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UK To Pay France Up To $892 Million In Deal To Reduce Migrant Crossings
Britain said on Wednesday it would pay France up to 660 million pounds ($892 million) under a three-year border security deal to curb illegal migrant crossings of the Channel, with part of the funding contingent on results.
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Britain Says First Migrant Returned To France Under 'One In, One Out' Deal
Britain has returned the first migrant to France under a "one in, one out" agreement to remove people who arrive on small boats, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
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Baby Dies, 65 Rescued After Migrant Boat Sinks Off France
A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities said Friday.
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UK Urges 'Coordinated' Global Response After Migrant Boat Tragedy
Britain on Thursday demanded a "coordinated international effort" across Europe to deter people-smuggling after at least 27 migrants drowned as they tried to reach England.
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France Calls Itself "Victim Of British Politics" Amid Migrant Row
France told Britain on Monday to stop "giving lessons" on migrants in an increasingly acrimonious row between London and Paris over the numbers crossing the Channel.
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France Rescues 210 Migrants Crossing Sea In Makeshift Boats To Reach UK
More than 200 migrants were rescued as they tried to cross the Channel in makeshift boats to reach Britain, French authorities said late Tuesday.
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Four Teenage Migrants Critical After Being Shot In Brawl In France
Four teenaged migrants were in critical condition Thursday after being shot during a huge brawl in the French port of Calais involving a hundred Afghans and Eritreans armed with sticks and stones, local authorities said.
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The 'Jungle' Camp In France: What Is It?
France began clearing the so-called "Jungle" migrant camp in the northern city of Calais on Monday ahead of its planned demolition. Here are five key questions to explain what is at stake:
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Migrants Start Evacuating Calais 'Jungle' Camp
Migrants began arriving early Monday at official meeting points set by French authorities as part of the full evacuation of the Calais "Jungle" camp, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
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Migrants Face Court In France For Boarding Cross Channel Ferry
Eight protesters, including six migrants, were due in a French court on Monday after breaking through a barrier and boarding a ferry in Calais, as the government hardens its position on refugees in the so-called "Jungle" camp.
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Cross-Channel Migrant Smugglers Jailed For 5 Years In France
Five leaders of a smuggling network that ferried Albanian migrants across the Channel from France to Britain were sentenced to five years in prison by a court in western France on Thursday.
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France: Migrant Injured After Jumping on Eurotunnel Shuttle to Britain
A 17-year-old from Eritrea was seriously injured Friday after making an apparent bid to jump on a Eurotunnel shuttle from France to Britain, a firefighter said, adding that his life was not in danger.
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More Than 2,000 Migrants Tried to Enter Channel Tunnel to Go to the UK, Says France
More than 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in an attempt to reach Britain from France, French authorities said on Tuesday.
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French Police Clear 600 Migrants From Channel Camps
French police early on Wednesday cleared a food handout centre and three squats in the port of Calais occupied by more than 600 migrants waiting to try to illegally cross the Channel to Britain.
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France blocks train from Italy in migrant spat
A train carrying Tunisian immigrants from Italy was halted at the French border Sunday in an escalation of an international dispute over the fate of North African migrants fleeing political unrest for refuge in Europe.A spokesman for the Italian rail company, Maurizio Furia, told The Associated Press in Rome that the train carrying migrants and pol...
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UK To Pay France Up To $892 Million In Deal To Reduce Migrant Crossings
Britain said on Wednesday it would pay France up to 660 million pounds ($892 million) under a three-year border security deal to curb illegal migrant crossings of the Channel, with part of the funding contingent on results.
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Britain Says First Migrant Returned To France Under 'One In, One Out' Deal
Britain has returned the first migrant to France under a "one in, one out" agreement to remove people who arrive on small boats, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
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Baby Dies, 65 Rescued After Migrant Boat Sinks Off France
A baby died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank in the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday night, French maritime authorities said Friday.
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UK Urges 'Coordinated' Global Response After Migrant Boat Tragedy
Britain on Thursday demanded a "coordinated international effort" across Europe to deter people-smuggling after at least 27 migrants drowned as they tried to reach England.
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France Calls Itself "Victim Of British Politics" Amid Migrant Row
France told Britain on Monday to stop "giving lessons" on migrants in an increasingly acrimonious row between London and Paris over the numbers crossing the Channel.
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France Rescues 210 Migrants Crossing Sea In Makeshift Boats To Reach UK
More than 200 migrants were rescued as they tried to cross the Channel in makeshift boats to reach Britain, French authorities said late Tuesday.
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Four Teenage Migrants Critical After Being Shot In Brawl In France
Four teenaged migrants were in critical condition Thursday after being shot during a huge brawl in the French port of Calais involving a hundred Afghans and Eritreans armed with sticks and stones, local authorities said.
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The 'Jungle' Camp In France: What Is It?
France began clearing the so-called "Jungle" migrant camp in the northern city of Calais on Monday ahead of its planned demolition. Here are five key questions to explain what is at stake:
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Migrants Start Evacuating Calais 'Jungle' Camp
Migrants began arriving early Monday at official meeting points set by French authorities as part of the full evacuation of the Calais "Jungle" camp, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
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Migrants Face Court In France For Boarding Cross Channel Ferry
Eight protesters, including six migrants, were due in a French court on Monday after breaking through a barrier and boarding a ferry in Calais, as the government hardens its position on refugees in the so-called "Jungle" camp.
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Cross-Channel Migrant Smugglers Jailed For 5 Years In France
Five leaders of a smuggling network that ferried Albanian migrants across the Channel from France to Britain were sentenced to five years in prison by a court in western France on Thursday.
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France: Migrant Injured After Jumping on Eurotunnel Shuttle to Britain
A 17-year-old from Eritrea was seriously injured Friday after making an apparent bid to jump on a Eurotunnel shuttle from France to Britain, a firefighter said, adding that his life was not in danger.
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More Than 2,000 Migrants Tried to Enter Channel Tunnel to Go to the UK, Says France
More than 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in an attempt to reach Britain from France, French authorities said on Tuesday.
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French Police Clear 600 Migrants From Channel Camps
French police early on Wednesday cleared a food handout centre and three squats in the port of Calais occupied by more than 600 migrants waiting to try to illegally cross the Channel to Britain.
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France blocks train from Italy in migrant spat
A train carrying Tunisian immigrants from Italy was halted at the French border Sunday in an escalation of an international dispute over the fate of North African migrants fleeing political unrest for refuge in Europe.A spokesman for the Italian rail company, Maurizio Furia, told The Associated Press in Rome that the train carrying migrants and pol...
