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Children left in Calais ‘Jungle’ as demolition gathers pace

  Calais / AFP Dozens of migrants, including children, were left wandering on Thursday through France’s “Jungle” camp after sleeping rough on the edges of the burnt-out Calais settlement. Excavators began tearing down remaining shelters a day after the official operation to clear the camp came to a dramatic end, with fires started by departing migrants ripping through the shanty …

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‘IS suspect’ charged with scouting Berlin attack sites

  Berlin / AFP German federal prosecutors said on Thursday they had brought charges against a 19-year-old Syrian man accused of having scouted targets in Berlin for a potential attack by the IS group. The man identified only as Shaas Al-M. allegedly joined the extremist group in 2013 and took part in various military operations in Syria, they said in …

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Vietnam seizes third illegal ivory shipment in a month

  Hanoi / AFP Vietnam customs officials have seized nearly one tonne of ivory hidden in a timber shipment from Kenya, an official said on Thursday, the third major illegal haul of precious tusks in less than a month. The communist nation is a popular transit route for illegal ivory from Africa heading to other parts of Asia, namely China, …

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