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New rescue ship lets off migrants in Italy as others wait
New rescue ship lets off migrants in Italy as others wait
by  AFP

Nearly 90 migrants were allowed to disembark Tuesday from a charity ship in a southern Italian port even as hundreds of others aboard three other vessels awaited safe harbour. Some 234 migrants are aboard that vessel, run by European charity SOS Mediterranee under a Norwegian flag.

Norway princess gives up royal duties for alternative medicine
Norway princess gives up royal duties for alternative medicine
by  AFP

Norway's Princess Martha Louise on Tuesday relinquished her royal duties in order to focus on her alternative medicine business with her fiance, a self-proclaimed shaman. In a video posted to Instagram on Tuesday, the princess said she was stepping down "in order to bring calm to the Royal House".

Tax oil firms to pay for climate damage, island nations say
Tax oil firms to pay for climate damage, island nations say
by  AFP

A group of small island nations joined calls on Tuesday for a windfall tax on oil companies to compensate developing countries for the damage caused by climate change-induced natural disasters. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called Monday for a 10 percent tax on oil companies to fund loss and damage.

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