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Virginie HERZ

Ukraine’s missed revolution
29/01/2010 - REPORTERS

Ukraine’s missed revolution

Ukrainians are voting in their first Presidential Election since the Orange Revolution, the popular movement that swept Viktor Yushchenko to power five years ago. This time though, voters rejected Yushchenko in the first round of polling. So what is left of the Orange dreams?
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MADAGASCAR
Madagascar: ask our correspondents
Andry Rajoelina, former mayor of Madagascar's capital, has been confirmed as acting president, replacing his political rival Marc Ravalomanana. FRANCE 24’s Cyril Vanier (pictured) and Virginie Herz answer readers’ questions about the situation.
CUBA
Fifty years after the revolution: a reporter's notebook
Special correspondent Virginie Herz shares her personal observations during her coverage of Cuba as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution.
FRANCE

The castaways of illegal immigration

Around 600 illegal immigrants live in makeshift camps around the northern French harbour town of Calais, hoping to hide in a lorry bound for the United Kingdom. The authorities do little for them and local charities say they are overloaded.
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CZECH REPUBLIC

The Czech Republic weathers the financial storm

While almost all the other EU member states are caught up in the whirlwind of the financial crisis, the Czech Republic, equipped with a solid banking system, is the exception to the rule. But how long can it resist?
CZECH REPUBLIC - ECONOMY

Czech economy weathering the financial storm

Although the Czech government recently cut its 2009 growth forecast, its finance sector has shown greater resilience to the crisis than those of its neighbours. FRANCE 24's Virginie Herz reports on the country's prescription for a healthier economy.
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