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fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Olympic swimmer sees need for better Germany integration DW 08/25/2025

Back in 2015, with his native Syria in the full throes of civil war, Maso had little choice but to leave if he wanted to pursue a career in swimming. Hailing from Aleppo, a major battleground in the war, he was going for months on end without training. "It always had to depend on how safe the situation was and what the priorities were," he said. And so, together with older brother, Mo, he took the long and arduous journey to Europe via Turkey.
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fromThe Local Germany
2 months ago

Four injured in 'violent' attack on German high-speed train

"At around 1:55 pm today a man on an ICE train travelling towards Vienna injured several people with dangerous objects," police said.
Europe news
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'There was a target on my back - I had to flee Gaza,' says Palestinian student who became 'accidental war correspondent'

"I was evacuated on April 16, very reluctantly. I came to Ireland as a student to finish my education, but the main reason I came here was so that my life might be saved."
UK news
SF parents
fromwww.npr.org
7 years ago

Mustafa Returns: Iraqi Boy's Hope For A Prosthetic Leg Proves Complicated

Mustafa Abed, severely injured in Iraq, returns to Portland for medical support years after his initial surgeries.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Author denied UK visa unable to attend premiere of play based on his memoir

Ibrahima Balde, a refugee and author's visa to the UK for a play premiere was denied, raising immigration policy concerns.
fromSFGATE
4 months ago

'One of the good ones': Famed SF artist killed by roommate, police say

"From there, it unfortunately did develop into a homicide investigation," Sacramento County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Amar Gandhi told reporters last week. "Detectives believed that he had been murdered."
San Francisco
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