- Eurozone crisis live: Recession fears grow as Portugal strikes
• Portugal's largest union calls general strike• Weak data shows eurozone in recession• Today's agenda10.14am: Earlier this week, my colleague Giles Tremlett reported that Portugal's health services has been hit by the austerity measures introduced since the country accepted a €78bn aid package.Patients now face higher charges for services, and there is concern that this may have contributed to a rise in the mortality rate in February (although the government blames cold and flu outbreaks).10.07am: Word from Lisbon is that transport services have been badly hit by the general strikeFrom AP:The Lisbon subway, which carries more than a half-million passengers every weekday, stayed closed. Train, bus and ferry companies in the capital and the second-largest city Porto provided only occasional services. Long traffic queues built up on roads into both cities as commuters resorted to their cars.Flights are still operating at Lisbon's airport, though.There are also reports that some schoolchildren were sent home, because teachers and auxiliary staff did not show up for work, and that some medical appointments have been cancelled.GCPW, which called the strike (more details at 8.16am). has more than 600,000 members, mainly public sector and manual workers.9.58am: Just to add to the economic gloom, UK retail sales have suffered their biggest fall since last May. Sales volumes fell by 0.8% in February, compared with January.January's figures, which were surprisingly good, have also been revised down sharply, to show growth of just 0.3%, not the 0.9% initially thought.9.28am: City analysts say this morning's poor PMI data (see 9.08am) is very disappointing. Here's a quick round-up:Silvio Peruzzo of RBS:It's a disappointing reading. It suggest that some of the optimism that was buil null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
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- Shanghai fire death toll rises
• Welders arrested after deadly blaze engulfs block of flats• Chinese government orders tighter fire safety measuresTests on victims of a fire that gutted a block of flats in Shanghai have confirmed 26 more fatalities, taking the death toll to 79, according the Xinhua News state media agency .The fire in the city's Jing'an district on Monday afternoon had left dozens of people unaccounted for. Local newspaper reports had listed at least 36 people as missing. Many of those in the building at the time of the fire were elderly.China has ordered tighter fire-prevention measures, and at least one office block owner announced that the commercial building would undergo comprehensive safety tests ordered by the fire department.Shanghai's fire chief, Chen Fei, said firefighters searched the 28-storey block of flats after the blaze was extinguished and did not overlook anyone.Police arrested four unlicensed welders who were working on energy-saving renovations when sparks from their equipment allegedly spread to bamboo scaffolding and nylon nets shrouding the building. The city's deputy police chief, Cheng Jiulong, said eight people had been held, but did not identify them.The fire has renewed concern about the authorities' ability to cope with such disasters in Shanghai, which is home to more than 20 million people, with many living in its 15,000 tower blocks.In a notice posted on its website, the government ordered officials to improve fire safety and prevention, particularly during winter, when widespread use of heaters is an added risk. It named construction sites and high-rise buildings as areas needing extra attention.Shanghai recently hosted the World Expo and is in the middle of a construction boom that has created subway lines, motorways and airport upgrades. But the cit 中国政府の命令を79に死者を取って、26以上の死者を確認している上海のマンションのブロックを全焼火災の犠牲者の緊密な火災安全measuresTests
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