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Belgian brothers look to float Brel's boat
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium: Belgian singer Jacques Brel famously crooned about clinging to love in iconic hits like "Ne me quitte pas" and now two brothers in his homeland are engaged in their own enduring passion project to restore his cherished sailboat.
Pope hails Christian 'corridors' helping refugees
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday greeted thousands of refugees brought to Europe by Christian charities, recognising their difficult journeys and hailing their desire to "live free from fear and insecurity".
Italy accused of illegally rejecting migrants as anger mounts
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» ROME - Humanitarian groups on Sunday said Italy had broken international law by refusing to let in migrants plucked from the sea as a German rescue charity said it would take legal action against Rome.
Italy accepts some migrants, not others as tensions rise
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» ROME - Italy readied Sunday to allow vulnerable migrants off a second charity rescue vessel in Sicily, but sources close to firebrand minister Matteo Salvini warned those not eligible to remain would be forced back into international waters.
Pope warns Malta against 'isolation'
AFP, Published on 02/04/2022
» VALLETTA: Pope Francis reminded Malta of its roots as a "safe harbour" in his first visit to the Mediterranean island nation Saturday, warning it not to succumb to isolation and fear amid migrant crises on multiple fronts.
'Real Lord Of The Flies' shipwreck to become major movie
Life, AFP, Published on 26/05/2020
» The remarkable story of six boys stranded on a remote island that has been dubbed the "Real Lord Of The Flies" is to become a Hollywood movie, it was announced recently.
Alan Kurdi rescue ship picks up another 44 migrants
AFP, Published on 09/07/2019
» VALLETTA - The migrant rescue boat Alan Kurdi has saved another 44 people, including women and infants from their stricken vessel in the Mediterranean, its operator German charity Sea-Eye said on Tuesday.
Migrants disembark in Italy after rescue boat defies ban
AFP, Published on 07/07/2019
» ROME - Dozens of shipwrecked migrants disembarked in Italy early Sunday after their rescue boat docked on the island of Lampedusa, the second vessel in a week to defy efforts to stop them by far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
Migrant rescue sailboat defies Salvini, heads for Italy
AFP, Published on 06/07/2019
» ROME - A charity rescue vessel vowed Saturday to bring 41 shipwrecked migrants into port in Lampedusa in defiance of far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini who has tried to close Italian ports to the ships.
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.