Smog

Mohamad Qadeer holds up a nebulizer device to the face of his daughter, Rameen, 3, who is suffering from a chest infection amidst soaring air pollution, in the emergency room of Sir Ganga Ram hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Charlotte Greenfield
South Asia

Soaring pollution in Pakistan's Lahore fills wards with sick children

Lahore, known historically as a city of gardens, is now choking with toxic smog that placed it as the world's worst for air quality last year

People wearing face masks wait at an intersection in Beijing's Central Business District (CBD), as the city is shrouded in smog, in China November 1, 2023. REUTER/Tingshu Wang
China

Haze lingers in Beijing as fog blankets parts of north China

An aerial view shows smog enveloping the coastal town of Talisay in Batangas Province, Philippines, September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
World+Biz

Philippines issues health warning as capital hit by smog, volcanic gas

FILE PHOTO: Traffic moves along a highway shrouded in heavy smog in New Delhi, India, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

India's capital blanketed in smog; private construction banned

Vehicles are seen on a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle on winter smog

Wind turbines stand behind a snow gun operating at Genting Snow Park during a government-organised media tour to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics venues in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China 21 December, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
China

China talks up 'green' Olympics but prepares to fight smog

Lahore consistently ranks among the worst cities in the world for air pollution. Photo :BSS/AFP
South Asia

'Find a solution,' say residents as smog blankets Pakistan's Lahore

High towers almost engulfed in smog. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Beijing smog casts gloom over China's Lunar New Year holiday

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reacts during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, September 18, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Malaysia to push Southeast Asian nations for long-term solution to smog