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Visitors flock to Morocco's 'Festival of Cherries'
LEAD-IN:Morocco's longest running festival is underway this weekend, as tens of thousands of visitors flock to the small countryside town of Sefrou.The 'Festival of Cherries' has been held almost every year since 1920 here, in the...
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Migrant tent city on Serbia-Hungary border
Dozens of migrants remained stranded on the Serbian-Hungarian border on Wednesday as they waited for a chance to continue their journey in search of a better life in Europe.A small tent city has formed on Serbia's border with Hungary as...
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Migrants from capsized boat arrive in Sicily
A navy patrol ship carrying hundreds of migrants and refugees arrived at Porto Empedocle in Sicily on Thursday, a day after a large ship carrying carrying 500 people capsized. Italian naval crews responded to a distress call and arrived...
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India suffers from drought, govt criticised
Western Indian Maharashtra state's Thane district is in the grips of one of the worst droughts in decades.Another year of severe water shortages has left millions struggling in at least 13 Indian states, and experts predict the situation...
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Qatar museum documents historic and modern slavery
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4030753LEAD IN:Doha's Museum of Slavery claims to be the first of its kind in the Middle East. It documents Qatar's past role in the slave trade as well as highlighting slavery in today's world. But...
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Ship carrying rescued migrants arrives in Sicily
An Italian coast guard ship carrying 342 migrants and refugees arrived at the port of Augusta in Sicily on FridayThe ship 'Peluso' reportedly had 140 Egyptians, earlier believed to be Syrians, and 40 Iraqis on board – all rescued...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi welcomed by Thailand PM
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday that the country has "to do a lot of work" before it can take back more than 100,000 refugees who have been living in border camps in Thailand for decades.She is on a 3-day visit...
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Migrant boat capsizes, at least 129 dead
Twelve more bodies of migrants who attempted to make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean were pulled from the water near the western Libyan city of Zwara on Friday, according to Libya's Red Crescent. So far, 129 bodies have...
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Disillusioned Syrians pay smugglers to get home
Europe seemed like the promised land, worth risking their lives for. But in a muddy field on the northern edge of Greece, their dreams died. Now, dozens of Syrian refugees are risking their lives again, this time in the opposite...
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Suu Kyi welcomed by Myanmar migrants in Thailand
In a demonstration of her popular appeal, Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a rapturous welcome on Thursday as she presided over a town hall-type meeting with some of the huge population of migrant workers from her...
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Rescued migrants taken to Italy reception centre
Hundreds of migrants and refugees who arrived in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo on Wednesday were being placed on buses to be sent to a reception centre in northern Italy, according to authorities.The Italian coast guard ship "Fiorillo"...
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CLEAN : Thai court dismisses case against British rights activist
CLEAN : Thai court dismisses case against British rights activist
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Babies born on coast guard ship brought ashore
Three babies born aboard the Italian Coast Guard ship Dattilo were brought ashore in the Sicilian port of Catania on Wednesday morning. They were among 1007 migrants disembarking from the vessel, according to its captain, Alessio...
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Migrants rescued from wooden boat off Libya
A major rescue operation took place off the Libyan coast on Monday and included the rescue dozens of people travelling on a wooden boat that had departed from Sabratha. Most of the humanitarian aid organisations currently working in the...
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Bodies of 5 migrants found on Libyan shore
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYAl Maya, Libya - 10 November 2016++DAY SHOTS++1. Red Crescent workers standing next to ambulance 2. Red Crescent workers putting on protective suits and gloves3....
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Bodies of six migrants washed up off Libya
The bodies of six migrants who were trying to reach Europe by boat washed up on the shores of northern Libya and were retrieved by local Red Crescent workers on Saturday.On Friday, local Red Crescent workers managed to retrieve eight...
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Migrants march for work visas in Italian capital
Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers were joined by trade union members in Rome on Saturday to ask the government for employment and residency visas.Protesters were denouncing the fact that many illegal migrants are exploited by...
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Women leave migrant camp in Calais
The last residents of a sprawling migrant camp on the French side of the English Channel were evacuated on Thursday.Nearly 300 women and children were transferred to family centres around France so that the government can close the camp...
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Around 600 migrants arrive at Sicilian port
Around 600 migrants arrived at the Sicilian port of Augusta on Wednesday evening, having been rescued from the waters of the Mediterranean.Six different rescue operations were carried out by the Italian Navy cruiser Aviere, before the...
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Nepalis seeking jobs abroad come home dead
The number of Nepalis working abroad has grown significantly in recent years, yet the number of those who come home dead has risen far more dramatically. Over 5,000 workers from this small Asian country have died working abroad since...
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Smog chokes Chinese capital
:Beijing and dozens of other cities in China were under a "red alert" for a fifth straight day on Wednesday due to the country's persistent air pollution. The smog forced school cancellations, the grounding of hundreds of flights and...
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Migrant camp calls for international support
LEAD IN:Libya has become a transit state for migrants fleeing poverty and violence in their countries, seeking job opportunities and dreaming of a better life in Europe.Libyan authorities are forced to take action by capturing them and...
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Over 720 migrants brought ashore at Sicily port
More than 700 migrants rescued by the Italian authorities were brought ashore on an Italian coast guard vessel on Saturday.The vessel, Dattilo, docked at the Sicilian port in Augusta with an estimated 729 migrants on board, according to...
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Lack of German costs Turk kebab stand in Austria
Alihan Turgut has dished out falafel and kebabs for more than a decade to townsfolk of Wiener Neustadt, and many call him one of their own.A white apron spanned over his expansive belly, he trades quips in mangled but understandable...