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Rescue Ship: Italian Island and Aids Research

rescue ship: Those nations want fellow European Union countries to take in more of the migrants who come across the sea, according to CTV. The actor, 69, spoke to several migrants who had fled war-torn Libya on unseaworthy smuggling boats before being rescued, among them a man and his baby. The American film star took food and supplies by boat to 121 people aboard the Open Arms, a rescue ship floating in international waters near the Italian island of Lampedusa after being blocked from entering ports in Italy and Malta. A father of two, Gere shared photos of his youngest son, who was born in February. He has been banned from China for advocating for human rights in Tibet. Gere has a long history of human rights activism and often campaigns for environmental issues and AIDS research. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.