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Migrant Arrivals in Italy Soar as Dangers Increase in Libya
The number of migrants arriving in Italy from North Africa more than doubled from April to May, according to the latest figures from the European Union. EU officials say the sharp rise was not caused by the closure of the route further east through Greece and the Balkans, but rather by an increase in migrants traveling from across Africa. Henry Ridgwell reports.
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British MP's Death Halts Referendum Campaign
British parliament member Jo Cox died Thursday after being shot and stabbed multiple times in a West Yorkshire town she represented. A man in his fifties attacked the Labor Party member in a street of Birstall, the town where she planned to hold a constituency meeting. Her death has temporarily halted campaigning for next week's referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union or leave it. VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports.
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Eye Charity Takes Airborne Healing to World
An international charity is helping the visually impaired through a flying hospital staffed by volunteer doctors and medical workers. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, where the charity Orbis has unveiled a new version of its airborne clinic, which will take the latest medical technology around the world.
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Obama Set to Announce Funding Increase for Clearing Old Bombs in Laos
President Barack Obama is expected to announce an increase in funding to help clear unexploded ordnance in Laos when he becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Southeast Asian nation in September. During its war with Vietnam, the U.S. dropped more than 270 million cluster bombs on Laos and millions remain unexploded today. Daniel de Carteret reports for VOA from Xieng Khouang.
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Russia Football Violence Stokes Fears Before World Cup 2018
More fighting has broken out between Russia and England football fans gathering in Lille, Rance, at the Euro 2016 tournament. European organizers have threatened to expel Russia from the monthlong event. Fears are growing ahead of the 2018 World Cup to be held in Russia, with evidence of growing links between hooligans and far-right political groups. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports.
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Trump’s Orlando Comments Deepen Republican Split
In the U.S. presidential race, presumptive nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are now focused on unifying their respective political parties in advance of the national nominating conventions next month. But the political fallout from the recent mass shooting tragedy in Orlando is complicating Trump's efforts to rally Republicans around his candidacy. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington.
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Colorado is Living Laboratory of Legal Pot's Impact on Crime Rate
Two years ago, the state of Colorado — along with the state of Washington — became the first legal marketplace in the United States for recreational marijuana. Law enforcement experts are still debating the impact on crime. From the marijuana mecca of Denver, Shelley Schlender reports.
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Refugee Athletes to Compete as Team at Rio Olympics
Kenya is hosting five of the 10 refugee athletes who will compete in this year's Rio Summer Olympics as part of a new Refugee Olympic Team. The International Olympic Committee says it hopes the team will be a “symbol of hope,” and a reminder of the magnitude of the global refugee crisis. For VOA, Lenny Ruvaga reports.
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Iraqi Peshmerga Appeal for More Weapons for Fight Against IS
Backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Iraqi Kurdish fighters known as Peshmerga have been at the front lines of the war against Islamic State extremists. But Peshmerga commanders say they don't have the right weapons for the fight. VOA's Sharon Behn reports from the Mosul front line.
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Refugee Boat Links Present-day Migration With the Past
A new tour boat company in Amsterdam, called Lampedusa, is organizing unique tours through the Dutch city’s famous canals. With an actual boat used by refugees crossing the Mediterranean in 2014, a group of young people -- many refugees themselves -- tours the city telling tales of new and old migrants. Serginho Roosblad joined one of the tours and has more.
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In Shuttered Refugee Camp, African Migrants Nurse Dreams of a Better Life
Libya has become an important transit point for migrants, but since 2011, conflict has also driven many Libyans and foreign workers from the country. Roughly 300,000 people ended up at a UN refugee camp just across the border in Tunisia. By the time the camp closed in 2013, some had received refugee status; many others were repatriated. But several dozen Africans, whose asylum applications were rejected, refused to leave. Lisa Bryant reports.
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