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27 Dead After Italy Migrant Shipwreck, Search Ops Underway
Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.
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Climate Change Activists Pretend To Drown Themselves In Oil Outside UN Agency In London
Ocean Rebellion campaigners recently pretended to drown themselves in oil and gas in a protest outside a United Nations agency in London.
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North Korean Escapes To South, Crosses Maritime Border In Yellow Sea
Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s, with most going overland to neighbouring China first, then entering a third country such as Thailand before entering South Korea.
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Kim Jong Un Oversees Missile Tests As North Korea Boosts Maritime Security
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test firing of a "new-type surface-to-sea missile", state media reported Thursday, part of a purported fresh drive to ramp up maritime border security.
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"Deeply Concerned": UN Chief On Russia Dropping Out Of Ukraine Grain Deal
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed "deep concern" as Ukraine's maritime grain exports were halted after Russia suspended its participation in a deal that allowed the vital shipments.
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North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near Border With South Korea Amid Tension
South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and west coasts, targeting a maritime "buffer zone" set up in 2018 to reduce tensions.
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South Korea Slams North Korea For Firing Artillery Into Buffer Area: Report
South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and west coasts, targeting a maritime "buffer zone" set up in 2018 to reduce tensions.
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North Korea Warns South Ahead of Island Bombing Anniversary
North Korea warned Sunday of "merciless" attacks on South Korean border islands if Seoul stages live-fire drills Monday near the maritime border on the anniversary of Pyongyang's deadly shelling attack five years ago.
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Mediterranean Migrants Could Surge to 500,000 This Year: International Maritime Organization Chief
The number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean could surge to 500,000 this year, with deaths at sea reaching thousands if no action is taken against the people who traffic them, the head of the UN's maritime agency warned .
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North Korea in Row With Mexico Over UN-Sanctioned Ship
North Korea accused Mexico on Wednesday of illegally detaining a ship and denied that it was linked to a firm blacklisted under UN sanctions.
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UN Tribunal Resolves 40-Year-Old Maritime Dispute Between India and Bangladesh
Ending a 40-year-old dispute, a United Nations tribunal delivered its verdict on Tuesday on India and Bangladesh's maritime boundaries in the Bay of Bengal, awarding nearly four-fifth of the 25,000 sq km of the exclusive economic zone to Bangladesh.
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UN official calls for probe into Costa cruise ship disaster
A top UN official has called for a thorough investigation into the weekend luxury cruise ship disaster off the coast of Italy that left six people dead and at least 15 missing.
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UN agency mulls changes to maritime law after Italy disaster
The UN's maritime agency may re-examine international safety regulations for large passenger ships in the wake of the Italian liner disaster, the organisation said today. Italian rescuers were desperately searching for at least 15 missing people off the Tuscan coast today following the capsizing of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which has killed...
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27 Dead After Italy Migrant Shipwreck, Search Ops Underway
Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead.
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Climate Change Activists Pretend To Drown Themselves In Oil Outside UN Agency In London
Ocean Rebellion campaigners recently pretended to drown themselves in oil and gas in a protest outside a United Nations agency in London.
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North Korean Escapes To South, Crosses Maritime Border In Yellow Sea
Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s, with most going overland to neighbouring China first, then entering a third country such as Thailand before entering South Korea.
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Kim Jong Un Oversees Missile Tests As North Korea Boosts Maritime Security
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test firing of a "new-type surface-to-sea missile", state media reported Thursday, part of a purported fresh drive to ramp up maritime border security.
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"Deeply Concerned": UN Chief On Russia Dropping Out Of Ukraine Grain Deal
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed "deep concern" as Ukraine's maritime grain exports were halted after Russia suspended its participation in a deal that allowed the vital shipments.
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North Korea Fires Artillery Shells Near Border With South Korea Amid Tension
South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and west coasts, targeting a maritime "buffer zone" set up in 2018 to reduce tensions.
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South Korea Slams North Korea For Firing Artillery Into Buffer Area: Report
South Korea on Wednesday criticised North Korea for unleashing a fresh artillery barrage into waters off its east and west coasts, targeting a maritime "buffer zone" set up in 2018 to reduce tensions.
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North Korea Warns South Ahead of Island Bombing Anniversary
North Korea warned Sunday of "merciless" attacks on South Korean border islands if Seoul stages live-fire drills Monday near the maritime border on the anniversary of Pyongyang's deadly shelling attack five years ago.
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Mediterranean Migrants Could Surge to 500,000 This Year: International Maritime Organization Chief
The number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean could surge to 500,000 this year, with deaths at sea reaching thousands if no action is taken against the people who traffic them, the head of the UN's maritime agency warned .
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North Korea in Row With Mexico Over UN-Sanctioned Ship
North Korea accused Mexico on Wednesday of illegally detaining a ship and denied that it was linked to a firm blacklisted under UN sanctions.
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UN Tribunal Resolves 40-Year-Old Maritime Dispute Between India and Bangladesh
Ending a 40-year-old dispute, a United Nations tribunal delivered its verdict on Tuesday on India and Bangladesh's maritime boundaries in the Bay of Bengal, awarding nearly four-fifth of the 25,000 sq km of the exclusive economic zone to Bangladesh.
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UN official calls for probe into Costa cruise ship disaster
A top UN official has called for a thorough investigation into the weekend luxury cruise ship disaster off the coast of Italy that left six people dead and at least 15 missing.
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UN agency mulls changes to maritime law after Italy disaster
The UN's maritime agency may re-examine international safety regulations for large passenger ships in the wake of the Italian liner disaster, the organisation said today. Italian rescuers were desperately searching for at least 15 missing people off the Tuscan coast today following the capsizing of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which has killed...
