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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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About 25 Missing After Migrant Ship Overturns Off Italy
Two bodies have been recovered and around 25 people are missing after a small boat carrying migrants capsized off Lampedusa, the Italian coastguard said on Monday.
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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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Italy Recovers 217 Bodies From Hull Of 2015 Sunken Migrant Shipwreck
Italian navy officials say they have recovered 217 bodies from the hull of a migrant ship that sank off Libya last year in a tragedy that sparked the EU to beef up Mediterranean rescue operations.
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More Than 2,000 Migrants Rescued At Sea: Italy Coast Guard
Ship crews pulled more than 2,000 migrants from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean on Friday, Italy's coastguard said, as people smugglers stepped up operations during two consecutive days of good weather.
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Italy Arrests North African Traffickers Over Migrant Ship Deaths
Italy arrested five North African men today on suspicion of multiple homicide and human trafficking in the presumed drowning of more than 200 people, saying they used clubs and knives against migrants.
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Italian Coast Guard Rescues 414 Boat Migrants Including 4 Newborns
Three Italian ships rescued 414 migrants from four boats in theMediterranean sea on today, Italy's coast guard said, with four newborns and one young child among those saved.
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Over 3,700 Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean: Italian Coastguard
Ships patrolling the Mediterranean have plucked more than 3,700 migrants from overcrowded and unsafe boats in the last two days, Italy's coastguard said on Tuesday.
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Around 6,800 Migrants Rescued, Baby Girl Born on Italian Navy Ship
Around 6,800 migrants were rescued from overcrowded boats crossing to Europe over the weekend, including a mother who gave birth to a baby girl on an Italian navy ship, the coast guard said.
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron Offers Warship, Helicopters to Aid Migrant Rescues
Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that Britain would offer to deploy military ships and helicopters to the Mediterranean to help stem a deadly tide of refugees trying to reach Europe by sea.
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Pope Francis Urges Global Response to Italy Boat People Crisis
Pope Francis on Saturday urged the international community to act over a deadly surge in the numbers of migrants attempting to reach Italy via perilous sea crossings from north Africa.
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No More Survivors Found From Italy Migrant Shipwreck
Rescuers have found no more survivors from the shipwreck of a boat in which 400 migrants are believed to have drowned, the Italian coastguard said today.
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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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About 25 Missing After Migrant Ship Overturns Off Italy
Two bodies have been recovered and around 25 people are missing after a small boat carrying migrants capsized off Lampedusa, the Italian coastguard said on Monday.
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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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Italy Recovers 217 Bodies From Hull Of 2015 Sunken Migrant Shipwreck
Italian navy officials say they have recovered 217 bodies from the hull of a migrant ship that sank off Libya last year in a tragedy that sparked the EU to beef up Mediterranean rescue operations.
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More Than 2,000 Migrants Rescued At Sea: Italy Coast Guard
Ship crews pulled more than 2,000 migrants from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean on Friday, Italy's coastguard said, as people smugglers stepped up operations during two consecutive days of good weather.
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Italy Arrests North African Traffickers Over Migrant Ship Deaths
Italy arrested five North African men today on suspicion of multiple homicide and human trafficking in the presumed drowning of more than 200 people, saying they used clubs and knives against migrants.
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Italian Coast Guard Rescues 414 Boat Migrants Including 4 Newborns
Three Italian ships rescued 414 migrants from four boats in theMediterranean sea on today, Italy's coast guard said, with four newborns and one young child among those saved.
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Over 3,700 Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean: Italian Coastguard
Ships patrolling the Mediterranean have plucked more than 3,700 migrants from overcrowded and unsafe boats in the last two days, Italy's coastguard said on Tuesday.
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Around 6,800 Migrants Rescued, Baby Girl Born on Italian Navy Ship
Around 6,800 migrants were rescued from overcrowded boats crossing to Europe over the weekend, including a mother who gave birth to a baby girl on an Italian navy ship, the coast guard said.
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron Offers Warship, Helicopters to Aid Migrant Rescues
Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that Britain would offer to deploy military ships and helicopters to the Mediterranean to help stem a deadly tide of refugees trying to reach Europe by sea.
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Pope Francis Urges Global Response to Italy Boat People Crisis
Pope Francis on Saturday urged the international community to act over a deadly surge in the numbers of migrants attempting to reach Italy via perilous sea crossings from north Africa.
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No More Survivors Found From Italy Migrant Shipwreck
Rescuers have found no more survivors from the shipwreck of a boat in which 400 migrants are believed to have drowned, the Italian coastguard said today.
