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Now playing Next world news EU leaders to urge African nations to take back economic migrants The European Union is to call on African leaders to play their part in trying to solve the migration crisis by taking back the economic migrants 11/11/2015
Now playing Next Egypt All British tourists back from Sharm el-Sheikh by the weekend Tourists delayed in Sharm el-Sheikh after a Russian passenger jet crashed 11 days ago are gradually making their way home. Confusion at Egypt airport 10/11/2015
Now playing Next Egypt Russia admits 'act of terror' possibly downed passenger jet in Egypt Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has acknowledged for the first time that an act of terror may have been behind the downing of a passenger jet 09/11/2015
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt: tourist repatriations stepped up from Sharm el-Sheikh Thousands more tourists, particularly from Russia and Britain, have been flown out of the Egyptian resort, as reports say investigators increasingly believe a bomb caused the recent plane crash. 09/11/2015
Now playing Next Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh to foreign tourists: 'please don't go' The Russian and British operations to airlift their citizens out of Sharm el-Sheikh are staggering for the Egyptian government. Pouring cold water on 09/11/2015
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Now playing Next Egypt 'Noise' confirmed in last part of Metrojet's cockpit voice recording The head of an investigation committee into last weekend’s Metrojet plane crash confirmed a “noise” was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice 07/11/2015
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