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Now playing Next world news Thailand calls May 29 summit on Rohingya 'boat people' crisis More than 400 migrants adrift at sea, mostly Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and Bangladesh, have been brought ashore to safety by fisherman off the 20/05/2015
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Now playing Next Turkey Turkey world's top host for refugees; many want to stay Turkey has broken the dire record of the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world, now an estimated two million, mostly Syrian 20/05/2015