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France Church Attacker A 21-Year-Old Tunisian Migrant: Inquiry Sources
The man suspected of killing three people at a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday is a 21-year-old Tunisian who arrived in Europe just a few weeks ago, sources close to the inquiry said.
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629 Migrants, Stranded In Sea For 9 Days, Arrive In Spain On Boats
The first boat in a naval convoy carrying a total of 629 rescued migrants arrived in the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, ending a gruelling nine-day sea voyage, but leaving wide open a fierce debate in Europe about how to handle immigration.
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Migrants Once Again Drawn To Deadly Spanish Route To Europe
The number of migrants arriving on Spain's southern coast has more than doubled in 2017 from last year as they avoid passing through conflict-wracked Libya on their way to Europe.
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Angela Merkel's G20-Africa Meet Aims To Reduce Poverty, Migrant Influx
Today, in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet African leaders with order to address pressing issues facing the African nations including poverty and mass migrant influx to Europe.
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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Italy's President Urges European Union To Do More About Migrant Crisis
Italy's president has called on the European Union to adopt a more organized approach to large numbers of migrants who arrive in Europe.
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4 Dead, 340 Migrants Rescued As Boat Capsizes South Of Crete In Greece
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a "significant number" of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.
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Pope Francis Visits Frontline Of Europe's Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.
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Greece Starts Emptying Border Camp As New Arrivals Slow
Greece said Saturday it has begun emptying the main migrant camp on its Macedonia border, as the huge tide of refugees flooding into the country slows to a trickle following the EU-Turkey deal.
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EU, Turkey Strike 'Historic' Deal To Send Back Migrants
Turkish and EU leaders agreed a "historic" deal to curb the huge flow of asylum seekers to Europe, which will see all migrants arriving in Greece being sent back to Turkey from Sunday.
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Migrant Arrivals To Europe This Year Top 110,000, Up Sharply From 2015
The number of migrants and refugees arriving in Italy and Greece since the start of the year has risen sharply compared to the same period 2015 and hundreds are stranded at European borders due to rising restrictions, aid agencies said today.
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Across Europe, Gay Migrants Face Abuse In Asylum Shelters
Alaa Ammar fled Syria to escape not just civil war but also the threat of persecution as a gay man. Yet when he arrived in The Netherlands last spring, he did not find the safe haven he craved.
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Number Of Migrants Reaching Europe By Sea Soars 10-Fold: Migration Agency
Ten times as many migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea in the first six weeks of the year as in the same period of 2015, and the number of deaths also soared, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today.
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Anti-Islam Movement PEGIDA Stages Protests Against Refugees Across Europe
Germany's anti-Islam PEGIDA movement staged rallies in several cities across Europe on Saturday to protest against the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
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Charities Warn Of 'Desperate' Plight Of Refugees In Europe
Leading children's charities warned Tuesday that young refugees are at serious risk from the bitterly cold Balkan weather, as figures showed 31,000 migrants have arrived in Greece already this year.
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France Church Attacker A 21-Year-Old Tunisian Migrant: Inquiry Sources
The man suspected of killing three people at a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday is a 21-year-old Tunisian who arrived in Europe just a few weeks ago, sources close to the inquiry said.
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629 Migrants, Stranded In Sea For 9 Days, Arrive In Spain On Boats
The first boat in a naval convoy carrying a total of 629 rescued migrants arrived in the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, ending a gruelling nine-day sea voyage, but leaving wide open a fierce debate in Europe about how to handle immigration.
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Migrants Once Again Drawn To Deadly Spanish Route To Europe
The number of migrants arriving on Spain's southern coast has more than doubled in 2017 from last year as they avoid passing through conflict-wracked Libya on their way to Europe.
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Angela Merkel's G20-Africa Meet Aims To Reduce Poverty, Migrant Influx
Today, in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet African leaders with order to address pressing issues facing the African nations including poverty and mass migrant influx to Europe.
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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Italy's President Urges European Union To Do More About Migrant Crisis
Italy's president has called on the European Union to adopt a more organized approach to large numbers of migrants who arrive in Europe.
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4 Dead, 340 Migrants Rescued As Boat Capsizes South Of Crete In Greece
Four bodies were recovered and 340 people rescued Friday from a sinking migrant boat carrying a "significant number" of people in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said.
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Pope Francis Visits Frontline Of Europe's Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.
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Greece Starts Emptying Border Camp As New Arrivals Slow
Greece said Saturday it has begun emptying the main migrant camp on its Macedonia border, as the huge tide of refugees flooding into the country slows to a trickle following the EU-Turkey deal.
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EU, Turkey Strike 'Historic' Deal To Send Back Migrants
Turkish and EU leaders agreed a "historic" deal to curb the huge flow of asylum seekers to Europe, which will see all migrants arriving in Greece being sent back to Turkey from Sunday.
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Migrant Arrivals To Europe This Year Top 110,000, Up Sharply From 2015
The number of migrants and refugees arriving in Italy and Greece since the start of the year has risen sharply compared to the same period 2015 and hundreds are stranded at European borders due to rising restrictions, aid agencies said today.
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Across Europe, Gay Migrants Face Abuse In Asylum Shelters
Alaa Ammar fled Syria to escape not just civil war but also the threat of persecution as a gay man. Yet when he arrived in The Netherlands last spring, he did not find the safe haven he craved.
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Number Of Migrants Reaching Europe By Sea Soars 10-Fold: Migration Agency
Ten times as many migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea in the first six weeks of the year as in the same period of 2015, and the number of deaths also soared, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today.
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Anti-Islam Movement PEGIDA Stages Protests Against Refugees Across Europe
Germany's anti-Islam PEGIDA movement staged rallies in several cities across Europe on Saturday to protest against the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
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Charities Warn Of 'Desperate' Plight Of Refugees In Europe
Leading children's charities warned Tuesday that young refugees are at serious risk from the bitterly cold Balkan weather, as figures showed 31,000 migrants have arrived in Greece already this year.
