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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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Italy, Malta rescue stricken migrants in Mediterranean
AFP, Published on 31/05/2019
» VALLETTA - The Italian navy rescued 100 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean on Thursday, as 178 others were taken to the Italian island of Lampedusa, and Malta, officials said.
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Italy takes in migrants despite 'closed ports' policy
AFP, Published on 11/05/2019
» ROME - Over 60 migrants rescued at sea by the Italian navy and a charity ship disembarked in Italy on Friday, despite far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's "closed ports" policy, while three died and dozens more were missing after another migrant boat capsized off Tunisia.
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A company man in an unsettled age
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/04/2019
» Despite being only 44, the chief executive of Unilever Thailand is a man from a bygone era. A man who joins the company right out of university, builds a career and climbs the ladder from intern to executive in an age when most people feel they have no ladder to climb and either jump ship or sink.
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Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
AFP, Published on 28/03/2019
» VALLETTA - A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took control of the vessel.
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Japan on brink of IWC pullout after commercial whaling comeback blocked
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was rejected by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Friday in a tense vote that left the 72-year old organization at a crossroads.
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Japan's commercial whaling bid rejected by IWC
AFP, Published on 14/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil: Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was rejected by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Friday in a tense vote that exposed a deep split in the 72-year old organisation.
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Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble
AFP, Published on 08/09/2018
» Thai fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok on Saturday, where key UN talks are attempting to breathe life into the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Aquarius ship arrives in Malta after migrant-sharing deal
AFP, Published on 15/08/2018
» VALLETTA - The Aquarius rescue ship arrived in Malta on Wednesday after EU countries thrashed out a deal to take in the 141 migrants onboard, defusing another diplomatic standoff in the Mediterranean.
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Aquarius ship to dock in Malta after migrant-sharing deal
AFP, Published on 15/08/2018
» PARIS - The Aquarius was due to dock in Malta on Wednesday after EU countries thrashed out a deal to take in the 141 migrants onboard the rescue ship, which had yet again become stranded in the Mediterranean.
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