MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 27th 2012
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Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:47 UTC
G-20 wants second 2 trillion dollars global Euro-zone rescue package by next April
The world's leading economies worked to line up a deal in April on a second global rescue package worth nearly 2 trillion dollars to stop the Euro-zone sovereign debt crisis from spreading and putting at risk the tentative recovery.
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Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:33 UTC
Tragedy in Antarctica: “much improvisation” and “a great lesson for Chile”
The tragedy in the Antarctic King George Island involving the Brazilian base should be “a great lesson for Chile” and is evidence that research scientists and military personnel coexist in Antarctica under “improvised conditions”.
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Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:29 UTC
Blaze destroys Brazilian Antarctic base; two dead when generator room exploded
A fire broke out at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday, killing two navy personnel and forcing the evacuation by helicopter of about 40 other people, the government said.
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Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:19 UTC
New report highly critical of Argentina’s train concessions expected this week
Argentina’s Auditor-General (AGN) Leandro Despouy will present next Wednesday a new report on the TBA train concession with strong criticisms referred to the maintenance of trains and controls system, following the tragic accident last week that left 51 dead and over 700 injured.
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Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:10 UTC
The train tragedy and patriotism in Cristina Fernandez Monday public program
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez resumes her public agenda on Monday and there are great expectations since she will be heading a ceremony celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Argentine flag and it will be her first public exposure following last week’s train accident that left 51 dead and over 700 injured.
