Top 10 world news: Delhi chokes as AQI hits 'severe plus'; Russia says Biden 'risking start of WW III', & more
Top 10 world news
Air quality in the national capital has drastically worsened, crossing the "severe plus" category with an AQI of 481, on Monday (Nov. 18) morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. This alarming rise in pollution has disrupted daily life, prompting the implementation of emergency pollution control measures. In other news, reacting to the Biden administration's decision permitting Ukraine to use the US-supplied long-range missiles for striking inside Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday (Nov. 18)that the United States is “throwing oil on the fire” with the decision.
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Delhi AQI hits 'severe plus' as breathing equals smoking 49 cigarettes daily
Air quality in the national capital has drastically worsened, crossing the "severe plus" category with an AQI of 481, on Monday (Nov. 18) morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. This alarming rise in pollution has disrupted daily life, prompting the implementation of emergency pollution control measures.
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