NO HEAD FOR THE COLD: Moscow hit by coldest spell for a generation

A man holds his head down as he walks across Red Square in Moscow in freezing conditions

A man holds his head down as he walks across Red Square in Moscow in freezing conditions. The Russian capital has been experiencing its coldest spell for a generation this week with air temperatures of minus 22 degrees in daytime and minus 30 degrees at night.

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