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South Korea takes in 164 asylum seekers from nearly 6,000 applicants

South Korea has accepted just 164 asylum seekers this year from nearly 6,000 who applied despite coronavirus travel curbs, government data showed. Immigration is a contentious issue in South Korea,…

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Shakira writes strong essay against child separation at borders

In an emotional essay for TIME, music superstar Shakira criticised America for its lack of compassion towards the immigrant children who were separated from their parents after being detained at the southern United States…

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Women seen needing 60+ years to get equal with men in EU

European women are at least 60 years away from winning equality with men and the pandemic could further slow progress, according to a report released on Thursday that measures gender…

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At least 140 Europe-bound migrants drown off Senegal coast

At least 140 Europe-bound migrants drowned off the coast of Senegal when their boat caught fire and capsized, marking the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the U.N. migration agency revealed.…

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France raises security threat level to highest after Nice attack

France has raised the security alert for French territory to the highest level after the knife attack in the city of Nice, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday. Castex…

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Four dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes off northern France

At least four people died after a boat carrying about 20 migrants capsized off the coast of Loon-Plage near Dunkirk, northern France, French media reported on Tuesday. "This is the…

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There’s a lot of water on the moon – NASA

Scientists on Monday said lunar water is more widespread than previously known, with water molecules trapped within mineral grains on the surface and more water perhaps hidden in ice patches…

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Photo Story: The Soyuz MS-16 space capsule lands in Kazakhstan

Photos made available by the Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS on its official website shows the Soyuz MS-16 space capsule at the site of landing in a remote area outside…

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Experts suggest women aged 50-60 at greatest risk of ‘long Covid’

Women aged 50-60 are at greatest risk of developing “long Covid”, analysis suggests. Older age and experiencing five or more symptoms within the first week of illness were also associated…

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Parents not found for 545 children separated at U.S.-Mexico border

Lawyers and non-profit organizations seeking to reunite immigrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration have not been able to locate the parents of 545 children so…

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Nokia to build mobile network on moon

Finland's Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on the moon, the company said on Monday. The lunar network will be part of the U.S.…

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Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France identified as Chechen teen

A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history teacher near Paris was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee unknown to intelligence services who posted a grisly claim of…

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Photo Story: More than 300 migrants reach Canary Islands

Children and adults are taken care of by Red Cross members after they reached the coast on board a boat on Hondura Beach, in Fuerteventura island, Canary Islands, Spain, late…

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Libya’s Tripoli government says it holds U.N.-sanctioned alleged people smuggler

Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) has detained Abdalrahman al-Milad, a coastguard commander sanctioned by the United Nations for alleged human trafficking and migrant smuggling, its interior ministry…

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Standards for building settlements on the moon take shape as eight nations sign Artemis moon agreements

Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords, NASA announced as the U.S. space agency tries to shape standards for building long-term settlements on…

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Major operation breaks Mafia network in Palermo

Italian Police registered a major breakthrough in their fight against Mafia infiltration whith the arrest of 20 people including bosses and members of their clan. The twenty will be facing…

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11 migrants die off Tunisia

At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian…

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Hurricane Delta weakens after hitting battered Louisiana coast

Hurricane Delta weakened after making landfall in a corner of Louisiana state repeatedly battered by storms this year, packing maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (150 kph), the…

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Nearly three million migrants stranded by COVID-19 – UN report

Coronavirus border closures and restrictions have stranded nearly 3 million migrants around the world who want to return home but cannot, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday, adding some…

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Anniversary of Halle terror attack commemorated in Germany

People observe a minute of silence at the market place as church bells start to ring at 12:01 in commemoration of the time when the assassin fired the first shot…

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EU looks at new migration pact amid divisions, aims for December deal

EU governments began talks on Thursday on a proposed overhaul of migration rules to resolve years of bitter divisions as Germany, chairing the discussions, expressed optimism a deal might be…

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Australia immigration law ‘to require English test’

Australia will require foreign partners of existing residents to pass an English language test before gaining a permanent visa, its government says. The controversial immigration requirement, if approved by parliament,…

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EU climate change service says September was the world’s hottest on record

Last month was the world's hottest September on record, with unusually high temperatures recorded off Siberia, in the Middle East, and in parts of South America and Australia, the European…

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Italy loosens migration rules

Italy has softened rules penalising aid groups that bring illegal migrants ashore and extended protection for refugees who risk persecution at home, drawing the fire of former Interior Minister Matteo…

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Major hurricane brews in Gulf of Mexico, threatens Louisiana-Florida

Tropical Storm Delta, the 25th named Atlantic storm this year, is moving toward the Gulf of Mexico and expected to take aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast this week as…

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Abuse and harassment drives girls off social media

Online abuse and harassment are driving girls to quit social media platforms, according to a new global poll. The study said more than 58% of girls had experienced some form of…

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Britain plans to deny asylum to illegal migrants

The British government will routinely deny asylum to migrants who board boats to cross the English Channel or come to Britain through illegal routes, the Sunday Times reported. Under new…

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Angela Merkel tells the U.N. – ‘Long way to go’ for women’s rights

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a virtual UN General Assembly on Thursday that there is still "a long way to go" on women's rights. Merkel and several world leaders took…

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Thousands of U.S.-bound migrants cross into Guatemala without authorization

Guatemala invoked special measures for security forces on Thursday, after thousands of Central American migrants crossed the border without authorization as part of a caravan aiming to reach the United…

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Migrants hoping to reach EU stranded in Bosnia

Hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the European Union are sheltering in forests and ruined former factory buildings near Bosnia’s border with Croatia, with the cold setting in and conditions…

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25 years after UN women’s meeting, equality remains distant

Twenty-five years ago, the world’s nations came together to make sure that half of Earth’s population gained the rights, power and status of the other half. It hasn’t happened yet.…

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UAE plans to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2024

The ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has announced a plan to land a spacecraft on the moon and study its surface by 2024.…

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International Space Station air leak in above-normal volumes

The International Space Station is leaking air in above-normal volumes, but the leak presents no danger to the Russian-American crew, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. The leak…

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Hungarian PM Orban against new EU migration pact over hosting asylum seekers

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejected a new migration plan by the European Union's executive, saying it would force Hungary to welcome aslyum seekers, but he welcomed some other elements…

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Polish president insists migrants should stay close to their countries

Migrants fleeing conflict should stay as close as possible to their home countries, Poland’s president said, criticising proposals for an overhaul of the European Union’s migration and asylum rules. “For…

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If world handles climate like COVID-19, U.N. chief says: ‘I fear the worst’

The United States, China and Russia fought on Thursday during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the coronavirus pandemic after U.N. chief Antonio Guterres had warned the body that…

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Photo Story: Alan Kurdi rescue ship docks in Sardinia

The ship Alan Kurdi with 125 rescued migrants on board arrives at the industrial port of Olbia, Sardinia Island, Italy, 25 September 2020. The 125 migrants on board the boat…

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World’s youth rallies against climate change

United under Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, young people rallied across the world on Friday to demand urgent action to halt catastrophic climate change, in their first global action during the…

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UPDATED: Hungary PM Orban says EU commission immigration plan ‘no breakthrough’

The European Commission's migration plan presented on Wednesday is not a breakthrough, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a press briefing in Brussels according to state TV channel M1…

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UPDATED: European Union seeks to overhaul defunct migration policies

The European Union's executive proposed on Wednesday overhauling the bloc's broken migration and asylum rules, seeking to end years of feuds and bitterness over the hundred of thousands of people…

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Femicides in Mexico rise more than 2%, protests rage

Femicides in Mexico are on the rise this year, according to official statistics released on the weekend, murders that have intensified protests this month demanding the government address violence against…

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Prince Charles warns climate crisis will ‘dwarf the impact’ of coronavirus pandemic

The Prince of Wales will warn the climate crisis is "rapidly becoming a comprehensive catastrophe that will dwarf the impact of the coronavirus pandemic". The stark message is part of…

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Sea-Watch calls Italy’s blockade of rescue ship ‘political’

The German humanitarian group Sea-Watch condemned as politically motivated the blockade of its ship in the Sicilian port of Palermo by Italian authorities after an 11-hour inspection. Philipp Hahn, head…

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Swiss protesters occupy Bern square to protest inaction on climate

Between 300 and 400 protesters occupied a square near the Swiss National Bank in Bern on Monday, as leaders of the group that has also targeted banks including Credit Suisse…

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Victims from Cyclone Ianos that lashed Greece increase

The death toll after Cyclone Ianos, a rare storm known as a medicane, battered Greece, flooding streets and homes, has now risen to three. Ianos uprooted trees and caused power…

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Photo Story: Six Tropical Systems swirl around two oceans

A handout picture made available during the weekend by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows six Tropical Systems swirl around two oceans on the morning of 14 September…

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Ukraine agricultural sector facing worst weather in a decade

Weather conditions for winter grain sowing in Ukraine are the worst in the last 10 years due to severe drought across most of the country, the APK-Inform consultancy on Wednesday…

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Greece police moves migrants into Lesbos tent camp after fire

Greek police began moving hundreds of migrants stranded on the island of Lesbos into a new temporary tent camp on Thursday, more than a week after a fire razed Greece’s…

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Global net zero emissions goal would require $1-2 trillion a year investment -study

Achieving net zero emissions by mid-century would cost an estimated $1 trillion-$2 trillion a year of additional investments, or 1-1.5% of global gross domestic product, a report by the Energy…

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European space agency signs deal for asteroid defence mission

The European space agency (ESA) signed a deal worth 129 million euros ($154 million) on Tuesday to make a spacecraft for a joint project with NASA looking at how to…

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Fire near Greece’s Samos migrant camp under control, three detained

Greek authorities have brought under control a fire that broke out near a migrant camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Samos late on Tuesday, fire brigade and police officials…

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Top European firms back Green Deal, pledge business overhaul

Executives from 30 of Europe's leading companies backed the EU's Green Deal on Wednesday and pledged to overhaul their businesses to help the bloc achieve climate-neutrality by 2050. The commitment,…

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Five migrants arrested over Moria Greek camp fire

Police on the Greek island of Lesbos have arrested five migrants suspected of setting a fire that destroyed Europe's largest camp of Moria last week, the minister responsible for policing…

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Woman, Two children die as migrant smuggling boat sinks near Crete

A smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete on Monday, leaving three dead, while a large rescue operation managed to save 56 others from the sea, authorities…

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Hottest August on record in Northern Hemisphere – US scientists

The Northern Hemisphere had its hottest August on record with a temperature departure from average of 2.14 degrees F (1.19 degrees C), beating the previous record set in August 2016. …

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Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus

Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth's inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life…

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World’s largest carbon market faces revamp under draft EU plan

The world's biggest carbon trading market faces a major overhaul under European Union climate change plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster this decade, a draft seen by Reuters shows.…

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