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More than 50 migrants die in Mediterranean crossings
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» TUNIS - More than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the majority off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey, while Italy marked a sea change in its policy.
Three babies dead, 100 missing in migrant shipwreck off Libya
AFP, Published on 29/06/2018
» AL-HMIDIYA (LIBYA) - The lifeless bodies of three babies were brought ashore in Libya on Friday, victims of a Mediterranean migrant shipwreck in which survivors say 100 people are still missing.
Three babies dead, 100 missing in latest shipwreck off Libya
AFP, Published on 30/06/2018
» AL-HMIDIYA (LIBYA) - Three babies died off the coast of Libya on Friday while 100 people remained missing in the latest Mediterranean migrant shipwreck as European leaders reached a hard-fought deal to tackle the issue.
Spain to take in NGO rescue ship carrying 59 migrants
AFP, Published on 01/07/2018
» MADRID: A Spanish NGO said Saturday it had rescued 59 migrants as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya and would dock in Spain after Italy and Malta refused access.
63 missing after migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean
AFP, Published on 03/07/2018
» TRIPOLI: Sixty-three people trying to reach Europe were missing after their small boat sank off the Libyan coast, in the latest disaster to hit migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean.
Prayers for dead, search for missing in Phuket boat tragedy
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/07/2018
» PHUKET: A religious ceremony was conducted to console the spirits of dead passengers in a recent tour boat tragedy while the search resumed for two people still missing on Wednesday.
Retrieval of last victim from sunken Phoenix resumes
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/07/2018
» PHUKET: Three navy boats left port on Thursday morning to retrieve the body of the 47th and final victim from the tour boat Phoenix, which overturned and sank last Thursday.
Divers plan to recover last victim from sunken Phoenix
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/07/2018
» PHUKET: Three navy boats left port on Thursday morning to retrieve the body of the 47th and final victim from the tour boat Phoenix, which overturned and sank last Thursday.
The depths of history
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/09/2018
» Under the calm surface a team of divers went down to the seabed, ignoring colourful coral reefs and marine life. Their intention is not leisure, but the collection of data and samples of ancient artefacts as well as parts of a ship that capsized centuries ago in the Gulf of Thailand.
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
AFP, Published on 16/10/2018
» WASHINGTON: Sears, an anchor of retail life for generations of Americans, filed for bankruptcy on Monday and said it was closing almost 150 stores, the latest marquee victim of the online era.