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Rough seas force new refugee routes, more children on move
At least 190,000 children have sought asylum in Europe so far this year, or 700 a day
Helicopters winch Lebanese, Syrian migrants from sea off Cyprus
October's migrant and refugee flow to Europe matched whole of 2014
Rough seas force new refugee routes, more children on move
At least 190,000 children have sought asylum in Europe so far this year, or 700 a day
Helicopters winch Lebanese, Syrian migrants from sea off Cyprus
October's migrant and refugee flow to Europe matched whole of 2014
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Crunching data and sowing seeds of change to reach zero hunger
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