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Jun 2023
48m 50s

Migrant shipwreck: Tracking data contrad...

Bbc World Service
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A BBC investigation has cast serious doubt on the Greek coastguard’s account of the sinking of a ship carrying hundreds of migrants on Wednesday. Greek authorities have not yet responded to the BBC's findings. Also on the programme; the United States has given a positive assessment of talks between its top diplomat and China's foreign minister, but Beijing ... Show More
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