Over 140 feared dead after Spain-bound ship sinks

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More than 140 irregular asylum seekers were feared dead on Friday after a ship bound for Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania, according to Spanish media reports. Mauritanian authorities told Spanish news agency EFE that at least 70 bodies had been recovered, along with 17 survivors. Spanish NGO Walking Borders reported that about 160 people were believed to be travelling on