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A New Marine Protected Area in the Marshall Islands Is Brimming With Life, Like a ‘Time Machine’ to Oceans Long Ago
The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...
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Greek authorities say more than 170 migrants picked up as arrivals from Libya increase
Another 45 people were rescued overnight by a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship 42 ... the migrants said they had set sail from Tobruk in Libya and had been heading to Greece.
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Greece says 66 migrants arrive on southern island of Crete after sailing from the Libyan coast
The passengers told authorities they had set sail from Libya in the early hours of Tuesday and had ... Pakistan and Sudan had been rescued from the same general area by a Marshall Islands-flagged ...
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Marshall Islands confront legacy of one threat as second looms
Over the 12-year period that followed World War Two, the United States tested dozens of nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands. Residents of the Pacific nation are still grappling with the ...
Greek authorities say more than 170 migrants picked up as arrivals from Libya increase
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say more than 170 migrants have been picked up from rickety boats in the past three days with most found off the southern tip of the country in a route that ...