Eskom power cuts sees City Power suspend maintenance work on infrastructure
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At least 12 migrants drown as boat sinks off Greek island
Nine people have been rescued so far, and Frontex and coastguard vessels are looking for other survivors.
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Winter brings new dangers for migrants crossing frozen Balkan peninsula
Governments and aid agencies along the route have laid on heated tents and mobilised trains and buses.
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Growing scale of Cologne attacks stokes German debate on migrants
Attacks on women in Cologne & other German cities on NYE have prompted more than 600 complaints.
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German states to spend around €17bn on refugees in 2016
Germany is the favoured destination for many of the thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.
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People smugglers cash in on refugees in Europe
The International Organisation for Migration estimates smugglers have collected close to $10 billion.
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UN: Refugee and migrant arrivals in EU pass 1 million in 2015
Half of those arriving were Syrians fleeing the war, another 20%were Afghans, and 7% were Iraqis.
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Europe migrant tally to reach the 1m mark by Tuesday
The IOM says 80 percent the migrants will have crossed from Turkey into Greece, most being Syrians.
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Europe talks tough on migrant strategies
The Greek government finally agreed to accept EU help on the eve of a meeting of EU interior ministers.
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Migrant trauma demands alternative therapies
Afghanistan and other war-torn areas, significant numbers are likely to have severe psychiatric illnesses.
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Pakistan refuses to accept some migrants deported by Greece
An EU official said last week that Pakistan would stick to a pact to take back citizens deported from Europe.
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EU & Turkey seal migrant deal
Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants in return for cash, visas & renewed talks on joining the EU
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‘Egypt finds 15 dead African migrants near Israel border’
It was not clear who had attacked the migrants or which countries they originated from.
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African & Europe to discuss controlling flow of migrants
Europe will offer a R100 billion incentive to African leaders to stop the flow of migrants.
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Finland to house asylum seekers in tents & shipping containers
The Nordic country expects 30,000-35,000 migrants to arrive this year.
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EU executive sees three million migrants by 2017
The migrants would have a tiny negative impact on EU public finances.
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OPINION: What does Europe want to be when it grows up?
John Lloyd says the EU is a palace built on ideals that has, in fact, sunk into marshy ground.
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The European refugee and migrant influx
The European refugee and migrant influx
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October's migrant/refugee flow to Europe roughly matched whole of 2014
The UNHCR says the monthly record of 218,394 for October also outstripped September's 172,843.
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Greek coastguard rescues 242 migrants as boat sinks
Authorities say at least three people drowned including two small boys.
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EU, Balkan leaders agree migration plan
A 17-point plan to cooperate managing flows of migrants through the Balkan peninsula has been agreed upon.
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Europe split on migrant crisis ahead of Brussels talks
Concern is growing about hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving in Europe, many from the Middle East.
