This is alJazeera America. Good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Tens of thousands of refugees looking to start over in europe have more options this morning. Germany announced it has the ability to take in half a million Asylum Seekers each year for several years to come. Germany expects to receive 800,000 people this year alone. That is four times higher than its 2014 total. Germany has been insisting other european nations take in their fair share of refugees, as well. We are live in vienna, where thousands of refugees have been arriving. Weve seen you on the train, at the train station as they have streamed into that country. Describe how they are being treated in austria. Every man, woman and child refugee that i have spoken with has said they are being treated very humanely here in austria since they arrived in vienna. When they get off the trains, they are greeted with applause by aid workers and volunteers, volunteers and translators walk around with signs
In a ceremony held at Waipapa Marae, the University of Auckland bestowed a significant honour on the esteemed Māori education pioneers, Tāwhirimātea (Tāwhiri) and Kaa Williams. Both were conferred with honorary doctorates of literature.Held on 20 Mar
Karina Williams, from Newcastle, took her four-year-old son James to get his extra toe removed after growing tired of having to buy two pairs of shoes with different sizes.