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UN: Freezing Weather in Europe Threatens Lives of Refugee, Migrant Children

Weather in Europe, which has seen sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall in areas, is threatening the lives of thousands of refugees and migrants, including more than 20,000 children, the U.N. children's fund said. UNICEF estimates 23,700 refugee and migrant children, including infants and newborns, are stranded in Greece and the Balkans. It says many of the children, who mainly come from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are living in unheated shelters that cannot protect them from the...

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