China Central Television (CCTV) – Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge was on Saturday just 25 seconds shy of clocking human races’ first sub-two hour marathon. But his finish-time of two hours 25 seconds is still a fabulous feat in itself.
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Germany to “evaluate” migrants’ mobile phone data in certain cases – interior minister
Germany will begin to “evaluate” mobile phone data of migrants whose identity is in question and speed up the deportation process of people who were denied refugee status, the country’s interior minister said.
French police start Calais camp clearance
Hundreds of migrants are queuing for resettlement as French police start clearing their makeshift camp in Calais. Paul Chapman reports.
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Immigrants appeal to Hungarians’ hearts via their stomachs
Ten Budapest restaurants showcase migrants’ national dishes in a bid to encourage tolerance.
Calais camp migrants learn French at makeshift school
Migrants at a makeshift camp in Calais learn French to help with asylum applications, as tensions rise around French shipping port.
Gabon will host next Africa Cup of Nations and draw is made
(CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN FOOTBALL, 2017 TOURNAMENT) – Gabon was named on Wednesday (April 8) as the host of the next African Cup of Nations finals in 2017.
The Gabonese beat rival bids from Algeria and Ghana in a vote by the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) executive committee at a meeting in Cairo.
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African migrants stuck in Libyan centre in poor conditions
Hundreds of migrants from across Africa wait in a centre in the Libyan city of Misrata without aid and health care and say they will not give up until they reach Europe.