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EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight
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EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight

A court in Portugal is to deliver verdicts Friday in a corruption trial linked to so-called “golden” visas granted to…
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
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Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing…
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR
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250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Up to 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others…
More than 150 governments to adopt UN migration pact in Morocco
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More than 150 governments to adopt UN migration pact in Morocco

  MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – More than 150 countries will join a United Nations conference to adopt a global pact…
As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor
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As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor

  MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – As many as 15 migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast, an…
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees
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Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees

  BEIRUT (AP) — Some refugees who have gone back to Syria from Lebanon have been killed, detained or forced…
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
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Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants

  CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
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Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing

YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya…
Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
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Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians

  DHLAIL, Jordan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syrian refugee Umm Mohammed fidgeted in her chair in a breezy office in…
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-November
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Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-November

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to begin by mid-November the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of…
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