Stories for September 2021

Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
“Brazilian Army keeps out of politics, but beware of fake news on social media”

The Brazilian Army “continues strongly dedicated to comply with its constitutional missions”, said Commander General Paulo Sergio Nogueira in a message to the Force, and called on rank and file to be cautious about the information received in the social networks.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 08:36 UTC
Compassion urges leaders to harness Food Summit momentum to tackle climate, health and nature emergencies

Compassion in World Farming is urging world leaders to harness the momentum garnered at this week’s first-ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) to take clear and radical action towards transforming our broken global food system.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Shell Oil is selling its US Permian assets to ConocoPhillips

By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com – Oil super-major Shell is leaving the Permian with a divestment worth close to US$10 billion. The company said it will sell its assets in the shale play to ConocoPhillips for a total price of US$9.5 billion.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 08:20 UTC
New guidance published to mitigate serious injury on small vessels

The United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency has published new guidance on mitigating the risk of serious injury from whole-body vibration on small vessels. Whole Body Vibration (WBV) and Repeated Shock (RS) injuries are a known issue of travelling on small vessels at high speeds. When they occur, they can be life-changing or even fatal.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 08:10 UTC
Bolsonaro: “we fought the virus and unemployment simultaneously with the same responsibility”

President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted on Tuesday, in New York, Brazil's work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change. He also emphasized that he always defended fighting the virus and unemployment simultaneously and with the same responsibility, and claimed lockdowns have “left a legacy of inflation, particularly in foodstuffs around the world.”
Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 09:37 UTC
Argentine President appoints new ministers; measures coming up in coming days

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday took the oath of office to the new members of his cabinet, with whom he intends to reconfigure his Government following a resounding loss at September 12's Mandatory, Open and Simultaneous (PASO) elections and its following political crisis.
Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Argentine farmers stage protests and activities in front of Congress

Argentina's Union of Land Workers (UTT) Monday began a 48-hour protest in front of the National Congress building demanding lawmakers pass the Access to Land bill.
Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 08:55 UTC
World markets sink on fears of a Chinese version of “Lehman Brothers 2008 bankruptcy”

Asian stocks sank on Monday amid fears of a potential collapse of the beleaguered Chinese real estate company Evergrande could lead to a wave of defaults in China's bloated housing market that could extend from the second-largest economy to the rest of the world. The company must pay this week interests on loans and bonds and experts fear it will not be able to honour creditors.
Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Chinese giant Evergrande's debt spreads fears among world markets

As the Chinese Evergrande Group falls into debt some regards as an encore of the Lehman Brothers crisis of 2008, markets around the globe have begun to brace for the worst despite little signs of encouragement in the opposing sense.
Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 08:50 UTC
IAATO preparing for the season with tour operators and Antarctica Gateways

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) is preparing for the start of the Antarctic travel season following months of discussion and collaboration with Antarctic gateways.