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The Mayor of London has issued an alert covering three days, urging people to avoid unnecessary car journeys to reduce air pollution. AFP

London pollution alert issued over 'toxic air'

UKMarch 24, 2022

Coal power stations in South Africa. Bloomberg

The air pollution crisis rivals Covid-19

EditorialMarch 24, 2022

Vehicles pass by the Indian President’s house as dust covers the skyline in New Delhi on June 11, 2019. AFP

Delhi world’s most polluted capital as 62 other Indian cities top air pollution list

AsiaMarch 22, 2022

Tyler Smith, 7, a RAK Academy Al Hamra pupil, made an eagle sculpture with the plastic spoons that he collected from a beach clean-up. Photo: Emma Cresswell

Pupil, 7, on mission to clean up polluted beach in Ras Al Khaimah

EnvironmentMarch 12, 2022

The health of women and children is compromised as low-income families around the world depend on polluting fuels for cooking. An initiative by the UAE and Irena aims to change this. Photo: AFP

UAE and Irena to provide low-income families access to clean energy for cooking

EnvironmentMarch 05, 2022

A plastic-filled wave on a beach in Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand. AFP

US and France push for global deal on plastic pollution

USFebruary 11, 2022

Dr Karthikeyan Kandan, senior lecturer in mechanical engineering at De Montfort University, holds up the brick made from recycled plastic. Pawan Singh / The National

Why Lego-like invention is more than just another brick in the wall

Expo 2020January 28, 2022

Emma Barber, director of DGrade, the UAE company turning plastic bottles into T-shirts and other items. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Meet the Dubai company turning discarded plastic bottles into T-shirts

EnvironmentJanuary 24, 2022

Traffic on the A205 South Circular road in Lewisham, south London. PA

London motorists face 'pay per mile' charges

UKJanuary 18, 2022

Single-use plastic bags will become a thing of the past in Abu Dhabi by the end of 2022. Photo: PA

Single-use plastic bags could be banned in Abu Dhabi by end of 2022

EnvironmentJanuary 11, 2022

Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of the most polluted cities in the world. EPA

Pollution kills nearly 2 million a year in world’s cities

WorldJanuary 05, 2022

A man and his family ride a bike through heavy dust and smog in New Delhi on November 6, 2016. EPA

Delhi schools go into lockdown amid toxic smog

AsiaNovember 17, 2021

A file photo of a farm labourer burning stubble after a field was harvested on the outskirts of Jalandhar in Punjab state, India. Photo: AFP

Farmers blamed for air pollution in Delhi seek green land-clearance solutions

WorldNovember 16, 2021

Pedestrians wear masks amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi. The city recorded its worst air quality levels in the past 15 years on Friday, AFP

India's top court orders New Delhi lockdown over dangerous smog

AsiaNovember 13, 2021

Paris is one of the European cities with the worst air quality. Getty

Air quality key to preventing over 100,000 premature deaths in Europe

HealthNovember 11, 2021

The Prince Hashem bin Hussein field hospital, east of the capital Amman. AFP

Jordan says it has identified sources of shigella outbreak

MENAOctober 18, 2021

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