The authorities in New Delhi closed schools and urged people to stay indoors as toxic smog, which has plagued neighboring Pakistan for weeks, choked India’s capital in what officials called a medical emergency. New Delhi and the surrounding metropol

MANILA, Philippines Pollutants contributed to the smog seen over Metro Manila yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs said it is unlikely that volcanic smog from Taal has reached Metro Manila. The vol