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Migrants in limbo again after landing in Italy

Yahoo Daily News 22 Aug 2019

Salvini had banned all NGO rescue boats from entering Italian ports ... Spain had tried to break the standoff over the migrants at the weekend by offering up its southern port of Algeciras, which the NGO said could "not be achieved" due to the distance and tensions on board....

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Greece to speed up refugee asylum process: PM

Deccan Herald 22 Aug 2019

He said more than 20,000 refugees and migrants were sheltering on the islands of Lesbos, Samos, Chios, Kos and Leros -- all a short distance from Turkey's shores. Lesbos alone, the main port of arrival during the 2015 migrant crisis, saw an increase of 44 percent compared with the same period last year, the minister said ... Greece. Kyriakos Mitsotakis....

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Greece to speed up refugee asylum process

Middle East Online 22 Aug 2019

He said more than 20,000 refugees and migrants were sheltering on the islands of Lesbos, Samos, Chios, Kos and Leros - all a short distance from Turkey's shores. Lesbos alone, the main port of arrival during the 2015 migrant crisis, saw an increase of 44 percent compared with the same period last year, the minister said ... ....

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Rescued migrants disembark as Italy justice probes Salvini

The News International 21 Aug 2019

Spain had tried to break the standoff over the migrants at the weekend by offering up its southern port of Algeciras, which the NGO said could "not be achieved" due to the distance and tensions on board ... NGO said could "not be achieved" due to the distance and tensions on board....

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Spain sends navy ship to save migrants as Italian prosecutor intervenes

The National 21 Aug 2019

Madrid announced it was dispatching the patrol boat shortly after 15 migrants jumped into the water, some without life jackets, after days on board within swimming distance of the port of Lampedusa, which Mr Salvini has closed to migrant rescue ships....

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Italy: Rescued migrants disembark amid Salvini probe

Deccan Herald 21 Aug 2019

... Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for forbidding their entry to the port ... Spain had tried to break the standoff over the migrants at the weekend by offering up its southern port of Algeciras, which the NGO said could "not be achieved" due to the distance and tensions on board....

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Tripura-Bangla railway line may miss 2020 deadline

The Times of India 21 Aug 2019

AGARTALA ... Once complete, the railway line will reduce travel time between Agartala and Kolkata from 31 hours to 10 hours, cutting the distance short from 1,600 km to 550 km. It will also allow goods to be transported from the Chittagong port to Agartala faster. "Work on both stretches has been very slow ... ....

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Spain sends navy to save migrants as Italian justice intervenes

Yahoo Daily News 21 Aug 2019

... on board within swimming distance of Lampedusa, which Salvini has closed to migrant rescue ships ... To try to break the standoff, Spain at the weekend offered up its southern port of Algeciras, which the NGO said could "not be achieved" due to the distance and tensions on board....

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Spain to send ship to take migrants off charity vessel

RTE 20 Aug 2019

The patrol boat will escort the Open Arms charity ship back to the port of Palma in the Balearic Islands ... Faced with Italy's protracted refusal to allow the migrants to disembark, Spain at the weekend offered up its southern port of Algeciras, which the NGO said could "not be achieved" due to the distance and tensions on board....

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Migrants try to swim to Italy after jumping from rescue boat

The National 20 Aug 2019

The Spanish warship will leave the Spanish port of Rota on Tuesday afternoon and is not expected in the Italian island until Friday ... Madrid initially said last week the Open Arms ship could dock in the southern port of Algeciras but the NGO said the atmosphere on board and the distance meant this would not be possible....

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Cruise-booking tips to help you save money

The Arizona Republic 20 Aug 2019

There are four cruise ports within driving distance of Phoenix. Here's how to take advantage of that proximity and find good deals ... ....

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Desperate migrants jump into water to Italian island from stand-off boat

Metro UK 20 Aug 2019

Spain has since offered up its southern port of Algeciras, which the NGO said could ‘not be achieved’ due to the distance and tensions on board ... Italy has complained that those offers mean the migrants would need to dock first on Lampedusa – the closest and safest port....

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Spain criticizes Salvini over migrants

Taipei Times 20 Aug 2019

Spain on Monday stepped up criticism of Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini’s refusal to allow 107 migrants on board a charity vessel to disembark at an Italian port, calling it “a disgrace to humanity.” ... port of Algeciras was rejected because it was too far....