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41 Dead In Migrant Shipwreck Off Italy's Lampedusa Island: Report
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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At Least 30 Migrants Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italian Island: Report
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN's migration agency said Sunday.
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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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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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A Museum Under the Ocean. Do You Have What it Takes to Visit?
It doesn't matter if museums in general pique your interest or not - this first of its kind museum under the Atlantic Ocean is one that should be on your travel list. That is, of course, if you don't have a fear of water.
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Bodies of 95 Migrants Found Washed Up in Libya: Red Crescent
The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said today.
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Give Refugees a Future, Says Italy's Soccer Captain Gianluigi Buffon
Italy, whose most southerly island, Lampedusa, is 70 miles (110 km) from Tunisia, has long called for help in handling the flood of people seeking a better life in 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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Libya's Coast Guard Detains Almost 600 African Migrants
Libya's coast guard detained on Wednesday almost 600 illegal African migrants, among them pregnant women and 18 children, who had tried to sail to Europe on a fishing boat, a security official said.
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Up to 400 Migrants Died in Boat Capsize Off Libya: Survivors
Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were brought to Italy, where tension is mounting over a surge in boat arrivals from North Africa.
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Italy Rescues More Than 2,000 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation on Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and the Libyan coast, local media said.
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Italian Coast Guard Starts Rescuing at Least 1,000 Boat Migrants
Italy's coast guard went to the rescue of at least 1,000 migrants in difficulty in the sea between Europe and North Africa on today, the third operation of its kind in as many days.
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Pope evokes refugee 'suffering' on Migrants Day
Pope Francis on Sunday spoke out about the plight of refugees and the traffickers who want to "enslave" them before visiting a parish near Rome's main railway station that cares for immigrants and homeless people.
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Italy rescues more than 400 migrants in 24 hours
The Italian navy rescued more than 400 migrants from two boats south of Sicily on Saturday and Sunday as the immigration crisis that killed hundreds in shipwrecks last year continued.
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Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick
When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sit with them literally on the street and eat with them.
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41 Dead In Migrant Shipwreck Off Italy's Lampedusa Island: Report
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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At Least 30 Migrants Missing After 2 Shipwrecks Off Italian Island: Report
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, the UN's migration agency said Sunday.
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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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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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A Museum Under the Ocean. Do You Have What it Takes to Visit?
It doesn't matter if museums in general pique your interest or not - this first of its kind museum under the Atlantic Ocean is one that should be on your travel list. That is, of course, if you don't have a fear of water.
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Bodies of 95 Migrants Found Washed Up in Libya: Red Crescent
The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said today.
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Give Refugees a Future, Says Italy's Soccer Captain Gianluigi Buffon
Italy, whose most southerly island, Lampedusa, is 70 miles (110 km) from Tunisia, has long called for help in handling the flood of people seeking a better life in 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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Libya's Coast Guard Detains Almost 600 African Migrants
Libya's coast guard detained on Wednesday almost 600 illegal African migrants, among them pregnant women and 18 children, who had tried to sail to Europe on a fishing boat, a security official said.
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Up to 400 Migrants Died in Boat Capsize Off Libya: Survivors
Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were brought to Italy, where tension is mounting over a surge in boat arrivals from North Africa.
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Italy Rescues More Than 2,000 Migrants Off Libyan Coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation on Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and the Libyan coast, local media said.
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Italian Coast Guard Starts Rescuing at Least 1,000 Boat Migrants
Italy's coast guard went to the rescue of at least 1,000 migrants in difficulty in the sea between Europe and North Africa on today, the third operation of its kind in as many days.
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Pope evokes refugee 'suffering' on Migrants Day
Pope Francis on Sunday spoke out about the plight of refugees and the traffickers who want to "enslave" them before visiting a parish near Rome's main railway station that cares for immigrants and homeless people.
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Italy rescues more than 400 migrants in 24 hours
The Italian navy rescued more than 400 migrants from two boats south of Sicily on Saturday and Sunday as the immigration crisis that killed hundreds in shipwrecks last year continued.
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Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick
When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sit with them literally on the street and eat with them.
