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'Silk Road in the air' links to Luxembourg

ChinasupportsbuildingaSilkRoadintheairbetweenLuxembourgandZhengzhou,capitalofHenanprovince,PresidentXiJinpingsaidonWednesday.Thetwocountriesshoulddeepencooperat

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10 injured aboard Hong Kong-bound KLM plane, air turbulence suspected

TenpassengersaboardaKLMRoyalDutchAirlinesplanewereinjured,includingoneseverely,astheplaneapproachedHongKongInternationalAirportonSunday.Thecauseoftheincidenthas

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India: Deaths due to air pollution increased by 70,000 in last 5 years

Deaths due to air pollution have increased by 70,000 in the last five years in India, according to the recently released Environment ministry’s draft State of the Environment 2015 report.

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India: Deaths due to air pollution increased by 70,000 in last 5 years

NEWDELHI,May23(APD)-Deathsduetoairpollutionhaveincreasedby70,000inthelastfiveyearsinIndia,accordingtotherecentlyreleasedEnvironmentministry’sdraftStateoftheEnvi

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Chinese-made Z-19E military helicopter takes maiden flight

A Chinese-made military helicopter, known as Z-19E, has taken its maiden flight in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

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Li to lawmakers: Time to "make skies blue again"

China will take effective steps to strengthen environmental protection-especially in controlling air pollution-in 2017 to markedly reduce major airborne pollutants and "make our skies blue again", Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.

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Central China city to install air purifiers at all schools

​ Education authorities in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, announced late Wednesday that air purifiers would be installed in all its schools and kindergartens.

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Chinese govt urged to study risks posed by smog

Links found between air pollution and heart, respiratory and kidney problems

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Fog, pollution in China's north disrupt travel

A combination of pollution and heavy fog affected countless road, rail and air passengers across northern China on Wednesday.

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School head suspended over exams during smog

Students took test outside for 4 hours, despite the Air Quality Index being at hazardous levels

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Travelers flee smog in quest for clear skies

Zhang Juan, a stay-at-home mom in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, usually would not consider taking a trip until Spring Festival. However, smog seems to have left her no choice.

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Clean air: a luxury for just one in 10 people

If you live in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai or one of Asia’s other bustling metropolises, chances are that you are not among the lucky 10 per cent of the world population who breathe clean air.

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Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia

Ukraine began two days of missile tests near Crimea on Thursday - a move that has angered Russia, which has put its air defence forces on high alert and deployed warships in the Black Sea.

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All hospitals in eastern Aleppo closed after air strikes: WHO

All hospitals in Syria's besieged rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy air strikes, its health directorate and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, though a war monitor said some were still functioning.

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Syria conflict: Children's hospital hit in deadly Aleppo strikes

A hospital, blood bank and ambulances are reported to have been hit as Syrian government aircraft and artillery bombarded rebel-held eastern Aleppo.

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Air pollution may damage blood vessels even in healthy young adults

​Air pollution may cause blood vessel damage and inflammation, even in healthy young adults, a U. S. study said Tuesday.

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Winter smog control made a top priority

Levels of PM2.5 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area had been reduced by 14.3 percent year-on-year