Stories for October 1st 2022

Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Rockhopper/Navitas plans to develop Falklands' Sea Lion offshore project in late 2023 or 2024

Falklands upstream firm Rockhopper Exploration said a final investment decision (FID) on the Falkland Islands project Sea Lion should be taken by end-2024 the latest. Officials are working on a lower upfront cost project and seeking financing.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:20 UTC
De Pedro's mission to US heading back home

Argentine Interior Minister Wado De Pedro's trip to the United States alongside a delegation of governors of the country's Grand North has come to an end.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:17 UTC
Neymar backs Bolsonaro over Lula

Brazilian football star Neymar has supported incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for Sunday's elections, which earned him heavy criticism from his country's media, where opposition candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva looks poised to return to the Planalto Palace.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Argentine authorities favor sterilization surgery starting at age 16

Argentina's Health Ministry has launched a campaign aimed at enabling teenagers to have access to sterilization procedures such as a vasectomy or a tube ligation from the age of 16, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:11 UTC
AMLO's emergency hospitalization in January leaked to the press

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was hospitalized in January due to a serious health crisis that had been kept secret but became public Friday after confidential documents were accessed by hackers who leaked them to the press.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Rio de Janeiro says meningitis cases on the rise

Health authorities in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro have announced the number of cases of meningitis recorded so far in 2022 already exceeds those detected all throughout 2021.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Annexation of Ukrainian territories to Russia formalized in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday announced the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine following the outcome of the referendums, according to which a large majority of locals wanted to sever ties with Kyiv.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Hake fishing halted for conservation purposes

Authorities from Uruguay and Argentina have agreed to halt hake capture effective Oct. 1 on a temporary basis to preserve the species, it was announced.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Labour Conference votes a manifesto commitment to proportional representation

The Labour Party Conference has voted for a manifesto commitment to proportional representation for general elections. This is described as a massive moment for democracy in the UK. Now all major parties, bar the Conservatives, are united on the need for electoral reform and committed to delivering a fair electoral system where every vote counts.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Fourth Committee on Decolonization approves program for UN General Assembly 77th session

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) approved its work program for the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, covering topics ranging from the decolonization of the 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories and United Nations peacekeeping operations, to the plight of Palestinian refugees and other Arab territories, among other agenda items.