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Asevere cold snap across Central and Eastern Europe has left dozens of people dead. Officials are responding with measures ranging from opening shelters to dispensing hot tea, with particular concern for the homeless and elderly. Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry reports that 30 people have died of hypothermia in the country over the last five days. Read the story here.