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Vietnam's capital blanketed by toxic smog
The Philippine Star
|January 05, 2025
Thick smog blanketed Hanoi on Friday, obscuring buildings and leaving nine million residents choking on toxic air as the Vietnamese capital topped a list of the world's most polluted major cities.
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Authorities urged people to wear masks and limit time outdoors, but commuters told AFP they were struggling to breathe through the putrid smog, now a fixture of the winter months in the city.
This story is from the January 05, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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