Mexico City lifts pollution alert Mexico City (AFP) May 5, 2016 - Mexico City on Thursday lifted a three-day-old pollution alert that had kept nearly half the city's 5.5 million vehicles off the streets. The restriction against 40 percent of the vehicles ended because steady winds dispersed the smog of recent days and improved air quality, the city's environmental department said. It was the second time since last month that the government declared the ... more

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