Less bang for Beijing New Year due to smog

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Less bang for Beijing New Year due to smog

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/less-bang-beijing-due-smog-082237516.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XrwK6E_kYWfkTxlifEjf7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-01T082237Z_1_CBRE9100N9T00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-POLLUTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Workers carrying boxes walk past the fog-enveloped National Stadium, also known as the &quot;Bird's Nest&quot;, at Beijing Olympic park, on a foggy day in Beijing" align="left" title="Workers carrying boxes walk past the fog-enveloped National Stadium, also known as the &quot;Bird's Nest&quot;, at Beijing Olympic park, on a foggy day in Beijing" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - China's notoriously smog-bound capital Beijing asked residents on Friday to set off fewer fireworks over this month's Chinese New Year period as it battles a persistent air quality crisis. Air quality in Beijing has mostly stayed above &quot;very unhealthy&quot; and &quot;hazardous&quot; levels for about two weeks, though strong winds cleared the haze away on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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