Greece responds to a euro zone decision to put debt relief on hold in a row over Christmas bonuses for pensioners - by scheduling its own parliamentary vote on whether to go ahead with the payment. Ivor Bennett reports.
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
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The Latest: Greece stops speedboat taking migrants to Italy
[A migrant walks past tents in a makeshift camp in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Thousands of migrants from the Mideast and Africa, who had converged on Calais after fleeing conflict and poverty, have now been dispersed across France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)]BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Europe's response to the large numbers of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who have made their way to the continent (all times local):
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Only five child migrants who reached Italy and Greece without their parents were transferred to Britain in 2016, aid agencies said on Thursday, warning that many others risked falling prey to traffickers and smugglers.
