Beijing skies turn yellow as sand, dust engulf Chinese capital
Beijing, ChinaReuters The skies above Beijing turned yellow and air pollution soared to severe levels as a giant cloud of sand and dust particles rolled into the city, propelled by strong winds from the north of China. Beijing’s air quality index rose to 324 as of 4pm local time on Thursday, mainly due to larger […]
SNAPSHOT: YURT VILLAGE, MONGOLIA
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URBAN NOMADS: MONGOLIAN HERDERS BATTLE A NEW FUTURE AS THEY LEAVE LAND FOR THE CITY
MAX BARING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the changing climate is affecting Mongolian herders…
SNAPSHOT: ‘GREEN’ MONGOLIA
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More than 80 countries ‘favour’ one religion over others, says Pew report
World Watch Monitor More than 80 countries favour a specific religion, either officially as a state religion or tacitly through special treatment, according to a new report by the US-based Pew Research Center. Islam is the most common state religion – 27 countries have it as their official religion, including 16 of the 20 countries in the […]