The 2023 All New Kia Niro EV, farther for all. A new list from the World Bank says nine of the ten cities at the top are in South Asia. The Indo-Gangetic Plain, founded by the Himalayas to the north, traps pollution in a huge swath of land. And one thing that sets Seventh Day Adventists apart is that their diet is tied to their faith.
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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