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Newsline 20.10.2017 | 16:15 UTC News Pollution killing more people than war and violence, says report Pollution kills more people each year than wars, disasters and hunger, also causing huge economic damage, a study says. Almost half the total deaths occur in just two countries. Air pollution: invisible but deadly Record pollution levels choke Beijing and surrounding areas Diwali without firecrackers is like 'Christmas without Christmas trees' Air pollution is 'top health hazard in Europe' Trump administration to end Obama climate plan: US environmental agency chief Air pollution kills half a million people in Europe, EU agency reports Trump's EPA chief Scott Pruitt denies human activity link to climate change New analysis reveals deadly scale of diesel emissions Five ways to improve air quality in our cities G7, Facebook, Google, Twitter agree on plan to counter Islamist terror G7 countries and leading technology companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter have agreed to work together to combat online terror propaganda. The accord is aimed at blocking jihadi content online. Social media and the state Germany's homegrown terrorists Social media giants announce new plan to curb terrorist propaganda Twitter suspends hundreds of thousands of accounts linked to terrorism UK urges online firms to remove terrorist content Germany's De Maiziere calls for more 'accountability' from websites Swiss investigate top member of largest Islamic organization for jihadist propaganda How IS radicalizes teenagers using the internet Environment pollution Opinion: Sacrificing people at the altar of profit Pollution is deadly — and bad for the economy. So why does the environment continue to be abused and neglected? The PR of the fossil-fuel lobby My picture of the week | Houston flooding: a wake-up call for politicians Pollution killing more people than war and violence, says report Apple, Fairphone make the cut in Greenpeace survey 'Don't allow Monsanto's RoundUp,' US cancer victims warn EU Forget Trump, it's all about local climate action Mother Nature's wrath: Is climate change making mega-hurricanes the new normal? Diesel emissions kill. What is the car industry going to do about it? Opinion: Trump's attack on the climate will fail, spectacularly Five of the world's biggest environmental problems A quarter of deaths caused by environmental degradation, says UN EU sues Germany over water tainted by nitrate fertilizer World Opinion: Trouble brewing in every corner of Europe This EU summit proves: Trouble is brewing in every corner of Europe. But the the bloc does not need grand visions, it needs practical solutions to the problems it faces, says DW's Christoph Hasselbach. Angela Merkel has 'absolutely no doubts' about securing Brexit deal Two against the EU: Hungary PM Viktor Orban visits Poland EU leaders decline to mediate over Catalonia as Spain decides next step Amnesty urges EU to stop deporting Afghan asylum-seekers Turkey: Angela Merkel calls for reduced EU funds Sons of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia call for Malta PM's resignation Merkel's win comes with EU prestige intact, but power weakened Emmanuel Macron's EU vision meets Angela Merkel's realities Poll shows France no longer so sweet on Emmanuel Macron Rohingya crisis - 'These people need all the help they can get' As the number of Rohingya refugees soars, an upcoming donor conference in Geneva aims to secure extra funding to provide urgently needed aid. DW spoke to UNOCHA's Jens Laerke about the global response to the problem. Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh desperate for aid Thousands more Rohingya flee Myanmar Rohingya people in Myanmar: what you need to know Rohingya crisis: overpopulated Bangladesh bearing the burden Rohingya crisis: UN launches cholera vaccination drive in refugee camps Rohingya in Pakistan living in 'abysmal' conditions Rohingya crisis: Humanitarian agencies need more than $400 million for aid response Rohingya deportation: India's top lawyers contest Modi's move US holds Myanmar military responsible for crackdown on Rohingya Muslims UNHCR in Bangladesh accuses Myanmar troops of killings, rape, arson in Rohingya communities Opinion: Muslim hypocrisy over the Rohingya The impact of Bolshevik Revolution on South Asian politics The 1917 Russian revolution had a great impact on South Asian political movements and leaders. DW talks to renowned Pakistani social activist and author Harris Khalique about its relevance today. The historical turning point: Revisiting the Russian Revolution India's partition and 70 years of proxy jihad How have India and Pakistan fared economically since partition? The fall of the Wall - a chronology of resistance Czechs set to elect Teflon-coated billionaire Andrej Babis Andrej Babis, a Czech billionaire compared to Donald Trump for his attacks on established political parties and the EU, looks likely to become the country's next leader after elections. Tim Gosling reports from Prague. Ai Weiwei's refugee-themed piece in Prague Fighting for democracy in Poland Czech prime minister candidate Andrej Babis charged with fraud Czech president appoints new finance minister, ends political crisis Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia: Division and disintegration Slovakia eyes kingpin Visegrad role amid EU tensions Is eastern European Nutella worse? Czech president warns of migrants' 'barbaric acts' Newsletters & Co. 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