EU agrees stranded migrants can land in Malta

Migrants wave as they disembark at Pieta, Malta

Migrants wave as they disembark at Pieta, Malta Source: AAP

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Forty-nine migrants stranded for weeks aboard two rescue ships in the Mediterranean have landed in Malta, following a deal for EU nations to take them in.

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