An app to help refugees integrate

Refugees arriving in Germany likely treat their smartphones as a lifeline and a way to break the ice with locals in their host country. The German government, seeming to recognize the importance of the devices, has now developed an app that it hopes will help refugees deal with their new environment more adeptly. Learn more

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