Stories for November 2020

Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Four days blackout in Brazilian Amapa state: full service restoration in ten days

A fire at an electricity substation has caused four days of blackouts in most of northern Brazil’s Amapa state, disrupting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 08:33 UTC
Walmart leaves Argentina, sells local assets to the Grupo de Narvaez

Walmart will sell its business in Argentina as it continues to restructure its international division. Walmart will continue to support the business transition services and sourcing agreements under Grupo de Narvaez, the company that is acquiring it, but it will not retain an equity stake.
Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 08:06 UTC
Food and transport costs lifting annual inflation in Brazil to the central bank year target

Brazilian inflation in October rose to its highest level for that month since 2002, figures showed on Friday, driven by rising food and transport costs and lifting annual inflation to within sight of the central bank’s year-end target.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Members of the Malvinas Council appointed on the flag anniversary

The Argentine government announced on Thursday some of the names that will be sitting at the National Council on Issues Relative to the Malvinas, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, as passed unanimously by the Argentine congress last August.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Iran, Venezuela's close ally proclaims 'US can no longer control what's happening in the world'

Iran believes the U.S. government no longer can “control what’s happening in the world” or show other countries how to protect citizens’ rights, the Iranian foreign minister said on Thursday during a visit to ally Venezuela.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:48 UTC
Falkland Islands fly the flag for self-determination

The Falkland Islands Government notes the Government of Argentina’s latest attempt to twist history in favor of their claim over our sovereignty. By marking the raising of their flag in the Falkland Islands, they only highlight the flaws in their interpretation of the history of our home.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru join forces to combat illegal fishing

Four South American countries joined forces this week in a bid to combat illegal fishing by huge Chinese fleets off their coasts. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru threatened measures “to prevent, discourage and jointly confront” illegal fishing near their exclusive economic zones in the Pacific.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:19 UTC
Humpback whales are back in South Georgia, after almost extinction a century ago

A new study shows the welcome return of humpback whales to the waters around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after a century of commercial whaling decimated their populations. The study is published in the journal Endangered Species Research this week and is good news for whale conservation.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
RRS James Clark Ross left Harwich for summer mission in Antarctica

The RRS James Clark Ross left the Port of Harwich on Thursday beginning its five-and-a-half-month mission to deliver scientific and operational staff to Antarctica and to resupply the UK stations in Antarctica for another year.
Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:13 UTC
Vehicle sales in Brazil climbing with October the best month of the year

New vehicle sales in Brazil during October rose 3.54% compared to September, registering the highest volume of the year, the National Federation of Motor Vehicle Dealers (Fenabrave) said.