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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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Rescue Ops Underway To Find Migrant Workers Trapped In Illegal Meghalaya Mine
Rescue operations were underway on Tuesday to trace at least five migrant workers from Assam and Tripura who were trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district, officials said.
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Opinion: For Modi Government, Migrant Workers Are Not Citizens
India was among the first countries to rescue citizens stranded abroad when international travel was severely restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Special Air India planes were sent to bring Indians home. In answer to a question in the Lok Sabha on March 4, the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said, "Air India has r...
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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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1 Dead, 6 Missing After Migrant Boat Overturns Off Greece
A search and rescue operation was underway off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos today, after a boat carrying migrants overturned, leaving a child dead and six people missing.
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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 2,500 Migrants Rescued Off Italy Over Weekend
More than 2,500 migrants seeking to reach Europe were rescued off the coast of Sicily over the weekend in 20 separate operations, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday.
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Italy Rescues 910 Boat Migrants, Finds 1 Body
More than 900 migrants were rescued in four separate operations in the Strait of Sicily on Saturday and emergency services recovered one corpse, Italy's coast guard said.
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Syrian Man Unsure Of Future After Dramatic Rescue From Sinking Boat
A Syrian man saved in a dramatic rescue operation following a migrant boat accident says his goal was to reach Germany but now he is unsure of his future.
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Pope Francis Calls Southern Italy An 'Example' In Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis has praised southern Italy for its efforts in welcoming migrants, calling the region an "example for the entire world" and commending the "courageous" Italian coastguard, the Vatican said today.
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Chennai Floods: Migrants Left Stranded as Railway Stations Turn Into Inns
Surviving on biscuits for the last two days and sleeping on the floor of the Tambaram Station on the outskirts of rain-hit Chennai, construction worker Saleem is waiting for a train to take him to his hometown in West Bengal.
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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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Rescue Ops Underway To Find Migrant Workers Trapped In Illegal Meghalaya Mine
Rescue operations were underway on Tuesday to trace at least five migrant workers from Assam and Tripura who were trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district, officials said.
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Opinion: For Modi Government, Migrant Workers Are Not Citizens
India was among the first countries to rescue citizens stranded abroad when international travel was severely restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Special Air India planes were sent to bring Indians home. In answer to a question in the Lok Sabha on March 4, the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said, "Air India has r...
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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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1 Dead, 6 Missing After Migrant Boat Overturns Off Greece
A search and rescue operation was underway off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos today, after a boat carrying migrants overturned, leaving a child dead and six people missing.
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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 2,500 Migrants Rescued Off Italy Over Weekend
More than 2,500 migrants seeking to reach Europe were rescued off the coast of Sicily over the weekend in 20 separate operations, the Italian coastguard said on Sunday.
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Italy Rescues 910 Boat Migrants, Finds 1 Body
More than 900 migrants were rescued in four separate operations in the Strait of Sicily on Saturday and emergency services recovered one corpse, Italy's coast guard said.
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Syrian Man Unsure Of Future After Dramatic Rescue From Sinking Boat
A Syrian man saved in a dramatic rescue operation following a migrant boat accident says his goal was to reach Germany but now he is unsure of his future.
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Pope Francis Calls Southern Italy An 'Example' In Migrant Crisis
Pope Francis has praised southern Italy for its efforts in welcoming migrants, calling the region an "example for the entire world" and commending the "courageous" Italian coastguard, the Vatican said today.
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Chennai Floods: Migrants Left Stranded as Railway Stations Turn Into Inns
Surviving on biscuits for the last two days and sleeping on the floor of the Tambaram Station on the outskirts of rain-hit Chennai, construction worker Saleem is waiting for a train to take him to his hometown in West Bengal.
