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67 migrants drown off Libya coast

At least 67 migrants have drowned after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya's north-western coast. A fisherman reported the incident to Alarm-Phone-Initiative, a self-organized hotline for refugees…

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Photo Story: Universal Children’s Day at the United Nations

Children sit at a delegate table during an event marking the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on annual Universal Children's…

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More than half a million asylum applications lodged in the EU so far in 2019

Some 515,000 asylum applications were registered in EU countries in the first nine months of 2019, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), a 10 per cent increase from…

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ISIS expected to grow ability to target the West, says Pentagon watchdog

The Islamic State is expected to revamp its operations in Syria and is predicted to grow its capability to attack the West — now that U.S. and allied-Syrian Democratic Forces’…

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Photo Story: World Children’s Day in Yemen

A Yemeni child looks on on World Children's Day, in Sanaa, Yemen. World Children's Day is observed every year on 20 November to promote awareness among children worldwide and improving…

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Vast operation in Italy targeting illegal migrant trafficking network

The Italian Carabinieri police on Wednesday carried out a nationwide operation targeting eight people suspected of organizing an illegal migrant trafficking network. The suspects, including Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian nationals,…

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EU on World Children’s Day

World Children’s Day is celebrated annually on 20th November. The goal of the day is to improve child welfare worldwide, promote and celebrate children’s rights and promote togetherness and awareness…

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Bad weather causes mudslides in Austria

Members of the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer) remove mud and trees after a mudslide on the road to the Carinthian village Mallnitz, Austria, Austria. Due to the current weather situation…

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EasyJet to offset carbon emissions from all its flights

EasyJet is set to become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its entire network, after announcing it would offset all jet fuel emissions. The British…

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Dutch authorities find 25 migrants in refrigerated container on UK-bound ferry

Authorities in the Netherlands discovered 25 migrants hidden inside a truck aboard a cargo ferry en route to Britain shortly after it left the country on Tuesday. The Britannia Seaways ferry quickly turned…

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Pacific seals at risk as Arctic ice melt

A potentially deadly disease affecting marine mammals, including seals and sea otters, has been passed from the North Atlantic Ocean to the northern Pacific thanks to the melting of the…

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Storm causes damage in Rome

Workers remove an uprooted tree that crashed on parked cars in the Ragusa square in the Italian capital Rome on Sunday morning. Bad weather with strong winds caused damage in…

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Large network smuggling migrants in lorries dismantled in Germany and Romania

The German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) and the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) supported by Europol, concluded their operation into a large criminal network smuggling migrants to western Europe in lorries. Austria,…

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‘Deadliest year yet’: UN warns over migration deaths in Americas

At least 634 migrants have lost their lives in the Americas in 2019 – marking what may be the deadliest year for people on the move there since records began…

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German parliament approves climate protection plan

German lawmakers voted to enshrine climate protection in law on Friday. The new legislation will target sectors like energy, transport and housing. It aims to cut Germany's greenhouse gas emissions to…

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Sudden snowstorm leaves one dead, many without electricity in southeast France

A man died due to unexpectedly heavy snowfall in the Rhône-Alpes region in France. Rail traffic was also disrupted, and 300,000 homes were left without electricity due to the weather.…

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Pompeo: Anti-ISIS coalition should shift focus to Africa

There is growing concern about the ISIS threat outside of Iraq and Syria, and the coalition fighting the terrorist organization should focus on west Africa and the Sahel region, US Secretary of State Mike…

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Photo Story: Cold wave hits Spain with snow and strong winds

A man walks along a snowed path in Lugo, Galicia, north-western Spain. A low pressure is reaching the peninsula, bringing a cold front with winds and decreasing temperatures, especially in…

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Half Europe’s unauthorized migrants in Germany, UK

At least 3.9 million unauthorized migrants — and possibly as many as 4.8 million — lived in Europe in 2017 with half of them in Germany and the United Kingdom,…

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State of emergency declared in Venice

The cabinet on Thursday approved the declaration of a state of emergency for flood-devastated Venice and other parts of Veneto, earmarking 20 million euros for the first intervention in the…

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Netherlands cuts speed limit to curb emissions

The Dutch government will reduce its national speed limit as part of a package of controversial measures to cut emissions that have sparked mass protests from the country’s farmers. Mark…

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NASA scientists open untouched Moon rock and soil sample ahead of Artemis missions

An undated handout photo made available by NASA shows Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan preparing to collect samples 73001 and 73002 from the Moon (issued 14 November 2019). NASA scientists…

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Italy battered by bad weather

A wave of bad weather has brought many parts of Italy to a standstill. A tornado in Porto Cesareo, in Salento, severely damaged the local port and completely destroyed a…

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Climate change has become a health emergency, children’s lungs are no longer pink, but black due to the pollution

Paediatricians in New Delhi, India, say children's lungs are no longer pink, but black due to the pollution in the air. Our warming planet is already impacting the health of…

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Fishing boat shipwrecked as adverse weather conditions hit Spain

The fishing ship 'Divina del Mar' remains stranded due to high waves and strong winds at Porto do Son coast in Coruna, Galicia, Spain, 13 November 2019. Persistent rainstorms are…

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Flooded parts of England prepare for ‘danger to life’ rain

Parts of the East Midlands and Yorkshire have been warned that they could see further devastating floods. The Met Office has issued a warning that there could be a danger…

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60,000 Young Refugees and Migrants Who Arrived in Italy Alone Need Ongoing Support Through Transition to Adulthood – UN Agencies

The estimated 60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy as unaccompanied children between 2014 and 2018, and who have since turned 18, require ongoing support to ensure their successful transition into adulthood, said UNICEF, UNHCR and IOM in a new report…

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Challenging anti-migration narratives focus of event in Brussels

Challenging intolerance and discrimination by raising awareness about the complexity of migrant integration and promoting a human rights-centred approach to migration were the topics of a workshop in Brussels on…

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Woman’s body pulled from flood waters in UK as evacuation ordered

A woman died after being swept away in floodwater as parts of northern England and the Midlands were battered by a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours, causing…

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EU creates permanent force to help manage borders

The EU on Friday formally established its first standalone border force, boosting the Frontex service with a new permanent corps that will number 10,000 officers by 2027. The adoption by…

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Belgium’s new Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes chairs her first council of minister

New Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes chairs her first council of minister in Brussels, Belgium, 08 November 2019. Wilmes is the first woman to hold the post of prime minister…

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Public urged to stay away from swollen rivers amid extensive flooding in the UK

The Environment Agency is urging people to stay away from swollen rivers as torrential downpours continue to flood parts of northern England. Northern Rail has issued "do not travel" advice…

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Italy working so UN runs migrant centres in Libya

Among the changes Italy will demand to a 2017 deal with Libya on migrants is the gradual closure of migrant centres criticised for human rights violations and their replacement by…

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China bans children from late-night gaming to combat addiction

China has imposed curfews on minors playing video games to combat what the government says is a serious addiction “harming the physical and mental health of minors”. In regulations released…

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Paris authorities’ clear large migrant camps on edge of city

Police launched an operation early Thursday to clear roughly 3,000 refugees and migrants living in camps on the edge of the French capital. About 600 police officers escorted the camp’s…

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Jordanian knife attack victims in stable condition

Two of the eight, among them four tourists and four Jordanians, injured in a Jerash knife attack on Wednesday have been transferred to the King Hussein Medical Centre and are…

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France to ‘take back control’ of immigration, says French PM

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Wednesday unveiled the government's new immigration measures, including the first ever quotas for migrant workers, as President Emmanuel Macron's administration seeks to toughen its…

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Italy plans mandatory climate change lessons for schools

All children in Italy will have to study climate change at school starting from next year, becoming the first country in the world where this will be compulsory. Italy's minister…

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EU to pay Turkey millions to boost its coast guard

The European Union is preparing to pay Turkey tens of millions to help bolster its coast guard, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as increasing numbers of migrants and refugees…

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Turkey detains dead ISIS leader’s wife

Turkey has captured a wife of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced. On Tuesday Turkey said it had detained Baghdadi's sister in Syria. Speaking in…

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Climate change is ‘clear and unequivocal’ emergency, say scientists

A global group of around 11,000 scientists have endorsed research that says the world is facing a climate emergency. The researchers say they have a moral obligation to warn of…

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Land migration in Africa twice as deadly as Mediterranean, says UNHCR

While the Mediterranean Sea remains a deadly route for migrants attempting to reach the European Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that the African land journey to…

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Spain to help Greta travel to Madrid for UN climate summit

The Spanish government has offered to help 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg travel to Madrid for a UN climate summit. The venue of the conference, known as COP25, was…

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UK and Australia team up to use space technology to protect Pacific from climate change and natural disasters

The UK Space Agency is looking for project ideas, to be delivered through UK aid, that use the data collected by satellites to improve decision-making for disaster risk reduction, ocean…

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Migrants rescued by ‘Alan Kurdi’ vessel arrive in Taranto, Italy

Rescued migrants on Sunday arrived aboard 'Alan Kurdi' rescue vessel at the port of Taranto, southern Italy. The ‘Alan Kurdi’ rescued 88 migrants a week ago but was stuck in…

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Germany expects drop in asylum applications for 2019

Germany has seen fewer new asylum applications this year, with officials expecting 2019 to record fewer new applications than last year, according to a report on Sunday by the Bild am…

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Greece shifts migrants from overcrowded islands to mainland

The transfer of migrants from overcrowded camps on the islands to the Greek mainland continued over the weekend, with authorities saying 415 arrived at the port of Eleusis west of…

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Bulgaria and Ukraine issue formal protest over Macron’s migration remarks

Bulgaria and Ukraine issued diplomatic protests over remarks by Emmanuel Macron about migrants coming to France from those countries. In an interview published Thursday in conservative weekly magazine Valeurs Actuelles the…

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One killed as strong winds bring travel chaos to parts of UK

One woman has been killed after gusts of up to 109mph battered the United Kingdom, amid weather warnings from the Met Office. Transport connections have been disrupted, with ferries unable…

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Juncker warns of difficulties implementing activists’ climate demands

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday that no matter how hard climate activists fight, implementing their demands is not necessarily feasible. In an interview with German magazine Der…

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Flooding in East Africa affects more than 1 million people

More than 1 million people in East Africa are affected by flooding after higher than normal rainfall, an aid group said Friday. Parts of the region are bracing for a…

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UN says COP25 climate talks will take place in Spain in December

The United Nations global climate meeting next month, known as COP25, will take place in Madrid after previous host Chile canceled at short notice. UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa said…

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Implementation of EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey: EU mobilises €663 million in humanitarian assistance

The European Commission is mobilising €663 million in humanitarian aid to continue major projects under the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey. €600 million will ensure the continuity of the…

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ISIS evolved worldwide despite Syria defeat – U.S. State Dept

The global presence of ISIS continued to advance in 2018 through networks and affiliates, the State Department said in its annual terrorism report, even though the Trump administration declared it…

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‘Alan Kurdi’ rescue boat carrying 88 people allowed to dock in Italy

A rescue ship operated by the German humanitarian group Sea-Eye will be allowed to dock in southern Italy after a nearly week-long standoff, the government said on Friday night. The…

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Millions of masks distributed to students in in Delhi because of toxic air

Five million masks are being distributed at schools in India's capital, Delhi, after pollution made the air so toxic officials were forced to declare a public health emergency. A Supreme…

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Migrants in Greece living in ‘horrible’ conditions, says Europe rights watchdog

A European human rights watchdog on Thursday slammed living conditions as “horrible” for thousands of asylum seekers in overcrowded Greek camps, including waits spanning several hours for food and toilets…

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