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Friday, January 22, 2016

The Latest: Hungary praises Austrian decision on migrants

Hungary's prime minister has praised Austria for setting a cap on the number of migrants it will take in, saying "common sense has prevailed." Viktor Orban said Friday on state radio that the Austrian decision to accept 37,500 refugees this year and a total of 127,500 through 2019 was "the most important news of the past months" and showed that "Europe can't take in huge masses of foreign people in an unlimited, uncontrolled manner." Greece's coast guard says at least 21 people have died in two separate sinkings of boats smuggling migrants off two Greek islands overnight.


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