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People enjoy a sunny day on the mountain near village of Kuckovo, over the smog and pollution-covered capital Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, 02 January 2023. For the last ten days, several Macedonian cities have been among the 50 most polluted in the world. The capital city of Skopje has been covered in fog, smog and extreme pollution for several days. Many airplane flights have been canceled, especially morning flights. According by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, last ten days, North Macedonian capital was three times ranked between most polluted cities in the world. The levels of toxic PM10 and PM 2.5 particles in the air measured by IQAir in Skopje were about 28 times higher than the safety threshold established by the World Health Organization. (Photo by Georgi Licovski/EPA/EFE)
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