Migrant Crisis In Europe
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Danish MP Suggests Firing 'Warning Shots' At Migrant Boats
A Danish lawmaker faced criticism on Thursday for saying boats carrying migrants could be prevented from reaching Europe by firing "warning shots" at them.
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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Under Pressure, Merkel Looks To Turkey For Help In Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will press Turkey to step up to its "key role" in stemming the flow of migrants to Europe, when she hosts Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu for talks today.
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Danes, Swedes Impose New Border Checks In Fresh Blow To Open-Frontier Europe
Denmark imposed temporary identity checks on its border with Germany today following a similar move by Sweden, dealing a double blow to Europe's fraying passport-free Schengen area amid a record influx of migrants.
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Turkey Rescues 57 Migrants 'Stranded On Islet'
Turkish coastguards rescued 57 migrants seeking to reach EU member Greece by sea after they were stranded on a rocky islet in the Aegean Sea, official media said today.
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Germany Took In 1.1 Million Asylum Seekers In 2015: Report
Germany took in almost 1.1 million asylum seekers this year, an all-time record and five times last year's total, a newspaper reported today citing unpublished official figures.
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Over 1 Million Reach Europe By Sea In 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today.
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In Christmas Message, Pope Francis Speaks Out On Conflicts, Migrants
Pope Francis used his Christmas message today to call for solidarity with migrants while praising those who shelter them.
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'Frenchmen' With Possible Paris Attacks Links Held In Austria
Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the Paris attacks, prosecutors said today, with an Austrian newspaper reporting the two are French citizens posing as refugees.
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ISIS A 'State-Like Entity': German Domestic Spy Chief
Germany's domestic spy chief has warned that the ISIS is indeed "a state-like entity" and that its Paris attacks also aimed to raise fears about Europe's refugee influx.
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On Rainy Scottish Isle, Syrians Struggle to Adapt
From war-torn Syria to a windswept island off the west coast of Scotland, nine newly-arrived refugee families are struggling to adjust to new lives in a very unfamiliar world.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Sweden Opens First Tent Camp For Refugees
Asylum seekers in Sweden have begun moving into the first tent camp set up for them, despite wintry temperatures as the country struggles to accommodate the large number of migrants arriving, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported today.
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Angela Merkel Named TIME's 'Person of the Year 2015', Baghdadi Second
Time magazine today named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year 2015," hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart.
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Germany Records 964,000 New Asylum Seekers Since January
Germany registered 964,574 new asylum seekers in the year's first 11 months, official figures showed today, as Europe's top economy appeared on track for a million arrivals in 2015.
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Danish MP Suggests Firing 'Warning Shots' At Migrant Boats
A Danish lawmaker faced criticism on Thursday for saying boats carrying migrants could be prevented from reaching Europe by firing "warning shots" at them.
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Germany Expects Around 300,000 Refugees This Year
The head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) told a German newspaper that he expected a maximum of 300,000 refugees to arrive in Germany this year.
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Under Pressure, Merkel Looks To Turkey For Help In Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will press Turkey to step up to its "key role" in stemming the flow of migrants to Europe, when she hosts Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu for talks today.
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Danes, Swedes Impose New Border Checks In Fresh Blow To Open-Frontier Europe
Denmark imposed temporary identity checks on its border with Germany today following a similar move by Sweden, dealing a double blow to Europe's fraying passport-free Schengen area amid a record influx of migrants.
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Turkey Rescues 57 Migrants 'Stranded On Islet'
Turkish coastguards rescued 57 migrants seeking to reach EU member Greece by sea after they were stranded on a rocky islet in the Aegean Sea, official media said today.
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Germany Took In 1.1 Million Asylum Seekers In 2015: Report
Germany took in almost 1.1 million asylum seekers this year, an all-time record and five times last year's total, a newspaper reported today citing unpublished official figures.
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Over 1 Million Reach Europe By Sea In 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said today.
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In Christmas Message, Pope Francis Speaks Out On Conflicts, Migrants
Pope Francis used his Christmas message today to call for solidarity with migrants while praising those who shelter them.
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'Frenchmen' With Possible Paris Attacks Links Held In Austria
Austrian police have arrested two people with suspected links to the Paris attacks, prosecutors said today, with an Austrian newspaper reporting the two are French citizens posing as refugees.
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ISIS A 'State-Like Entity': German Domestic Spy Chief
Germany's domestic spy chief has warned that the ISIS is indeed "a state-like entity" and that its Paris attacks also aimed to raise fears about Europe's refugee influx.
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On Rainy Scottish Isle, Syrians Struggle to Adapt
From war-torn Syria to a windswept island off the west coast of Scotland, nine newly-arrived refugee families are struggling to adjust to new lives in a very unfamiliar world.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Sweden Opens First Tent Camp For Refugees
Asylum seekers in Sweden have begun moving into the first tent camp set up for them, despite wintry temperatures as the country struggles to accommodate the large number of migrants arriving, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported today.
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Angela Merkel Named TIME's 'Person of the Year 2015', Baghdadi Second
Time magazine today named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year 2015," hailing her leadership for navigating debt and refugee crises that threatened to tear the European Union apart.
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Germany Records 964,000 New Asylum Seekers Since January
Germany registered 964,574 new asylum seekers in the year's first 11 months, official figures showed today, as Europe's top economy appeared on track for a million arrivals in 2015.
