International

• 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.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 19:20 UTC

  Paraguay-Turkey chamber of commerce not far off

  

  Paraguayan and Turkish authorities met Tuesday in Asunción to discuss the creation of a binational Chamber of Commerce, in light of the increasing volumes of trade between the two countries over the pàst few years, it was reported.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 19:16 UTC

  Germany going through a “pandemic of the unvaxxed”

  

  Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn said his country was going through a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” and called for measures to curb the peak of coronavirus cases registered over the past few days.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Cuban regime preparing to counter the 15N march questions opposition leader

  

  A leading member of the Cuban opposition was set free, with restrictions, on Tuesday following his detention by the Castro dynasty regime in the city of Santa Clara where he lives.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Brazil will host G20 summit in 2024

  

  Brazil for the first time will host the annual meeting of the heads and prime ministers of the Group of Twenty, the group of the 20 largest economies on the planet, in 2024. The announcement was made during the release of the final document of the group’s meeting, which ended on Sunday in Rome.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Bolsonaro's Freudian slip: he said Jim Carrey when he meant John Kerry

  

  One is US President Joseph Biden's climate envoy and a former Secretary of State as well as a losing candidate to the presidency - John Kerry. The other is a comedy actor who usually plays funny roles, some of them in colourful makeup, Jim Carrey.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Peru's President open to more European, Chinese cooperation

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones told a European Union envoy Tuesday that his administration was offering right conditions for responsible investments in the country.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 08:04 UTC

  Spanish Queen Letizia lands in Paraguay on a 3-day tour

  

  Spain's Queen Letizia has landed Tuesday evening at Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, where she was welcomed by First Lady Silvana Abdo, Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo and Madrid's Ambassador Carmen Castiella Ruiz.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 20:22 UTC

  Over 100 leaders at Glasgow Summit vow to eliminate deforestation by 2030

  

  Over 100 world leaders gathered at Glasgow's COP26 Climate Summit have agreed Tuesday to do their utmost to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by the year 2030.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 19:03 UTC

  Glasgow's COP26: Argentine President insists on issues already outlined in Rome

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday appeared before the Glasgow Climate Change COP26 Summit with the same proposal he made days earlier in Rome during the G20 Summit.