Subway Service Resume in Buenos Aires After 10 Day Strike

All six lines of the subway and the Premetro overground tram service were resumed today following a ten-day union strike that had paralyzed transport across Buenos Aires City.

From 5 am this morning all of the subway lines were running as normal, with the exception of the E line, which “due to technical problems” began running at 6am, Metrovías said today.

The Subte underground trains strike, which dragged both national and City government under the spotlight and affected the daily commute of over 900 million people, was lifted last night following yet another last-ditch meeting between the parties involved.

“The conflict continues, but we decided to make a gesture towards users and workers,” by lifting the strike, said AGTSyP breakaway subway workers union boss Roberto Pianelli, in a press conference last night.

Buenos Aires Strike; Public Services Affected

EN: Due to today’s teamster union strike certain public services will be affected, including rubbish collection, fuel and food distribution. The subway, trains and short and long-distance buses will operate normally. Flights will be affected between 11am and 6pm.

In addition, service stations will be closed from 12pm-6pm.

Public and private healthcare centres, banks and public offices will be opened, while Judiciary workers will work until 11am.

Regarding flights, unions have not taken a unanimous position. APTA air traffic technical personnel and ATCPEA Sol, Lan and Andes crews support the measures.

Flight services will be affected between 12pm-6pm. APLA pilots union stated that there will be flights after midday but with some delays and APA air traffic personnel rejected the strike.

 

ES: Debido al paro de hoy, los servicios publicos se verán afectados incluyendo la recolección de basura, los proveedores de gasolinas y comida. Los subtes, trenes, premetros de largo y corto trayecto operarán normalmente. Los vuelos se veran afectados desde las 11AM hasta las 6PM.

Los servicios de salud públicos y privados operarán normalmente, mientras que los servicios judiciales trabajarán hasta las 11AM.

Past Week In Pictures: June 7 – 14, 2012

Paddlers are dwarfed by the container vessel CAP Jervis as they approach the mouth of the St. Johns River, June 12, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Coal miners demonstrate with their lamps lit through the streets of Leon, Spain, on June 12. Spanish coal miners staged a nationwide strike organized by unions opposed to subsidy reductions from 300 million euros to 110 million euros.

Smoke from the High Park wildfire fills the air over a small barn, turning the sky orange, near Laporte, Colo., June 10.

The sun reflects off solar panels of the International Space Station as it floats between night and day, June 8.

Children climb on a canvas shelter in Levinsky Park in the Mediterranean city of Tel Aviv, Israel, June 11, where thousands of African migrants reside. Israeli authorities rounded up dozens of migrants slated for deportation, most of them Africans from South Sudan, as the government weighs tough penalties against Israelis who help illegal aliens.

A van is trapped in a hole after a cave-in happened on Fuxing road in Guilin, China, due to long-term rainfall, June 8. The driver was injured in the incident.

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al-Qaida leader killed in Pakistan drone strike

The White House on Tuesday confirmed the death of deputy al-Qaida leader Abu Yahya al-Libi in Pakistan, calling his death a “major blow” to the terrorist group.

White House spokesman Jay Carney would not confirm al-Libi’s death occurred as a result of a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, part of  Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area, though Pakistani security sources said he died in  a pre-dawn attack there that killed 15 insurgents, the last in a series of three U.S. drone attacks over the weekend.

“I can’t get into details about how his death was brought about, but I can tell you that he served as al-Qaida’s general manger, responsible for overseeing the group’s day-to-day operations in the tribal areas of Pakistan and he managed the outreach to al-Qaida’s regional affiliates,” Carney said.

“We believe al-Libi’s death is a major blow to core al-Qaida, removing the No. 2 leader for the second time in last than a year and further damaging the group’s morale and cohesion and bringing it closer to its ultimate demise than ever before.”

While al-Libi had previously been reported killed in 2009, an Internet post on a jihadist website on Tuesday suggested that he did  not escape death this time.

A senior moderator on Al-Qaida’s top-ranked, password-protected Shamukh web forum early in the day urged other users to “pray for our brothers in Waziristan, as the situation does not please the believers.”

“One of the beloved brothers from the mujahideen in Waziristan corresponded privately with me and asked me to open a thread in which we can ask for prayers for our mujahideen brothers,” the author wrote. “The situation is bad there … and he told me some news and asked me not to reveal it to anyone now.”

The post was quickly removed from the forum a short time later.

Al-Libi, or “the Libyan” in Arabic, believed to be 39 years old, was one of the most influential propagandists in al-Qaida and one of its best known leaders. U.S. officials, speaking with NBC News on condition of anonymity, characterized him as irreplaceable in his expertise, ability and influence.

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American Airlines Flight Returns to Miami International Airport After Bird Strike on Thursday

An American Airlines flight headed for Cali, Colombia returned to Miami International Airport after a possible bird strike during its takeoff Thursday afternoon, airport officials said.

American Airlines confirmed shortly before 7 p.m. that it was indeed a bird strike, but mechanics determined the impact was small and that the plane is safe to fly, NBC News reported.

Flight 921 had 161 people on board.

No injuries have been reported.

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