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Added on the 14/09/2021 06:00:11 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Air pollution blankets the skyline in Tehran as school children and many employees in Iran's capital were told to stay at home due to a spike in levels. Tehran, a city of around 9 million people, suffers from chronic air pollution and regularly ranks among the world's most polluted cities. IMAGES
A thick layer of smog covers Delhi following a frenzied night of fireworks to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. The air quality dipped to the “very poor” category early Monday, with authorities warning of further deterioration in the levels. IMAGES
Police cordon off a park in Moscow where debris landed after the Russian defence ministry said it had shot down a drone. The attack, which Moscow blames on Kyiv, would be the latest in a series of Ukrainian drones to target Moscow in the past week. IMAGES
Residents of Toulouse cool off in a lake in the Reynerie district, as the south of France experiences a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees in some areas. IMAGES
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit in Kenya says Washington will push for a global agreement to "combat ocean plastic pollution" at the UN Environmental Assembly next year. SOUNDBITE