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Mongolia's children choke in toxic pollution
Mongolia's children choke in toxic pollution
Economy
by  AFP

As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body, Uyanga cursed her hometown Ulaanbaatar and its chronic pollution. "I was so scared when he was admitted to intensive care," said Uyanga, who, like many Mongolians, goes by one name.

Most Asian stocks drop as Trump trade policy sows uncertainty
Most Asian stocks drop as Trump trade policy sows uncertainty
Economy
by  AFP

Asian equities mostly fell Wednesday as investors fret over Donald Trump's ever-changing trade policies amid increasing concern that his tariffs could send the US economy into recession. But Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Wellington and Manila were in the red, with Sydney down more than one percent, on concerns about the impact of Trump's latest tariffs on Australia's economy.