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Syrian Whose Selfie With Merkel Went Viral Wants To Stay In Germany
Almost a decade ago, a Syrian refugee's selfie with Germany's then chancellor Angela Merkel went viral. Today, Anas Modamani has a job, a German passport and a fiancee and no plans to return to his war-ravaged country.
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Almost Half Of Ukrainian Refugees In Germany Plan To Stay
Of the more than one million Ukrainian refugees who came to Germany to escapee war, 44% would like to stay long-term in the country, according to a survey published today.
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1.1 Million People Came To Germany From Ukraine In 2022
Some 1.1 million people arrived in Germany from Ukraine in 2022, exceeding the influx of migrants from the Middle East around 2015, Germany's federal statistical office said on Thursday.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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US Secretary Of State Consults Allies, Seeks Common Ground On Taliban
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was looking Wednesday to build a united front with nations shaken by the Afghanistan withdrawal as he consulted allies and heard stories from refugees at an air base in Germany.
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Germany Plans To Take In 1,500 Refugees From Greek Islands
Germany plans to take in 1,500 migrants currently taking shelter on Greek islands, government sources told AFP, in addition to around 150 unaccompanied minors from the burnt-out Moria camp.
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Hong Kong Independence Activists Granted Refugee Status In Germany
Two former Hong Kong independence activists have been granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.
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Justin Trudeau Apologizes For Turning Away Jewish Refugees In 1939
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in parliament on Wednesday for Canada's refusal to admit Jewish asylum seekers fleeing Nazi Germany just months before the outbreak of World War II.
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On A Bike, Ex-Child Refugee Retraces Escape From Nazi Germany
Paul Alexander was just a toddler when his mother handed him to a volunteer nurse on a train leaving Nazi Germany in 1939.
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Germany Votes As History Beckons For Angela Merkel And Far-Right
Germans began voting in a national election on Sunday that is likely to see Chancellor Angela Merkel win a historic fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in more than half a century
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France's Emmanuel Macron Limbers Up For Tricky Dance With Angela Merkel
French President Emmanuel Macron likes to describe France and Germany as two tango dancers who are enthusiastic partners but wary about embracing. This weekend, he will discover who will be his partner in Berlin for what he hopes will be an ambitious -- and French-led -- dance routine
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His Selfie Went Viral For All The Wrong Reasons; Now This Refugee Is Suing Facebook
On a September day in 2015, Syrian refugee Anas Modamani took one of Germany's most emblematic selfies. Snapping himself alongside Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to his Berlin shelter, he captured an image that became a symbol of her momentous decision to allow more than 1 million asylum seekers into Germany.
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Mark Zuckerberg Takes On Donald Trump: 'US A Nation Of Immigrants, Should Be Proud Of That'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today strongly hit out at the Donald Trump on his social network site for the new US President's anti-immigration policies and his plans to build a wall along the border with Mexico to keep illegal immigrants out.
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A 2016 Love Story: The Macedonian Cop And The Iraqi Refugee
The scene was hardly conducive to romance: she was a sick Iraqi in a wave of refugees trying to enter Serbia, while he belonged to the stern Macedonian police force keeping guard.
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These Afghans Fled To Germany For A Safer, Better Life - Now They've Been Sent Back
Three men slumped on their cots in a clean but cramped dormitory room. They looked glum and shellshocked, as if they had suddenly found themselves in a forbidding foreign place.
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Syrian Whose Selfie With Merkel Went Viral Wants To Stay In Germany
Almost a decade ago, a Syrian refugee's selfie with Germany's then chancellor Angela Merkel went viral. Today, Anas Modamani has a job, a German passport and a fiancee and no plans to return to his war-ravaged country.
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Almost Half Of Ukrainian Refugees In Germany Plan To Stay
Of the more than one million Ukrainian refugees who came to Germany to escapee war, 44% would like to stay long-term in the country, according to a survey published today.
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1.1 Million People Came To Germany From Ukraine In 2022
Some 1.1 million people arrived in Germany from Ukraine in 2022, exceeding the influx of migrants from the Middle East around 2015, Germany's federal statistical office said on Thursday.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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US Secretary Of State Consults Allies, Seeks Common Ground On Taliban
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was looking Wednesday to build a united front with nations shaken by the Afghanistan withdrawal as he consulted allies and heard stories from refugees at an air base in Germany.
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Germany Plans To Take In 1,500 Refugees From Greek Islands
Germany plans to take in 1,500 migrants currently taking shelter on Greek islands, government sources told AFP, in addition to around 150 unaccompanied minors from the burnt-out Moria camp.
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Hong Kong Independence Activists Granted Refugee Status In Germany
Two former Hong Kong independence activists have been granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.
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Justin Trudeau Apologizes For Turning Away Jewish Refugees In 1939
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in parliament on Wednesday for Canada's refusal to admit Jewish asylum seekers fleeing Nazi Germany just months before the outbreak of World War II.
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On A Bike, Ex-Child Refugee Retraces Escape From Nazi Germany
Paul Alexander was just a toddler when his mother handed him to a volunteer nurse on a train leaving Nazi Germany in 1939.
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Germany Votes As History Beckons For Angela Merkel And Far-Right
Germans began voting in a national election on Sunday that is likely to see Chancellor Angela Merkel win a historic fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in more than half a century
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France's Emmanuel Macron Limbers Up For Tricky Dance With Angela Merkel
French President Emmanuel Macron likes to describe France and Germany as two tango dancers who are enthusiastic partners but wary about embracing. This weekend, he will discover who will be his partner in Berlin for what he hopes will be an ambitious -- and French-led -- dance routine
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His Selfie Went Viral For All The Wrong Reasons; Now This Refugee Is Suing Facebook
On a September day in 2015, Syrian refugee Anas Modamani took one of Germany's most emblematic selfies. Snapping himself alongside Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to his Berlin shelter, he captured an image that became a symbol of her momentous decision to allow more than 1 million asylum seekers into Germany.
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Mark Zuckerberg Takes On Donald Trump: 'US A Nation Of Immigrants, Should Be Proud Of That'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today strongly hit out at the Donald Trump on his social network site for the new US President's anti-immigration policies and his plans to build a wall along the border with Mexico to keep illegal immigrants out.
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A 2016 Love Story: The Macedonian Cop And The Iraqi Refugee
The scene was hardly conducive to romance: she was a sick Iraqi in a wave of refugees trying to enter Serbia, while he belonged to the stern Macedonian police force keeping guard.
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These Afghans Fled To Germany For A Safer, Better Life - Now They've Been Sent Back
Three men slumped on their cots in a clean but cramped dormitory room. They looked glum and shellshocked, as if they had suddenly found themselves in a forbidding foreign place.
