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Microfibers in Mediterranean Sea floating homes for bacteria
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Almost 200 species of bacteria colonize microfibers in the Mediterranean Sea, including one that causes food poisoning in humans, according to a new study led by Maria Luiza Pedrotti of Sorbonne Universite, published November 30 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
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China aims to scuttle Sudan-UAE port deal
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], September 28 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to build a new port in the Red Sea in Sudan as part of a new investment deal between the two countries, the first such significant foreign investment since the end of Al Bashir's regime.
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846 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 846 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya in the past week.
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INS Tabar conducts maritime partnership exercise with Egyptian Navy
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Indian Navy Ship (INS) Tabar undertook a maritime partnership exercise with Egyptian Navy Ship Alexandria, a frontline frigate of the Egyptian Navy, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Some 400 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 400 illegal migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday.
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INS Tabar undertakes drills with Greek Navy ship in Mediterranean sea
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Indian Navy Ship Tabar has undertaken a sea drill with Greek Navy frigate HS Themistoklis in the Mediterranean sea, said Indian Navy statement.
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7 die, 9 missing in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven undocumented migrants have drowned as a result of a shipwreck near Italy's Lampedusa Island while trying to flee from Africa to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, media reported on Wednesday.
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Some 200 illegal migrants returned to Libya
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said that some 200 illegal migrants have been returned to Libya.
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Pope Francis mourns Baghdad Hospital fire deaths, drowned migrants
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis on Sunday mourned the casualties of the recent hospital fire in Baghdad as well as the death of 130 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Italy's Coast Guard search for missing survivors of capsized migrant boat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Italian coast guard said on Saturday it saved over 40 irregular migrants on board a boat that capsized off the Lampedusa island in the Mediterranean Sea, with the search operation for the remaining survivors still underway.
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Nearly 300 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said that nearly 300 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast.
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Giant Devil Ray weighing 600 kgs caught in West Bengal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
East Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], July 30 (ANI): A rare Giant Devil Ray weighing 600 kilograms was caught by an Odisha fisherman and brought to the Digha coast in West Bengal on Wednesday.
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