More than 200 migrants rescued by a Spanish human rights group have been transferred to a boat for quarantine.
Open Arms, a Spanish NGO, transferred the migrants to a ferry, off the Sicilian port of Trapani, where they will be watched for coronavirus symptoms.
The 253 migrants, including women and children, were rescued by Open Arms after their dinghy began to sink off the coast of Libya on Wednesday. At least six people lost their lives in the shipwreck, including a 6-month-old child.
Italy is the primary route for migrants departing mostly from Tunisia and Libya to reach Europe. Spain’s Canary Islands is another popular destination for migrants leaving northern Africa.
About 30,800 people have arrived in Italy so far in 2020, with numbers picking up again after years of decline, after an Italian-led effort to disrupt smuggling networks.
Last weekend, Spain saw more than 1,600 migrants make the dangerous journey from northern Africa to the Canary Islands in small boats. At least one person died en route.
Emergency services said the arrival numbers over last weekend were the highest they had seen in a decade.
One body was pulled from the water off the coast of El Hierro island, while a second was flown to hospital with an unspecified health problem.
More than 1,000 arrived last Saturday on the islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and El Hierro, after making the journey on about 20 barely seaworthy boats, a spokeswoman for the Canary services said. More than 600 migrants arrived last Sunday.
Spain is sending two senior ministers to Senegal and Morocco to try to stop reduce the number of migrants heading to the Canary Islands, which are overwhelmed by new arrivals.
Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya will head to Senegal on Sunday, while Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska will travel to Morocco on November 20.
The government "wants to encourage the diplomatic path" to ensure "nobody risks their life getting aboard one of these boats," the islands' regional policy chief, Carolina Darias, said.
The two ministers have also visited other popular departure points for migrants, including Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and landlocked Chad.
At the same time, Ms Darias warned, Madrid would also tighten security around the Canary Islands, which lie around 100 kilometres off Morocco's western coast.
Sonchiriya
Director: Abhishek Chaubey
Producer: RSVP Movies, Azure Entertainment
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Manoj Bajpayee, Ashutosh Rana, Bhumi Pednekar, Ranvir Shorey
Rating: 3/5
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIXTURES
All kick-off times 10.45pm UAE ( 4 GMT) unless stated
Tuesday
Sevilla v Maribor
Spartak Moscow v Liverpool
Manchester City v Shakhtar Donetsk
Napoli v Feyenoord
Besiktas v RB Leipzig
Monaco v Porto
Apoel Nicosia v Tottenham Hotspur
Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid
Wednesday
Basel v Benfica
CSKA Moscow Manchester United
Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich
Anderlecht v Celtic
Qarabag v Roma (8pm)
Atletico Madrid v Chelsea
Juventus v Olympiakos
Sporting Lisbon v Barcelona
A Dog's Journey
Directed by: Gail Mancuso
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Kathryn Prescott
3 out of 5 stars
Sukuk
An Islamic bond structured in a way to generate returns without violating Sharia strictures on prohibition of interest.
Five healthy carbs and how to eat them
Brown rice: consume an amount that fits in the palm of your hand
Non-starchy vegetables, such as broccoli: consume raw or at low temperatures, and don’t reheat
Oatmeal: look out for pure whole oat grains or kernels, which are locally grown and packaged; avoid those that have travelled from afar
Fruit: a medium bowl a day and no more, and never fruit juices
Lentils and lentil pasta: soak these well and cook them at a low temperature; refrain from eating highly processed pasta variants
Courtesy Roma Megchiani, functional nutritionist at Dubai’s 77 Veggie Boutique
Explainer: Tanween Design Programme
Non-profit arts studio Tashkeel launched this annual initiative with the intention of supporting budding designers in the UAE. This year, three talents were chosen from hundreds of applicants to be a part of the sixth creative development programme. These are architect Abdulla Al Mulla, interior designer Lana El Samman and graphic designer Yara Habib.
The trio have been guided by experts from the industry over the course of nine months, as they developed their own products that merge their unique styles with traditional elements of Emirati design. This includes laboratory sessions, experimental and collaborative practice, investigation of new business models and evaluation.
It is led by British contemporary design project specialist Helen Voce and mentor Kevin Badni, and offers participants access to experts from across the world, including the likes of UK designer Gareth Neal and multidisciplinary designer and entrepreneur, Sheikh Salem Al Qassimi.
The final pieces are being revealed in a worldwide limited-edition release on the first day of Downtown Designs at Dubai Design Week 2019. Tashkeel will be at stand E31 at the exhibition.
Lisa Ball-Lechgar, deputy director of Tashkeel, said: “The diversity and calibre of the applicants this year … is reflective of the dynamic change that the UAE art and design industry is witnessing, with young creators resolute in making their bold design ideas a reality.”
