Many see harsh realities about class and ethnicity in the attention paid to the Titan submersible and the halfhearted attempts to aid a ship before it sank, killing hundreds of migrants. But there are other factors.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
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A Superyacht Gave a Lifeline to 100 Migrants Thrown Into the Sea
A $175-million vessel responded to a distress call and helped rescue survivors in one of the Mediterranean’s worst wrecks in decades, reflecting the new inequality of the seas.
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Pakistan Declares Day of Mourning for Migrant Ship Disaster
Officials say more than 100 Pakistanis were among those killed when a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized in deep Mediterranean waters. The death toll of the disaster is expected to rise.
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Why NYC Suburbs Increasingly Resent the City
Tension between the city and its surrounding areas over issues like crime, immigration and congestion pricing has grown since the pandemic.
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In Darfur, Sudan, Brutal Killing of Governor Heralds New Round of Violence
The United Nations blamed Sudanese paramilitaries for the death of the governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abakar. Sudan’s war has destabilized a fragile western region devastated by genocide in the early 2000s.