Smog and sick kids: Thai pupils endure air pollution
By Watsamon Tri-Yasakda and Rose Troup Buchanan BANGKOK, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing…
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Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs…
2 years ago
Polish researchers invent anti-smog sound cannon
KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA, Poland (AFP) - In a battle against Poland's constant smog, scientists are testing out a new "cannon" that uses…
4 years ago
Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned…
5 years ago
India welcomes back tourists but smog shrouds Taj Mahal
by Laurence THOMANN Agence France-Presse AGRA, India (AFP) - Foreign tourists have been welcomed back to India after pandemic travel…
5 years ago
Beijing smothered by hazardous yellow smog
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing was cloaked by a thick yellow smog on Monday with pollution surging to hazardous levels…
5 years ago
Delhi suffocates under toxic smog but millions go without masks
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A thick grey smog choked New Delhi for…
7 years ago
Indonesian haze closes schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1
by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed…
7 years ago
Bangkok governor appeals for help reducing toxic smog
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Bangkok's governor on Thursday appealed for help to battle the toxic smog shrouding the capital as…
7 years ago
Hundreds of schools to shut as toxic smog cloaks Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Toxic smog forced Bangkok authorities to issue an unprecedented order to shut nearly 450 schools on…
7 years ago
China ‘winning’ war on smog, helping life expectancy: study
by Becky Davis Agence France-Presse China appears to be "winning" its war on air pollution, making so much progress that…
8 years ago
Overnight drizzle improves Delhi’s air quality
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) -- Delhi residents woke up to a bright morning and improved visibility on Saturday (November 18)…
9 years ago
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