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Countries Pause UN Funds For Gaza Amid Claims Staff Involved In October 7 Attack
- Saturday January 27, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Britain, Italy, and Finland on Saturday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Nat Geo Green-Eyed Girl, "Most Famous Afghanistan Refugee", Now In Italy
- Friday November 26, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan woman immortalised decades ago on a National Geographic cover, has been evacuated to Italy, the Italian government said on Thursday.
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Hundreds Rescued In Mediterranean As Migrant Arrivals In Italy Outpace 2016
- Saturday March 4, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Rescuers plucked around 900 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Friday while hundreds more were brought to Sicily, as Italian figures showed far more people are braving the crossing from North Africa this year than last.
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
- Tuesday October 4, 2016
- World News | Reuters
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
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Italy Rescues 6,500 Migrants From Mediterranean
- Tuesday August 30, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Some 6,500 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard said on Twitter, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year.
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Euro 2016: Germans' Passion for Football Delights Refugees
- Friday July 8, 2016
- Written by Agence-France Presse
Since the beginning of Euro 2016, Burckhardt has been organising "Soccer Dinners" for refugees to join Germans at home, sharing a pizza and a sofa in front of the game and getting to know their new neighbours
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Mediterranean Sea Disasters Swallow Up Over 1,000 Migrants
- Wednesday June 1, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy has claimed the lives of over 1,030 migrants in the last week, mostly as barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors.
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Pope Francis Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Sunday April 17, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In a gesture both political and personal, Pope Francis flew 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane Saturday after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe's migration crisis.
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Pope Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson on Saturday in how to treat refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the hard-hit Greek island of Lesbos.
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Migrant Arrivals To Europe This Year Top 110,000, Up Sharply From 2015
- Tuesday February 23, 2016
- World News | Reuters
The number of migrants and refugees arriving in Italy and Greece since the start of the year has risen sharply compared to the same period 2015 and hundreds are stranded at European borders due to rising restrictions, aid agencies said today.
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Italy's PM Matteo Renzi Criticises Franco-German Dominance In European Union
- Thursday January 28, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday criticised Franco-German dominance in EU decision-making, especially on the refugee crisis, speaking on the eve of a Berlin visit.
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Sparks Fly Over Move To Scrap Italian Illegal Immigrant Fine
- Sunday January 10, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Plans by Italy's government to scrap a measure making illegal immigrants subject to a hefty fine was at the heart of a fierce debate Saturday in a nation that has seen a huge influx of migrants.
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Major Mafia Trial Opens in Rome Over Case That Rattled Italy
- Friday November 6, 2015
- World News | Reuters
A one-eyed former neo-fascist gangster and 45 other defendants went on trial on Thursday accused of running a mafia crime ring in Rome that skimmed millions of euros off city hall contracts.
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Europe Can Accept Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants: Italy
- Tuesday October 27, 2015
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Europe can take in hundreds of thousands of migrants provided there are common policies to ease the burden for border countries, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has said.
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Over 700,000 Migrants Reached Europe's Shores in 2015: United Nations
- Tuesday October 27, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Some 562,355 people desperately fleeing war and misery reached Greece's shores, while around 140,000 arrived in Italy this year.
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Countries Pause UN Funds For Gaza Amid Claims Staff Involved In October 7 Attack
- Saturday January 27, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Britain, Italy, and Finland on Saturday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nat Geo Green-Eyed Girl, "Most Famous Afghanistan Refugee", Now In Italy
- Friday November 26, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan woman immortalised decades ago on a National Geographic cover, has been evacuated to Italy, the Italian government said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Hundreds Rescued In Mediterranean As Migrant Arrivals In Italy Outpace 2016
- Saturday March 4, 2017
- World News | Reuters
Rescuers plucked around 900 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Friday while hundreds more were brought to Sicily, as Italian figures showed far more people are braving the crossing from North Africa this year than last.
- www.ndtv.com
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More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead
- Tuesday October 4, 2016
- World News | Reuters
About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Italy Rescues 6,500 Migrants From Mediterranean
- Tuesday August 30, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Some 6,500 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard said on Twitter, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year.
- www.ndtv.com
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Euro 2016: Germans' Passion for Football Delights Refugees
- Friday July 8, 2016
- Written by Agence-France Presse
Since the beginning of Euro 2016, Burckhardt has been organising "Soccer Dinners" for refugees to join Germans at home, sharing a pizza and a sofa in front of the game and getting to know their new neighbours
- sports.ndtv.com
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Mediterranean Sea Disasters Swallow Up Over 1,000 Migrants
- Wednesday June 1, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy has claimed the lives of over 1,030 migrants in the last week, mostly as barely seaworthy smuggling boats foundered and sank despite calm seas and sunny skies, a migration agency said Tuesday, citing new accounts from survivors.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pope Francis Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Sunday April 17, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
In a gesture both political and personal, Pope Francis flew 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane Saturday after an emotional visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which has faced the brunt of Europe's migration crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pope Brings 12 Syrian Refugees To Italy In Lesson For Europe
- Saturday April 16, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Pope Francis gave Europe a concrete lesson on Saturday in how to treat refugees by bringing 12 Syrian Muslims to Italy aboard his charter plane after an emotional visit to the hard-hit Greek island of Lesbos.
- www.ndtv.com
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Migrant Arrivals To Europe This Year Top 110,000, Up Sharply From 2015
- Tuesday February 23, 2016
- World News | Reuters
The number of migrants and refugees arriving in Italy and Greece since the start of the year has risen sharply compared to the same period 2015 and hundreds are stranded at European borders due to rising restrictions, aid agencies said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Italy's PM Matteo Renzi Criticises Franco-German Dominance In European Union
- Thursday January 28, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday criticised Franco-German dominance in EU decision-making, especially on the refugee crisis, speaking on the eve of a Berlin visit.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sparks Fly Over Move To Scrap Italian Illegal Immigrant Fine
- Sunday January 10, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Plans by Italy's government to scrap a measure making illegal immigrants subject to a hefty fine was at the heart of a fierce debate Saturday in a nation that has seen a huge influx of migrants.
- www.ndtv.com
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Major Mafia Trial Opens in Rome Over Case That Rattled Italy
- Friday November 6, 2015
- World News | Reuters
A one-eyed former neo-fascist gangster and 45 other defendants went on trial on Thursday accused of running a mafia crime ring in Rome that skimmed millions of euros off city hall contracts.
- www.ndtv.com
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Europe Can Accept Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants: Italy
- Tuesday October 27, 2015
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
Europe can take in hundreds of thousands of migrants provided there are common policies to ease the burden for border countries, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Over 700,000 Migrants Reached Europe's Shores in 2015: United Nations
- Tuesday October 27, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Some 562,355 people desperately fleeing war and misery reached Greece's shores, while around 140,000 arrived in Italy this year.
- www.ndtv.com