As of Tuesday, the total reported dead in the two countries stood at over 41,000, with tens of thousands more people injured. “Today, after the earthquakes that hit the northwestern regions of Syria, the situation has escalated. Just two days before the earthquakes, clashes between Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, a network of hardline Islamist groups, and regime forces in Latakia left dozens dead. As a result, it was not until Thursday, Feb. 9, that six trucks from the UN Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs, carrying shelter and non-food items, arrived in northwestern Syria. Largely isolated from the wider country, northwestern Syria was forced to fend almost entirely for itself in the days immediately following the disaster.

Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareGENEVA — An inflatable rubber boat carrying migrants wrecked off the coast of Libya and 73 people were missing and presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. ArrowRight The U.N. International Organization for Migration said in a statement that the disaster took place Tuesday and that Libya authorities had retrieved 11 bodies. It was not immediately clear what happened to the vessel but images showed the deflated broken-up rubber boat on shore. The footage also showed the broken-up inflatable rubber boat. AdvertisementIn 2022, more than 1,450 migrants died, according to the IOM’s missing migrants project.

At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the official Twitter account of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Wednesday. Reuters said seven survivors made it to shore from the boat, which was carrying around 80 people, who had reportedly departed from Qasr Alkayar, east of Tripoli, to head to Europe, the IOM added. So far, 11 bodies have been retrieved by the Libyan Red Crescent and the local police, while the seven survivors are in hospital, the IOM said. Libya has become a major launching point for migrants seeking to reach Europe via a dangerous route across the desert and over the Mediterranean.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 15, 2022 migrants sits in a dinghy illegally crossing the English Channel from France to Britain. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)AFPGeneva: Dozens of migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off Libya, with only seven survivors found so far, the United Nations said Wednesday. "At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead following a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast yesterday (Tuesday)," the UN's International Organization for Migration said. And the UN migration agency said that "seven survivors who made it back to Libyan shores in extremely dire conditions are currently in the hospital". According to the agency's Missing Migrants Project, more than 1,450 migrant deaths were recorded on that route in 2022.

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A bunch of youths, who recently returned to Punjab from Libya, on Tuesday claimed that they had been sold by their agents for $3,000 each. In the present case, the youths claimed that after being sold, they were kept as hostages inside a company and were made to work like slaves. As per details, all the youths had gone there to work as labour at the LCC Cement Company located in Benghazi, Libya. However, soon after reaching Libya they found that they had been sold to the company by their agent. The company, in turn the youths claimed, forced them to work for over 18 hours, sometimes without even giving them food or water.

ROME, FEBRUARY 14 – This morning the Ocean Viking rescued 84 people, including 58 unaccompanied minors, who were on an overcrowded rubber dinghy in international waters off the coast of Libya. Sos Mediterranee and Ifrc (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) teams are now caring for many of the survivors suffering from dehydration and hypothermia.

Art innovation lab Snark.art has opened a new series of extended reality (XR) art backed by emerging technologies, it was announced this month. The leading platform for merging cutting-edge blockchain technologies and immersive art, Snark.art has opened its platform to legendary British artist Mat Collishaw. Collishaw has also teamed up with digital artist Danil Krivoruchko and EL-GABAL, a collective of metaverse architects for the project. The artists have produced Heterosis for the OG.Art platform, which infuses the blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) with art for a major immersive experience. Heterosis and Web3 TechnologiesRegarding the technologies, artists mint each Heterosis flower with the blockchain and several interactive responses.

This morning, the Ocean Viking rescued 84 people, including 58 unaccompanied minors, who were on an overcrowded rubber dinghy in international waters off the coast of Libya. SOS Mediterranee and IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) teams cared for many of the survivors suffering from dehydration and hypothermia. According to SOS Mediterranee, Ravenna, north of Italy, was assigned by Italian authorities to disembark the 84 survivors onboard Ocean Viking.

The first voyage for passengers from the port of Tripoli to the commercial port of Zarzis in southern Tunisia docked on Monday. Other sea lines will follow with the Tunisian ports of Sfax and Goutlette, announced Libyan transportation minister Mohamed Shahubi to The Libya Herald. The Tripoli terminal, Al-Shaab, had been closed for over 11 years. The inauguration of the new passenger line for Zarzis is part of a larger plan to increase and improve connections between the two countries, the minister said, stressing that in the future other lines will be added to neighbouring countries.

Virtual reality (VR) startup Bigscreen revealed its first major hardware offering: the world’s smallest headset, the Bigscreen Beyond. Founded in 2014, Bigscreen launched its social VR platform allowing users to stream movies, play video games, and collaborate across PCs with friends and colleagues. Custom Comfort, Bigscreen BeyondCustomers pre-ordering the headset will receive a Bigscreen app invitation to 3D scan their faces via an Apple iPhone Xr or later. Darshan Shankar, Bigscreen Founder and Chief Executive, said in a statement,“As passionate VR enthusiasts, we built the VR headset we wanted for ourselves. Today’s leading VR headsets have doubled in weight compared to headsets from 2016.

“Chocolate Egg,” which is currently playing in Libya’s western city of Misrata, is a dark comedy play that sheds light on the officials’ exploitation of the Libyan youth who are part of armed formations that uses them in their political and financial games. Playwright Abdel Wahhab Haddad told Al-Monitor that the idea behind his play came from military parades that are frequently seen in Libya. But the director chose to name it 'Chocolate Egg' because of its recurrence throughout the play. The director is using the chocolate egg and the toy found inside the egg to point at the disdain and exploitation [of the leaders] on the one hand, and naivety [of the youth] on the other." Director of "Chocolate Egg" Anwar Altair spoke to Al-Monitor about the play.

The metaverse will make preserving and defining human rights even more complex, in a world where we’re represented by our digital “identities” and avatars. Defining Human Rights in the Digital AgeHuman rights have long had a problematic relationship with the digital landscape. The Issue with Digital Rights in the MetaverseThere are various issues with standardizing digital rights in the metaverse as it stands today. Already, groups are coming together to discuss the potential laws that will need to be implemented within the metaverse to protect digital rights. To protect digital rights, and human rights alike, strategies will need to be implemented for policing the metaverse, and protecting the people within it.

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 400 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of 5 – 11 Feb 2023, 400 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement. So far this year, a total of 1,965 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya, while 34 died and 32 others went missing off the Libyan coast, IOM revealed. In 2022, a total of 24,684 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya,IOM pointed out, adding that 529 migrants died and 848 others went missing off the Libyan coast on the Central Mediterranean route.