Stories for October 2020

Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Privatization policy in Bolivia divides the cabinet and triggers several ministerial resignations

Internal splits in Bolivia’s interim government led to the departure of the country’s economy minister and two other cabinet ministers Monday, stoking uncertainty about the Andean country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Bolsonaro government announces new minimum income program, to replace Lula's Bolsa Familia

Brazil's government detailed how it would pay for a new minimum income program called Renda Cidada, with President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes still pledging to honor the country's spending cap and fiscal rules.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Brazil's IPOs on the rocks: concern with fiscal discipline, US election and second Covid-19 wave

What was shaping up as Brazil’s best year for initial public offerings in more than a decade is now on the rocks, as many companies shelve their plans amid concerns on the country’s fiscal discipline and a surfeit of new equity supply.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Indigenous activists in Peru occupy infrastructure from state run oil company Petroperú

More than 100 indigenous activists in Peru´s Amazon occupied infrastructure belonging to the state-run Petroperú pipeline, the company said, demanding improved social benefits and health care in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 09:00 UTC
US cruise industry anticipates a month extension of the “No Sail Order”

The No Sail Order issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to expire on September 30, and as of now, no further updates have come from the organization.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Doha Agreement on greenhouse gases extended to the Falklands

The Falkland Islands Government received official confirmation from the UK Government at the end of August, that the Foreign Secretary had agreed on the extension of the Doha Amendment to the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Falklands have a new Head of Environment

Dr. Rachel Cooper will be joining the Falkland Islands Government as the new Head of Environment from this week. Dr Cooper has lived in the Falkland Islands since September 2018 and during that time has worked as an independent consultant in bio-economics, ecology, marine resource science and decision support for environmental management and governance.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Facebook bans ads claiming US widespread voting fraud and invalid election results

Facebook Inc on Wednesday banned ads on its flagship website and Instagram photo and video sharing service that claim widespread voting fraud, suggest U.S. election results would be invalid, or which attack any method of voting.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Oscar winning film directors appeal for help for movie theaters: 69% face bankruptcy

Oscar-winning film directors James Cameron, Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese joined forces with movie theater owners on Wednesday in an appeal for financial help, saying they feared for the future of the industry.
Thursday, October 1st 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Johnson yields to Parliament rebellion over powers to introduce more coronavirus restrictions

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government defused a rebellion on Wednesday over its sweeping powers to introduce coronavirus restrictions, promising angry lawmakers more say over the introduction over any new national measures.