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Italians protest against NATO's military satellite
May 16, 2016 10:57Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Italy to protest against a NATO military communications satellite system, which they say is harmful to human health.
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Rising arson attacks on refugee centers alarming: Police
May 15, 2016 10:55Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office has expressed concern over an increase in the number of arson attacks on refugee shelters amid growing anti-asylum seeker sentiment in the European country.
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Turkey not very hopeful about EU refugee deal: Minister
May 13, 2016 13:40Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs Volkan Bozkir cast serious doubt Friday over the prospects of realizing a deal between Ankara and the EU on refugees, which would provide visa-free travel for Turks in Europe's borderless Schengen zone.
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Over 40 million people internally displaced in 2015: Aid group
May 11, 2016 01:19The total number of people internally displaced by wars and conflicts around the world reached 40.8 million by the end of 2015, says an international aid group.
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Turkish president slams EU ‘dictatorship’ against refugee crisis
May 09, 2016 10:53Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the EU of “dictatorship” and “cruelty” over a recent wave of refugees fleeing widespread violence in their home countries.
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More than 80 still missing after refugee boat sank off Libya coast: IOM
Apr 30, 2016 12:27More than 80 people are still missing after a boat transporting 110 refugees sank off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean Sea, says a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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UN chief censures EU’s ‘restrictive’ refugee policies
Apr 28, 2016 14:21UN chief Ban Ki-moon has censured “increasingly restrictive” policies against refugees arriving in Europe.
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Austria adopts tough measures to curb refugee influx
Apr 27, 2016 15:23The Austrian parliament adopted a controversial bill Wednesday aimed at stemming the flow of refugees into the country despite harsh criticism by rights campaigners and from the neighboring Italy.
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Austria set to toughen refugee laws
Apr 27, 2016 12:20The Austrian parliament is set to introduce some of Europe's toughest asylum laws as the political leadership in the country is becoming increasingly irked by the surge of far-right parties.
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Child refugees face sexual abuse in EU: British politician
Apr 25, 2016 10:38The leader of the Liberal Democrat political party in the United Kingdom says thousands of unaccompanied child refugees currently stranded in Europe face sexual abuse and that the UK should legally admit a portion of them in to protect them from such abuse.