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People wearing face masks visit Tiananmen Square as heavy air pollution shrouds Beijing on Feb. 26, 2014.Mark Ralston鈥擜FP/Getty ImagesBy Emily Rauhala / BeijingMarch 19, 2014 2:58 AM EDTFile this under You know the air is bad when 8230; From tomorrow, China largest online travel agency and a top insurance firm will start selling smog insurance for travelers.The haze-travel insurance package is a collaboration between China largest online travel com stanley cup pany, Ctrip, and insurance giant Ping An, reports the state-backed China Daily. Tourists who book thre stanley cup e- to seven-day package tours to certain major cities mdash; Beijing, Xian, Harbin, Chengdu, Guangzhou mdash; can opt in. And should they have the misfortune of spending two or more con stanley cup secutive days in severe smog, they can file claims.The air-pollution level will be based on readings from an air-pollution app by FreshIdeas. For Beijing and Xian, an air-quality index of 200 will qualify. Harbin and Chengdu max out at 150, Shanghai and Guangzhou at 100.Based on recent weather conditions, the odds of a payout seem solid, the China Daily notes. From Feb. 16 to March 17, Shanghai experienced 17 days of air pollution over 100 on the index, and Beijing nine days over 200. But not all were consecutive by any means, and besides, the payout ain ;t big. The haze-pollution premium is priced at either 10 yuan $1.60 or 15 yuan $2.40 , with the daily compensation limit set at 50 yuan $8 . C Atso You Can Now Play Ms. Pac-Man in Google Maps
By Sarah Nathan and Jeff Nelson / PeopleAugust 22, 2016 7:10 AM EDTHillary Clinton email scandal continues.On Friday, the New York Times reported that Clinton told FBI officials former Secretary of State Colin Powell had advised her to use a personal email account while she held the Secretary of State office herself.Her people have been trying to pin it on me, Powell, 79, told PEOPLE Saturday night at the Apollo in the Hamptons 2016 Night of Legends fecirc;te in East Hampton, New York.The truth is, she was using [the private email server] for a year before I sent her a memo telling her what I did, Powell added.Why does the former diplomat believe this to be the case Why do you think he said. It doesn ;t bother me. But it okay; I ;m free.The emai adidas originals l scandal has dogged presidential hopeful Clinton for more than a year. But federal officials decided not to pursue criminal charges after a three-and-a-half-hour interview adidas campus , which was when the De jordan mocratic nominee disclosed her alleged conversation with Powell.The reported conversation was first brought to light in journalist Joe Conason upcoming Bill Clinton biography, Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton, in which the writer details a dinner party held by Clinton and attended by Powell, Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger and Condoleeza Rice.Toward the end of the evening, over dessert, Albright asked all of the former
People wearing face masks visit Tiananmen Square as heavy air pollution shrouds Beijing on Feb. 26, 2014.Mark Ralston鈥擜FP/Getty ImagesBy Emily Rauhala / BeijingMarch 19, 2014 2:58 AM EDTFile this under You know the air is bad when 8230; From tomorrow, China largest online travel agency and a top insurance firm will start selling smog insurance for travelers.The haze-travel insurance package is a collaboration between China largest online travel com stanley cup pany, Ctrip, and insurance giant Ping An, reports the state-backed China Daily. Tourists who book thre stanley cup e- to seven-day package tours to certain major cities mdash; Beijing, Xian, Harbin, Chengdu, Guangzhou mdash; can opt in. And should they have the misfortune of spending two or more con stanley cup secutive days in severe smog, they can file claims.The air-pollution level will be based on readings from an air-pollution app by FreshIdeas. For Beijing and Xian, an air-quality index of 200 will qualify. Harbin and Chengdu max out at 150, Shanghai and Guangzhou at 100.Based on recent weather conditions, the odds of a payout seem solid, the China Daily notes. From Feb. 16 to March 17, Shanghai experienced 17 days of air pollution over 100 on the index, and Beijing nine days over 200. But not all were consecutive by any means, and besides, the payout ain ;t big. The haze-pollution premium is priced at either 10 yuan $1.60 or 15 yuan $2.40 , with the daily compensation limit set at 50 yuan $8 . C Atso You Can Now Play Ms. Pac-Man in Google Maps
By Sarah Nathan and Jeff Nelson / PeopleAugust 22, 2016 7:10 AM EDTHillary Clinton email scandal continues.On Friday, the New York Times reported that Clinton told FBI officials former Secretary of State Colin Powell had advised her to use a personal email account while she held the Secretary of State office herself.Her people have been trying to pin it on me, Powell, 79, told PEOPLE Saturday night at the Apollo in the Hamptons 2016 Night of Legends fecirc;te in East Hampton, New York.The truth is, she was using [the private email server] for a year before I sent her a memo telling her what I did, Powell added.Why does the former diplomat believe this to be the case Why do you think he said. It doesn ;t bother me. But it okay; I ;m free.The emai adidas originals l scandal has dogged presidential hopeful Clinton for more than a year. But federal officials decided not to pursue criminal charges after a three-and-a-half-hour interview adidas campus , which was when the De jordan mocratic nominee disclosed her alleged conversation with Powell.The reported conversation was first brought to light in journalist Joe Conason upcoming Bill Clinton biography, Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton, in which the writer details a dinner party held by Clinton and attended by Powell, Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger and Condoleeza Rice.Toward the end of the evening, over dessert, Albright asked all of the former