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10 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italy
Ten migrants have died and dozens of others are feared missing after two shipwrecks off Italy, a migrant rescue charity and the coastguard said Monday.
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Over 1,000 Migrants Brought Ashore In Italy After Multiple Rescues
More than 1,000 migrants were brought ashore to southern Italy on Saturday after coastguards launched major rescue operations for three boats struggling in rough seas off Calabria.
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Italy Coastguard Launches Multiple Rescues, Over 1,000 Migrants "In Danger"
The president of the southern Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, said a total of around 1,300 migrants were aboard boats which the European Union's border force Frontex had warned could run into problems.
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8 Migrants Found Dead, 40 Rescued From Ship Near Italy Island: Report
Eight migrants were found dead and around 40 were rescued by the Italian coast guard overnight on a ship off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported on Friday.
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Spanish Ship Stranded With 73 African Migrants After Italy Refuses Access
The leader of a Spanish rescue mission said on Sunday that Italian authorities had refused to grant port access to its Open Arms ship, leaving the vessel stranded in rough conditions in the Mediterranean with more than 70 African migrants on board.
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80 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Tunisia, 4 Rescued
More than 80 migrants have gone missing and only four were rescued after their boat capsized off Tunisia on its way from Libya to Italy, Tunisia's coast guard said Thursday.
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Italy Refuses Safe Harbour To Charity Ship Carrying Over A Hundred Migrants
Italy on Monday said it would not offer safe harbour to the 141 people rescued by the humanitarian ship Aquarius off the coast of Libya last week, urging Britain or other European Union allies to take them in.
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Italian Coastguard Ship Brings Over 500 Migrants To Sicily
An Italian coastguard ship carrying more than 500 migrants, including dozens rescued by the US Navy off Libya last week, arrived Tuesday night at a port in Sicily, days after the new far-right interior minister banned NGO rescue ships from docking in Italy.
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At A Risky Rescue Mission Over The Mediterranean, The Birth Of Baby 'Miracle'
A baby boy named Miracle has been born on board a humanitarian ship - a bright spot as the tide of migrants risking sea crossings from Libya to Italy has increased as the weather has improved.
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Hundreds Rescued In Mediterranean As Migrant Arrivals In Italy Outpace 2016
Rescuers plucked around 900 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Friday while hundreds more were brought to Sicily, as Italian figures showed far more people are braving the crossing from North Africa this year than last.
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One Thousand Boat Migrants Rescued, One Found Dead In Mediterranean
Some 1,000 migrants were saved from leaky boats in the central Mediterranean on Friday and one person was found dead, Italy's coast guard said.
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About 5,000 Migrants Saved, 28 Bodies Found In Rescues Off Italy
About 4,655 migrants were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy's coast guard said on Wednesday.
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
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Italy Rescues 6,500 Migrants From Mediterranean
Some 6,500 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard said on Twitter, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year.
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Italy Rescues Around 1,100 Migrants In Mediterranean
About 1,100 migrants were rescued from boats in the Strait of Sicily on Sunday as they tried to reach Europe, Italy's coastguard said.
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10 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italy
Ten migrants have died and dozens of others are feared missing after two shipwrecks off Italy, a migrant rescue charity and the coastguard said Monday.
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Over 1,000 Migrants Brought Ashore In Italy After Multiple Rescues
More than 1,000 migrants were brought ashore to southern Italy on Saturday after coastguards launched major rescue operations for three boats struggling in rough seas off Calabria.
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Italy Coastguard Launches Multiple Rescues, Over 1,000 Migrants "In Danger"
The president of the southern Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, said a total of around 1,300 migrants were aboard boats which the European Union's border force Frontex had warned could run into problems.
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8 Migrants Found Dead, 40 Rescued From Ship Near Italy Island: Report
Eight migrants were found dead and around 40 were rescued by the Italian coast guard overnight on a ship off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported on Friday.
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Spanish Ship Stranded With 73 African Migrants After Italy Refuses Access
The leader of a Spanish rescue mission said on Sunday that Italian authorities had refused to grant port access to its Open Arms ship, leaving the vessel stranded in rough conditions in the Mediterranean with more than 70 African migrants on board.
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80 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Tunisia, 4 Rescued
More than 80 migrants have gone missing and only four were rescued after their boat capsized off Tunisia on its way from Libya to Italy, Tunisia's coast guard said Thursday.
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Italy Refuses Safe Harbour To Charity Ship Carrying Over A Hundred Migrants
Italy on Monday said it would not offer safe harbour to the 141 people rescued by the humanitarian ship Aquarius off the coast of Libya last week, urging Britain or other European Union allies to take them in.
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Italian Coastguard Ship Brings Over 500 Migrants To Sicily
An Italian coastguard ship carrying more than 500 migrants, including dozens rescued by the US Navy off Libya last week, arrived Tuesday night at a port in Sicily, days after the new far-right interior minister banned NGO rescue ships from docking in Italy.
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At A Risky Rescue Mission Over The Mediterranean, The Birth Of Baby 'Miracle'
A baby boy named Miracle has been born on board a humanitarian ship - a bright spot as the tide of migrants risking sea crossings from Libya to Italy has increased as the weather has improved.
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Hundreds Rescued In Mediterranean As Migrant Arrivals In Italy Outpace 2016
Rescuers plucked around 900 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Friday while hundreds more were brought to Sicily, as Italian figures showed far more people are braving the crossing from North Africa this year than last.
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One Thousand Boat Migrants Rescued, One Found Dead In Mediterranean
Some 1,000 migrants were saved from leaky boats in the central Mediterranean on Friday and one person was found dead, Italy's coast guard said.
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About 5,000 Migrants Saved, 28 Bodies Found In Rescues Off Italy
About 4,655 migrants were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy's coast guard said on Wednesday.
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
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Italy Rescues 6,500 Migrants From Mediterranean
Some 6,500 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard said on Twitter, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year.
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Italy Rescues Around 1,100 Migrants In Mediterranean
About 1,100 migrants were rescued from boats in the Strait of Sicily on Sunday as they tried to reach Europe, Italy's coastguard said.
