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All posts tagged "smog"

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  Beijing issues first ‘Red Alert’ over smog, schools close

  BEIJING (AP) — Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog on Monday, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic that will keep half of the city’s vehicles off the roads. The red...

  • Posted December 7, 2015
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  Air pollution killing 4,000 in China a day, US study finds

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Air pollution is killing about 4,000 people in China a day, accounting for 1 in 6 premature deaths in the world’s most populous country, a new study finds. Physicists at the University of California,...

  • Posted August 13, 2015
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  Smog from China sparks face mask sales in Korea

  (Yonhap) Sales of face masks and detergents shot up in Korea as smog from China hit the central part of South Korea. Gmarket Inc., South Korea’s top online retailer, said sales of face masks that protect against...

  • Posted November 1, 2013
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