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UN urges reluctant EU nations to help stranded migrants
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UN urges reluctant EU nations to help stranded migrants

BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency urgently appealed to European governments Tuesday to let two migrant rescue ships…
Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants
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Libya intercepts 3 boats carrying 122 Europe-bound migrants

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has intercepted 122 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast in recent…
40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea
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40 rescued migrants brought to Malta; 123 more still at sea

MILAN (AP) — Forty migrants rescued off the coast of Libya were successfully transferred Sunday to Maltese military boats and…
Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports
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Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports

A judge on Friday blocked a move by US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop migrants from claiming asylum unless…
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
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Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will allow about 7,000 Syrians who have fled war in their country to…
Virtuous circle: rescued refugee seeks to save others
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Virtuous circle: rescued refugee seeks to save others

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It was the kindness of strangers that propelled single mother Dalya to a new life…
Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year
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Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year

Rescue workers said Friday they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
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150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast

CAIRO (AP) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after…
Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center
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Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard said Wednesday it intercepted around three dozen Europe-bound migrants off its Mediterranean coast and…
Cruise ship rescues 111 migrants off Greece
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Cruise ship rescues 111 migrants off Greece

A Maltese-registered cruise ship sailing close to the Greek mainland has rescued more than a hundred migrants, the country’s coastguard said…
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