Refugees In Germany
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Almost Half Of Ukrainian Refugees In Germany Plan To Stay
Of the more than one million Ukrainian refugees who came to Germany to escapee war, 44% would like to stay long-term in the country, according to a survey published today.
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Syrian Baby Named 'Angela Merkel' Refused Asylum In Germany
Late last year, a Syrian woman gave birth to a girl at a former hospital that had been repurposed into a refugee shelter in Duisburg, Germany. She and her husband had only recently arrived in Germany and wanted to honor their new home.
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Refugee In Germany Dies While Trying To Burn His Wife Alive
A refugee in a German shelter died Thursday while trying to set his wife on fire, leaving the woman seriously injured and part of the building ablaze, police said.
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Syrian Refugees Invent App For Germany's Bureaucracy Maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words -- the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe's top economy can be daunting but now there's an app for that, says a team of enterprising Syrian refugees.
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Chinese Tourist Mistakenly Ends Up As Refugee In Germany
A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.
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With Extra Police, Cologne Women Revel In Carnival After Attacks
Undeterred by sexual attacks blamed on migrants on New Year's Eve, German women in clown costumes and bright wigs kicked off six days of carnival celebrations in Cologne on Thursday amid unusually heavy security.
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Determined Angela Merkel Tells Germans: Refugee Influx 'An Opportunity'
Chancellor Angela Merkel stood firm on her decision to open Germany to refugees despite mounting criticism, telling citizens in her New Year's address Thursday that the record influx is "an opportunity for tomorrow".
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Amazon Donates Profits From Far-Right Anthem To Refugees
Online retail giant Amazon said today it will donate the profits from the online purchase of a tune released by the far-right anti-migrant PEGIDA movement to refugees in Germany.
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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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German State Bans Setting Off Fireworks At Refugee Homes
Authorities in Germany's most populous state have banned people from setting off fireworks at refugee accommodation and in the grounds of asylum centers over the new year.
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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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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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Protesters Set Up Mock Gallows to 'Hang' Angela Merkel for Pro-refugee Stance
Although it is unclear whether the gallows was set up with the knowledge of Pegida's leadership, speech excerpts quoted by German media outlets on Monday indicated a radicalization of the movement.
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Angela Merkel Has 'Good Chance' of Winning Nobel Peace Prize: Report
German Chancellor Angela Merkel could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the influential Bild newspaper said Friday, as the leader is lauded worldwide for her courage in opening her country's doors to refugees fleeing war and persecution.
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Germany to Reinstate Border Controls Amid Record Refugee Influx: Reports
Germany is to reinstate controls at the border with Austria as Europe's top economy struggles to cope with a record influx of refugees, according to media reports Sunday.
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Almost Half Of Ukrainian Refugees In Germany Plan To Stay
Of the more than one million Ukrainian refugees who came to Germany to escapee war, 44% would like to stay long-term in the country, according to a survey published today.
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Syrian Baby Named 'Angela Merkel' Refused Asylum In Germany
Late last year, a Syrian woman gave birth to a girl at a former hospital that had been repurposed into a refugee shelter in Duisburg, Germany. She and her husband had only recently arrived in Germany and wanted to honor their new home.
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Refugee In Germany Dies While Trying To Burn His Wife Alive
A refugee in a German shelter died Thursday while trying to set his wife on fire, leaving the woman seriously injured and part of the building ablaze, police said.
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Syrian Refugees Invent App For Germany's Bureaucracy Maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words -- the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe's top economy can be daunting but now there's an app for that, says a team of enterprising Syrian refugees.
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Chinese Tourist Mistakenly Ends Up As Refugee In Germany
A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy.
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With Extra Police, Cologne Women Revel In Carnival After Attacks
Undeterred by sexual attacks blamed on migrants on New Year's Eve, German women in clown costumes and bright wigs kicked off six days of carnival celebrations in Cologne on Thursday amid unusually heavy security.
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Determined Angela Merkel Tells Germans: Refugee Influx 'An Opportunity'
Chancellor Angela Merkel stood firm on her decision to open Germany to refugees despite mounting criticism, telling citizens in her New Year's address Thursday that the record influx is "an opportunity for tomorrow".
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Amazon Donates Profits From Far-Right Anthem To Refugees
Online retail giant Amazon said today it will donate the profits from the online purchase of a tune released by the far-right anti-migrant PEGIDA movement to refugees in Germany.
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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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German State Bans Setting Off Fireworks At Refugee Homes
Authorities in Germany's most populous state have banned people from setting off fireworks at refugee accommodation and in the grounds of asylum centers over the new year.
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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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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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Protesters Set Up Mock Gallows to 'Hang' Angela Merkel for Pro-refugee Stance
Although it is unclear whether the gallows was set up with the knowledge of Pegida's leadership, speech excerpts quoted by German media outlets on Monday indicated a radicalization of the movement.
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Angela Merkel Has 'Good Chance' of Winning Nobel Peace Prize: Report
German Chancellor Angela Merkel could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the influential Bild newspaper said Friday, as the leader is lauded worldwide for her courage in opening her country's doors to refugees fleeing war and persecution.
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Germany to Reinstate Border Controls Amid Record Refugee Influx: Reports
Germany is to reinstate controls at the border with Austria as Europe's top economy struggles to cope with a record influx of refugees, according to media reports Sunday.
