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  • Asylum requests rise by 28% in EU

    Asylum requests rise by 28% in EU

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    Abimbola Fabunmi
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    The number of migrants seeking assylum in the European Union has risen by 28 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, official figures released Tuesday showed. Findings show that between January and June, there were about 519,000 request in the 27-nation bloc and associated countries Switzerland and…