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5 nations demand better EU sharing of migration load

11:37 pm March 20, 2021

Athens: The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably. “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta’s Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain after they met in Athens. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]

Manish Kaushik enters quarters of Spanish boxing tourney

9:36 pm March 3, 2021

New Delhi: Olympic-bound Indian boxer Manish Kaushik (63kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Boxam International Tournament with a facile opening round win in Castellano, Spain. The world championship bronze-medallist defeated Spaniard Ammari Raddouane 5-0 on Tuesday night to make the last eight, where he will be up against Kazakhstan’s Sufiullin Zakir — a two-time […]

US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J

9:29 am February 27, 2021

Washington: US health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to quickly follow the recommendation and make J&J’s shot the third vaccine authorized for emergency use in the US Vaccinations are picking […]

UN says 41 Europe-bound migrants drown in Mediterranean

8:29 pm February 24, 2021

Cairo: At least 41 people drowned over the weekend when their boat capsized in the Central Mediterranean, the UN said on Wednesday, the latest shipwreck involving migrants fleeing conflict-stricken Libya and seeking better life in Europe. The UN migration and refugee agencies said in a joint statement that the dead were among at least 120 migrants on a […]

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Italian vessels rescue 47 migrants after small boat capsizes

11:49 pm February 20, 2021

Rome: Italy’s coast guard and border police motorboats rescued 47 migrants whose small wooden boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea south of a tiny Italian island early Saturday. The coast guard said in a statement that migrants were being transferred to the Italian vessels when the boat overturned some 15 miles south of Lampedusa island. After tossing life vests into the […]