Spanish charity ship carrying migrants docks in Italy
A rescue ship operated by the Spanish charity Open Arms picked up 62 African migrants aboard a dinghy in the Mediterranean sea, and recently docked into the port of Taranto, Italy. Government medics and police conducted short examinations of the migrants as they prepared to be taken off the ship.
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Malaysia angry over Al Jazeera’s documentary on undocumented migrants
A diplomatic spat erupted between Malaysia and Al Jazeera over COVID-19 might affect ties between two Muslim countries – Malaysia and Qatar. The trigger for the row was Al Jazeera‘s 26-minute documentary ‘Locked up in Malaysia’s Lockdown‘, which depicted how undocumented migrant workers are being rounded-up in a military-style crackdown and detained in camps on the pretext of implementing a coronavirus-induced lockdown
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Italy seizes the world’s biggest shipment of amphetamines
Italian police said in a statement on Wednesday that they had seized a world record 15-ton haul of amphetamines made by ISIS in Syria. The drug, in the form of 84 million Captagon tablets, was worth about one billion euros, describing the operation as "the biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world." The shipment was hidden in three containers found in the port of Salerno, just south of Naples
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Italy plans to lift travel restrictions
Italy plans to lift travel restrictions
According to the latest reports, the Italian Government has signed an order to allow travel to and from the country from 3 June, as it moves to ease its coronavirus lockdown measures. It will also allow travel between the regions - which has so far been tightly restricted. The move marks a major step in the country's efforts to reopen its economy after more than two months of lockdown
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UK’s coronavirus death toll overtakes Italy
UK’s coronavirus death toll overtakes Italy
The UK reported 693 new coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours as the country overtakes Italy to report the most number of deaths in Europe. The total number of deaths in the UK now reached 29,427 crossing the Italian number of 29,315 as of Tuesday. The US tops the list with 1.22 million infections and 71,000 deaths
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