"migrant News"
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Foreign4 days agoDeath toll in migrant boat sinking off Mauritania rises to 63
Five more bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Mauritania this week, raising the death toll to 63, a...
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Defence/Security2 weeks agoNIS flags off migrant e-registration exercise in Imo
The Imo Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday flagged off the e-registration exercise for immigrants in the state. The Nigeria News Agency reports...
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Foreign2 months agoItalian police uncover corruption linked to migrant reception funds
The managers of migrant reception centres in southern Italy used public funds to pay for private parties, renovate a luxury villa and buy fancy cars, Italian...
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Education2 months ago
NGO condemns poor execution of UBEC intervention on migrant school in Enugu
The Talent Aids Initiative (TAI), has condemned the poor handling of some Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC) intervention projects on migrant schools in Enugu by contractors....
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Foreign2 months agoDrunk migrant sparked riot at Malta holding centre – Minister
A drunk migrant who tried to force his way into a reception centre in Malta provoked a riot that led to the building being set alight...
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Foreign2 months agoPolice officer injured in riot at Malta migrant centre
A riot at a migrants holding centre in Malta overnight partially destroyed the building and left one policeman injured, the Police said. The violence started at...
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Foreign2 months ago
Violence erupts in overcrowded migrant camp on Greek island
A mass brawl broke out between Afghan and Syrian residents of an overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek Island of Samos on Monday night. The overcrowding...
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Foreign2 months agoGermany, France seek support for migrant relocation plan
Germany and France on Tuesday sought to win over other EU members for a plan agreed in September on the relocation of migrants rescued in the...
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Foreign2 months agoEU interior ministers to discuss migrant relocation plan
European Union (EU) interior ministers are due to meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday, with talks expected to cover a plan to break the deadlock over the...
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Foreign2 months ago
Death toll from migrant shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa rises to nine
The Italian coastguard on Monday said the death toll from a migrant shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa has risen to nine. Earlier, the coastguard...
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Foreign3 months agoReturned migrant shot dead in front of UN staff in Libya
A Sudanese migrant was shot dead in Libya after the coast guard stopped the boat he was on from attempting to cross the Mediterranean and brought...
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Foreign3 months ago
Thailand urges Cambodia to have migrant workers officially documented for jobs
Thailand on Tuesday urged Cambodia to assist Cambodian migrant workers seeking jobs in Thailand, and ensure they are officially documented in the first place. The labour...
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Metro3 months agoILO wants skills development, improved productivity for migrant workers
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for strengthened partnerships to promote skills development and improve productivity of migrant workers in the West Africa and Sahel...
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Foreign4 months ago1 in 4 people in Germany have migrant background, data shows
1 in 4 people in Germany have migrant background, data shows Migrant Frankfurt, Aug. 21, 2019 (dpa/NAN) The number of people in Germany with foreign roots...
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Foreign4 months ago
EU’s border agency denies wrongdoing as evidence of immigrants’ human rights abuse surfaces
The European Union’s border agency, Frontex denied any wrongdoing with regard to alleged violations of the human rights of immigrants at external EU borders and on...
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Foreign6 months ago
Greece intercepts yacht with 77 migrants on board, arrests 2
“The yacht, flying a Turkish flag, was apparently en route to Italy when stopped on Thursday,’’ a coastguard officer told dpa in Athens. Thousands of people...
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Foreign6 months ago
Trial opens against ex-mayor of Italian migrant hosting town Riace
Lucano, who led the town of Riace in Calabria until 2018, is accused of embezzlement, abuse of office, abetting illegal migration and breach of public procurement...
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Foreign7 months ago
German migrant rescue ship captain challenges Malta conviction
Migrant This was confirmed by a spokesman for the organisation, based in the eastern German city of Dresden, on Tuesday. “The ship, named Lifeline, had been...
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Foreign7 months ago
190 migrants intercepted while sailing from Turkey to Greece
190 migrants intercepted while sailing from Turkey to Greece Migrant The migrants, who were trying to sail from Turkey to Greece, included 163 picked up by...
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Foreign7 months ago
At least 70 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 70 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisia Migrant “Coastguard units are trying to recover the bodies of the dead off the Tunisian coastal...
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Foreign8 months ago60 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Yemen, seek repatriation help
60 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Yemen, seek repatriation help Migrant “We want to go to Saudi Arabia looking for a living not for problems,’’ Abdo Yassin...
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Foreign8 months ago
3 arrested in Greece for locking 16 migrants in cellar
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Foreign9 months ago
4 dead as boat with 15 migrants sinks off Turkey’s Aegean Coast
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Foreign9 months ago
Child dies, 30 missing as migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast