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Diageo targets businessmen to counteract Beijing austerity drive
2014-02-19 12:09:13| Beverages - Topix.net
Diageo, the world's biggest distiller, is targeting wealthy Chinese businessmen to boost sales at its local spirits unit as an austerity drive by President Xi Jinping dries up government orders.
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New Delhi is More Polluted than Beijing: Study
2014-01-30 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: New Delhi has surpassed Beijing as the most polluted major city in the world according to new research from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which reports that the Indian capital will continue to be more polluted than its Chinese counterpart because it is not doing as much to protect public health. Beijing has frequently been in the news for its out-of-control pollution, but officials there are making an effort to reduce pollution levels in the city, but New Delhi has not taken as...
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5 Hurt as Beijing Flight Returns to Newark After Turbulance
2014-01-17 03:12:13| Airlines - Topix.net
A commercial jet traveling from Newark Liberty International Airport to Beijing has experienced turbulence and been forced to return to the airport.
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Smog shrouds Beijing with hazardous pollution levels video
2014-01-16 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heavy smog shrouds Beijing on Thursday as pollution in the Chinese capital reaches hazardous levels. An index measuring pollution levels showed the PM2.5, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers, reached 500. A level above 300 is considered hazardous, while the World Health Organisation recommends a daily level of no more than 20
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Beijing has worst smog in a year
2014-01-16 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Beijing's skyscrapers receded into a dense gray smog on Thursday as the capital suffered the season's first wave of extremely dangerous pollution, with the concentration of toxic small particles registering more than two dozen times the level considered safe. The air took on an acrid odour and many of the city's commuters wore industrial strength face masks as they headed to work. The city's air quality is often poor, especially in winter when stagnant weather patterns combine with an increase...
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