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Quebec's students take to the streets over rise in tuition fees
23/05/2012 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Quebec's students take to the streets over rise in tuition fees

We start in Canada, where peaceful protests turn riotous as students take to the streets to voice their opposition to government plans to hike university tuition fees. Next, in the US, we look at a case that has touched a nerve among gay rights activists - a man is jailed for 30 days for filming his college roommate's gay kiss. Finally, we get up close with Hawaii's lava hunters - a few intrepid tourists in search of Hawaii's active volcano Kilauea.
Repsol sues Argentina over YPF nationalisation
16/05/2012 - ENERGY

Repsol sues Argentina over YPF nationalisation

Spain's Repsol oil giant and US firm Texas Yale Capital filed a class action lawsuit against the Argentinean state in New York on Tuesday for "compensatory damages" over the country's May 4 nationalisation of the firm's YPF division.
Spain vents anger at Argentina over oil firm seizure
19/04/2012 - ARGENTINA

Spain vents anger at Argentina over oil firm seizure

Spain has warned of economic and diplomatic "consequences" if Argentina's President Christina Kirchner (pictured) goes ahead with plans to seize YPF, Argentina's biggest oil company and a subsidiary of Spain’s Repsol.
Argentina wants its oil back
18/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Argentina wants its oil back

There's fury in Spain as Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, seeks to rewrite the rules of fair trade. Next, an embarrassing sex scandal for America's secret service - it emerges some agents may have been distracted from the job at hand. Finally, we meet the growing number of Greeks forced to turn their backs on a country wracked by poverty in search of a better life in the Big Apple.
100 days to go - is London ready for the Olympics?
18/04/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

100 days to go - is London ready for the Olympics?

Disqualified Egyptian presidential candidates, a diplomatic row over oil between Spain and Argentina, and is London ready for the Olympics? It's all in today's world papers.
Repsol accuses Argentina of an ‘illegal’ act and demands compensation
17/04/2012 - ARGENTINA - SPAIN

Repsol accuses Argentina of an ‘illegal’ act and demands compensation

Spanish oil giant Repsol said it would fight for at least 8 billion euros in compensation from Argentina on Tuesday after President Cristina Kirchner announced plans to seize Respsol-controlled YPF, the country’s biggest oil company.
Argentina moves to nationalise YPF energy giant
17/04/2012 - ARGENTINA

Argentina moves to nationalise YPF energy giant

Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner announced on Monday that she will ask Congress to expropriate 51% of leading energy company YPF, which is controlled by Spanish giant Repsol, sparking concerns in Spain and the European Union.
FARC: Fighting for freedom as a former child soldier
04/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

FARC: Fighting for freedom as a former child soldier

We meet a former member of Colombia's FARC rebel group who is trying to start again. Next, we head to the United States where one month on, there is still no explanation as to why a young unarmed teenager was shot dead in Florida. Finally, 30 years after the Falklands war, we speak to the Argentinean soldiers trying to cope with the scars of the past.
Tensions high on 30th anniversary of Falklands war
02/04/2012 - UK - ARGENTINA

Tensions high on 30th anniversary of Falklands war

Thirty years may have passed since Argentina’s invasion sparked the start of the Falklands War with Britain but the animosity between the two nations continues to deepen and the conflict looks increasingly unlikely to be solved.
Latin America backs Argentina over Falkland Islands
31/03/2012 - FALKLANDS

Latin America backs Argentina over Falkland Islands

Thirty years after the start of the Falklands War, tensions between Argentina and Britain have flared anew with several countries in Latin America declaring their support of Buenos Aires' sovereignty claim over the disputed islands.
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