Renata Brito

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Reporter with The Associated Press

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Refugees fleeing conflict from neighboring Ukraine arrive to Zahony, Hungary, on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi, File)

Double standard on display as Europe opens arms to Ukrainian refugees

They file into neighboring countries by the hundreds of thousands — refugees from Ukraine clutching children in one arm, belongings in the other. And they’re being heartily welcomed, by leaders of countries like Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania.

News, Politics | February 28th 2022

Nerves on edge on Spanish island as quakes, lava threaten

Several small earthquakes shook the Spanish island of La Palma off northwest Africa, keeping nerves on edge as rivers of volcanic lava continued to flow toward the sea Tuesday and a new vent blew open on the mountainside.

News | September 21st 2021

In this May 20, 2021 file photo, the body of a young man covered with an emergency blanket after being recovered by Spanish police from waters near the border between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File

Migrant deaths double among those trying to reach Europe by sea

The number of migrants and refugees who died while attempting to reach Europe on dangerous sea crossings more than doubled so far this year compared to the first six months of 2020, the U.N. migration agency said on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in a new report.

News | July 14th 2021