MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 4th 2021
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Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Falklands' annual service of Remembrance will take place Sunday 14 November
Gilbert House in the Falkland Islands has announced the arrangements for Sunday, 14 November 2021, Remembrance Sunday. The Annual Service of Remembrance, this year commemorating the 103rd anniversary of the end of the First World War, will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am.
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Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:33 UTC
Federal Reserve begins gradual monthly tapering of stimulus this month
Finally, following a two-day meeting, it's official: the US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it will begin tapering stimulus to the economy this month but also leaving the door open for possible changes if there are shifts in the scenario because of the pandemic. Likewise, inflation was described as “transitory” because of supply chain issues in the post-pandemic recovery.
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Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Argentine VP Cristina Kirchner to undergo surgery
Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be operated Thursday at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires, it was announced.
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Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Bolivia sacks ambassador to Paraguay over controversial video
Bolivia had to sack its Ambassador in Asunción Mario Cronenbold over a controversial TikTok video which resulted in the diplomat being declared “persona non grata” by the Paraguayan Lower House for what was described as a “pseudo xenophobic joke”
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Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Democrats win New Jersey, but not as easily as polls had forecast
The Democratic Governor of New Jersey has been reelected, albeit by a narrow margin, which came as a relief for President Joseph Biden given a defeat in the state of Virginia earlier this week.
