Hazardous smog sparks red alerts in 10 Chinese cities December 24, 2015 - 10:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hazardous smog blanketing China's north-east has sparked more red alerts, with authorities advising residents in 10 cities to stay indoors, according to BBC News. The announcement follows last week's warning that a vast area of China would be badly hit by pollution. Beijing saw its second red alert over the weekend. The latest wave of alerts includes the industrial port Tianjin. Red alerts trigger advisories for people to stay inside, schools to stop classes, and restrict vehicle use. An environmental ministry statement issued on Wednesday, December 23 night said the 10 cities with red alerts include Tianjin as well as smaller surrounding cities Puyang, Xinxiang, Dezhou, Handan, Xintai, Langfang, Hengshui, Xinji and Anyang. They are among 30 cities including Beijing seeing "severe pollution". Another 20 cities have "heavy pollution". On Wednesday, images of a purple-tinged sunset in Nanjing spread across social media with many users attributing it to the pollution in the city.  Top stories The Babakyar mountains includes territory from all the South Caucasian countries - Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted Tuesday, October 29 to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. French actor of Armenian descent Charles Gérard died September 19 at the age of 96, Figaro reports. Archaeological relics related to the Kingdom of Urartu (860 BC – 590 BC) has recently been found in Anaqizli mount.   Partner news |  Latest news Next OSCE monitoring of Artsakh frontline slated for November 13  The OSCE Mission will conduct a planned monitoring of the ceasefire on the border of Artsakh and Azerbaijan.New postage stamps celebrate Armenia's flora and fauna The postage stamp with the nominal value of AMD 330 depicts Panthera pardus ciscaucasica (Caucasian Leopard).Marcos Pizzelli end career in Armenian national squad “I have already notified the football federation that I am no longer playing in the national team,” Pizzelli said.Azerbaijan reacts to Lavrov's Karabakh comments Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva has reacted to Russian Foreign Minister's comments on Karabakh. |
