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Rescue ship picks up 85 as Richard Gere shines light on migrant plight
AFP, Published on 10/08/2019
» ON BOARD THE OCEAN VIKING - The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded.
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On-board toys, pregnancy tests await migrant mothers-to-be
AFP, Published on 08/08/2019
» ON BOARD THE OCEAN VIKING - The Ocean Viking is bound for the Libyan coast, and beside stocks of medicine and pregnancy kits, on-board midwife Marina is busy painting a turtle on the ship's migrant shelter.
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Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after 'worst' wreck of year
AFP, Published on 27/07/2019
» TRIPOLI - Rescue workers said Friday they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day after one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean this year.
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Italian prosecutor grills German rescue ship captain over migrants
AFP, Published on 18/07/2019
» AGRIGENTO (ITALY) - German charity boat captain Carola Rackete, who sparked global headlines by forcibly docking in an Italian port with rescued migrants, was questioned by a Sicilian prosecutor on Thursday for allegedly aiding illegal immigration.
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Refuelling under scrutiny as S.Africa penguins hit by oil spill
AFP, Published on 10/07/2019
» ST CROIX ISLAND, South Africa: Rangers in wet suits have been searching for oil-tarred penguins in shallow water around St Croix Island off the South African coast as a refuelling spill highlights conservationists' fears over pollution.
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PSG get tough with Neymar after pre-season no-show
AFP, Published on 09/07/2019
» PARIS - French club Paris Saint-Germain said they would take "appropriate action" after Neymar failed to show up for pre-season training with the French champions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Migrant ship docks in Italy, captain arrested
AFP, Published on 29/06/2019
» LAMPEDUSA, Italy: The Sea-Watch 3 charity ship carrying dozens of migrants rescued off Libya forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa on Friday night after a lengthy standoff, the charity said.
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