All of South Asia has been having a terrible winter when it comes to air quality. Delhi is usually the most polluted city in the world, as well as its satellite cities. The pollution really is spreading across the whole region. And presumably all of that pollution is not just an eyesore, but a health concern.
Particulate matter is shortening lives and hobbling economies in the region. We ask how policy changes and international collaboration could mitigate the suffering as the pollution spreads. Our correspondent meets with two Russian men who, fearing being drafted, made a hair-raising journey by dinghy from their homeland’s far east. And why Seventh Day Adventists seem to live longer lives.
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