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21 migrants die attempting to reach Crete

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By AFP France, AFP Lusaka
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At least 21 people died over the weekend while trying to reach the Greek island of Crete, authorities confirmed on Monday. The Greek coast guard found eight bodies on one boat and 12 on another, while rescuing around 40 people from both vessels. Another body was discovered on Monday afternoon. Maritime police launched an emergency rescue late on Saturday after a boat sent out an alarm signal. Strong winds made sea conditions difficult, the coast guard said.
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Woman rescued after 20 hours at sea following cruise ship jump

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By AFP France
| novanews.co.za
A woman survived 20 hours in the Ionian Sea after jumping from a cruise ship, Greek authorities confirmed on Monday. The 44-year-old Salvadorian passenger jumped from the Royal Caribbean vessel Odyssey of the Seas early on Friday while the ship sailed southwest of Zakynthos island. The woman later told rescuers she jumped because she wanted to disembark, a coastguard spokesperson told AFP. Greek authorities launched a major search operation after the alert went out on Friday morning.
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Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts

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By AFP France, Eloi Rouyer Verified, Montira Rungjirajittranon Verified
| novanews.co.za
PARIS – French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday, 2 October, as a protest movement that has forced the closure of, or disrupted education at, more than 560 establishments showed no sign of abating. According to an AFP report, the movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide, has seen teenage pupils at lycées in their final years of schooling block access to buildings and clash with police.
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