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Majority Of Migrant Deaths Over The Last 10 Years From Drowning: UN
Drowning has been the biggest cause of recorded migrant deaths over the past 10 years, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday, with victim numbers topping 36,000.
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Biden Faces New Migration Challenge As Thousands Cross US Border In Days
Thousands of migrants have crossed into the United States in recent days, from California to Texas, with many more still arriving by bus and cargo trains to Mexican border towns on the heels of record migration flows further south.
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Thousands Of Migrant Children Stuck In US Border Patrol Custody: Report
The number of migrant children in Border Patrol facilities has been steadily rising, an analysis of US government data shows, as record numbers crossed the US-Mexico border in July, renewing a politically sensitive issue for President Joe Biden.
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As Migrants Flee Cities, Concerns About COVID-19 Surge In Villages
India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday and daily deaths hit their highest in more than five months, as it battles a second wave of infections and states complain of a persistent vaccine shortage.
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Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.
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Number Of People Forced To Flee War, Violence To Hit Record In 2015: UN
The number of people who have been forced to flee war, violence and persecution looks set to soar in 2015 past last year's record of nearly 60 million, the UN said today.
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Sweden to Apply for Emergency EU Aid to Meet Asylum Crisis
Sweden will apply for emergency aid from the European Union to deal with record numbers of asylum seekers, the government said today.
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Swiss Parliament Shifts to Right in Vote Dominated by Migrant Fears
Swiss voters swung to the right in parliamentary elections on Sunday dominated by concerns over Europe's migrant crisis, with the country's largest party, the populist Swiss People's Party, on track to win a record number of seats.
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Hungary Migrant Crisis Escalates as Police Fire Teargas
Hungary's migrant crisis escalated Wednesday as police fired teargas at its main processing centre and the government announced it was sending 2,000 "border hunters" to stem the flow of record numbers of people entering from Serbia.
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Migrants Crossing to Europe in Record Numbers: United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency says a record number of migrants this year have made the sometimes deadly crossing of the Mediterranean to Europe and calls the increase "alarming."
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Italy Finds Six More Dead Migrants, Adding to Weekend Death Toll
Italy's search and rescue services have found six more bodies in the Mediterranean to add to the death toll of 19 over the weekend, the navy said on Monday, with no let-up in the record numbers risking the perilous crossing to Europe from Africa.
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Barack Obama rejects 'deporter in chief' label
President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected criticism from a prominent Hispanic leader who dubbed him as the "deporter in chief" for the record number of undocumented migrants deported since he took office.
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Majority Of Migrant Deaths Over The Last 10 Years From Drowning: UN
Drowning has been the biggest cause of recorded migrant deaths over the past 10 years, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday, with victim numbers topping 36,000.
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Biden Faces New Migration Challenge As Thousands Cross US Border In Days
Thousands of migrants have crossed into the United States in recent days, from California to Texas, with many more still arriving by bus and cargo trains to Mexican border towns on the heels of record migration flows further south.
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Thousands Of Migrant Children Stuck In US Border Patrol Custody: Report
The number of migrant children in Border Patrol facilities has been steadily rising, an analysis of US government data shows, as record numbers crossed the US-Mexico border in July, renewing a politically sensitive issue for President Joe Biden.
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As Migrants Flee Cities, Concerns About COVID-19 Surge In Villages
India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday and daily deaths hit their highest in more than five months, as it battles a second wave of infections and states complain of a persistent vaccine shortage.
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Record 70.8 Million People Displaced At End Of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.
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Number Of People Forced To Flee War, Violence To Hit Record In 2015: UN
The number of people who have been forced to flee war, violence and persecution looks set to soar in 2015 past last year's record of nearly 60 million, the UN said today.
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Sweden to Apply for Emergency EU Aid to Meet Asylum Crisis
Sweden will apply for emergency aid from the European Union to deal with record numbers of asylum seekers, the government said today.
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Swiss Parliament Shifts to Right in Vote Dominated by Migrant Fears
Swiss voters swung to the right in parliamentary elections on Sunday dominated by concerns over Europe's migrant crisis, with the country's largest party, the populist Swiss People's Party, on track to win a record number of seats.
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Hungary Migrant Crisis Escalates as Police Fire Teargas
Hungary's migrant crisis escalated Wednesday as police fired teargas at its main processing centre and the government announced it was sending 2,000 "border hunters" to stem the flow of record numbers of people entering from Serbia.
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Migrants Crossing to Europe in Record Numbers: United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency says a record number of migrants this year have made the sometimes deadly crossing of the Mediterranean to Europe and calls the increase "alarming."
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Italy Finds Six More Dead Migrants, Adding to Weekend Death Toll
Italy's search and rescue services have found six more bodies in the Mediterranean to add to the death toll of 19 over the weekend, the navy said on Monday, with no let-up in the record numbers risking the perilous crossing to Europe from Africa.
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Barack Obama rejects 'deporter in chief' label
President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected criticism from a prominent Hispanic leader who dubbed him as the "deporter in chief" for the record number of undocumented migrants deported since he took office.
