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                                <title><![CDATA[ Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia, study shows ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rapid industrialisation and population growth have contributed to declining air quality in South Asia, where particulate pollution levels are currently more than 50% higher than at the start of the century. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Thailand air pollution leads millions to seek medical help ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 04:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ There have been 184,465 hospital admissions this week alone. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pollution choking Thailand's north hits tourism, worries public ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Authorities have blamed a combination of forest fires and crop burning in Thailand and its neighbouring countries. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Work-from-home order issued as Thai city chokes on pollution ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Smoke from forest fires and farmers burning crop stubble has blanketed the popular tourist destination in recent weeks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Health warnings as Bangkok chokes on pollution ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 06:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More than 1.3 million people have fallen sick in the kingdom since the start of the year as a result of air pollution, with nearly 200,000 admitted to hospital this week alone. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Air quality plummets in Indian capital as temperature falls ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 06:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Indian capital's pollution causes illnesses such as asthma and other respiratory problems every winter as the heavy air does not let vehicular emissions, construction dust and farm-fire residues disperse easily. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Children of India's burning coalfields dream of a fire-free future ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 06:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Daily coal production in Jharia this year jumped to 100,000 tonnes, up from an average of 80,000 tonnes until 2021, local mining officials say. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Farmers cite lack of options as stubble burning turns air toxic in northern India ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The national capital Delhi and surrounding areas are enveloped in a layer of smog each winter as cold, heavy air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from the crop stubble burning. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ India's Delhi shuts primary schools as air quality deteriorates ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The decision to shut some schools came after concerned parents and environmentalists took to social media, urging the authorities to consider the impact of pollution on children. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Delhi's air a 'crime against humanity', spurs calls to close schools ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The world's most polluted capital is blanketed in smog every winter as cold, heavy air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from the burning of crop stubble to clear the fields for the next crop. ]]></description>
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