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Mediterranean Sea Disasters Swallow Up Over 1,000 Migrants
The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy has claimed the lives of over 1,030 migrants in the last week, mostly as barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors.
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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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Serbia, Macedonia Limit Entry of Refugees By Nationality: UN Refugee Agency
Serbia and Macedonia, which lie on the main migrant route to northern Europe, have begun restricting the entry of refugees to just those from certain countries, the UN refugee agency said today.
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UN Expects 600,000 Migrant Arrivals from Turkey Over Next 4 Months
Up to 600,000 migrants and refugees are expected to cross from Turkey to Greece and onwards over the next four months, the UN said today, with the flow set to persist through the winter.
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Greece Says 22 Migrants Drown Off Aegean Islands, 144 Rescued
Greece rescued 138 refugees and recovered the bodies of 19 after their boat capsized off the island of Kalymnos, the coastguard said today, in the second major deadly incident this week.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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3 Children Among New Migrant Deaths in Aegean: Greek Coastguard
Four more migrants, three of them children, died attempting to cross the Aegean Sea to reach safety in Europe, the Greek coastguard said early today.
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Mediterranean Sea Disasters Swallow Up Over 1,000 Migrants
The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy has claimed the lives of over 1,030 migrants in the last week, mostly as barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors.
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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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Serbia, Macedonia Limit Entry of Refugees By Nationality: UN Refugee Agency
Serbia and Macedonia, which lie on the main migrant route to northern Europe, have begun restricting the entry of refugees to just those from certain countries, the UN refugee agency said today.
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UN Expects 600,000 Migrant Arrivals from Turkey Over Next 4 Months
Up to 600,000 migrants and refugees are expected to cross from Turkey to Greece and onwards over the next four months, the UN said today, with the flow set to persist through the winter.
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Greece Says 22 Migrants Drown Off Aegean Islands, 144 Rescued
Greece rescued 138 refugees and recovered the bodies of 19 after their boat capsized off the island of Kalymnos, the coastguard said today, in the second major deadly incident this week.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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3 Children Among New Migrant Deaths in Aegean: Greek Coastguard
Four more migrants, three of them children, died attempting to cross the Aegean Sea to reach safety in Europe, the Greek coastguard said early today.
