Stories for August 27th 2020

Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
Argentina posted record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed Covid-19 contagion cases

Argentina posted a record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the health ministry said, taking the total caseload to 370,188 as the country struggles to rein in the spread of infections while trying to ease open its crisis-hit economy.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Falklands new port: advance team of construction company arrives in Stanley

An advance team from BAM Nuttall Ltd that will design and build a new port in the Falkland Islands arrived this week in Stanley and is complying with their 14-day quarantine, ahead of their extensive stakeholder engagement program, which is scheduled to begin in the first two weeks of next month.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:23 UTC
Falklands' company expects its state of the art trawler F/V Falcon ready for the Loligo February 2021 season

F/V Falcon, the latest trawler from the Falkland Islands Fortuna fishing company was launched on Wednesday at the Nodosa Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. The vessel will now undergo further completion works, leading to sea trials later in the year, and ready to join the Falklands' fleet for the first Loligo season, commencing February 2021.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Argentina's shale deposits will take 12/18 months to recover pre Covid-19 activity

Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale patch will take 12-18 months to resume pre-Covid-19 activity because of lagging demand, according to Alejandro Monteiro, energy minister of Neuquen province.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:09 UTC
Is Argentina’s Shale Too Expensive To Drill?

By Irina Slav, Oilprice.com – It is one of the most abundant shale plays in the world, with oil reserves of up to 16 billion barrels and gas reserves of 308 trillion cubic meters—resources that could guarantee a country’s energy independence and turn it into a relevant international supplier of oil and gas. But only if the price is right.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:08 UTC
Executive and Congress in Peru clash over bill allowing citizens to draw on their state pensions' funds

Peru's Congress approved a law that allows citizens to partially draw down their contributions to the state pension fund, a few months after doing the same with the private system and despite fierce opposition from the government.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Parade of penguins waddling to burrows, a lockdown online hit in Australia

A nightly penguin parade live-streamed from a deserted Australian park has become an online lockdown hit, with hundreds of thousands tuning in to watch the cute creatures waddle back to their burrows from the sea.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Argentina extends price freeze on mobile, internet and TV services until end of 2020

Argentina has extended a price freeze on mobile, internet, and TV services until the end of 2020 after deeming them “essential public services”. The freeze prevents operators from increasing tariffs unless they receive permission from the country’s government. A price freeze has been in place since May and had been due to expire at the end of August.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Turkey gives passports to a dozen members of Hamas in Istanbul, claims Israel

Turkey has given passports to a dozen Hamas members in Istanbul, a senior Israeli diplomat said on Wednesday, describing the move as “a very unfriendly step” which his government would raise with Turkish officials.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
Argentina notifies IMF of a request for a new fund arrangement

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, spoke with Argentina President Alberto Fernández on Wednesday, when conversations for a new credit arrangement were launched. The Managing Director made the following statement at the conclusion of the meeting: