Europe's migration crisis
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Doors to an off-limits area tremain closed at the Patrick-Henry Village refugee center, a former U.S. military facility in Heidelberg, Germany September 29, 2015. Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed a package of measures on Tuesday to help German towns cope with the influx of asylum seekers, as a poll showed her conservatives dipping to a one-year low on concerns about her handling of the crisis. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
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Bulgaria to extradite suspect over 71 dead migrants in Austria: local TV
ReutersBulgaria will extradite a man who was arrested in connection with 71 dead refugees found in an abandoned truck on an Austrian highway, local TV news channels reported on Tuesday. -
Finland suspends decisions on Iraqi and Somali asylum claims
ReutersFinland on Wednesday said it has suspended its decision-making on Iraqi and Somali asylum claims due to an ongoing assessment of the security situation in the two countries. -
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A migrant child walks through an temporary shelter in a sports hall in Hanau, Germany, September 29, 2015. When the flood of Middle Eastern refugees arriving in Europe finally ebbs and asylum-seekers settle down in their new homes, Germany could unexpectedly find itself housing the continent's largest Muslim minority. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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An ink pad and stamp of the Bedarfserstaufnahmeeinrichtung fuer Fluechtlinge Heidelberg (BEA Patrick-Henry- Village) lies on a table at the registration office of the Patrick-Henry Village refugee center, a former U.S. military facility in Heidelberg, Germany September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
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A migrant woman collapses after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast, September 30, 2015. A record number of at least 430,000 refugees and migrants have taken rickety boats across the Mediterranean to Europe this year, 309,000 via Greece, according to International Organization for Migration figures. REUTERS/Dimitris Michalakis
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Why language is turning out to be a stumbling block for Germany's potential workforce: http://t.co/hD6T2mk63z http://t.co/SZXPQojhO1
9:13 PM - 30 Sep 2015- Reply
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Italy clears migrants from tent settlement on French border
ReutersItalian police cleared around a hundred migrants from tents where they were camped along the coastal road near the town of Ventimiglia at the French border at dawn on Wednesday, TV broadcasts showed. -
EU court rules migrants who defy expulsion can be jailed
ReutersEuropean Union countries can imprison migrants who re-enter their territory after being expelled, the EU's top court ruled on Thursday in a judgment likely to be closely watched across the continent as it struggles to cope with a migration crisis. -
UNHCR plans for 1.4 million Mediterranean refugees in 2015-6
ReutersU.N. refugee agency UNHCR expects 1.4 million refugees to flee to Europe via the Mediterranean this year and next, it said in a revised appeal seen by Reuters on Thursday, a sharp rise from initial estimates of 850,000. -
Immigrants appeal to Hungarians' hearts via their stomachs
ReutersA bunch of restaurants in Budapest have found a mouth-watering way to challenge Hungarian attitudes to Europe's migrant crisis - by serving up tasty dishes from Syria and other countries that are providing many of the refugees. -
Fleeing Iraqi Christians find new life in Lourdes
ReutersFor Iraqi Christians fleeing Islamic State militants in their native land reaching Lourdes, the French town long synonymous with miraculous religious visions, feels little short of a modern-day miracle. -
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A refugee child from Syria receives a vaccination at Berlin's central registration center for refugees and asylum seekers LaGeSo (Landesamt fuer Gesundheit und Soziales) State Office for Health and Social Affairs in Berlin, Germany October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
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Migrants face new diversion as Hungary prepares to seal Croatia border: http://t.co/HGCF1TTzzA http://t.co/ASObnxi8XB
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A graffiti reading "We are refugees" is seen on a caravan in a makeshift camp for asylum seekers outside the foreign office in Brussels, Belgium October 1, 2015. Camp volunteers announced in a press release that they will stop their activities in the camp, leaving asylum seekers without their logistical support and urging Belgium authorities to search for a more viable solution to help migrants. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
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A migrant child practices hola hoop at a temporary shelter in a sports hall in Hanau, Germany, October 1, 2015. When the flood of Middle Eastern refugees arriving in Europe finally ebbs and asylum-seekers settle down in their new homes, Germany could unexpectedly find itself housing the continent's largest Muslim minority. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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UNHCR says weather causes lull in refugee arrivals in Greece
ReutersThe number of migrants and refugees arriving on Greece's shores has fallen this week due to poor weather but the flow will pick up again if the weather improves, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday. -
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Europe's migrant influx is turning British voters against EU, says 'Out' funder Arron Banks http://t.co/fg2NfHTE60 http://t.co/lurOCNHUNd
3:09 PM - 02 Oct 2015- Reply
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A tractor ploughs a park surrounded by tents in a makeshift camp for migrants outside the foreign office in Brussels, Belgium October 2, 2015. Camp volunteers announced in a press release that they will stop their activities in the camp, leaving asylum seekers without their logistical support and urging Belgium authorities to search for a more viable solution to help migrants. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
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A security guard walks along a fence topped with barbed and razor wire in a facility for a detention of foreigners in the village of Drahonice, western Czech Republic, October 2, 2015. The Refugee Facilities Administration of the Interior Ministry will open this detention centre on October 5, 2015, to house incoming migrants. REUTERS/David W Cerny
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Germany: Reunited for 25 years and it doesn’t always feel so good
ReutersThe so-called Festival of Unity on Oct. 3 will let Germans forget their fears for a weekend and celebrate how far they’ve come. -
It’s an irony of history that a refugee crisis brought Germany together — and now is splitting the country once again.
An East-West economic divide still exists, of course, but it is less pronounced than it was 10 or 15 years ago.Today’s dividing lines are increasingly between Germans who have accepted the reality of globalization and those who deny it by shrouding themselves in nationalism.
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Exclusive: Canada deporting thousands even as pandemic rages
TORONTO Canada deported thousands of people even as COVID-19 raged last year, data seen by Reuters shows, and lawyers say deportations are ramping up, putting people needlessly at risk in the midst of a global health emergency.