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Over 43,000 deaths in Egypt linked to pollution in one year
Egypt

Over 43,000 deaths in Egypt linked to pollution in one year

Over 43,000 Egyptians died from diseases related to air pollution in 2012, a report issued by the World Health Organization…
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
Egypt

Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste

A recent decree in the governorate of Beheira banning the burning of straw and wood has met with limited success,…
Judge’s death boosts legal chances for Obama’s climate plan
Environment

Judge’s death boosts legal chances for Obama’s climate plan

A vote to block the Obama administration's ambitious climate regulation was one of Antonin Scalia's last acts as a Supreme…
Air pollution and traffic fumes tied to infertility risk
Health & Fitness

Air pollution and traffic fumes tied to infertility risk

Women who live close to major highways where the air is polluted by traffic exhaust fumes may be slightly more…
China again promises to clean up air ahead of 2022 Games
Environment

China again promises to clean up air ahead of 2022 Games

China promised again on Tuesday to take steps to reduce air pollution in the run-up to the 2022 Winter Olympics,…
Malaysia shuts schools as choking smog worsens
World

Malaysia shuts schools as choking smog worsens

Malaysian authorities on Sunday ordered most of the country's schools shut for two days because of possible health risks posed…
Greenpeace: China air pollution levels fall
Environment

Greenpeace: China air pollution levels fall

Air pollution levels in China's cities improved in the first six months of this year, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said…
Mayor in standoff with chemical firms in Israel’s Haifa
Middle East

Mayor in standoff with chemical firms in Israel’s Haifa

Municipal rubbish trucks blocked the entrances to a refinery and four chemical plants in Israel's third city Haifa Monday following…
Air pollution indoors and outdoors high, threaten health and environment
Environment

Air pollution indoors and outdoors high, threaten health and environment

The average Cairene inhales more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution every day, according to the World…
Study: Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought
Environment

Study: Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought

Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more bio-fuels could actually worsen a little-known type of air pollution and…
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