Europe Migrants
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‘Impossible routes’: Hundreds of migrants dying while crossing treacherous AtlanticMigrants and asylum-seekers are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous routes to European territory.WorldSep 2, 2020
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Turkish president threatens Europe with refugees as Syria conflict escalatesNATO envoys held emergency talks at the request of Turkey, a NATO member, and scores of migrants began converging on Turkey’s border with Greece.WorldFeb 28, 2020
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Over 100 migrants were on boat that capsized in Mediterranean Sea, survivors sayIt appeared to be the latest tragedy on the dangerous central Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe.WorldJan 19, 2019
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Pope Francis urges Europe to help 49 migrants stranded on rescue vesselsPope Francis has appealed to European leaders to show concrete solidarity to 49 migrants stranded aboard a pair of rescue vessels.WorldJan 6, 2019
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10 migrants, one trafficker killed in Greece highway collisionA speeding car carrying migrants collided with a truck in northern Greece on Saturday, killing 11 people, police said.WorldOct 13, 2018
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60 migrants rescued from dinghy afloat in Mediterranean sea after spotted by Spanish shipWhile European politicians bickered about where the migrants should go, those rescued by the Open Arms were jubilant — jumping, chanting and hugging their rescuers.PoliticsJun 30, 2018
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Migrants meet with hostility, no matter which side of the Atlantic they land onOn both sides of the Atlantic, migrants flooding across borders by the hundreds each day have met a hostile reception and governments unable to agree on how to cope with the arrivals.WorldJun 26, 2018
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Boat carrying 692 migrants arrives in Spain after being turned away by ItalyThe migrant rescue boat ended a gruelling voyage which has made it a symbol of Europe's failure to agree on immigration.WorldJun 17, 2018
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Pope Francis likens refugee holding centres to concentration campsPope Francis urged governments to get migrants and refugees out of holding centers, saying many had become "concentration camps."WorldApr 22, 2017
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Migrant deaths over Mediterranean spike as smuggling persists: reportNew and more dangerous smuggling practices and attempts to reach Europe by riskier routes have led to a spike in the number of migrants dying as they attempt to cross the Mediterranean, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.WorldAug 23, 2016
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