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Crises in Libya, Sudan, Somalia and elsewhere prompted 800,000 people to flee their countries last year, the highest number in 11 years, the United Nations' refugee agency says.
He was quoted as saying he had "pulled strings" with London organizing Chairman Sebastian Coe to obtain an extra batch of premium tickets, on the pretext that demand in Greece outstripped expectations.
World Briefs: Refugee agency report says numbers stay near record →
