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Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

Here's our round-up of the key stories so far today.

23/01/2019

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Firefighters rescue deer from icy lake in Kansas

Firefighters in Kansas have come to the rescue of a deer that fell through the ice on Lake Olathe.

22/01/2019

Spain

Rescue of Spanish toddler trapped in well hits a major snag

Engineers say they have been delayed in digging a tunnel across to find the two-year-old boy.

21/01/2019

Spain

Rescue operation under way to save boy trapped in well

A rescue operation is under way in Spain to save a boy who has been trapped in a well since Sunday.

19/01/2019

Italy

170 migrants missing in Mediterranean: UNHCR

Only four people have been rescued in two seperate shipwrecks.

19/01/2019

Spain

Residents come out to show support for family of missing toddler

Residents come out to show support for family of missing toddler who fell into well

17/01/2019

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Fire department rescues child from icy pond

Emergency responders rescued a boy after he fell through an icy pond in Illinois

16/01/2019

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Dog rescued from icy pond in Colorado

A dog was rescued from an icy pond in the city of Lone Tree, 24km from Colorado, on Saturday

14/01/2019

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New Year revellers trapped for hours on fair ride in France

Eight people were rescued after being stuck on a fair ride for several hours on New Year's Eve in France, local media reported on Tuesday (January 1)

02/01/2019

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Dozens of rescued migrants stranded at sea wait for safe port

A total of 344 migrants have been rescued at the Mediterranean Sea since Friday, December 21. While 311 migrants were retrieved off the coast of Libya by Proactiva Open Arms NGO on Friday and Saturday

24/12/2018

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All crew members evacuated after cargo ship runs aground near Sile in Turkey

Sixteen crew members have been rescued from a cargo ship after heavy winds forced the vessel to run aground off of Istanbul's coastal district of Sile on Wednesday (December 19).

19/12/2018

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Overnight fire in Philadelphia guts apartment building

Overnight fire in Philadelphia guts apartment building

10/12/2018

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Six stranded whales are returned to the ocean in New Zealand

Conservation workers and volunteers in New Zealand managed to refloat six surviving stranded whales on Tuesday and were hoping the animals would soon swim away into deeper water.

27/11/2018

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California police reunite mother bear with her cub

Police in Truckee, California helped to reunite a mother bear with her baby after the cub got stuck in a dumpster.

19/11/2018

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Watch : Police save drowning kangaroo in Rosebud, Victoria

Police officers waded into the water off Rosebud, Victoria, in an attempt to save a drowning kangaroo on Saturday, October 27.

28/10/2018

USA

Small pony rescued after getting stuck in drain

This is the moment emergency crews rescued a small pony who had somehow got stuck in a water drain.

18/10/2018

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Beached humpback whale rescued in Argentina

A two-day rescue effort in Argentina was successful in returning a humpback whale stranded on a beach back out to sea.

02/10/2018

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Animal rescuer braves North Carolina floods to save stranded dogs

An animal rescue volunteer came to the aid of a number of dogs that had been left stranded in floods in North Carolina after Hurricane Florence.

19/09/2018

USA

Watch: Rescuers save distressed pygmy killer whales off Florida coast

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31/08/2018

Greece

Greece: ferry safely back in port after fire

A passenger ferry carrying over a thousand people arrived at the port of Piraeaus after being on fire earlier. More than a thousand people were on board, on route to Chania in Crete when it was forced to return

29/08/2018