Tag: capital
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Delhi air pollution blankets India’s capital in dense smog, sparking emergency measures
Thick smog blanketed India’s capital Thursday as the annual ritual of choking on incredibly polluted winter air took hold of New Delhi yet again. Authorities ordered many students to stay home as the smog delayed more than 300 flights and prompted health warnings and a halt to all construction activity in the city. The air…
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Russia fires dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine’s capital as North Korean troops start fighting in Kursk
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones for the first time in 73 days, authorities reported, as the Pentagon said most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow’s war effort were fighting to drive Ukraine’s army off Russian soil in the Kursk…