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Dozens of refugees trying to reach Europe drown as boat sinks off Mauritania
Dec 05, 2019 14:23At least 58 refugees trying to reach Europe from West Africa die as their makeshift boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, but dozens of survivors managed to swim to shore.
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Four dead, 16 missing after failed Mediterranean rafting
Nov 27, 2019 14:18Four refugees have died and up to 16 more are missing after trying to cross into Europe from North Africa on a small raft, Spain's coastguard says.
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Italian coastguard rescues 149 migrants, others missing
Nov 24, 2019 09:23A crowded boat filled with migrants capsized in wind-whipped seas near a tiny Mediterranean island on Saturday, sending them tumbling into the water, said the Italian coastguard, which pulled 149 of them to safety.
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US says no plans to send asylum seekers to remote Guatemalan regions
Nov 17, 2019 03:15The US government said on Saturday that it had no plans to send asylum seekers to remote regions in Guatemala after the Central American country floated the plan during negotiations for a bilateral migration agreement this week.
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Turkish forces begin to establish base in northern Syria weeks after incursion
Nov 14, 2019 13:19Turkish army troops have begun setting up a military base in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, weeks after the forces, backed by allied militants, launched a cross-border incursion against members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
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Italians protest ex-Minister Salvini’s immigration ‘hate-decree’
Nov 10, 2019 05:33Refugees and pro-migrant activists have staged a rally in the Italian capital, Rome, protesting a tough immigration bill that was introduced during former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s time in office.
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French police clear 2 refugee camps in Paris
Nov 07, 2019 09:15Police in France have cleared two refugee camps in northern Paris, moving hundreds of people to designated centers, as the French government tightens the country’s immigration policy.
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Two Greek towns protest refugee transfers to mainland sites
Nov 03, 2019 14:02Protesters in two towns in northern Greece took to the streets Sunday to rally against the transfer of migrants from the Greek islands to sites on the mainland.
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Poland, Hungary break EU laws by refusing to host migrants: Court adviser
Oct 31, 2019 16:43Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic broke the EU law by refusing to take in asylum seekers coming to the European Union during the chaotic summer of 2015, an advisory body to the bloc's highest court said on Thursday.
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Greece relocates hundreds of refugees to mainland as arrivals rise
Oct 22, 2019 08:21Greek authorities have moved more asylum-seekers from peripheral islands to mainland Greece amid a surge in refugee arrivals on the remote islands in recent months.