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How to spot fake viral footage about the events in Ukraine | World Economic Forum
Misleading, manipulated and false information regarding events in Ukraine has been circulating on social media platforms.

Using existing photos or videos and https://t.co/4LV1yi2CZE #geography

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Here’s what Ukraine’s neighbours are doing to help refugees | World Economic Forum
Poland is providing accommodation, and guaranteeing free train travel. Both there and in Romania, locals have been appearing unprompted at reception centers https://t.co/5I705NG0S5 #geography

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USA TODAY: 75% of Amazon rainforest shows signs of loss, a 'tipping point' of dieback, study shows
Loss of resilience is most prominent in areas that are closer to human activity, as well as in those that receive less rainfall, the study said. https://t.co/ZpHOnIGLiA #geography

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Newsweek: Ukraine Cold Snap Set To Freeze Russian Convoy, Could See Soldiers Quit
Arctic air moving through Russia and Ukraine will combine with an easterly wind to make the temperature feel as cold as minus 20 by Wednesday, according to https://t.co/W9pPPuSvUD #geography

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CNN: Germany's military U-turn is a turning point in the history of Europe
In the week since Russian missiles began raining down on Ukraine, Germany has upturned its decadeslong military-light foreign policy, heralding a dramatic shift in the https://t.co/a4SSjACkUL #geography

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UNEP: Global Plastic Pollution Agreement: A historic moment
On March 2 2022, Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to End https://t.co/4ym8Wfch3W #geography

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DW (English): Will war fast-track the energy transition?
The sudden push to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas and oil could trigger a paradigm shift to clean energy sources that might be quickly scaled up.
Europe has been pushing gas https://t.co/9X9FYo1Gma #geography

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The Guardian: Social media turn on Putin, the past master
In Russia on Friday, Vladimir Putin, a man who is now scared of his own shadow, took the extraordinary step of attempting to outlaw information. He banned Facebook. He shut down https://t.co/bHPFbe3o7P #geography

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Undersea beds: Nemo’s Garden takes terrestrial farming to new depths | New Scientist
"This approach has several advantages, claims Ocean Reef Group: it is somewhat independent of weather, and there are no parasites, so pesticides aren’t https://t.co/0DlnoVEfMV #geography

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Tourism reboot faces risk from Ruble slump, sanctions
"A plunging ruble, flight cancellations and money-transfer difficulties are prompting Russian and European tourists to cancel trips to Thailand, a blow to the Asian nation’s https://t.co/t8uVBPBPEF #geography

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CNN: People around the world are booking Airbnbs in Ukraine. They don't plan to check in
Airbnb hosts in Ukraine are being flooded with bookings from people all over the world who have no plans to visit. It's part of a creative social media https://t.co/PDfgal2Hmj #geography

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Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts | AP News
"But actually seizing the behemoth boats could prove challenging. Russian billionaires have had decades to shield their money and assets in the West from governments that https://t.co/0tmBGngO78 #geography

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Quartz: Some climate change adaptations make the problem worse
For example, planting forests on land that was not previously forested—a growing practice as companies pursue carbon offset credits—can exacerbate food and water scarcity, harm https://t.co/Zg7zS8VKWj #geography

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Al Jazeera English: Aeroflot halting all foreign flights, minus Belarus, from March 8
Aeroflot, Russia’s flagship carrier, says it is suspending all international flights – except to neighbouring Belarus – starting on March 8, as Moscow https://t.co/khA20b8z5N #geography

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CNN: Foreign students fleeing Ukraine say they face segregation, racism at border
"More than 10 buses came and we were watching everyone leave. We thought after they took all the Ukrainians they would take us, but they told us we had to walk, https://t.co/39q8ETfAR3 #geography

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Guinness recognizes Shanghai eatery as world's highest restaurant in a building | CNN Travel
"Heavenly Jin steals the "highest restaurant" crown from Dubai's At.mosphere. Sitting at a height of 441.3 meters, it's located on Level 122 of the https://t.co/FXNz3PrLVY #geography

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The animals that detect disasters - BBC Future
"The earliest recorded reference to unusual animal behaviour prior to a natural disaster dates back to 373 BC, when the Greek historian Thucydides reported rats, dogs, snakes and weasels deserting https://t.co/2NBsr50uif #geography

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2022’s Most Sinful States in America
"to determine the most sinful states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states across seven key dimensions: 1) Anger & Hatred, 2) Jealousy, 3) Excesses & Vices, 4) Greed, 5) Lust, 6) Vanity and 7) https://t.co/1kz3ejqSnu #geography

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Reuters: With war on its doorstep, Moldova applies for EU membership
Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed a formal application for her country to join the European Union on Thursday, charting a pro-Western course hastened by Russia's invasion https://t.co/uFw4dJDdls #geography

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CNN: Russia's largest airline yanked from global reservation systems
The reservation system that is the backbone of airlines around the world has terminated its agreement with Aeroflot, crippling the majority government-owned carrier's ability https://t.co/juSIWmToqr #geography