Stories for September 2020

Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:13 UTC
Falklands' public meeting to address the single constituency referendum

Falkland Islanders discussed the upcoming single constituency referendum scheduled for 24th September and whether there is a need for wider engagement work on the issue, according to a column from MLA Teslyn Barkman.
Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:07 UTC
Mega project in Mexico cancelled and turned into a giant nature park next to an ancient lake

Bright green stalks of weeds are sprouting from the ground where planes were supposed to take off at a new Mexico City airport as officials let nature take over in their bid to transform the marshy swath of an ancient lake into a giant park.
Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:04 UTC
Feminists and relatives of kidnapped women occupy human rights offices in Mexico

Feminist activists and family members of the missing ramped up a protest at the main offices of Mexico's human rights commission on Monday, after occupying the building last week to draw attention to kidnapped persons and attacks targeting women.
Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
WW2 German warship wreckage found off the coast of Norway

The wreckage of a major German warship has been discovered off the coast of Norway some 80 years after it was sunk in a World War Two battle, Norwegian power grid operator Statnett and a maritime archaeologist said.
Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Johnson calls for “more realism”, ahead of a new round of EU/UK post Brexit trade talks

Britain demanded “more realism” from the European Union on Monday ahead of crucial post-Brexit trade talks, but the mood was soured by reports that London was looking to rewrite an agreement the two sides had already signed.
Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Spain registers over 500,000 coronavirus infections after a second surge in cases

Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register 500,000 coronavirus infections on Monday, after a second surge in cases that coincided with schools reopening.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina preparing to restart domestic and international flights in October

Argentina could resume international commercial flights in October, the transport ministry said, following the approval of the new passenger and airport protocols for international travel by the ministry of health, the requirement government stated previously for lifting a strict travel ban
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
NASA pictures show the world's largest wetland lost to fires sweeping across Brazil

A record amount of the world's largest tropical wetland has been lost to the fires sweeping Brazil this year, scientists said, devastating a delicate ecosystem that is one of the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina/Brazil bilateral trade in eight months was 20,5% down, year on year

Argentina's bilateral trade with Brazil resulted in a US$ 107 million deficit in August, which more than doubled the US$ 42 million of the same month a year ago, according to data released by the Brazilian foreign trade office.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Venezuelan government confident it will regain control of the Assembly and thus no need for a new constitution

Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly will not deliver a new constitution, the legislature's chief Diosdado Cabello said on Sunday, despite repeated assurances from assembly members that the body was preparing to update the 1999 Magna Carta.