Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze
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Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country Friday as haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia again pushed local air quality to some of the world's worst levels.
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Worsening air pollution driven by wildfires in Indonesia prompted Malaysia to temporarily shut schools in one of its most populated states, just as a major Formula One race in neighboring Singapore approaches.
Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country Friday as haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia again pushed local air quality to some of the world's worst levels.
Several Southeast Asian countries have been blanketed for weeks in toxic haze spewing from forest fires in Indonesia. Cases of respiratory illnesses have soared, schools have been closed and flights canceled.
