Baby born on migrant boat crossing from Africa to Canary Islands
The baby born was born less than an hour before Spanish rescuers reached the crowded raft.
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Photo shows the rescue of a baby born at sea on a crowded migrant boat
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A photo captures rescue of a baby born on dangerous sea crossing to Spain's Canary Islands
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