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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
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the EU "must be prepared to host 5 million people" from Ukraine ahead of a meeting for EU ministers in Montpellier, in southern France. IMAGES
Taiwan receives 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the US at the Taoyuan International Airport, with health officials holding up signs saying 'thank you'. The move is likely to draw disapproval from Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island. IMAGES
French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal predicts that "one million more people" will receive at least one Covid-19 vaccine jab in the country in February, adding to January's 1.4 million to make a total of "2.5 million at the end of February." SOUNDBITE
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States surpasses more than 2.5 million according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. There were 2,500,419 confirmed cases in the US, according to the Baltimore-based university as of 5:30 pm (2130 GMT). ANIMATED GRAPHIC
More than 2,525,240 declared coronavirus cases have been registered in 193 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. ANIMATED VIDEO
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