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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. The team devoted special attention to three rapidly developing Sub-Saharan countries: Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda. Fisher et al.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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No one was seriously injured in the episode on an Alaska Airlines flight Friday night in which a portion of a 737 Max 9 fuselage blew out in midair, exposing passengers to howling wind. Since then, Boeing has invested in and worked more closely with that supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, to address production problems. “We

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

Baua Electric

No one was seriously injured in the episode on an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday night in which a portion of a Max 9 fuselage blew out in midair, exposing passengers to howling wind. Since then, Boeing has invested in and worked more closely with that supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, to address production problems. “We

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