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In a statement the city government hospitals reported that the guards and work SAME, while schools will be closed. Meanwhile, in the cemeteries of Chacarita and Flores , the burials were made Thursday and Saturday all day at the place of destination and Friday and Sunday, 8 to 12 in the destination. &fffamp;lt;/p> Revenue offices, CGPC, Civil Registry will remain closed while the garbage collection will take place normally. With regard to parking, on Thursday, April 1, is permitted general parking of vehicles on the avenues, except July 9, Perito Moreno, La Rabida, General Paz, Leopoldo Lugones, Mayor Cantilo, Lieutenant General Jose Luis Dellepiane and Saenz. Also, be permitted general parking of vehicles along the right curb on streets where normally prohibited on weekdays from 7 to 21. Continue reading →

The document entitled “Death sentences and executions in 2009″ reveals that in the United States there were 52 executions in 2009, 24 of which were conducted in Texas, followed by Alabama, where six people were executed. Globally, the text indicates that at least 714 people we1000re executed in 18 countries and at least 2001 were sentenced to death in 56 countries last year.

The study reports, however, that the U.S. is showing signs that “appear to go against” the practice, as the figures in the past year show that the death sentences were reduced for the seventh consecutive year and, after reaching a annual peak of 328 in 1994, in the last decade has decreased by around 60%.

In this event follows the Supreme Court decided to stay executions in 2007 and 2008 while evaluating whether the injection Lethal was a constitutional method. New Mexico became the fifteenth state in March which ended the death penalty and its governor, Bill Richardson, said that although his life was an advocate of this punishment in recent years concluded that, being irrevocable punishment is untenable in an imperfect justice system. Continue reading →

37 people were killed in two explosions in the Moscow subway this morning. Told UPC spokesman Vladimir Markin.

According to the radio “Echo of Moscow”, according to preliminary data, the explosions organized suicide bombers.

after the blast a criminal case under article “terrorism”.

at the scene working firefighters, rescuers and doctors. Movement of trains stopped. Information on deaths and injuries continues to flow.

Recall in the Moscow subway explosions rocked this morning . Continue reading →

KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. President, Barack Obama, held on Sunday the first trip of its mandate in Afghanistan, where he gave an enthusiastic speech to the troops and told his counterpart Hamid Karzai Afghan that progress in the fight against corruption should match the progress of the military campaign. “I want to send a strong message that the partnership between U.S. and Afghanistan will continue. We have seen progress on the military campaign against extremism in the region, “Obama told reporters in front of Karzai”s government palace. ” We also want to continue making progress (…) good government, the State of law, anti-corruption efforts – all these things end up producing a more prosperous Afghanistan, more secure, independent, “he said. Karzai said he hoped that” society will continue in future to a Afghanistan stable, strong, peaceful that can sustain itself, it can move forward. ” U.S. officials said corruption and governance were among the issues the president discussed directly with Karzai during the conversation, which lasted barely half an hour. Then Obama returned to Bagram air base and delivered a speech to the troops by telling them he was confident he would succeed in its mission. “I want you to know (…) that their services are absolutely necessary, absolutely essential for the United States,” he told the troops.

In December, Obama ordered the deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. Continue reading →

PARIS (Reuters) – Catholic Churches in Europe gathered Friday their support for Pope Benedict XVI and rejected accusations that covered up child sexual abuse by priests, describing him as a leader determined to combat that challenge the clergy scandals. The French bishops” conference, Archbishop of London and the archdiocese of Munich, which once belonged Benedict rejected the accusations of the press a day after the Vatican said its critics had launched a “despicable attempt” to defame. Also on Friday, Bishop Adrianus van Luyn, head of the conference of bishops of Holland, admitted that three decades ago became aware of the abuses in the country revealed a month ago. More than 1,100 people have since denounced cases of sexual abuse. In Rome,1000an influential priestly order whose late founder, the Rev. Marcial Maciel, proved sexual harasser and had at least one child , apologized to the victims of abuse and repudiated. “Holy Father, (…) we send you a cordial message of support at this difficult time that our church is going through,” said French bishops in a statement, he referred to a “campaign of attacks against your person and service to the Church.” In a publication in the London Times, Archbishop Vincent Nichols said that Benedict XVI had made important changes to the regulations of the Catholic clergy to combat child abuse when he was a senior official of the Vatican doctrinal. “He is not an idle observer. Their actions speak along with their words, “he wrote. Both the Bishop Nichols as the French bishops expressed their solidarity with victims of abuse and indicated that their respective churches took decisive steps to expel bullies and protect children. “I am ashamed of what happened and understand the indignation and anger that has caused,” wrote Nichols.

“We all feel shame and regret the heinous acts committed by some priests,” the French statement.

MUNICH DENIES REPORT The Archdiocese of Munich, who led the current pope between 1977 and 1982, denied a report in the New York Times saying that the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was reported that a priest under suspicion of pedophilia therapy had been reassigned to a position with access to minors. Continue reading →

Chavez arrived this1000morning to Quito and in the morning Correa launched alongside a new line of lubricants developed by state companies and PDVSA Petrocomercial, according to Ansa news agency and the online version of the Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio. The speeches of the presidents during the presentation of the line of lubricants were marked by criticism of U.S. “imperialism”, which identified as an obstacle to integration, and put as an example a recent report by the Department of State challenging the human rights situation in Venezuela and Ecuador. “The hegemony in the international market through established the rule for its multinationals. So do not want to Rafael Correa, because their government is free, why does not the Venezuelan government, let alone want to join us, “Chavez said. The 45 agreements signed by Chavez and Correa” have yielded critical , duelale who would hurt, “said Ecuador”s president, who noted that the exchange of Venezuelan crude from Quito you saved $ 300 million since 2007. Correa said further that” There are many interested in financing “the Pacific Refinery, the most ambitious project between the two countries that require resources for about 12,500 million dollars. Continue reading →

Both lots, located at the intersection of Agustin de Vedia and Chilavert, the area under Flores Buenos Aires, are of the IVC and are destined to build a community kitchen, a soccer field and open the street Chilavert, under the Plan Construction of Villas. Meanwhile, another group of residents protested against the occupation. “The site where this canchita the little square and football is more than 20 years and our kids can play there,” said one protester. The site, located at the entrance to the villa, was subdivided by neighbors that three days keep him busy. The IVC denounced the usurpation and this morning the prosecutor ordered the eviction Mauro Tereczko so the Commissioner Carlos Beraldi, the branch 34 and charge of the operation, told Telam who were to execute the warrant. A delegation of neighbors supported by the priests of the neighborhood spoke with the police to that a committee can make one last attempt at dialogue with authorities of the IVC and stop the eviction. As the hours pass more and more neighbors joined in support of those who occupy the premises . Continue reading →

The meeting, preceded in the morning for talks “frank” and “productive” between U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and Netanyahu, according to the White House is scheduled for 17H30 (21H30 GMT), no other media presence than a official photographer. “The Jewish people built 3000 years ago Jerusalem and the Jewish people today builds Jerusalem,” Netanyahu said on Monday night against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the main group of U.S. pro-Israel lobby: “Jerusalem is not a colony. It is our capital.” These statements are conspiring against U.S. efforts to resume the peace process, said Tuesday the Palestinian Authority. The State of Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967, before annexation by the international community has not recognized. The Palestinians want that part of the Holy City as their future capital. Netanyahu”s position, usually at the head of the Israeli government, acquires a different meaning in the context of great tension between Israel and the U.S.. Her speech, “widens the gap betwee1000n the Obama administration and the Israeli government with regard to Jerusalem and negotiations” for peace, estimated Haim Malka of the Center for Studies Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington. The crisis erupted two weeks ago, when the Netanyahu government announced 1,600 new construction in East Jerusalem, during the visit by Biden here. Washington argued that the initiative was not only damaging for peace, but also for the credibility of U.S. efforts to regain the trust of the Arab world to isolate Iran.

analyst Walter Russell Mead, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), said here Tuesday in the Politico newspaper that the Town Planning committee of Jerusalem will not re-advertised since then, more buildings, and concluded that the pressure of Barack Obama determined, in fact, the withdrawal of its ally. Continue reading →

“Pedophilia is something abe1000rrant and a moral seriousness is aggravated if committed by a priest (…). We feel deep sorrow for it and an indelible disgrace,” said Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference ( CIS) during an assembly of bishops. In his speech, Bagnasco praised the attitude of Pope Benedict XVI address the scandal: “It was silent and concealed the truth, even though it was painful and odious “he said. ” That”s not to say that the Church is ready to discredit in that way, “he said. Words of Italian church leader were delivered just days after he reported several cases of pedophilia in Italy. Benedict XVI on Saturday expressed “shame and remorse” over the incident and expressed deep dismay for the suffering caused to victims in a letter to the Catholics of Ireland following hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse cases in that country for decades. Continue reading →