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NATO and EU step up refugee rescue efforts in Aegean Sea

Refugees from the Middle East continue to hazard the perilous crossing from Turkey to Greece, with an average of two children having drowned every day since September 2015. In response, NATO and the EU are increasing their border protection and naval rescue efforts in the Aegean Sea, despite conflicting ideas of how to deter the rising tide of asylum seekers. Malcolm Brabant reports.