Tunisia: Three bodies found, 248 migrants rescued
The Tunisian coast guard rescued 248 migrants in several separate incidents on Wednesday. They also retrieved three bodies from a boat which sank off the Tunisian coast.
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Eritrean migrant found dead in Calais
A young Eritrean man has been found dead inside a trailer at a parking lot in the French port city of Calais. He is believed to have taken his own life.
Mediterranean: More than 500 rescued migrants wait to disembark
Three private rescue ships in the Mediterranean are now waiting for ports in which to disembark the more than 500 migrants they collectively rescued. Sea-Watch 4 has 145 on board, the Geo Barents 470, and 34 people are on deck the S1
'Do not forget Syria', EU allocates 1.5 billion
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday announced the allocation for 2022 of a billion and a half euros by the EU for Syrians in Syria as well as refugees and the communities hosting them in the region.
Remittances from Italy up by 12% in 2021
A study by the Venice-based Fondazione Leone Moressa reports that remittances last year from Italy to immigrants' home countries rose to 7.7 billion dollars, a 12.2% increase on 2020.