First group of refugees from Greek islands departs for Germany

Refugees take selfies as they board an airplane to Germany at the Athens International Airport in Athens, Greece, on Oct. 16, 2020. A total of 101 refugees departed from Athens' airport for Germany on Friday. They are the first group of a total of 1,553 refugees Germany has pledged to accept after the recent crisis on the Greek island of Lesvos, Greek and German officials said. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)