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Rescue ship picks up 85 African migrants

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The 85 rescued migrants had come from Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast and Sudan -- among them five women and 15 children, the youngest aged one [Photo, AFP]

The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded.

Gere boarded the Open Arms, which had over 100 migrants stuck on board, to keep a spotlight on their situation as they wait for European nations to agree to take them in.

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