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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-22Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Death toll from latest refugee shipwrecks rises to 42ANA-MPA -- The death toll from the two latest shipwrecks involving refugees in the Aegean had risen to 42 by Friday afternoon, despite the enormous efforts of the Greek coast guard to find and rescue as many as possible on board the two vessels that sank, starting at dawn.At least 34 people (16 women, seven men and 11 children) lost their lives when a wooden sailboat with an unknown number of passengers sank in seas northeast of Kalolimnos, where the coast guard managed to retrieve 22 men and four women from the water and take them to Kalymnos. A second wooden boat carrying 49 migrants and refugees sank after it crashed onto rocks east of the coast of Farmakonissi. Six children and two women lost their lives in this incident, while the coast guard rescued one girl. The remaining 40 people in the boat managed to swim ashore unaided. The dead bodies and those rescued were taken to Leros. [02] Tsipras, Anastasiades discuss Cyprus problem and regional cooperation, during meeting in DavosANA-MPA -- The Cyprus issue and cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and other countries in the region dominated a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Friday.Tsipras and Anastasiades said that the bicommunal talks on the Cyprus issue must lead to a fair and viable solution that is based on UN resolutions and Cyprus' capacity as an EU member-state. They also discussed the upcoming trilateral Greece-Cyprus-Israel summit, developments relating to cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt and the prospects for further cooperation with other countries in the region, such as Jordan, Palestine and Bulgaria. On Thursday, Tsipras attended an event on the Cyprus issue held at the WEF, with the participation of the UN Special Adviser for Cyprus Espen Barthe Eide, WEF Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, Anastasiades, and the leader of the island's Turkish-Cypriot community Mustafa Akinci. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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