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FACT CHECK: Did BBC News Report That Emmanuel Macron Warned Europe Of An Influx Of 60 Million Refugees? Unwelcome Refugees

FACT CHECK: Did BBC News Report That Emmanuel Macron Warned Europe Of An Influx Of 60 Million Refugees?

An image shared on Facebook claims BBC News reported French President Emmanuel Macron warned Europe of an influx of 60 million refugees in 20 years due to an economic collapse in Africa. Verdict: False The tweet is digitally fabricated. A BBC spokesperson confirmed the outlet did not send such a tweet.…
bubmag
April 20, 2022
Free Online Textbooks for Ukrainian Refugees in Bulgaria | Mirage News Unwelcome Refugees

Free Online Textbooks for Ukrainian Refugees in Bulgaria | Mirage News

A Bulgarian firm has begun providing free access to online learning materials and textbooks for children who have fled Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today. Other European telecommunications providers should follow the example of Bulgaria’s Yettel, which is providing the service without charge to children and their families. If other…
bubmag
April 13, 2022
Global donors pledge 9.1 billion euros to support Ukrainian refugees Unwelcome Refugees

Global donors pledge 9.1 billion euros to support Ukrainian refugees

BRUSSELS - Donors including the Canadian government and the European Commission on Saturday pledged a combined 9.1 billion euros in donations, loans and grants to support refugees fleeing the war following Russia's invasion. The fundraising event in Warsaw, Poland, yielded 1.8 billion euros to support internally displaced people inside Ukraine,…
bubmag
April 9, 2022
Over 4.1 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began Unwelcome Refugees

Over 4.1 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began

More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion, according to United Nations refugee agency data on Thursday. State of play: The U.N. refugee agency has labeled the exodus the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. “The speed of the displacement, coupled…
bubmag
April 1, 2022
Biden and allies vow to keep up Russia punishment for ‘brutal attacks in Ukraine’ – as it happened Unwelcome Refugees

Biden and allies vow to keep up Russia punishment for ‘brutal attacks in Ukraine’ – as it happened

Biden and European allies unified over strategy to counter RussiaJoe Biden and European allies intend to keep turning the financial screws on Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced after the US president spoke with various heads of state. A readout from Biden’s call on…
bubmag
March 29, 2022
Support For Ukrainian Refugees Is High In Europe. That May Not Last. Unwelcome Refugees

Support For Ukrainian Refugees Is High In Europe. That May Not Last.

In the wake of Russia’s invasion, millions of refugees are fleeing Ukraine. Support for these refugees is currently very high: Recent polls have found residents of other European countries overwhelmingly support taking in Ukrainian refugees, including 77 percent in Estonia, 80 percent in France, 85 percent in Austria, 89 percent…
bubmag
March 29, 2022
Europeans Want To Admit Ukrainian Refugees — For Now Unwelcome Refugees

Europeans Want To Admit Ukrainian Refugees — For Now

In Part 2 of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, FiveThirtyEight contributor Laura Bronner joins to discuss where public opinion stands on accepting Ukrainian refugees after the White House announced last week that the U.S. would admit up to 100,000. Galen Druke is FiveThirtyEight’s podcast producer and reporter. @galendruke Laura Bronner…
bubmag
March 29, 2022