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Toxic smog cloaks India's capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels
A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous levelsWorld - ABC News - 2 hours ago -
Toxic smog cloaks India's capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels
A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous levelsHealth - ABC News - 2 hours ago -
Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens
Pollution levels in the Indian capital have reached 20-25 times more than the WHO's recommended safe limit.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India ahead of Diwali
As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollutionWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
India celebrates Diwali, the festival of lights
A time for feasts, prayers and fireworks, Diwali is one of the most important festivals in India.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Their fireworks lit up Delhi at Diwali for decades. Pollution wiped them out.
Efforts by Indian officials to combat air pollution in New Delhi have upended the livelihoods of family-run businesses that produced fireworks for generations.Top stories - NBC News - 1 hour ago -
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Family rushed to hospital after eating toxic mushrooms
The local fire department said the family became sick after eating wild mushrooms that one of them "found in the woods".Top stories - BBC News - October 13 -
Liam Payne's father arrives in Buenos Aires days after the pop star's fatal hotel plunge
The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne has arrived in Buenos Aires to arrange for the return of his son’s body to England days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a ...Entertainment - ABC News - October 18 -
After Baillie Gifford: are literary festivals on their last legs?
Over the past 75 years, the idea of the book festival has become embedded in the British cultural landscape. But as costs rise sharply and reading habits change, many are finding it a struggle to ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Diwali celebrations go mainstream across the U.S. as South Asians mark the Festival of Lights
The Indian Festival of Lights is now celebrated at the White House and in schools across 26 states. Shanelle Kaul shows how a new generation of South Asian Americans is spotlighting Diwali.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
India and Germany look to bolster ties as Modi and Scholz hold talks in New Delhi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have held wide-ranging discussions to bolster strategic ties between the two countriesWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Most in new survey expecting violence after Election Day
More than 6 in 10 Americans are preparing for violence after the Nov. 5 election, according to a poll released Thursday that signals deep dissonance in the country amid the hotly contested White ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Hollywood and Bollywood Kickoff Diwali in New York
Hasan Minhaj, Mira Nair and Nora Fatehi joined business and entertainment leaders of South Asian descent at the Pierre hotel in their most elegant attire.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 15
