Morgue mix-ups shock Argentines

Investigations are under way in Argentina after two people - a man aged 71 and a premature baby - were falsely declared dead in separate incidents.

Juan Llandor's family started making funeral arrangements after being informed that he had died after a four-year fight against kidney cancer.

His body was moved to the hospital morgue for collection by undertakers.

But three hours later, a hospital employee went to move another body and realised that Mr Llandor was breathing.

The family was called again and they postponed the funeral.

"It was an incredible situation," said his daughter, Ana Maria.

Meanwhile, there was a similar incident in another town in Buenos Aires province when a baby girl was born prematurely.

Doctors tried to revive her, but she was declared dead shortly afterwards and the body taken to the morgue.

But several hours later, she was found crying.

The mother was called and declared her daughter to be a miracle.

Unfortunately, she died three days later.

News videos of the baby case:

Miceli's bathroom

Normally one goes to a bank to store money

Argentina's economy minister has acknowledged storing $64,000 (47,000 euros; £32,000) in her office bathroom, the subject of a judicial inquiry.

Felisa Miceli told Argentine media that she had made a "naive" mistake, but strongly denied committing any crime.

Mrs Miceli said the cash had been lent to her by her brother to buy a house.

The case has caused embarrassment for the government in Argentina, where tax evasion is common and officials are often suspected of corruption.

In late June, local media reported police had found a large amount of cash, in both pesos and dollars, stored in a bathroom cabinet inside Mrs Miceli's office at the Economy Ministry.

In newspaper interviews, Mrs Miceli said the cash had been lent to her to buy a house in the capital, Buenos Aires.

"I was naive, clumsy. It was a mistake... there could have been negligence but I am sure I haven't committed any crime," she was quoted as saying by Clarin daily.

La Nacion quoted Mrs Miceli as saying the affair "makes me look suspicious and that truly hurts. The situation is much more simple and normal".

Mrs Miceli was appointed the country's first female economy minister in November 2005.

Mass protest over Argentina death

Talking about drama. When i was on the way back on the bus we passed a protest demonstration and i was wondering what it was about. So that's why there was no school for this kid. So this must be it:

"Argentina was brought to a near standstill on Monday amid protests over the killing of a teacher in the south-west of the country last week.

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities.

Schools closed, public transport was halted and banks and many offices shut for a couple of hours.

Carlos Fuentealba, a chemistry teacher, was killed during a protest over pay after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by police.

Public transport stopped for a couple hours on Monday and banks and some offices shut their doors in a protest called by the country's main trade union movement.

Mr Fuentealba,40, died after being hit on the head by a teargas canister fired by police during a protest in the south-western province of Neuquen.

He had joined his colleagues to demand a pay rise.

Clashes between provincial police and protesters are common around Argentina, but the killing of the popular, gentle family man, Carlos Fuentealba seems to have angered the nation.

Protesters in Buenos Aires marched from the centre of the city, calling for the killers to be prosecuted and for the resignation of Neuquen province governor Jorge Sobisch who, they say, is responsible for police brutality.

The government of President Nestor Kirchner has so far kept quiet on the issue which seems to have struck a nerve in the Argentine population just months before the general election."

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