Migrant boat sinks off Italy's Lampedusa, one dead

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A migrant boat carrying around 35 people sailing from Libya capsized in the central Mediterranean, leaving one confirmed dead and two dozen missing, the UNICEF country coordinator for Italy said on Sunday. The rescue operation was carried out on Friday off the coast of Italy's Lampedusa island by the Italian Coast Guard, which saved 11 migrants, including four children travelling alone,