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Hitler's Mother - 'The Only Person He Genuinely Loved'
On a chilly Saturday evening on April 20, 1889, inside an apartment above a brewery in a tiny Austrian town near the German border, a farmer's daughter married to her second cousin gave birth to her fourth child. He was the first to survive infancy. They named him Adolf.
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Austrian Minister Calls For Tighter Border Controls For EU Citizens
Austria's interior minister has called for tougher measures to protect the European Union's borders from returning jihadi fighters, Austrian newspaper Oesterreich reported today.
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Border Agency Director Troubled By Internal European Union Fences: Reports
The head of the European Union's border agency is worried about countries building border fences within the EU to try to curb a surge of migrants, he told an Austrian newspaper.
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Austria to Build Fence on Slovenia Border in New Blow to Schengen Pact
In a new blow to the EU's cherished open-border Schengen accord, Austria announced today it would erect a 3.7-kilometre (2.3-mile) metal fence along its border with Slovenia to better manage a record influx of migrants and refugees.
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Hungary's Viktor Orban Suspects Left-Wing Plot in Migrant Crisis
The tide of migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East and Africa may be part of a left-wing plot to pack the continent with sympathetic voters, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a Swiss magazine.
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Germany Extends Border Controls Until October 31: Ministry
Germany, facing a record migrant influx, will extend its temporary border controls until the end of October, with a special focus on the Austrian border, the interior ministry said Tuesday.
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Czechs Up Random Checks on Austrian Border
The Czech Republic will increase the number of random checks on its border with Austria starting this weekend, the interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
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Thousands More Migrants on Their Way into Austria: Police
Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a brief lull in arrivals gave them a chance to re-stock reception centres.
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Austrian Red Cross Expects 800 to 1,500 Refugees From Hungary in Next Few Hours
Austria's Red Cross said on Saturday it expected between 800 to 1,500 people to arrive in its refugee reception centre of Nickelsdorf at the Hungarian border in the next few hours.
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Hungary Lays on Buses for Refugees Walking to Austria
Hungary late Friday laid on buses to ferry hundreds of desperate refugees who had set off on foot for the Austrian border after being stranded for days in Budapest's main railway station.
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Standed for Days, Over 1,000 Migrants Leave Budapest Train Station on Foot for Austria
More than 1,000 migrants stranded for days at Budapest's main train station left the building on Friday, intent on walking to the Austrian border, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
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Migrants Taken Off Hungarian Train Near Refugee Camp: Reports
A Hungarian train bound for towns near the Austrian border with several hundred migrants onboard was stopped near one of the country's four main refugee camps and the migrants taken off, state news agency MTI reported.
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Austria Toughens Border Controls in Trafficking Clampdown
Austrian authorities toughened controls along the country's eastern borders on Monday, stopping hundreds of refugees and arresting five traffickers in a clampdown that followed last week's gruesome discovery of 71 dead migrants in a truck.
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Injured Caver Conscious; Rescue May Yet Take Days
Germany's mountain rescue service says an injured researcher stuck deep inside an Alpine cave on the Austrian border is able to walk with help, but an operation to bring him out may still take several days.
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Hitler's Mother - 'The Only Person He Genuinely Loved'
On a chilly Saturday evening on April 20, 1889, inside an apartment above a brewery in a tiny Austrian town near the German border, a farmer's daughter married to her second cousin gave birth to her fourth child. He was the first to survive infancy. They named him Adolf.
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Austrian Minister Calls For Tighter Border Controls For EU Citizens
Austria's interior minister has called for tougher measures to protect the European Union's borders from returning jihadi fighters, Austrian newspaper Oesterreich reported today.
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Border Agency Director Troubled By Internal European Union Fences: Reports
The head of the European Union's border agency is worried about countries building border fences within the EU to try to curb a surge of migrants, he told an Austrian newspaper.
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Austria to Build Fence on Slovenia Border in New Blow to Schengen Pact
In a new blow to the EU's cherished open-border Schengen accord, Austria announced today it would erect a 3.7-kilometre (2.3-mile) metal fence along its border with Slovenia to better manage a record influx of migrants and refugees.
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Hungary's Viktor Orban Suspects Left-Wing Plot in Migrant Crisis
The tide of migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East and Africa may be part of a left-wing plot to pack the continent with sympathetic voters, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a Swiss magazine.
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Germany Extends Border Controls Until October 31: Ministry
Germany, facing a record migrant influx, will extend its temporary border controls until the end of October, with a special focus on the Austrian border, the interior ministry said Tuesday.
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Czechs Up Random Checks on Austrian Border
The Czech Republic will increase the number of random checks on its border with Austria starting this weekend, the interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
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Thousands More Migrants on Their Way into Austria: Police
Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a brief lull in arrivals gave them a chance to re-stock reception centres.
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Austrian Red Cross Expects 800 to 1,500 Refugees From Hungary in Next Few Hours
Austria's Red Cross said on Saturday it expected between 800 to 1,500 people to arrive in its refugee reception centre of Nickelsdorf at the Hungarian border in the next few hours.
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Hungary Lays on Buses for Refugees Walking to Austria
Hungary late Friday laid on buses to ferry hundreds of desperate refugees who had set off on foot for the Austrian border after being stranded for days in Budapest's main railway station.
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Standed for Days, Over 1,000 Migrants Leave Budapest Train Station on Foot for Austria
More than 1,000 migrants stranded for days at Budapest's main train station left the building on Friday, intent on walking to the Austrian border, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
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Migrants Taken Off Hungarian Train Near Refugee Camp: Reports
A Hungarian train bound for towns near the Austrian border with several hundred migrants onboard was stopped near one of the country's four main refugee camps and the migrants taken off, state news agency MTI reported.
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Austria Toughens Border Controls in Trafficking Clampdown
Austrian authorities toughened controls along the country's eastern borders on Monday, stopping hundreds of refugees and arresting five traffickers in a clampdown that followed last week's gruesome discovery of 71 dead migrants in a truck.
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Injured Caver Conscious; Rescue May Yet Take Days
Germany's mountain rescue service says an injured researcher stuck deep inside an Alpine cave on the Austrian border is able to walk with help, but an operation to bring him out may still take several days.
