A faraway conflict threatens livelihoods in India's glass hub

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Tensions in the Middle East are rippling far beyond the region - and are now being felt in India's "glass city" Firozabad, where thousands of jobs are at risk. In this city in northern Uttar Pradesh state, about 50km (30 miles) from the famed Taj Mahal, glass is at the centre of life. Firozabad produces 70% of the country's glass, much of it in small and medium-sized factories. The industry employs some 150,000 people who earn between 500 rupees ($5.29; £3.91) and 1,000 rupees a day - incomes

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