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Day: February 7, 2016

Bulgaria 

Romanian skier dies in accident at Bulgaria’s Bansko resort

February 7, 2016February 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A Romanian died in an accident in the ski zone above the Bulgarian winter mountain resort of Bansko on February

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police find bodies of two migrants frozen to death near border

February 7, 2016February 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgarian police found the bodies of two women migrants frozen to death near the Malko Turnovo border crossing with Turkey

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Perspectives 

Turkey’s triple disaster

February 7, 2016 Asli Aydintasbas of the European Council on Foreign Relation Turkey

As if the housing of 2.5 million Syrian refugees, a dangerous escalation with Russia, and jitters over a string of

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Europe 

Turkey’s Kurdish fight complicates IS battle

February 7, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s complicated and controversial fight against Kurdish factions at home and in Syria is making its battle against the Islamic

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Europe 

EU to Ankara: You must help refugees

February 7, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

European Union officials are urging Turkey to open a border crossing where tens of thousands of Syrian civilians arrived this

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Europe 

Refugee crisis threatens European unity, UN official says

February 7, 2016 Lisa Schlein of VOANews Europe migrant crisis

A senior United Nations official warned that Europe’s hardening attitude toward refugees and migrants is threatening the unity of the

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Europe 

Anti-refugee rallies take place in Prague

February 7, 2016 The Prague Post Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis

Several anti-immigrant rallies took place in Prague, with a large gathering near Prague Castle at Hradčanské náměstí and smaller ones

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Europe 

Anti-migrant protesters rally in several major European cities

February 7, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis

Germany’s anti-Islamic organization Pegida held rallies in several European cities Saturday to protest against mass immigration and what it calls

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