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Air Pollution Shutters Schools in Tehran, Factories in Beijing

HeadlineDec 21, 2015

In Iran, authorities have shuttered all schools and kindergartens in the capital Tehran for two days due to dangerous levels of air pollution. The move comes as authorities in Beijing, China, ordered thousands of factories to suspend or curb production amid a “red alert” over smog.

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