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Train crashes and derails at “Once“ station

 

Chaos hit Once station this morning when a Sarmiento line train crashed and derailed during the rush hour.

 

The final death toll resulted in 49 casualties and 600 injured people. people were reported to be trapped inside the carriages and underneath the train.

 

Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi, who described it as "a terrible accident.released the official figure.

 

The train crashed when it was moving into the station at a speed of 26 kilometres per hour when entering the station." He added “the impact of the crash caused the second carriage to be pushed 6 metres into the first carriage of the train."

 

The incident occurred just after 8.30 am this morning. Early reports stated that the train driver of one of the carriages was unable to break, consequently crashing into the platform and derailing.

 

Injured passengers were taken to nearby Ramos Mejía Hospital, Durand and Fernandez Hospitals to be treated.

 

"Once" station, located in the heart Plaza Miserere is one of Buenos Aires' central train stations.

 

The state-run TBA Sarmiento train line runs from Moreno to Once station, and was filled with passengers on their daily commute.

Inauguration of a new Industrial Plant

Vice president, Amado Boudou, and Industry Minister, Débora Giorgi, headed the inauguration of a new plant owned by industrial paintings Hempel in the locality of Pilar, in the province of Buenos Aires.

Congratulations for the struggle against Money laundering

 

While in Paris, Justice and Human Rights Minister, Julio Alak, announced that the International Financial Group unanimously congratulated the country over the remarkable progress regarding the control, prevention and punishments for Money laundering.

 

The entity’s president, Giancarlo Del Bufalo, highlighted the “important progress” in the country, said Alak.

 

The Minister headed the delegation that attended the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in Paris, integrated by the deputy secretary of Criminal Policy, Juan Martín Mena, and the Head of the Financial Information Unit, José Sbatella.

More efficiency at Court

 

General attorney at the Criminal Court, Javier De Luca, suggested to the president of the Court, Pedro David, that measures should be taken to speed up legal investigation and oral trials in cases against humanity.

 

De Luca warned about the existence of proceedings that delay the regular evolution of cases at court.

 

Among the measures suggested by the General Attorney, he said that preliminary investigation and indictment should be solved in a three-day period during the preliminary investigation stage at Court.

 

In case they can not be solved in the said term, the Court should dismiss the case to prevent the proceeding from falling into eternal delay.

Federal Mining Provinces Federation created

 

The new entity is integrated by the governors of the mining provinces headed by Jujuy Governor, Eduardo Fellner.

 

Through the new entity, the provinces committed themselves to advance toward a new Federal Agreement in the field to foster new levels of added value, employment, training, and respect of the environment with the participation of the “native peoples”.

 

Fellner added that thru the “state-run corporations”, governors will try to increase provincial royalties.

 

When enquired about the latest conflicts arisen against mining undertakings, the governor said they will try to look for the appropriate mechanisms to solve them and achieve a sustainable management of mining activity.

 

"Argentine Airlines back in the south"

 

When heading the commemoration ceremony of the 135th anniversary of Lake Argentino in El Calafate, president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and vice president Amado Boudou inaugurated through video conference the new premises of Argentine Airlines in the locality.

 

"We are very proud the national airline reopens its offices in El Calafate and in the main tourist destinations in the country, said the president to the company’s head, Mariano Recalde,

 

Recalde, in turn, said this was not the only inauguration and mentioned another 27 other branches the company is refurbishing throughout the whole country while he thanked investments and political decisions that favor the company.

 

Moreover, the Head of State defended the electrical wiring Works developed since 2003 and affirmed that means new possibilities for the people to profit from the most important hydroelectric resource, the Santa Cruz river.

 

The Head of State held that the electric wiring reaches the whole country in an absolute Project of social inclusion and sustainable development. She added she wanted to thank her followers for the support of the economic model.

"Argentine Airlines back in the south"

 

When heading the commemoration ceremony of the 135th anniversary of Lake Argentino in El Calafate, president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and vice president Amado Boudou inaugurated through video conference the new premises of Argentine Airlines in the locality.

 

"We are very proud the national airline reopens its offices in El Calafate and in the main tourist destinations in the country, said the president to the company’s head, Mariano Recalde,

 

Recalde, in turn, said this was not the only inauguration and mentioned another 27 other branches the company is refurbishing throughout the whole country while he thanked investments and political decisions that favor the company.

 

Moreover, the Head of State defended the electrical wiring Works developed since 2003 and affirmed that means new possibilities for the people to profit from the most important hydroelectric resource, the Santa Cruz river.

 

The Head of State held that the electric wiring reaches the whole country in an absolute Project of social inclusion and sustainable development. She added she wanted to thank her followers for the support of the economic model.

"No one can doubt we are children of the struggle against colonialism

 

When attending a ceremony at the Upper Chamber, during which the chamber received the replica of the “Macha Flag” the symbol of the first hoisted flag by Manuel Belgrano, at the Banks of the Parana river in 1812 Timerman highlighted that Latin American countries are committed with the defense of sovereignty.

 

Regarding the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands, the Minister recalled that “of all the colonial conflicts at the time of the UN creation, there are still 16, 10 out of which have some relation with the UK and none with Argentina".

 

Argentina officially accepted UN mediation on the Malvinas conflict with the UK

 

 

The “initiatives and suggestions” were made by the General Assembly President at the UN to contribute to the solution of the Malvinas conflict.

 

The initiative was made known through a letter sent by Foreign Affairs Héctor Timmerman to UN General Assembly president, Nassir Abdulaziz Al–Nasser.

 

In the letter, the Minister informed that “the Argentine Republic has officially accepted Nassir Abdulaziz Al–Nasser’s good disposition to coordinate a pacific solution between our country and the UK over the Malvinas conflict”.

A message by the President

 

When talking during the inauguration of the “Vaccination Policy Program: Challenges 2012”, in the capital city of the province of Jujuy, Amado Boudou affirmed that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner "insists on applying all necessary policies that benefit all the people rather than only those coming on the papers or the screens".

 

Boudou and the Health Minister, JuanManzur, arrived in Jujuy during a visit aimed at supervising the activities held toward the prevention and struggle against dengue.

 

Both officials also met governor Eduardo Fellner and experts on the disease.

 

After the meeting they headed the inauguration of a workshop during which future challenges regarding national vaccination policy were analyzed.

"Cyanide is not used in “Alumbrera” said the Governor

 

 

The governor of Catamarca, Lucía Corpacci defended mining activity and held she established limitations to the activity with the companies working in the field since mining is important for the province's progress rather than its deterioration.

 

Clear rules, clear information on the real environmental impact is all that is requested, emphasized Corpacci.

 

She also blamed the media on misinformation and assured that water is not contaminated by mining development in Catamarca. She pronounced herself in favor of mining as a sustainable activity that fosters local progress.

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