Stories for August 2020

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:
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Athletes across the US are boycotting matches over the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin

Athletes across the United States are boycotting matches over the police shooting of Jacob Blake - four years to the day since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to sit during the national anthem, igniting a wider protest movement in sport against racial injustice.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
City of Berlin bans demonstrations this weekend to oppose pandemic measures

The city of Berlin has banned demonstrations planned for this weekend to oppose measures imposed to stem the coronavirus pandemic after organizers of a rally earlier this month failed to ensure marchers wore masks and kept their distance.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
UK government U-turn, face masks mandatory at secondary schools

It will be mandatory for pupils to wear face masks in communal areas of secondary schools in England in places with local lockdowns, Britain's education minister Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday after a government U-turn on enforcing their use.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
Military veterans sue the Trump administration for use of excessive force

The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday sued the Donald Trump administration, saying it illegally detained military veterans and other protesters in Portland, Oregon, and used excessive force to try to silence supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement.