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Italy:
End of ongoing sea rescue mission ‘puts thousands at risk’
Refugee expert says to expect 3,000 death toll to
multiply as Europe cuts back on its patrols of waters used by
migrants Europe has been warned it faces the risk of far greater
loss of life in the Mediterranean, after Italy formally ended its
year-long mission to rescue stricken migrants and doubts persisted
about a new EU force that will replace it.
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China's unmanned lunar orbiter returns
BEIJING, Nov. 1 -- China succeeded Saturday in
the world's first mission to the Moon and back in some 40 years,
becoming the third nation to do so after the former Soviet Union and
the United States. The test lunar orbiter, nicknamed “Xiaofei” on
Chinese social networks,
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India bans first-class air travel for officials
India's government has banned first class air
travel for bureaucrats, meetings in five-star hotels and purchases
of cars in a series of tough austerity measures. The moves are aimed
at achieving a fiscal deficit target of 4.1% of the gross domestic
product for this year.
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