Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year: report
by Camille BAS-WOHLERT Agence France Presse COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have…
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WHO says air pollution kills 7 mn a year, toughens guidelines
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday,…
5 years ago
Funding needed to tackle life-shortening air pollution: report
by Natalie HANDEL PARIS, France (AFP) -- Even as air pollution shaves years off life expectancy, fossil fuel projects get…
5 years ago
India Covid surge hits new record as oxygen runs short
by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's brutal new Covid outbreak set records…
5 years ago
Gov’t releases transport guidelines for duration of ECQ
(Eagle News) -- Starting today, March 29, maritime transportation at ports shall operate only at 50% capacity. According to the…
5 years ago
India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study
India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths followed by China and Nigeria, according to a report published Wednesday that estimated…
7 years ago
Air pollution shuts schools in Iran’s capital
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Schools in Tehran were ordered to be closed on Wednesday after the Iranian capital was cloaked…
7 years ago
18 killed as Pakistan army plane crashes into residential area
by Sajjad TARAKZAI RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) -- Eighteen people were killed when a small military plane crashed into a residential area…
7 years ago
Air pollution deaths are double earlier estimates: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million…
7 years ago
China says air pollution dropped in 2018
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's air quality improved substantially last year, the environment ministry said Monday, following a government crackdown…
7 years ago
India dominates list of world’s most polluted cities
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India dominated a list of the world's most polluted cities in 2018, taking 22 of…
7 years ago
Latin America’s worst plane crashes
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- A Cuban airliner with more than 100 people on board crashed Friday after takeoff from Havana…
8 years ago
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