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China has built the ‘world’s largest air purifier’ to battle smog

A woman wearing a mask walks outside the old palace museum on a hazy day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, November 8, 2015. As winter heating started in the city, the reading of PM2.5 was more than 1000 micrograms per cubic metre on Sunday, according to local media. Picture taken November 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

China has created a giant air purifier in order to combat the amount of smog in the city of Xian. Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Rob Smith
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