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A schoolboy covers his face with a handkerchief as he waits for a bus on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 8. Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters

World Nov 09

The air quality is so bad in Delhi that the city is closing schools

By Larisa Epatko

Rescuers worked to save people who were swept into a canal when part of the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi, India, collapsed on Sept. 1. Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Towering landfill in India spills into canal, killing 2

When part of the Ghazipur landfill fell into the canal, it caused a large wave to wash over a nearby road, sweeping a car, two motorcycles and a scooter into the rushing water of the canal.

By Larisa Epatko

Photos: Delhi’s air pollution closes hundreds of schools, renews alarms

Delhi closed more than 1,700 schools on Friday and Saturday because air pollution there is too dangerous for children’s lungs.

By Kamala Kelkar

Banned documentary examines brutal Delhi gang rape

A documentary produced by the BBC focuses on the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in India. It was a watershed moment in women’s rights in the nation of 1.2 billion but the movie could not be…

By Larisa Epatko

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Nation Oct 19

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World Oct 19

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World Oct 19

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Nation Oct 19

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