'Air pollution more dangerous than smoking, alcohol'

Tobacco use, by comparison, reduces global life expectancy by 2.2 years while child and maternal malnutrition is responsible for a reduction of 1.6 years

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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that has been burning for five days, causing air pollution for some 12,000 residents in the surrounding area. (AFP)

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Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in

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