Politics

Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
UK flagged fishing vessel released by French court; London and Paris officials to meet to de escalate dispute

A UK trawler impounded by French authorities over a fishing licenses' dispute with Britain was released on Wednesday by a French court overturning an earlier demand that it pays a €150,000 bond.
Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
“Tommy” soldier silhouettes to commemorate Remembrance and Falklands' war 40th anniversary

More than 100 'Tommy' soldier silhouette figures have been installed at Victory Green in the Falkland Islands' capital Port Stanley as part of the Remembrance Observance Day and the 40th anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict next year.
Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
People's Tribunal to hold governments accountable for the killings of journalists

In an unprecedented effort to achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups have launched a People's Tribunal to hold governments accountable. The Tribunal, a form of grassroots justice, relies on investigations and high-quality legal analysis involving specific cases in three countries and was launched in The Hague.
Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Ice Patrol HMS Protector sailing to Falklands and Antarctica; she called at St Helena and Rio

The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector on her trip to the Falkland Islands and Antarctica sailed past an old work colleague during a fuel stop in Rio de Janeiro earlier this week.
Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Venezuelan aircraft banned in the US carries Evo Morales to Buenos Aires

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales landed in Buenos Aires aboard a Venezuela-registered aircraft blacklisted by the United States Treasury Department.
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.
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.
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.
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”
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.