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India: Smog-shrouded Delhi shuts schools, construction

By Abiodun Ogundairo
18 November 2021   |   6:15 am
Indian officials have recommended that offices should let half of the employees work from home in Delhi while the city struggles with smog. Construction activities across the city have also been halted.

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