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Traffickers abusing refugee children in French camps: UNICEF
Jun 14, 2016 09:16Life is a "living hell" for children in French refugee camps, where they have been sexually exploited by traffickers who promise them passage to the UK, a UNICEF report says.
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Far-right refugee protest turns violent in Vienna
Jun 12, 2016 11:30Far-right protesters have clashed with police in the Austrian capital during rallies against the entry of refugees.
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Iran signs contracts with major European companies for crude sale
Jun 11, 2016 12:18Iran has signed contracts with major European companies for the sale of crude oil, five months after the implementation of the last year’s nuclear agreement between Tehran and six global powers, a senior Iranian official says.
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EU-Turkey visa deal not possible by July 1: Austria
Jun 10, 2016 23:48Austria, a major member of the European Union, has ruled out the possibility that a visa deal between the bloc and Turkey could be implemented by the July 1 deadline.
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EU court: Employers can ban Muslim headscarf
Jun 01, 2016 04:41An adviser to the European Court of Justice says companies can prohibit staff from wearing the Islamic headscarf as part of a general ban on religious and political symbols.
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Shipwrecks in Mediterranean killed 880 refugees last week: UN
May 31, 2016 16:27The United Nations (UN) refugee agency says at least 880 asylum-seekers died in recent incidents trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe.
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Europe after 20 tons of Iran heavy water: AEOI chief
May 31, 2016 09:23The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says European countries have voiced readiness to buy 20 tons of heavy water from the Islamic Republic.
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President Rouhani: Stability in Eastern Europe important to Iran
May 29, 2016 07:34Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin underlined that Tehran attaches importance to peace and stability in Eastern Europe.
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Anti-Austerity protests sweep across Italy, Spain
May 29, 2016 02:20Thousands of Italians have taken to the streets of Rome and several other major cities to express their resentment with the austerity policies imposed by the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
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Switzerland keen to cooperate with Iran in economic, security affairs
May 24, 2016 11:59Swiss Deputy Foreign Minister Yves Rossier voiced his country's willingness to cooperate with Iran in different areas, specially political and economic affairs.