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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Europe effectively shuts its borders, stranding thousands

[A man holds a child covered in a blanket while waiting in line for food during rainfall at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Despair and confusion spread through the camp at the Greek-Macedonian border as thousands of stranded refugees were forced to acknowledge that the route through Europe that had carried their hopes and dreams was now shut. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)]IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — After welcoming hundreds of thousands of people into its heartland, Europe seems to be finally closing its doors.


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