Italy recovers 19 bodies in migrant boat tragedy

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Nineteen irregular migrants have died and several others are in critical condition after a small boat was found in distress in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy’s island of Lampedusa, according to Italian news agency ANSA on Wednesday. Italy’s coastguard, cited by the news agency, said emergency services discovered 19 bodies on board the vessel along with five survivors in critical condition. A further