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Greece seeks survivors in 'horrific' migrant boat sinking
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» KALAMATA (GREECE): Greece on Thursday pursued a grim search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds.
'Horrific': Greece seeks survivors in migrant boat sinking
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» KALAMATA (GREECE) - Greece on Thursday pursued a grim search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds.
Greece pursues survivor search after migrant boat sinking
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» KALAMATA (GREECE) - Greece on Thursday maintained a search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds.
Over 100,000 evacuated as cyclone threatens India, Pakistan
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» JAKHAU (INDIA) - More than 100,000 people had been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall Thursday of a fierce cyclone which could devastate homes and tear down power lines.
Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off Greece
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» KALAMATA (GREECE) - At least 79 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.
Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off Greece
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» ATHENS - At least 78 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.
17 migrants dead, 100 rescued as ship sinks off Greece
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» ATHENS - Greece's coastguard said 17 migrants died early Wednesday after their boat capsized and sank off the Peloponnese, while around 100 others were rescued.
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» BOGOTá: The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.
UNESCO hails $2.9-bn Australian plan to protect Great Barrier Reef
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» PARIS - The UN's cultural agency UNESCO welcomed on Tuesday commitments from Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef, with the government pledging 4.4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) to safeguard the natural wonder.
Whaling opposition rises in Iceland as govt ban looms
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» REYKJAVIK - Opposition to whaling is on the rise in Iceland with a majority now in favour of dropping the practice, a fresh public opinion poll showed ahead of a possible government ban.