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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Greece returns 14 migrants to Turkey under EU deal

[Migrants who are fleeing Libya, crowded onto a dinghy before being helped by members of a Spanish NGO, during a rescue operation at the Mediterranean sea, about 25 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. At least three people have died on Thursday morning during the sinking of a wooden boat full with migrants as they tried to reach the Italian coasts. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)]ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have returned to neighboring Turkey 14 migrants over the past two days, bringing to nearly 500 the total of people sent back under this year's deal between the European Union and Turkey.


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