Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite Covid-19 lockdowns,


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KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Air pollution caused tens of thousands of deaths in the world's five most populous cities last year despite coronavirus lockdowns, researchers said on Thursday (Feb 18), urging governments to ditch fossil fuels and invest in a green recovery. Environmental campaign group Greenpeace South-east Asia and air quality technology company IQAir measured pollution levels across 28 cities - chosen according to where data was available and with a geographical spread. In the five most-populated cities - Delhi, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo - air pollution caused about 160,000 deaths and economic losses totalling about US$85...