Stories for October 8th 2020

Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands expects Premier Oil/Chrysaor merger will create new opportunities for Sea Lion oil/gas development

The Falkland Islands Government has taken notice of the recent press release concerning the proposed merger of Premier Oil plc and Chrysaor Holdings Ltd.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Bolsonaro dumps “Operation Car Wash” because there is “no more corruption in the government”

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he has ended the country's biggest-ever corruption probe, “Operation Car Wash,” as there is “no more corruption in the government.”
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:03 UTC
Argentina: hogs from an overturned truck slaughtered in the highway by thieves

A truck carrying live pigs turned over in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, and neighbors and other cars looted the cargo and in some cases slaughtered the animals in the highway. The accident took place in the access of Coronale Vidal, some 300 kilometers from the city of Buenos Aires.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands reports no coronavirus positive cases in 165 days, and 2,682 swab tests

The Falkland Islands government reported on Wednesday that 2,682 swab tests have been completed with no coronavirus positive results in 165 days. The population of the Falklands is estimated at 3,600.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Leading Kirchnerite diplomat resigns and openly criticizes president Fernandez

The resignation of the Argentine ambassador to Russia, Alicia Castro, in protest over the decision of the government of President Alberto Fernandez to condemn the Venezuelan regime for repeated human rights violations, “constitutes a dramatic turn in our foreign policy and does not differ at all with what would have been voted by ex-president Macri”.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
World trade with signs of recovery but still much conditioned to the evolution of the pandemic

World trade is showing signs of recovery after the slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the recovery still remains uncertain, according to a report from the World Trade Organization, WTO. The global entity’s new world trade volume projections are for a decrease of 9.2% for 2020 followed by a 7,2% increase next year.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Falklands' government reviewing coronavirus quarantine policies

The Falkland Islands Government is reviewing some of the detailed policies around coronavirus quarantine to ascertain whether current arrangements remain satisfactory.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Chile exports beef to China, and imports from Paraguay for domestic consumption

Chilean beef exports reached 16,673 tons between January and August 2020, a 35.7% over the same period last year according to data from the Bovine Meat Bulletin released by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (ODEPA).
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Record heatwave in Midwest and south Brazil, with warning of hyperthermia risk

Inmet (National Meteorological Institute) has issued an alert for the risk of death from hyperthermia due to the heatwave affecting several regions of Brazil. The agency alert is valid until Thursday (8) or Friday (9), depending on the location.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
World Medical Association General Assembly will be a virtual meeting

In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Medical Association’s annual General Assembly this year will be a virtual meeting from October 26 to 30.