„Destituido el embajador en el Congo por vender visados a 2.900 euros
ALBERTO ROJAS Madrid
El embajador de España en la República Democrática del Congo, Antonio Fernández de Mazarambroz, fue destituido hace un mes de su puesto al descubrirse una supuesta red de corrupción en la propia embajada, que vendía visados a ciudadanos congoleños para viajar a España.
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Malta proposes EU office in Libya to consider asylum applications
The idea of an office in Libya to process asylum applications has been put forward by Maltese Minister of Home Affairs Manuel Mallia.
Such an office, run under the auspices of the EU, could help stem the flow of illegal immigrants who make the dangerous journey to Europe in unsafe vessels, according to the Times of Malta.
If migrants could apply for European asylum in Libya and find out if they would be accepted, fewer would have to pay criminal gangs to help them attempt to cross the Mediterranean, he said.
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Coastguard rescues over a hundred migrants
The Libyan Coastguard rescued 107 migrants, including 20 women and a baby, some 20 miles off the coast of Tripoli last night.
Prior to the rescue, seven people in the boat died after being thrown into the sea, according to Libyan news agency LANA. Navy Chief of Staff spokesman, Ayoub Omar Qasim said those rescued, who had been trying to get to Europe, were taken to holding centres in Tripoli, from where they would be deported to their home countries.
