ROME Brendan Leipsic Womens Jersey , May 15 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 500 migrants were saved, and around 20 were feared dead in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Italy said on Monday.
The figures were based on latest reports by humanitarian groups involved in rescue missions to assist migrants and refugees during their sea crossing towards Europe.
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484 people were rescued while sailing on board of four inflatable crafts, and about 20 were believed to have died in the journey, according to the sources.
Up to late on Monday Deryk Engelland Womens Jersey , however, only seven bodies have been recovered. All of them belonged to male victims, Italian media reported.
The four missions had been coordinated and carried out by Italy's coast guard and navy, with the help of a a humanitarian group vessel and of a commercial ship.
SUVA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A pilot program will be introduced in six Fijian primary schools in July to ensure students live a healthy lifestyle and to reduce Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Reach 4 Your Future Foundation James Neal Womens Jersey , a charity organization in Fiji, will organize this program that will focus on good nutrition, exercise and movement Alex Tuch Jersey , as well as rest.
The Foundation will work closely with RMIT University based in Melbourne, Australia.
Health Minister Rosy Akbar said on Tuesday the program aimed to reduce the prevalence of NCDs among the younger generation and to build a healthy population by nurturing young Fijians to understand the importance of their health.
This week statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services revealed there were 669 limb amputations for 2015 and 791 in 2016 due to diabetes.
Akbar said the statistics showed the alarming consequences of diabetes among Fiji's population and the increasing cases of NCDs were a great burden to the country.
"Top of the list of the NCDs concerns is diabetes and its complications which is a major cause of death and disability in Fiji," said Akbar.
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She said it was important for Fijians to take ownership of their health as doctors could only advise on what needed to be done, but real changes to prevent NCDs, was about the choices made by individuals.
She appealed to every individual and their families to choose to live a healthier and happier life.
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PARIS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Three climbers died Wednesday afternoon in an avalanche near the France's oldest ski resort of Chamonix in the Massif of Mont-Blanc of France, BFMTV news channel reported on Thursday.
Two women, a 32-year-old Slovak, an Anglo-Polish, 33, were found lifeless late on Wednesday evening. The body of their guide, a German man was discovered earlier in the day.
They were killed by an avalanche while they were climbing the Mont Maudit, according to the report.
The bodies were discovered buried under 50 cm of snow. They suffered "very important traumatic shock," it added.
An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the death.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Moldova's Socialist Party on Friday decided to name former prime minister Zinaida Greceanii to serve as acting chairman of the leading political formation in the country.
The decision was made at the Republican Council of the party, according to news reaching here from Chisinau, capital of Moldova.
The party's congress will be held on Dec. 18, on which a new leader will be elected, announced Socialists' former head Igor Dodon, who gave up the mandate of party member soon after winning the presidential runoff elections on Nov. 13, according to the new legal provisions which stipulating that Moldova's president cannot be a party member.
According to Dodon, the law was adopted in order to weaken the Socialists Party, but "it will not happen."
"The Socialist Party remains strong," he stressed, adding that "in my heart I remain a socialist. President of all but a socialist, I will continue to advocate for social policy."
Greceanii was quoted by official Moldpres as saying that the Socialist Party has been a consolidated team during the past five years and the current elections have united its members even more.
"Together, we have made and are to make important things, as we have a huge responsibility before citizens," Greceanii added.
Greceanii, 60, was the prime minister of Moldova from March 31, 2008 to Sept. 14, 2009, in a Communist government. She left the Communist Party late 2011, together with Dodon and joined later in the Socialist Party.
Moldova's Central Election Commission (CEC) on Friday validated the results of the presidential runoff on Nov. 13 and declared Socialist candidate Dodon the election winner.
The decision to instate Dodon, who won the most votes in the poll, is to be sent to the Constitutional Court within the next three days.
The top court will have 10 days to confirm or reject the presidential elections' legality.