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Russia may close air routes to Asia if EU introduces sanctions against Aer
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Possible EU sanctions against Russian carrier Aeroflot over its alleged role in the migrant crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border would bring an immediate closure of Russian airspace to European airlines, which badly need the direct Siberian route
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Congress hits out at government, asks it to release latest NSS household c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court judgement in which it gave directions to the Centre and state governments to provide dry ration to migrant workers and hoped the Narendra Modi government will implement it in letter and spirit.
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As Bihar votes, Shashi Tharoor remind voters of migrant crisis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): As voting for phase-1 of Bihar Assembly elections began on Wednesday, Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor reminded voters of the struggles that migrant workers went through at the beginning of nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Punjab CM hails 'Moga boy Sonu Sood' for helping migrant workers in crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Calling Bollywood actor Sonu Sood as 'our Moga Boy,' Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday lauded the actor for arranging hassle-free transportation and food for migrant labourers and help them reach their native places.
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12 killed as migrant boat sinks near Greek island
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Jan 12 (ANI): At least 12 people were killed after a migrant smuggling boat sank near the island of Paxos in western Greece on Saturday, authorities said.
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7 dead after migrant boat capsizes in eastern Turkey
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 26 (ANI): As many as seven migrants were killed after a boat capsized in eastern Turkey's Lake Van on early Thursday.
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Turkey can't 'bear burden' of new wave of Syrian refugees: Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Dec 23 (ANI): Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria and "will not bear the burden all alone," said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, while warning Europe that it would also feel the impact as tens of thousands of refugees have started their journey
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Germany: Police presence at border checkpoints to be increased
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Sept 29 (ANI): The German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Sunday said that police presence will increase across all border checkpoints into the European country in a bid to curb illegal entries.
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Venezuela migrant crisis to become world's largest by 2020: Report
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Medellin [Colombia], June 29 (ANI): The Venezuelan exodus may exceed eight million people by the end of next year, which would make it the largest migration crisis in the world, according to a special report issued by the Organisation of American States (OAS).
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US Senate passes $4.6bn emergency aid bill to address US-Mexico border cri
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 27 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday passed an emergency funding bill in a bid to address the migrant crisis at its southern border with Mexico.
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More than 200 migrants rescued off Malta
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], May 26 (ANI): More than 200 people, including women and children, were rescued by the Maltese navy in the Mediterranean Sea, authorities said on Saturday.
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Denmark bats for permanent border control to ward off terrorism
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 21 (ANI): With general elections in Denmark less than a month away, the country's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen proposed permanent border control in a bid to keep cross-border crime in check along with warding off terrorism.
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