Copenhagen, Dec 12, 2024 (AFP) - Excessive noise affects kids' reading: European watchdog

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Some 550,000 European children are having difficulties reading because of noise pollution, an environment watchdog said on Thursday, calling for a reduction in homes and at school. The European Environment Agency said in a new study covering all 27 EU member states plus Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland that an estimated minimum of one in five people in Europe was exposed to above-recommended noise levels. "Over 20 percent of the EU's populat......

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