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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.
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Refugee death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 for 6th year: UNHCR
Oct 01, 2019 11:17More than 1,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that that "bleak milestone" has been reached, the United Nations refugee agency says.
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Pope rebukes countries whose weapons foment migration but refuse refugees
Sep 30, 2019 05:18Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts.
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Seven drown after refugee boat capsizes off Greece
Sep 27, 2019 12:26Two women and five children drowned when a boat carrying migrants and refugees from Turkey capsized near Greece's Chios Island, the coastguard says.
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Turkey says can't cope with growing refugee problems further
Sep 19, 2019 02:49Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey can no longer cope with the growing refugee problems and vowed to go ahead with his country’s plan for creating a safe zone in Syria.
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Police shutting down major refugee camp in northern France
Sep 17, 2019 07:47Police in France have been forcing some 1,000 refugees to leave a gymnasium in the vicinity of the northern port of Dunkirk following a court ruling that declared the makeshift camp a health and security hazard.
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Spain rescues 200 refugees in Mediterranean Sea
Sep 03, 2019 00:42Almost 200 people were rescued attempting to make the dangerous crossing from North Africa to Spain on Monday (September 2), the coastguard said.
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Hundreds of refugees moved from ‘hell’ of Greek island
Sep 02, 2019 09:05Greek officials and UN workers have begun evacuating hundreds of refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos, where overcrowding and the crushing heat have made conditions unbearable.
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France rescues 22 migrants heading for Britain
Aug 25, 2019 09:08French rescuers saved 22 migrants who found themselves "in difficulty" on the Channel overnight in their bid to get to Britain, French maritime authorities said Sunday.
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UN warns foreign firms against doing business with Myanmar army
Aug 05, 2019 14:13The United Nations' investigators have urged foreign businesses and governments to sever ties with dozens of companies owned or controlled by Myanmar's military, which has carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing, murder and rape of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, noting that such firms could be complicit in international crimes.