dialogue table with “all the bosses of the opposition” to discuss the political situation and find a peaceful way out of the crisis, according to informed the Bolivian Information Agency (ABI). The proposal comes after several violent clashes, which according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has caused the death of 23 people since the beginning of the institutional crisis. On the other hand, at dawn on Sunday the diplomatic corps that was in Bolivia returned to Venezuela, after the rupture of relations between both nations.

4. Victims of Jeffrey Epstein go to court

Before a federal judge, the administrators of the assets of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should appear before Thursday to discuss how to compensate the victims instead of litigating their claims. The Epstein case rang again this weekend after an interview with Prince Andrew in which he says he let the royal family down by partnering with Epstein, even after the American was convicted of being a sex offender.

5. Havana celebrated 500 years of its foundation

With an impressive display of fireworks that illuminated the surroundings of the national capitol, the Cuban capital celebrated the 500th anniversary of its foundation. What are the best ways to get to know Havana? How is your architectural heritage? Where does your name come from? Find out about all that and more in this CNN special.

At coffee time

5 types of people to remove from your social networks

The "Unfriend Day", or national day to eliminate friends from Facebook, proposes to eliminate those "friends" from networks that are barely known or even never did. Do you have any of those characters in your profile? Would you do it?

2020 Grammy Nominees

Singer Alicia Keys will reveal the list of Grammy nominees on Wednesday. The Latin version of these awards were delivered on Thursday, November 14 and the Colombian Juanes was chosen as Person of the Year. Check the winners, here.

The Miami Book Fair opens its books

The Miami International Book Fair starts this Monday and more than 500 authors from all over the country will participate. The event has been around for 36 years and attracts thousands of book enthusiasts. This year's edition will run until November 24.

Season 3 of The Crown is on air

In this new season actress Olivia Colman plays Queen Elizabeth. The 10 chapters can now be seen in full by Netflix. Who is who in this new phase of the series? We tell you here.

Figure of the day

$ 110 billion

The net worth of Bill Gates, now the richest person in the world beating Jeff Bezos, according to the Bloomberg billionaire index.

Quote of the day

"Everyone says there's a shooter on campus, I don't know what's going on, but I love you and Dad a lot."

Text message sent by a student from Saugus School in Santa Clarita, California, to her mother, during the shooting last Thursday caused by a 16-year-old gunman.

And to finish…

Costa Rica says no to selfies ... with wild animals

An initiative seeks to protect wild species and the idea already creeps among domestic and foreign tourists. According to Shirley Ramírez, a biologist with the Ministry of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica is ranked number 7 in the world in “cruel selfies with wildlife”.

Source: cnnespanol

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