Cyprus marks four years since Mari disaster

CYPRUS marks four years since the deadly explosion at Mari today. The incident occurred on 11 July 2011, when 98 containers of explosives that had been stored for 2½ years in the sun on the base...

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Tunisia recovers 27 migrant bodies from Mediterranean Sea

The bodies of 27 migrants of sub-Saharan origin have been recovered off the coast of Tunisia in the past week, a spokesman for the country's civil protection agency told AFP on Friday. "Since July...

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Pipeline blast in Nigeria kills 12 people at repair site

An explosion at an Eni pipeline in Nigeria killed at least 12 people and injured three others, the Italian oil major said in a statement on Friday. The men were part of a maintenance crew, including...

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Italian rescue effort gives dignified burial to refugee shipwreck victims

Six victims of a shipwreck in which an estimated 800 fleeing people drowned in the Mediterranean were buried in Italy on Thursday (July 9), nearly three months after their deaths. The bodies were recovered...

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