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World's longest rail tunnel 'a godsend for Europe'
Business, AFP, Published on 24/05/2016
» Geneva: The new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), set to become the world's longest railway tunnel when it opens on June 1, "is a godsend for Europe", EU transport commissioner Violeta Bulc told a Swiss daily yesterday.
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China air pollution worsens for first time in decade
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» BEIJING - Air pollution in China worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, according to study released on Friday.
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Air pollution 'pandemic' shortens lives by 3 years - study
AFP, Published on 03/03/2020
» PARIS: A "pandemic" of air pollution is shortening lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causing 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Court faults France over air pollution
AFP, Published on 26/06/2019
» MONTREUIL, France: A court on Tuesday found the French state had failed to take sufficient steps to limit air pollution around Paris, a legal first in the country hailed by environmental campaigners as a victory for victims of dirty air.
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Bad air day: Indian city chokes on world's worst pollution
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» KANPUR, India: Soot turned the white handkerchief around Abhash Kumar Sharma's face to black as the police officer tried to direct gridlocked traffic in the Indian city with the world's dirtiest air.
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Black carbon from air pollution found in placentas: study
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» PARIS - Black carbon particles typically emitted by vehicle exhaust and coal-fired power plants have been detected on the foetus-facing side of placentas, researchers said Tuesday.
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COP28 host UAE choking from its own 'toxic' air pollution: HRW
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on Monday as the oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.
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Northern China choking on severe pollution
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BEIJING - Tens of millions of people across northern China were under severe pollution warnings Tuesday, with authorities urging them to reduce outdoor activities as a greyish smog enveloped the region.
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Northern China choking on severe pollution
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BEIJING - Tens of millions of people across northern China were under severe pollution warnings Tuesday, with authorities urging them to reduce outdoor activities as a greyish smog enveloped the region.
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Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» PARIS - Nearly 90% of the 200 cities beset by the world's highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and India, with most of the rest in Pakistan and Indonesia, researchers reported Tuesday.
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