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Greece - One boat sank off the island of Lesbos due to strong winds. There were 40 people on board, all women. By Thursday morning, 16 of them had been found dead, the Greek Coast
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Canada - Canada's Supreme Court will hear for the first time a Canada-U.S. asylum treaty case that will consider whether the country can consider its southern neighbor "safe" for those seeking refugee status. The outcome
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German - During Merkel's tenure, Germany took in more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers at the height of the 2015-2016 migration crisis. Merkel said at the time that the influx was "a test
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Hungary - The leaders of Hungary, Austria and Serbia met Monday in Budapest to find solutions on how to stop what they say is the growing number of migrants coming to Europe. The leaders of
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Netherlands - Statistics from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) of the Netherlands show a significant increase in the number of applications for residence permits from 2020 to 2021, with the majority of approved applications
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US - A ship carrying more than two dozen migrants sank off the coast of Florida, a US government official said, as crews searched for 20 people who remain missing when Hurricane Yan hit the
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EU - Except for a brief period in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 250km border separating the two countries has largely been a sham since both countries entered the Schengen area in 2007.
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Italy - “Migrants are to be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated,” Pope Francis told the assembled faithful. “Let us renew our commitment to building the future in accordance with God’s plan: a future in which
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Canada - Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) intercepted 23,358 asylum seekers crossing Canada through unofficial entry points during the first eight months of the year. Federal police
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Czech Republic - With migrant flow having increased through various neighbouring countries, Czech authorities have decided to seal borders; though the government still feels that this is merely a transit route for the migrants. According
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