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Argentine leader Fernandez cancels travel after ankle injury | |
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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has cancelled her planned trips to Brazil and the Vatican after breaking her ankle on Friday. | Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has cancelled her planned trips to Brazil and the Vatican after breaking her ankle on Friday. |
Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said the president would suspend all international travel until February. | Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said the president would suspend all international travel until February. |
He said Ms Fernandez had slipped on a liquid spilled on the floor of her home in Patagonia, in southern Argentina. | He said Ms Fernandez had slipped on a liquid spilled on the floor of her home in Patagonia, in southern Argentina. |
The president has had a series of health problems, some of which have forced her to cancel official trips. | The president has had a series of health problems, some of which have forced her to cancel official trips. |
Ms Fernandez was due to travel to Brazil for the inauguration on 1 January of President Dilma Rousseff, who has been elected to a second term in office. | Ms Fernandez was due to travel to Brazil for the inauguration on 1 January of President Dilma Rousseff, who has been elected to a second term in office. |
She will also miss a trip to the Vatican alongside the Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet. | She will also miss a trip to the Vatican alongside the Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet. |
In November, Ms Fernandez had to cancel her attendance at a commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the signing of a peace treaty with Chile, which Ms Bachelet was also due to attend. | In November, Ms Fernandez had to cancel her attendance at a commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the signing of a peace treaty with Chile, which Ms Bachelet was also due to attend. |
At the time, the Argentine leader was suffering from a sigmoiditis, an inflammation or infection of the sigmoid colon. | At the time, the Argentine leader was suffering from a sigmoiditis, an inflammation or infection of the sigmoid colon. |
Last year, she had to rest for a month after undergoing surgery to treat bleeding on the brain. | Last year, she had to rest for a month after undergoing surgery to treat bleeding on the brain. |
President Fernandez, of the left-wing Front for Victory party, was first elected in 2007 and then returned to power by a comfortable majority in 2011. | President Fernandez, of the left-wing Front for Victory party, was first elected in 2007 and then returned to power by a comfortable majority in 2011. |
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