Stories for September 2022

Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
New step to combat IUU fishing: FAO voluntary guidelines on transshipments

A key intergovernmental forum on fisheries and aquaculture has endorsed new voluntary guidelines governing the transfer of fish between ships, in a move aimed at curbing the Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing that threatens the sustainability of global stocks.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Argentina formalizes its BRICS membership application

Argentina has sent a BRICS' formal membership application to Chinese authorities this week. Beijing since last June current holds the chair of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South African powerful trade and cooperation block
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Wind energy and green hydrogen projects in Rio Grande do Sul target 13% of power demand

The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with Neoenergia, a subsidiary of the Spanish giant electricity energy corporation Iberdrola, for the development of offshore wind power, plus a project for the production of green hydrogen.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Hearing for the privatization of Brazil's major port again postponed

The public hearing for the privatization of Brazil's largest and most dynamic port terminal has been again postponed, for a third time, following on an announcement from the Brazilian National Social Development Bank (BNDES). The purpose of such an action, referred to the Port of Santos, is to give time to more recommendations from the private sector to improve tender conditions.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Assange supporters stage demonstrations in Mexico City

Relatives and supporters of Julian Assange's gathered Sunday in fron of the US Embassy in Mexico City to protest against the impending extradition of the Wikileaks founder to the United States to face espionage charges, on the wake of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's arrival.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Biden quotes 9/11 message from Queen Elizabeth

US President Joseph Biden Sunday said in front of the Pentagon building that his administration was committed to unblocking the trials that have been pending for years at the maximum security prison at Guantanamo Bay because “we will never forget,” the Sept. 11 attacks.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
At least 22 killed as speedboat sinks in Brazilian state of Pará

Brazilian authorities Sunday confirmed two more bodies had been retrieved after a boat sank Thursday morning near Cotijuba Island, in Belém, but it was not until this weekend that the accident has been reported.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
FAO food commodity prices index declines for fifth month running in August

The barometer for world food commodity prices declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, as quotations for most benchmark items dropped, according to the latest report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Sunday, September 11th 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Argentina rejects Falklands’ “illegitimate stand” in Montevideo; British authorities responded

Argentina rejected on Saturday the presence of a stand of the “illegitimate government” of the Falkland Islands, for which it maintains a sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom, at the agro-industrial fair Expo Prado, held in Montevideo, according to a statement released by the Argentine Foreign Ministry.
Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Latin America growth not looking bright for Moody's in 2023

Credit rating consultants Moody's has warned that inflation and political risk will undermine Latin America's growth through 2023 amid recession both globally and in the region's main economies.