'Ocean Viking' saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea

Rome: The humanitarian ship “Ocean Viking”” reported on Saturday that it has rescued 50 migrants who were crammed into a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, adding to another 112 rescued from a deflating rubber vessel a day earlier. “Last night #OceanViking performed a second critical rescue after 8 hrs of searching. Fifty people, including 10 children & a baby, were on an overcrowded wooden boat in dire weather conditions in the Maltese search & rescue region,” the Medecins Sans Frontieres said in a tweet. IANS

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‘Thunderball’ star Claudine Auger dies at 78

Paris: French actor Claudine Auger, best known for starring opposite Sean Connery in 1965 James Bond film “Thunderball”, has passed away. She was 78. The news of her death was shared by her talent agency Time Art, according to The Hollywood Reporter. On Twitter, the official page of James Bond condoled her death. PTI