Aussie PM rules out increasing humanitarian intake of Syrian...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-21 08:32
... Nov. 21 (Xinhua) Australian Prime Minister has ruled out increasing the nation's oneoff humanitarian intake of
refugees fleeing the war against Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East...."
According to the Immigration Department, more than 9,500 of the
refugee visas have been approved and granted, while just over 6,...
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Ending Syrian conflict only solution to refugee crisis: NATO...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-21 02:11
Ending Syrian conflict only solution to
refugee crisis: NATO session
ISTANBUL, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) NATO lawmakers were told on Sunday that ending the conflict in Syria is the only sure way to halt the flow of
refugees to Europe....
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Germany's federal states urged to employ more police officer...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-20 04:48
... in the northern federal state of SchleswigHolstein.
De Maiziere has spoken of his plan that urges federal states to increase 7,500 federal police positions between 2015 and 2020.
"The federal police endured last year with a huge number of
refugees, but continue facing considerable challenges," he said.
The minister appealed to federal states for cracking down together on housebreaking crime, which has worsened in recent years....
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Iraqi forces recapture parts of areas in south Mosul
Xinhuanet
2016-11-20 02:53
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After more than a month of military operations against IS militants inside Mosul, almost 60,000 people have been registered as displaced and this number went up every day, according to the recent report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees.
Prime Minister Haider alAbadi on Oct. 17 announced a major offensive to retake Mosul, the country's second largest city.
Since then,...
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Malta not to issue new temporary protection certificates for...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-20 01:02
Nov. 19 (Xinhua) Malta's
Refugee Commissioner will
no longer issue any new Temporary Humanitarian Protection (THP)
certificates for failed asylum seekers, according to a press
release issued by Malta's government Saturday.
The news was presented by Malta'...
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Czech Republic mulls providing financial aid to Serbia over ...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-19 01:37
... the ministry said.
The Czech government has already sent 10 million crowns to
Serbia in 2015. Out of the funds, 6 million crowns went to the
Serbian commissariat for
refugees and migration, while the rest was
used for the purchase of vehicles and technical equipment of border
patrols.
In 2016, Prague sent 20 million crowns to Macedonia, 5 million
to Greece and 2....
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Palestinian killed in clashes near Gaza's border with Israel
Xinhuanet
2016-11-19 00:19
... a Palestinian official said.
Mohamed Abu Seda, 26, was killed and three others injured by Israeli gunfire in the east of alBureij
refugee camp near the border with Israel, Ashraf alQedra, spokesman of Gazabased health ministry, told reporters....
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Obama, EU leaders agree to keep sanctions against Russia ove...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-19 00:17
... the participants of the meeting also made a commitment to cooperate with NATO in the future.
Obama's last official meeting with his European partners also touched upon the fight against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq and Libya as well as the
refugee crisis.
The meeting marked Obama's farewell visit to Europe before the U.S. president leaves office in January....
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Canada extradites second genocide fugitive to Rwanda
Xinhuanet
2016-11-18 22:21
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During the 1994 genocide, Seyoboka was a second lieutenant in the genocidal army (ExFAR). He fled the country in 1994.
In January 1995, Seyoboka travelled to Toronto and claimed
refugee status but never disclosed his involvement in the Rwandan military in the
refugee application process, which violated Canadian laws.
His legal trouble began in 1998 following his International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) interview,...
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2016 sees significant increase of migrant deaths in Mediterr...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-18 22:01
Nov. 18 (Xinhua) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Friday that 4,636 migrants and
refugees died crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe this year, marking 1,000 more fatalities than those recorded over the same period in 2015.
This year'...
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Argentine president vows to boost trade with Canada
Xinhuanet
2016-11-18 10:06
... It is the best way to generate jobs and solve our problems," Macri told a joint press conference with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Trudeau offered to help Argentina in its efforts to accept several thousand Syrian
refugees.
"We have a lot of experience in the matter of
refugees.and we are willing to collaborate with Argentina in that regard, so they can receive 3,000 citizens from that country who are fleeing the war," said Trudeau....
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 18
Xinhuanet
2016-11-18 08:08
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 18
MAPUTO At least 73 people were killed and dozens of people
injured after a tanker truck exploded in northern Mozambique on
Thursday, the government said....
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Feature: Festival of lights illuminates Riga on eve of Latvi...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-18 04:58
Feature: Festival of lights illuminates Riga on eve of Latvia's Independence Day
RIGA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) Staro Riga 2016, the annual
international festival of lights, is kicking off in Riga Thursday
night, on the eve of Latvia's Independence Day,...
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Poor distribution of migrants within EU member states: Slova...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-18 04:10
Slovak interior minister
BRATISLAVA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) The fact that only between 6,000
and 8,000
refugees out of the total 160,000 have been redistributed
among European Union(EU) member states is dramatically poor, Slovak
Interior Minister Robert Kalinak said on Thursday.
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Hundreds of refugee children missing in Sweden
Xinhuanet
2016-11-18 00:44
Hundreds of
refugee children missing in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) Over 500 unaccompanied migrant
children have gone missing after arriving in Sweden this year and
the number of homeless people is growing, Swedish Television
reported on Thursday....
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EU 2017 budget deal focuses on refugee crisis, growth, jobs
Xinhuanet
2016-11-17 22:53
EU 2017 budget deal focuses on
refugee crisis, growth, jobs
BRUSSELS. Nov.17 (Xinhua) The European Union (EU)...3 percent compared to 2016.
The money will be used to help the EU member states in the resettlement of
refugees, the creation of reception centers,...
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UNHCR urges flexibility on closure timetable of Kenya's Dada...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-17 18:12
s Dadaab camp
NAIROBI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) The UN
refugee agency (UNHCR) has
welcomed Kenya's decision to delay the closure of the Dadaab
refugee camp and called for flexibility on the timeframe for
repatriation of Somali
refugees there.
Kenya said in May it would close Dadaab, which houses more than
260,000 Somalis, in November,...
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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets
Xinhuanet
2016-11-17 16:51
Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets
NAIROBI, Nov.17 (Xinhua) The following are news highlights in
major Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.
President Uhuru Kenyatta met 30 African leaders in Morocco to
drum up support for Kenya'...
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Malaysian applications for Aussie asylum soar 12-fold in two...
Xinhuanet
2016-11-17 09:52
...15 and more than 12 times the figure of 294 recorded in 2013/14.
Figures published by Australia's Department of Immigration on Thursday revealed that 87 percent of the applications were refused and, of those that were appealed at the Migration and
Refugee Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, only 12 percent were overturned.
The surge in applications from Malaysian visitors has come as a surprise to government officials,...
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