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'A Tale of Two Cities: Damascus and Homs'
08/02/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'A Tale of Two Cities: Damascus and Homs'

Syria's still the focus for the international press: we look at testimony from those trapped in Homs, and ask what the West should do next. We also look at the fresh row over the Falklands - and how that's gone down with the press in Argentina.
Fernandez does not have cancer
07/01/2012 - ARGENTINA

Fernandez does not have cancer

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez (pictured) in fact never had cancer, despite being diagnosed with the disease last month, her spokesman said Saturday, just days after she had her thyroid gland removed.
Argentina's Cristina Fernandez undergoes cancer surgery
04/01/2012 - ARGENTINA

Argentina's Cristina Fernandez undergoes cancer surgery

Argentina's popular president Cristina Fernandez was successfully operated on for thyroid cancer on Wednesday. Doctors predicted a complete cure without chemotherapy, since preoperative tests showed the cancer had not spread.
President Fernandez to undergo cancer treatment
28/12/2011 - ARGENTINA

President Fernandez to undergo cancer treatment

Argentina's centre-left president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has thyroid cancer, her government announced Tuesday. The papillary carcinoma has not metastasized, and an operation to remove her thyroid gland is scheduled for Jan. 4.
President Fernandez wins landslide re-election
24/10/2011 - ARGENTINA

President Fernandez wins landslide re-election

Argentina's centre-left president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, swept to a landslide re-election victory on Sunday. Fernandez won another four-year term by more than 40 percentage points over second-place finisher Hermes Binner.
Argentina has seen ‘little real reform’ since 1990’s
23/10/2011 - ARGENTINA

Argentina has seen ‘little real reform’ since 1990’s

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has presided over a period of steady economic growth, but Christian Castillo, a candidate for vice president from the far-left, tells FRANCE 24 many still work under precarious conditions.
Primary gives boost to Kirchner's re-election hopes
17/08/2011 - ARGENTINA

Primary gives boost to Kirchner's re-election hopes

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took a commanding lead in the country's open primary election on Sunday, according to exit polls. The general election will be held on October 23.
President tests popularity in primary vote
14/08/2011 - ARGENTINA

President tests popularity in primary vote

President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner (pictured) tested her popular support in Argentina’s first primary election Sunday, ahead of October’s polls in which she is widely expected to win a second term in office. Results are expected Monday.
Former president Nestor Kirchner laid to rest in hometown
30/10/2010 - ARGENTINA

Former president Nestor Kirchner laid to rest in hometown

Nestor Kirchner, Argentina’s popular former leader and husband of current president Cristina Kirchner (pictured), has been buried in his Patagonia hometown two days after he died suddenly of a heart attack.
Kirchner death plunges Argentina into uncertainty
29/10/2010 - ARGENTINA

Kirchner death plunges Argentina into uncertainty

The sudden death of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner has triggered both widespread mourning and political disquiet, as questions arise over what effect his disappearance may have on his wife’s presidency.
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