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Penalty could keep smokers out of health overhaul
(AP)—Here's a possible new cost for people with the cigarette habit.
Jan 24, 2013
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WHO urges China to bolster tobacco controls
(AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization urged China on Tuesday to bolster controls on tobacco in a country where half of adult males smoke.
Mar 20, 2012
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Hearings to start in Uruguay anti-smoking suit
Uruguay faces its first hearings in the French capital this week in a lawsuit filed by US tobacco giant Philip Morris International against its anti-smoking laws, an official said Monday.
Feb 4, 2013
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Australia's restrictive vaping and tobacco policies are fueling a lucrative and dangerous black market, say researchers
Australia currently has the most restrictive tobacco and vaping policies in the developed world. Australian smokers are taxed at one of the highest rates among comparable nations, with taxes set to further increase at rate ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Radical new law needed to ensure the Smokefree 2025 goal
Sweeping changes to the Smokefree Environments legislation are proposed by University of Otago researchers in a newly published article in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
Aug 5, 2016
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Africa new frontline in anti-tobacco fight: activists
Africa and other developing regions are becoming increasingly significant battlegrounds in the effort to combat the spread of smoking, an anti-smoking campaign group warned on Thursday.
Mar 8, 2018
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More countries adding graphic warnings to smokes
Indonesia became the newest country to mandate graphic photo warnings on cigarette packs on Tuesday, joining more than 40 other nations or territories that have adopted similar regulations in recent years.
Jun 27, 2014
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Graphic smoking warnings delayed despite new law in Philippines
Graphic warnings on Philippine cigarette packets will not appear for almost two years despite the law technically coming into force on Thursday, with health officials blaming pressure from a powerful tobacco lobby.
Aug 7, 2014
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Why Big Tobacco's attempts to rehabilitate its image are so dangerous
In September, Imperial Tobacco Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of British American Tobacco, was awarded the "Great Place to Work" certification, one of the leading authorities on workplace culture.
Dec 5, 2022
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Group sues NYC, seeks to overturn e-cigarette ban (Update)
A smokers' advocacy group says it has sued New York City seeking to overturn the city's ban on electronic cigarettes.
Mar 25, 2014
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