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Bangladesh tears down brick kilns to fight toxic smog

Every autumn, brick kilns — which use coal and wood to fire bricks from clay — start up again, adding to the emissions
Authorities say tearing them down will make Dhaka’s air more breathable, but at the expense of thousands of kiln workers

By AFP · 07 December 2019

Air pollution forces Iran to shut schools and universities

By AFP · 30 November 2019

Schools closed in New Delhi as air quality dips further

By AP · 14 November 2019

Air quality sinks to ‘severe’ in haze-shrouded New Delhi

By AP · 12 November 2019

New Delhi breathless as people take to streets to demand clean air

By Sanjay Kumar · 06 November 2019

Fields of fire drive Delhi’s air quality to unhealthy levels

By Reuters · 18 October 2019

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Poor air quality: Malaysia tells citizens to stay indoors

By Nor Arlene Tan · 19 September 2019

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Al-Rajhi heads massive field into Riyadh Rally on Thursday

Jakarta residents sue Indonesia government over air pollution

By AFP · 04 July 2019

Life goes on under cloud of smog in Mexico City

By AFP · 18 May 2019

Air pollution killing more people than smoking, say scientists

By Reuters · 12 March 2019

India dominates list of world's most polluted cities

By AFP · 06 March 2019

South Korea proposes rain project with China to clean Seoul air

By AP · 06 March 2019

Time to see air pollution as a human rights threat: UN

By Reuters · 04 March 2019

South Korea’s first airborne fight against ‘Chinese’ pollution fails

By AFP · 28 January 2019

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Air pollution becomes Afghanistan’s silent killer

By Sayed Salahuddin · 14 January 2019

Hour on London Underground as bad as a day in traffic — pollution study

By Reuters · 10 January 2019

India’s polluted air claimed 1.24 million lives in 2017

By Reuters · 06 December 2018

Global carbon pollution jump to all-time high in 2018

By AP · 05 December 2018

Paws for breath: India’s pampered pooches get clean air as people choke on smog

By Reuters · 09 November 2018

Delhi homeless to be given masks as smog worsens

By AFP · 12 November 2018

As Delhi smog hits ‘severe’ level, city chief under fire after reports he is abroad

By Reuters · 10 November 2018

WHO says air pollution kills 600,000 children every year

By Reuters · 29 October 2018

India’s capital braces for ‘deadly cocktail’ of pollution as air quality slides

By Reuters · 24 October 2018

Delhi holds breath as burning farms herald pollution season

By AFP · 21 October 2018

Delhi braces for pollution with emergency plan

By AFP · 15 October 2018

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