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First migrants relocated from Greece to travel to Luxembourg on November 4

November 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Thirty asylum seekers were to travel from Greece on November 3 under the European Union’s migrant relocation scheme, headed for

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About 28 000 migrants and refugees entered Greece on October 30 – November 1 – IOM

November 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

An estimated 28 000 migrants and refugees crossed into Greece on the weekend from October 30 to November 1 2015,

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UN: More than 200 000 migrants crossed Mediterranean in October

November 3, 2015 VOANews Greece

The United Nations says more than 218,000 migrants crossed the Mediterranean Sea during the month of October, more than the

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Ruling AKP party leads in Turkey elections

November 1, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Turkey

With nearly half of votes counted, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party is ahead in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election after

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Earthquakes of 4.9 Richter scale in Albania, 4.8 in Slovenia

November 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Slovenia

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale shook Albania on the morning of November 1 2015, while a quake

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Turkish candidates hold final rallies before November 1 election

October 31, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Final preparations were made at polling stations in Turkey and candidates held their last rallies Saturday, a day ahead of

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Stakes are high in Turkish elections

October 31, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Turkish voters head to the polls on Sunday November 1 for a second national election in five months, after an

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Foreigners among victims in Romanian nightclub tragedy

October 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

There will be three days of mourning in Romania after a Halloween concert ended up in tragedy in a nightclub

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Nightclub fire kills 27 in Romania

October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 VOANews Romania

A fire during a rock concert killed at least 27 people in a nightclub in Bucharest, Romania Friday. Romanian officials

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