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BBC OS: 2024/03/14 16:06 GMT: Dozens feared dead in Mediterranean

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At least 50 migrants die in Mediterranean

2024/03/14 16:06 GMT

2024/03/14 16:06 GMT: Dozens feared dead in Mediterranean

Dozens feared dead in Mediterranean

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The migrants died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe

The migrants died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

At least 60 migrants are feared dead after an overloaded dinghy broke down trying to reach Europe from Libya. Survivors say the engine failed three days into the crossing leaving them stuck. We speak to a journalist who has been embedded with a migrant rescue ship. 

Police in Zimbabwe have arrested a self-proclaimed apostolic prophet who kept over 250 undocumented children on his property, allegedly for use as cheap labour. We get more details from a local journalist. 

In Haiti talks continue on the plan to set up a transitional council. We get more from our correspondent and speak to two people from local NGOs. 

The pioneering Starship rocket developed by Elon Musk's company SpaceX has made its longest and most ambitious test flight so far. We explain the mission. 

A judge in London has ruled that an Australian computer scientist is not the true inventor of Bitcoin who goes under the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Our cyber reporter explains. 

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Survivors were rescued from the drifting dinghy by SOS Méditerranée, who posted this image on X on Wednesday. Credit: SOS Méditerranée)

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