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68 People Rescued From Mediterranean Sea By Russian Warship
A Russian warship and cargo ship rescued 68 people overnight from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea, Russia's Defence Ministry said on 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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Ships Rescue Some 730 Migrants In Mediterranean
Humanitarian ships picked up about 730 migrants today from rubber and wooden boats in the Mediterranean, adding to a lengthening list of rescue operations in recent days.
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6,000 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Some 6,000 migrants hoping to head to Europe were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in dozens of frantic operations coordinated by the Italian coastguard.
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Around 100 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsize In Mediterranean
Around 100 people are missing feared drowned in the Mediterranean after a migrant dinghy capsized off Libya, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday, citing testimony from 27 survivors.
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Rescuers Save 2,400 Migrants In Mediterranean, Recover 14 Bodies
Rescuers pulled 2,400 boat migrants to safety on Saturday, the Italian coastguard said, adding 14 dead bodies had been recovered in the past two days.
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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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Over 4,500 Migrants Rescued Off Libya in One Day
Twenty rescue operations Saturday picked up over 4,500 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard, which was coordinating the response for yet another boat in distress in the Mediterranean.
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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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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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Five Bodies Found as Italian Navy Rescues Hundreds of Migrants
More than 800 migrants were rescued overnight while attempting to cross the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said on Monday, while five bodies were recovered in the operation.
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68 People Rescued From Mediterranean Sea By Russian Warship
A Russian warship and cargo ship rescued 68 people overnight from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea, Russia's Defence Ministry said on 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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Ships Rescue Some 730 Migrants In Mediterranean
Humanitarian ships picked up about 730 migrants today from rubber and wooden boats in the Mediterranean, adding to a lengthening list of rescue operations in recent days.
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6,000 Migrants Rescued In Mediterranean In Two Days
Some 6,000 migrants hoping to head to Europe were rescued in the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in dozens of frantic operations coordinated by the Italian coastguard.
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Around 100 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsize In Mediterranean
Around 100 people are missing feared drowned in the Mediterranean after a migrant dinghy capsized off Libya, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday, citing testimony from 27 survivors.
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Rescuers Save 2,400 Migrants In Mediterranean, Recover 14 Bodies
Rescuers pulled 2,400 boat migrants to safety on Saturday, the Italian coastguard said, adding 14 dead bodies had been recovered in the past two days.
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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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Over 4,500 Migrants Rescued Off Libya in One Day
Twenty rescue operations Saturday picked up over 4,500 people off the Libyan coast, according to the Italian coastguard, which was coordinating the response for yet another boat in distress in the Mediterranean.
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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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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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Five Bodies Found as Italian Navy Rescues Hundreds of Migrants
More than 800 migrants were rescued overnight while attempting to cross the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said on Monday, while five bodies were recovered in the operation.
