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Newsday: 25/11/2021 07:06 GMT : Migrant Channel crossings: 27 people headed for the UK drown near Calais

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25/11/2021 07:06 GMT : Migrant Channel crossings: 27 people headed for the UK drown near Calais

Migrant Channel crossings: 27 people headed for the UK drown near Calais

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Five women and a girl were among the dead, France's interior minister said

Five women and a girl were among the dead, France's interior minister said.

Twenty-seven people drown in the English Channel attempting to reach the UK. It has pushed the migrant crisis to the top of the political agenda in Paris and London. But can such a problem be solved by greater enforcement?

In Turkey the continued imprisonment of activist Osman Kavala has focused attention on the country's human rights record. 

There is serious unrest on the streets of the Solomon Islands. The country's growing relationship with China is a source of discontent, with people worried about their jobs coming under threat. 

Many countries in Europe are facing a renewed onslaught of Covid infections - one such example is Germany where the number of pandemic deaths  has passed 100,000.

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