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Many buildings were barely visible, including Delhi's iconic India Gate.

The war room committee will review weather and air quality forecasts daily and monitor the performance and actions of field officers.

Agencies under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would operate from home on Thursday and Friday to reduce traffic and potential exposure for city employees.

Asian cities are increasingly falling victim to unhealthy air quality levels and this does not bode well for long-term sustainability.

Air quality in Sydney plummeted to levels among the world's worst as smoke from bushfires in the north blanketed the harbour city.

The plan to make rain via cloud seeding to battle the smog has been pushed back due to unfavourable weather.

Experts say that the problem lies in a lack of coordination on pollution control efforts between the countries.

A thick layer of smog had begun to circulate in New Delhi from Sunday night, sending its AQI to an alarming 680 a little after midnight.

Friday's rain comes two days before the Diwali festival, when many people defy a ban on firecrackers, causing a spike in air pollution.

Depending on legal approval and weather conditions, authorities would try to induce rain from around Nov. 20.

Primary schools in the city had been shut, as part of measures to protect young children against smog and growing air pollution.

Daytime temperatures in Beijing hovered above 20 degrees Celsius bathing the capital in a warm smog.

Taal, which spewed above average sulfur dioxide and volcanic smog on Friday, is among the most active of 24 volcanoes in the Philippines.

Poor air quality can also "aggravate chronic conditions like asthma as well as increasing the risk of some chronic diseases", EEA reported.

Smog blankets Bangkok and 42 provinces in Thailand as PM2.5 particles had exceeded the safe level of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (ug/m3) on Friday.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.