Germany welcomes migrants
Germany says it can cope with 500,000 migrants and refugees a year - and welcomes them.
While other European states seem to fear the wave of migrants and refugees coming from the Middle East and Africa, Germany says it can cope with 500,000 a year -- and is already giving them a warm welcome. German leaders know such large numbers will change their country - but how? Also in this edition: Turkey's struggle with Kurdish separatists enters a new phase; Ukraine seems to be experiencing an outbreak of peace; why Pakistan should speak Urdu - but doesn't; and why life has been improving for Chinese women - but not enough.
Photo: A migrant takes a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Credit: Reuter
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