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Snowfall and bitter cold does little to deter refugees from crossing the Polish border to flee Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The United Nations estimates the number of people fleeing the war now tops two million. Poland alone has received 1.2 million people. IMAGES
A perfect storm of doom has been pummeling the global economy in recent months, undermining global growth expectations, but the IMF warns the worst-case scenario is plausible, which would cut growth to one of the lowest levels in the past five decades. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian refugees continue to pour across the Polish border to escape the Russian invasion. More than two million Ukrainians have already entered Poland since 24 February. IMAGES
The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the Russian army invaded on February 24 has exceeded two million, says Paul Dillon, spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at a press conference of UN agencies in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian refugees arrive in the Polish border town of Medyka, fleeing from Russian invading forces. Russia planned to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine Tuesday for civilians to flee besieged cities, but Kyiv insisted the move was a publicity stunt and people would not be able to escape. IMAGES
Polish guards and volunteers welcome Ukrainian refugees entering Poland as the Russian invasion, now in its eighth day, has driven one million people from their homes. IMAGES
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