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First refugees cross Greece-Macedonia border after standoff

A trickle of refugees have been allowed to cross the border from Greece into Macedonia - the first for two days following clashes earlier this week.

Macedonia briefly opened the border crossing overnight, letting around 170 people cross, Greek Police said.

However some 10,000 people remain camped at the crossing, awaiting their turn.

It comes after clashes broke out on Monday as hundreds attempted to storm the border crossing.

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Huge rise in refugees crossing Mediterranean

More refugees have crossed the Mediterranean since the start of the year than the total for the first six months of 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said.

It said some 131,724 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean already this year, slightly less than in the first half of 2015, the UNHCR said.

131,724
Number of refugees who have crossed the Mediterranean so far in 2016

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