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14 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Greek Island
- Sunday November 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Comoros-flagged cargo ship with 14 people on board has sunk off the island of Lesbos in gale-force winds, the Greek coast guard said Sunday prompting a major rescue operation.
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17 Migrants Dead After Ship Capsizes Off Greece Coast
- Thursday October 6, 2022
- World News | Reuters
At least 16 women migrants and one boy died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster involving refugees in the Aegean Sea in under a day.
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One Dead As 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Greek Islands
- Tuesday June 13, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A woman died and 10 people were hurt on Monday when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios and the Aegean coast of western Turkey, officials said.
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Earthquake Of 6.3 Magnitude Shakes Buildings In Greece, Turkey
- Monday June 12, 2017
- World News | Reuters
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish province of Izmir to Greece's capital of Athens.
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Thousands Of Migrants Flee As Fire Damages Greek Camp
- Tuesday September 20, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thousands of migrants were forced to flee to safety Monday when their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was badly damaged in a fire apparently set on purpose, police said.
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Without Help, Families Face Lonely Search For Europe's Missing Refugee Children
- Sunday June 12, 2016
- World News | Reuters
After losing its way in the dark waters of the Aegean between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, the small wooden boat carrying Ghulam Haidar, his young family and nearly 50 other passengers was hit by strong winds and waves.
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Pope Francis Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Sunday April 17, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In a gesture both political and personal, Pope Francis flew 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane Saturday after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe's migration crisis.
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Pope Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson on Saturday in how to treat refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the hard-hit Greek island of Lesbos.
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Pope Francis Visits Frontline Of Europe's Migrant Crisis
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.
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Pope Francis Heads Back To Migrant Crisis Frontline
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pope Francis returns to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis on Saturday when he visits Lesbos, the Greek island struggling to cope with the mass influx of asylum seekers arriving by boat from Turkey.
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Smugglers Prey On Migrants Desperate To Find Back Doors to Europe
- Saturday March 12, 2016
- World News | Liz Alderman, The New York Times
Shortly after landing on the Greek island of Lesbos in a waterlogged dinghy from Turkey, Rahin Salami, an Afghan citizen hoping to reach Germany, boarded a ferry for the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Halfway through the ride, he later recounted, a man in a black jacket approached.
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Turkish Authorities Find Bodies Of 27 Migrants, Search For Survivors
- Tuesday January 5, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Turkish authorities said they found the bodies of 27 migrants, at least three of them children, at two separate locations on the Aegean coast today after a migrant boat apparently capsized as it tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos.
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Bodies Of 8 Migrants, Including Children, Wash Up On Turkish Coast: Report
- Tuesday January 5, 2016
- World News | Reuters
The bodies of at least eight migrants, most of them children, washed up on Turkey's Aegean coast today after their boat apparently capsized as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, Turkey's Dogan news agency reported.
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Turkey Rescues 57 Migrants 'Stranded On Islet'
- Sunday January 3, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkish coastguards rescued 57 migrants seeking to reach EU member Greece by sea after they were stranded on a rocky islet in the Aegean Sea, official media said today.
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At Least 14 Migrants Die as Boat Sinks Off Turkey: Reports
- Wednesday November 11, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 14 people, including seven children, drowned today when a migrant boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast while trying to reach Greece, local media reported, the latest fatalities in Europe's refugee crisis.
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14 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Greek Island
- Sunday November 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Comoros-flagged cargo ship with 14 people on board has sunk off the island of Lesbos in gale-force winds, the Greek coast guard said Sunday prompting a major rescue operation.
- www.ndtv.com
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17 Migrants Dead After Ship Capsizes Off Greece Coast
- Thursday October 6, 2022
- World News | Reuters
At least 16 women migrants and one boy died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster involving refugees in the Aegean Sea in under a day.
- www.ndtv.com
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One Dead As 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Greek Islands
- Tuesday June 13, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A woman died and 10 people were hurt on Monday when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios and the Aegean coast of western Turkey, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Earthquake Of 6.3 Magnitude Shakes Buildings In Greece, Turkey
- Monday June 12, 2017
- World News | Reuters
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish province of Izmir to Greece's capital of Athens.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thousands Of Migrants Flee As Fire Damages Greek Camp
- Tuesday September 20, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thousands of migrants were forced to flee to safety Monday when their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was badly damaged in a fire apparently set on purpose, police said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Without Help, Families Face Lonely Search For Europe's Missing Refugee Children
- Sunday June 12, 2016
- World News | Reuters
After losing its way in the dark waters of the Aegean between Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, the small wooden boat carrying Ghulam Haidar, his young family and nearly 50 other passengers was hit by strong winds and waves.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pope Francis Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Sunday April 17, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In a gesture both political and personal, Pope Francis flew 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane Saturday after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe's migration crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pope Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson on Saturday in how to treat refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the hard-hit Greek island of Lesbos.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pope Francis Visits Frontline Of Europe's Migrant Crisis
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Pope Francis arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, turning the world's attention to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis which has claimed hundreds of lives in the past year.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pope Francis Heads Back To Migrant Crisis Frontline
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Pope Francis returns to the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis on Saturday when he visits Lesbos, the Greek island struggling to cope with the mass influx of asylum seekers arriving by boat from Turkey.
- www.ndtv.com
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Smugglers Prey On Migrants Desperate To Find Back Doors to Europe
- Saturday March 12, 2016
- World News | Liz Alderman, The New York Times
Shortly after landing on the Greek island of Lesbos in a waterlogged dinghy from Turkey, Rahin Salami, an Afghan citizen hoping to reach Germany, boarded a ferry for the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Halfway through the ride, he later recounted, a man in a black jacket approached.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkish Authorities Find Bodies Of 27 Migrants, Search For Survivors
- Tuesday January 5, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Turkish authorities said they found the bodies of 27 migrants, at least three of them children, at two separate locations on the Aegean coast today after a migrant boat apparently capsized as it tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bodies Of 8 Migrants, Including Children, Wash Up On Turkish Coast: Report
- Tuesday January 5, 2016
- World News | Reuters
The bodies of at least eight migrants, most of them children, washed up on Turkey's Aegean coast today after their boat apparently capsized as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, Turkey's Dogan news agency reported.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkey Rescues 57 Migrants 'Stranded On Islet'
- Sunday January 3, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkish coastguards rescued 57 migrants seeking to reach EU member Greece by sea after they were stranded on a rocky islet in the Aegean Sea, official media said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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At Least 14 Migrants Die as Boat Sinks Off Turkey: Reports
- Wednesday November 11, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 14 people, including seven children, drowned today when a migrant boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast while trying to reach Greece, local media reported, the latest fatalities in Europe's refugee crisis.
- www.ndtv.com