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  India-France carry out mega naval exercise 'VARUNA' in Mediterranean sea

  India | September 06, 2024 20:40 IST

  The 22nd edition of VARUNA featured a series of advanced naval operations, including enhanced tactical manoeuvres, anti-submarine warfare exercises, flyer, air defence drills, live weapon firings, photo-ex, and steam pasts.

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  VIDEO: Dramatic night rescue as 75 migrants pulled out of Mediterranean after their boat capsizes

  World | March 18, 2024 18:34 IST

  The team managed to distribute lifejackets and had begun taking migrants aboard rescue dinghies when the fibreglass boat flipped over leaving 45 people in the water.

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  Greek PM Mitsotakis hails GMR Group's role in building Mediterranean's largest airport in Crete

  Business | February 23, 2024 20:10 IST

  Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that he had a pleasure of visiting the control centre of the Delhi airport managed by GMR before flying to Mumbai and mentioned that it's no surprise that they already have Indian companies investing in Greece.

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  SHOCKING! Vessel carrying 400 migrants struck between Greece, Malta after Captain abandoned boat

  World | April 10, 2023 13:07 IST

  Although there is no official confirmation of any deaths, Sea-Watch International, a German NGO, in a social media post, said those on board were in "imminent danger of death" and called on the European Union to act.

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  Ocean Viking saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea

  World | December 22, 2019 7:39 IST

  The humanitarian ship "Ocean Viking" reported on Saturday that it has rescued 50 migrants who were crammed into a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, adding to another 112 rescued from a deflating rubber vessel a day earlier.

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  New Mediterranean diet to let you gorge on meat while delivering health benefits

  Food | December 09, 2019 17:51 IST

  Researchers have developed a new version of the Mediterranean diet that includes meat and also delivers health benefits. 

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  Mediterranean Diet rich in fruits and fish may cut the risk of colorectal cancer by 86 per cent

  Lifestyle | July 01, 2017 17:53 IST

  Consumption of two or three foods which are counted in the Mediterranean diet can cut the risk of colorectal cancer by half,

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  Survivors report 240 dead in 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks off Libya, says UN refugee agency

  World | November 03, 2016 22:21 IST

  As many as 240 people have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday, citing survivors’ testimony.

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  Heart-rending moment: Rescuer carries dead body of 1-yr-old baby drowned in Mediterranean

  World | May 31, 2016 8:54 IST

  After hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week, a humanitarian organisation has circulated a photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer. The image of a year old kid revives the memory of the 3-year-

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  Over 400 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean

  World | April 19, 2016 9:40 IST

  Rome: Over 400 migrants were believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean on Monday after four boats capsized and another began to sink, according to reports. BBC Arabic cited Egyptian reports as saying over 400

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  Death of migrants in Mediterranean a truly titanic tragedy: Ban Ki-moo

  World | April 21, 2015 12:14 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the death of hundreds of migrants off the coast of Libya as a "humanitarian tragedy" that should shock the global conscience, saying the Mediterranean is fast becoming a

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  UN calls for 'comprehensive' response for Mediterranean boat capsize

  World | April 20, 2015 10:30 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for a "comprehensive and collective" response to ensure "a robust search and rescue capacity in the Mediterranean" after a boat capsize off the Libyan coast is

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  UN: At least 300 migrants unaccounted in new Italian sea tragedy

  World | February 11, 2015 19:21 IST

  Rome: Survivors of another deadly Mediterranean crossing reported Wednesday that some 300 migrants were unaccounted-for in the frigid open seas, as the U.N. refugee agency and other aid groups sharply criticized the new EU rescue

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  Israel conducts joint missile test with US in Mediterranean

  World | September 03, 2013 17:21 IST

  Jerusalem: Israel today said  it has carried out a joint missile test with the U.S. in the Mediterranean Sea amid heightened tensions as Washington weighs sea-launched strikes against Syria.The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it,

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  Russian Navy to rotate warships in Mediterranean

  World | August 30, 2013 12:20 IST

  Moscow: Russian Navy will conduct a routine ships rotation early September in the Mediterranean Sea, the country's defense ministry has said.Currently, guard ship Neustrashimy, large assault landing ships Shabalin, Admiral Nevelsky and Peresvet are fulfilling

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  10 drown as boat sinks in Mediterranean

  World | November 04, 2012 21:51 IST

  Rome, Nov 4: At least 10 people drowned and 70 others were rescued after their boat sank between the Libyan coast and the Italian Island of Lampedusa, local media reported Sunday.After recovering bodies of three