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(Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
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- Argentine train slams into busy station during morning commute, killing 49 and injuring 100s
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Africa
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Europe
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The Americas
- Mexico's electoral commission fines boxer for wearing party's logo on trunks before election
- Haiti police: 1 dead, 120 injured after mishaps, street fighting during Carnival celebration
- Hugo Chavez's need for new surgery casts Venezuela into volatile political uncertainty
- Argentine train slams into busy station during morning commute, killing 49 and injuring 100s
