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Greece: Trial on Mediterranean migrant shipwreck dismissed

Nine Egyptian men faced trial for negligent homicide following the shipwreck of a fishing trawler in June 2023 that left hundreds of migrants dead. A judge dropped the case, citing lack of…

2 months ago

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Desperate migrants jump overboard from stranded tanker in Mediterranean

Three people have jumped into the Mediterranean near Malta from a stranded tanker. They were later rescued by the ship's crew, who first picked them up a month ago and have since…

4 years ago

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Masks: The new plastic epidemic

Designed to shield us from the health crisis, the number of masks and gloves discarded in public spaces are contributing to another epidemic: plastic pollution. France has just doubled fines for littering…

4 years ago

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EU tourist hotspots urge Germans to keep vacation plans

Germany's top diplomat Heiko Maas is to hold a conference with his Mediterranean counterparts to discuss plans for the summer tourism season. Countries like Greece and Croatia have weathered the pandemic relatively…

4 years ago

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Ocean Viking saves 182 people in distress on Mediterranean

In one day, sea rescue vessel Ocean Viking received distress calls to come to the aid of two boats carrying displaced people across the Mediterranean. DW reporter Miodrag Soric witnessed the rescue…

4 years ago

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Countries vote to protect endangered mako sharks

Mako sharks have practically disappeared from the Mediterranean, and their numbers have plunged in other seas, too. Japan and China opposed a global initiative to save them from extinction but most countries…

5 years ago

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Morocco rescues 242 migrants in Mediterranean

The migrants were plucked from several inflatable boats in the Strait of Gibraltar and returned to Morocco. The rescue came a day one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean this…

5 years ago

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Italy seizes 6 tons of hashish from sailboat near Sicily

Europe's Mediterranean nations have been cooperating to fight hashish being smuggled in from Morocco. This is the fifth bust since last summer.…

5 years ago

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Dream-chasing Nigerians perish in the Mediterranean and the Sahara

Nigerians seeking a better life in Europe en-route Lybia have continued to die in their attempt to reach the promised land while thousands ended up been deported. In 2017, Nigeria was ranked…

5 years ago

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Young Tunisians still inclined to migrate to Europe

The economic situation in Tunisia drives people to cross the Mediterranean despite the dangers. Thousands see flight as the only option to escape their woes at home.…

6 years ago

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France’s Pelagos sanctuary, a haven for whales and dolphins

It's a stretch of the Mediterranean, almost as big as Portugal, where humans and marine life co-exist underwater.…

6 years ago

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Mediterranean

Greece: Trial on Mediterranean migrant shipwreck dismissed

Desperate migrants jump overboard from stranded tanker in Mediterranean

Masks: The new plastic epidemic

EU tourist hotspots urge Germans to keep vacation plans

Ocean Viking saves 182 people in distress on Mediterranean

Countries vote to protect endangered mako sharks

Morocco rescues 242 migrants in Mediterranean

Italy seizes 6 tons of hashish from sailboat near Sicily

Dream-chasing Nigerians perish in the Mediterranean and the Sahara

Young Tunisians still inclined to migrate to Europe

France’s Pelagos sanctuary, a haven for whales and dolphins

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