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China to recover ancient shipwreck's treasures
AFP, Published on 29/11/2013
» China is to start removing treasures from its greatest ever marine archaeological discovery, six years after the wreck was raised from the seabed in a giant metal box, reports said Friday.
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Rescuer recounts 'hell' of Italy shipwreck as controversy swirls
AFP, Published on 06/10/2013
» Marcello Nizza was on a night-time fishing expedition off the Italian coast when he heard screams from the water in the darkness.
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Greek isle of Lesbos shows community spirit to migrants
AFP, Published on 15/10/2013
» Beautiful beaches, olive groves and green mountains long summed up Greece's third-largest island Lesbos, but this corner of the Aegean Sea also faces an ever-rising tide of migrants reaching its shores.
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Divers recover 83 more bodies from Italy refugee wreck
AFP, Published on 06/10/2013
» Divers in Italy recovered 83 more bodies Sunday after a shipwreck in which over 300 African refugees are feared to have died, as a government minister called for an easing of immigration rules.
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Italy plans refugee operation as latest boat lands
AFP, Published on 14/10/2013
» Italy on Monday planned a large-scale deployment of forces in the Mediterranean to manage the influx of asylum seekers as the latest boatload carrying 137 migrants arrived on its shores.
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Tragedy brings hope for Italy immigrant rights
AFP, Published on 12/10/2013
» In the wake of last week's shipwreck tragedy in Italy, refugee and immigrant rights advocates are hoping for a change of heart in a country that is struggling to accept a new multi-cultural identity.
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'The terror began': Survivor recalls shipwreck tragedy
AFP, Published on 07/10/2013
» A raging fire on board the boat, screams of fear and the drop into the dark waters: Ali, one of the 155 traumatised survivors from Italy's refugee boat disaster, struggled to hold back the tears.
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Dozens dead in new migrant boat tragedy off Lampedusa
AFP, Published on 12/10/2013
» Dozens of migrants, including children, died on Friday when their boat sank off Malta near the Italian island of Lampedusa, officials said just over a week after a similar tragedy killed more than 300 refugees.
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Dozens dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy
AFP, Published on 12/10/2013
» Rescuers plucked 200 refugees from the sea Saturday after their boat capsized, killing 31 in yet another migrant tragedy that prompted Malta to warn the Mediterranean was turning into a cemetery.
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Survivors mourn dead in Italy shipwreck tragedy
AFP, Published on 05/10/2013
» Survivors cried over the coffins of their loved ones on Saturday as Italy denied claims that rescue efforts were delayed in a shipwreck tragedy in which 300 African migrants are feared dead.
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