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One Canadian Dead, 5 Missing After Navy Helicopter Crash: Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said a Canadian sailor was killed and five were missing after a navy helicopter crashed in the sea between Greece and Italy.
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Greece Says 22 Migrants Drown Off Aegean Islands, 144 Rescued
Greece rescued 144 refugees and recovered the bodies of 22, including four infants and nine children, after their boats sank in two separate incidents in the Aegean sea, the coastguard said on Friday.
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40 Migrants Die off Italy as Europe Faces 'Worst Crisis Since World War II'
At least 40 migrants died in the hold of a boat off Italy Saturday as the EU struggled to cope with "the worst refugee crisis since World War II", with thousands making dangerous crossings to reach Italy and Greece.
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More Than 1,000 More Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean
More than 1,000 migrants were rescued trying to cross the Mediterranean over the weekend, Italy's coastguard said Sunday, with further tragedies narrowly averted.
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Fierce Heat on Charred Greek Ferry Slows Search for Bodies
Italian firefighters and forensic experts searching for bodies inside a fire-damaged ferry are braving fierce heat and thick, black smoke for the third straight day.
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Blaze Ferry Towed Back to Italy
The burnt-out wreck of the Norman Atlantic ferry was on Thursday on its way back to Italy, for an inspection aimed at establishing the full scale of the disaster.
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Greek Navy Heads to Suspected Migrant Ship
Greece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea after authorities received a distress call from someone on board the ship, authorities said.
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Greek Ferry Stricken by Blaze Fully Evacuated, 10 dead
Rescue teams evacuated more than 400 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic coast in a 36-hour operation on roiling seas, but 10 people were killed in the disaster.
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5 Dead, 22 People Still to be Rescued From Blazing Ferry
Five people were confirmed to have died in car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece and rescue teams were working to save another 22 still stranded on board more than 24 hours after the blaze started.
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Italy Says 265 Rescued From Ferry, More Than 200 Still Stranded
Rescue teams working through the night have pulled 265 people off a stricken car ferry which caught fire off the coast of Greece but more than 200 are stranded on board, the Italian navy said on Monday.
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One Dead, Hundreds Stranded in Greek Ferry Disaster
A fire erupted on a ferry carrying 478 people from Greece to Italy today, leaving one person dead and trapping hundreds on top decks as gale-force winds and choppy seas hampered evacuation.
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Greece Sends Warship to Libya to Evacuate Embassy, Nationals
Greece has sent a navy frigate to Libya to evacuate embassy staff and dozens of its nationals amid deadly clashes between rival militias, a Greek official said on Thursday.
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One Canadian Dead, 5 Missing After Navy Helicopter Crash: Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said a Canadian sailor was killed and five were missing after a navy helicopter crashed in the sea between Greece and Italy.
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Greece Says 22 Migrants Drown Off Aegean Islands, 144 Rescued
Greece rescued 144 refugees and recovered the bodies of 22, including four infants and nine children, after their boats sank in two separate incidents in the Aegean sea, the coastguard said on Friday.
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40 Migrants Die off Italy as Europe Faces 'Worst Crisis Since World War II'
At least 40 migrants died in the hold of a boat off Italy Saturday as the EU struggled to cope with "the worst refugee crisis since World War II", with thousands making dangerous crossings to reach Italy and Greece.
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More Than 1,000 More Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean
More than 1,000 migrants were rescued trying to cross the Mediterranean over the weekend, Italy's coastguard said Sunday, with further tragedies narrowly averted.
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Fierce Heat on Charred Greek Ferry Slows Search for Bodies
Italian firefighters and forensic experts searching for bodies inside a fire-damaged ferry are braving fierce heat and thick, black smoke for the third straight day.
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Blaze Ferry Towed Back to Italy
The burnt-out wreck of the Norman Atlantic ferry was on Thursday on its way back to Italy, for an inspection aimed at establishing the full scale of the disaster.
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Greek Navy Heads to Suspected Migrant Ship
Greece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea after authorities received a distress call from someone on board the ship, authorities said.
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Greek Ferry Stricken by Blaze Fully Evacuated, 10 dead
Rescue teams evacuated more than 400 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic coast in a 36-hour operation on roiling seas, but 10 people were killed in the disaster.
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5 Dead, 22 People Still to be Rescued From Blazing Ferry
Five people were confirmed to have died in car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece and rescue teams were working to save another 22 still stranded on board more than 24 hours after the blaze started.
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Italy Says 265 Rescued From Ferry, More Than 200 Still Stranded
Rescue teams working through the night have pulled 265 people off a stricken car ferry which caught fire off the coast of Greece but more than 200 are stranded on board, the Italian navy said on Monday.
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One Dead, Hundreds Stranded in Greek Ferry Disaster
A fire erupted on a ferry carrying 478 people from Greece to Italy today, leaving one person dead and trapping hundreds on top decks as gale-force winds and choppy seas hampered evacuation.
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Greece Sends Warship to Libya to Evacuate Embassy, Nationals
Greece has sent a navy frigate to Libya to evacuate embassy staff and dozens of its nationals amid deadly clashes between rival militias, a Greek official said on Thursday.
