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Leaderless, rudderless, Britain drifts

June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Brexit

With Brexit tremors sending cascading political and economic shockwaves near and far, shaking the foundations of all that is familiar,

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What happens after the ‘Brexit’ vote?

June 22, 2016June 27, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Brexit

Aside from guessing which side will win Thursday’s Brexit vote, London’s chattering classes are engaging in a favorite political game

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Britain’s Brexit vote spurs wild trading, gambling

June 21, 2016June 27, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Brexit

Currency traders are dubbing it the “remain bounce,” buying Britain’s pound after torrid sales of sterling last week when markets

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Fears mount over European air security

May 22, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews

Security at European airports is coming under urgent scrutiny as mystery continues to surround the cause of the EgyptAir crash.

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Refugees stuck in Greece scrambling for safe havens

March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

War refugees from Syria and Iraq trapped in northern Greece for weeks never held out much hope that meetings between

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Along Greek-Macedonian border, sense of defeat takes grip

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

He stood for hours in the middle of the train tracks crossing the northern Greek village of Idomeni, just metres

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EU migration chief pleads for open borders

March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

The European Union migration commissioner is pleading with Balkan countries to open their borders to more than 13,000 refugees trapped

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Greek hoteliers offer respite to weary migrants

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Locals in northern Greece are divided about the flood of war refugees. Some say asylum-seekers cause chaos and steal. Others

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Border closures heighten fear refugees may use Adriatic Connection

March 12, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Albania, Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Rights groups and organized crime experts are expressing rising alarm at the prospect of Syrian and Iraqi war refugees —

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