A cyclist pedals through the morning smog a day after Diwali festival, in New Delhi, India, Friday, October 20, 2017. Environmental pollution – from filthy air to contaminated water – is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 – about 9 million – could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure, according to a major study released Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 in The Lancet medical journal. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)
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