health hazards
Jul 28 2008, Madhuri Katti

For the past one week Beijing hasn’t seen a clear sunny day. Hazy skies and high pollution levels has put the host city of Olympics 2008 on high alert. Drastic measures are being taken to cut down pollution. Authorities have been forced to restrict...

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