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European Commission Prepares Plan to Distribute Migrants Across E.U.

YoopyaMay 11, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 11, 2015July 1, 202303

LONDON — As Europe struggles to address a worsening migration crisis, the executive arm of the European Union is expected this week to submit a...

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“Mediterranean Shipwreck” Brings Migrant Issue Front and Center

YoopyaApril 22, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaApril 22, 2015July 3, 202302

The Latest: U.N. human rights chief decries EU’s ‘monumental failure of compassion’ for migrants. 8:10 p.m. (1810 GMT, 2:10 p.m. EDT) The U.S. says it...

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European Union Forced to Respond to “Mediterranean Migrant Crisis”

YoopyaApril 22, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaApril 22, 2015July 3, 2023015

Leaders will hold another emergency meeting Thursday to address the hundreds who are dying while trying to reach European shores. After months of calls from...

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Mediterranean migrant deaths: EU holds urgent talks

YoopyaApril 20, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaApril 20, 2015July 1, 202303

EU foreign and interior ministers are due to meet in Luxembourg to discuss the deaths of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa. Some...

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Italy’s top court to rule on Amanda Knox fate

YoopyaMarch 25, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 25, 2015July 9, 202305

(Reuters) – “Italy’s highest court” was expected to rule on Wednesday on whether to uphold the conviction of American “Amanda Knox” and her former Italian...

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Italian prime minister in Moscow to discuss Russia-EU ties

YoopyaMarch 5, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 5, 2015July 9, 202300

MOSCOW (AP) — Italy’s prime minister visited Moscow on Thursday in a bid to repair ties that have been hurt by Russia-West tensions over Ukraine....

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Pope walks in Ash Wednesday procession between Rome churches

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 2015July 3, 202301

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has walked in a solemn Ash Wednesday procession between churches on Rome’s ancient Aventine Hill. Francis, carrying his pastoral staff,...

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Pope Francis stirs controversy in debate about freedom of speech

YoopyaJanuary 16, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 16, 2015July 9, 202303

Pope Francis on Thursday stirred fresh controversy in the debate over freedom of speech and individual responsibility with a remark that suggested that a violent...

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Italian coastguard boards abandoned migrant ship

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 9, 202305

Sierra Leone-flagged ship left drifting by smugglers with 450 people aboard. For the second time in three days, the Italian authorities scrambled on Friday to...

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5 dead, 414 rescued after fire cripples Greek ferry in Adriatic Sea

YoopyaDecember 29, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 29, 2014July 6, 202302

After a harrowing night of wind, rain and choking smoke caused by a fire onboard a Greek ferry boat, all the passengers have been evacuated...