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BBC: ‘air pollution’, IOL: ‘hope and happiness’: two faces of Diwali
Both BBC World (UK) and IOL (South Africa) cover Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. BBC looks at celebrations in India amid pollution concerns, while IOL focuses on what the festival personally means to people it spoke to.
AsiaWest vs. other views · Environment · Asia
Japan quake: Tagesschau says ‘central Japan’, TASS says ‘western Japan’
Tagesschau and TASS both report on the same magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Shizuoka Prefecture that left more than 20 people injured. They differ in how they describe the location, in the details of the consequences, and in what they emphasize.