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Germany

Extra! 'No More Millions For Greedy Greeks,' Says German Paper

German tabloid Bild gets straight to the point in its Thursday edition: "No! No more millions for the greedy Greeks!" it says on its front page. The daily suggests that their readers who are against another Greek bailout print the page, take a selfie with it and send it to their staff.

The Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, is set to vote on the extension of the Greek bailout Friday. In a test ballot Thursday, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) voted overwhelmingly for the extension.

Only 22 of the CDU’s lawmakers voted against the bailout and five abstained. Along with its sister party, the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), Merkel’s CDU has a total of 311 seats in the Bundestag – a coalition strong enough to win the vote Friday and extend Greece’s bailout by four months.

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With The Migrants Forced To Face The Perils Of The Darién Gap Journey

The number of migrants and refugees who have passed through the Darien Gap reaches historic figures. So far this year, it is estimated that 250,000 migrants and refugees have crossed through the dangerous Darién jungle, mainly from countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador and Haiti.

Photo of ​Cheo and Ariana, two migrants hailing from Venezuela, cooking by boats in Necocli.

Cheo and Ariana, two migrants hailing from Venezuela, cooking by boats in Necocli.

Adrià Salido

NECOCLÍ — It is 7 in the morning at the Necoclí pier. Hundreds of migrants and refugees pack their goods in garbage bags. Then, they wait for their name to be called by the company that organizes the boats that will take them to Capurganá or Acandí.

Necoclí, a small Colombian fishing town on the Caribbean coast, has become the hub from where daily masses of people fleeing their countries set out for the Darién Gap — a tropical jungle route beset with wild animals and criminal gangs that connects Colombia to Panama. The journey to the UN camps in Panama can take up to seven days, depending on the conditions along the way.

In May this year, the US revoked Title 42, an emergency restriction imposed during the Trump administration. While on paper the order was meant to stop the spread of Covid-19, in practice it served to block the flow of migrants by allowing border officials to expel them without the opportunity to request asylum.

The termination of Title 42 has seen a dramatic increase in the number of migrants and refugees seeking the "American dream". According to the UN, more than 250,000 people have used the Darién Gap this year, over half of them Venezuelans.

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