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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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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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Italy Recovers Four Bodies, Rescues 700 Migrants Off Libya
Italy's navy and coastguard said today it had rescued over 700 migrants from six boats off the coast of Libya, and recovered four bodies.
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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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Some 2,700 Migrants Rescued at Sea Near Libya: Italy Coast Guard
Around 2,700 migrants were rescued from 13 boats near the coast of Libya on Wednesday, Italy's coastguard said.
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Italy Begins Recovery of 800 Migrant Bodies From Mediterranean Shipwreck
The Italian navy on Monday said it had begun efforts to recover the bodies of some 800 migrants killed in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean in April, as authorities rescued another 4,400 people making the dangerous sea journey to Europe.
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Tunisia Rescues 350 Migrants Heading by Boat to Italy From Libya
Tunisia's navy rescued more than 350 illegal migrants off its coast and was searching for hundreds more on Wednesday after they tried to sail from neighbouring Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the local Red Cross said.
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Major Migrant Rescue Operation Underway in Mediterranean
Nearly 3,500 migrants were rescued Saturday from 15 boats off the coast of Libya, Italy's coastguard said.
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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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Italy Says 10 Migrants Die, 5,800 Rescued in Ongoing Mission
Nearly 5,800 migrants were plucked from boats off the coast of Libya and 10 bodies were recovered in less than 48 hours, Italy's coast guard said, in one of the biggest rescue operations this year.
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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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European Union Leaders to Restore Rescue Operations After Migrant Boat Disaster
European Union leaders who decided last year to halt the rescue of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean will reverse their decision on Thursday at a summit hastily convened after nearly 2,000 people died at sea.
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Italian Coast Guards Rescue 11,000 Migrants in 6 Days
More than 11,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean and taken to Italy in the past six days, coastguards said, with hundreds more expected on Friday.
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Italy Rescues 1,500 Migrants in Mediterranean in One Day
Some 1,500 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy in five different boats were rescued in one day, Italian coastguards said Sunday.
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Migrants From 'Drifting' Ship Arrive in Italy
Some 700 illegal migrants rescued from a ship near the Greek island of Corfu arrived in Italy on Wednesday, after their boat was intercepted while "drifting" towards the coast.
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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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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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Italy Recovers Four Bodies, Rescues 700 Migrants Off Libya
Italy's navy and coastguard said today it had rescued over 700 migrants from six boats off the coast of Libya, and recovered four bodies.
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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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Some 2,700 Migrants Rescued at Sea Near Libya: Italy Coast Guard
Around 2,700 migrants were rescued from 13 boats near the coast of Libya on Wednesday, Italy's coastguard said.
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Italy Begins Recovery of 800 Migrant Bodies From Mediterranean Shipwreck
The Italian navy on Monday said it had begun efforts to recover the bodies of some 800 migrants killed in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean in April, as authorities rescued another 4,400 people making the dangerous sea journey to Europe.
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Tunisia Rescues 350 Migrants Heading by Boat to Italy From Libya
Tunisia's navy rescued more than 350 illegal migrants off its coast and was searching for hundreds more on Wednesday after they tried to sail from neighbouring Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the local Red Cross said.
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Major Migrant Rescue Operation Underway in Mediterranean
Nearly 3,500 migrants were rescued Saturday from 15 boats off the coast of Libya, Italy's coastguard said.
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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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Italy Says 10 Migrants Die, 5,800 Rescued in Ongoing Mission
Nearly 5,800 migrants were plucked from boats off the coast of Libya and 10 bodies were recovered in less than 48 hours, Italy's coast guard said, in one of the biggest rescue operations this year.
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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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European Union Leaders to Restore Rescue Operations After Migrant Boat Disaster
European Union leaders who decided last year to halt the rescue of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean will reverse their decision on Thursday at a summit hastily convened after nearly 2,000 people died at sea.
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Italian Coast Guards Rescue 11,000 Migrants in 6 Days
More than 11,000 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean and taken to Italy in the past six days, coastguards said, with hundreds more expected on Friday.
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Italy Rescues 1,500 Migrants in Mediterranean in One Day
Some 1,500 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy in five different boats were rescued in one day, Italian coastguards said Sunday.
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Migrants From 'Drifting' Ship Arrive in Italy
Some 700 illegal migrants rescued from a ship near the Greek island of Corfu arrived in Italy on Wednesday, after their boat was intercepted while "drifting" towards the coast.
