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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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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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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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Syrian Baby Named 'Angela Merkel' Refused Asylum In Germany
Late last year, a Syrian woman gave birth to a girl at a former hospital that had been repurposed into a refugee shelter in Duisburg, Germany. She and her husband had only recently arrived in Germany and wanted to honor their new home.
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Syrian Refugee In Germany Tried To Make A Bomb Before Suicide: Report
A Syrian refugee who committed suicide in prison after being arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a Berlin airport experimented with chemicals in August in an attempt to make a bomb, a magazine reported on Friday.
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Germany Captures Syrian Refugee Suspected Of Planning Bomb Attack
A Syrian man who came to Germany during a migrant influx last year was arrested today after a weekend manhunt on suspicion of planning a bomb attack, Saxony state police said.
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Syrian Refugees Invent App For Germany's Bureaucracy Maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words -- the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe's top economy can be daunting but now there's an app for that, says a team of enterprising Syrian refugees.
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Syrian Refugee Killed By Own Bomb At Bar In Germany's Ansbach
A Syrian refugee has been killed setting off a bomb at a bar in southern Germany which also wounded a dozen other people late Sunday, authorities say, the third attack to hit Bavaria in a week.
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Euro 2016: Germans' Passion for Football Delights Refugees
Since the beginning of Euro 2016, Burckhardt has been organising "Soccer Dinners" for refugees to join Germans at home, sharing a pizza and a sofa in front of the game and getting to know their new neighbours
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Mesut Ozil Visits Syrian Refugee Camp, Plays Football With Children
Mesut Ozil, Arsenal and German international midfielder, visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan and played football with children as well as signing autographs.
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Canada To Take In 10,000 More Syrian Refugees
Canada will take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees, adding to the more than 25,000 already received in the last few months, Immigration Minister John McCallum said on Thursday in Germany, where an influx of refugees has sparked a backlash.
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Amazon Donates Profits From Far-Right Anthem To Refugees
Online retail giant Amazon said today it will donate the profits from the online purchase of a tune released by the far-right anti-migrant PEGIDA movement to refugees in Germany.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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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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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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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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Syrian Baby Named 'Angela Merkel' Refused Asylum In Germany
Late last year, a Syrian woman gave birth to a girl at a former hospital that had been repurposed into a refugee shelter in Duisburg, Germany. She and her husband had only recently arrived in Germany and wanted to honor their new home.
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Syrian Refugee In Germany Tried To Make A Bomb Before Suicide: Report
A Syrian refugee who committed suicide in prison after being arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a Berlin airport experimented with chemicals in August in an attempt to make a bomb, a magazine reported on Friday.
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Germany Captures Syrian Refugee Suspected Of Planning Bomb Attack
A Syrian man who came to Germany during a migrant influx last year was arrested today after a weekend manhunt on suspicion of planning a bomb attack, Saxony state police said.
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Syrian Refugees Invent App For Germany's Bureaucracy Maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words -- the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe's top economy can be daunting but now there's an app for that, says a team of enterprising Syrian refugees.
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Syrian Refugee Killed By Own Bomb At Bar In Germany's Ansbach
A Syrian refugee has been killed setting off a bomb at a bar in southern Germany which also wounded a dozen other people late Sunday, authorities say, the third attack to hit Bavaria in a week.
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Euro 2016: Germans' Passion for Football Delights Refugees
Since the beginning of Euro 2016, Burckhardt has been organising "Soccer Dinners" for refugees to join Germans at home, sharing a pizza and a sofa in front of the game and getting to know their new neighbours
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Mesut Ozil Visits Syrian Refugee Camp, Plays Football With Children
Mesut Ozil, Arsenal and German international midfielder, visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan and played football with children as well as signing autographs.
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Canada To Take In 10,000 More Syrian Refugees
Canada will take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees, adding to the more than 25,000 already received in the last few months, Immigration Minister John McCallum said on Thursday in Germany, where an influx of refugees has sparked a backlash.
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Amazon Donates Profits From Far-Right Anthem To Refugees
Online retail giant Amazon said today it will donate the profits from the online purchase of a tune released by the far-right anti-migrant PEGIDA movement to refugees in Germany.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
