On Greek Islands, Doubts Grow Over EU-Turkey Migrant Deal - by VOAvideo | Obama Arrives in Cuba, Heralding New Era After Decades of Hostility - NYT
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The deal struck between the European Union and Turkey to try to stem the flow of refugees comes into force Sunday. New arrivals in Greece will be returned to Turkey – with the EU then taking the same number of Syrian refugees from camps on Turkish territory. But as Henry Ridgwell reports from the Greek island of Lesbos, where most of the refugees arrive, there is growing anger at what’s seen as an immoral and unworkable deal.
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As relations between Washington and Havana thaw, two small U.S. companies that want to build tractors and distribute food in Cuba must still jump bureaucratic hurdles to set up the first new U.S. business operations Cuba in decades. American investment has been blocked by the decades-long U.S. economic embargo against the communist nation, but now there is a loosening of some restrictions. VOA’s Jim Randle reports on Cuba's potential for American investment.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrived for his historic trip to Cuba on Air Force One on Sunday.
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The agreement, inked the day before President Obama arrives, will make this the first American chain to run hotels on the island in more than 50 years.
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Obama Arrives in Cuba, Heralding New Era After Decades of Hostility by JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DAMIEN CAVE
The president’s visit, the first by an American leader in nearly nine decades, holds the potential to exorcise one of the last ghosts of the Cold War.
New York Times reporters and photographers provide live coverage of the president’s trip to Cuba.
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Saudi Arabia's 'Islamic' Coalition: Spin Or Substance?by support@pangea-cms.com (Frud Bezhan)
In December, Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a new military alliance of Islamic countries to fight terrorism. Months later, questions remain about the makeup and motives of the 34-country coalition.
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Armed robber kills two workers at Pennsylvania Turnpike toll booth, troopers fatally shoot gunman
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A detachment of U.S. Marines is on the ground in Iraq to support U.S. and coalition efforts against Islamic State, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - With Iraq's politicians tainted by corruption and the army's standing hurt by battlefield defeats, two Shi'ite clerics have re-emerged as leaders in matters of state.
PARIS (Reuters) - More than 600 people have now left France for Syria and Iraq, with about 800 more wanting to leave to join Islamic State (IS), Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday.
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Eyeing new future with US, Cubans await visit by Obamaby By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE
HAVANA (AP) -- Eyeing a new future with the U.S., Cubans are preparing their famed capital for a long-awaited visit by President Barack Obama, who will make history when Air Force One touches down in Havana....
Steps Obama has taken to ease US restrictions on Cubaby By The Associated Press
President Barack Obama aims to use his historic trip to Cuba starting Sunday to further his bid to restore ties after a half-century of acrimony. Though his visit will be one of the most visible symbols of the new approach, Obama has been rolling back restrictions on Cuba, punching hole after hole in the U.S. trade embargo....
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Trump's immigration stance resonates at tense ralliesby By RYAN VANVELZER and JACQUES BILLEAUD
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Donald Trump's campaign in Arizona is centered on his hard line against illegal immigration, a stand that supporters embraced in a series of tense rallies ahead of Tuesday's presidential primary in the border state....
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A View of ISIS’s Evolution in New Details of Paris Attacksby RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, ALISSA J. RUBIN and LAURE FOUQUET
A wounded man was evacuated at the Bataclan concert hall during the Paris attacks in November. Investigators hope the arrest of Salah Abdeslam will shed new light on the assaults.
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