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[Taiwan] Taipei becoming an ashtray for 4 billion cigarettes
Smokers in Taipei light up about 4 billion cigarettes a year, the Taipei City Government said yesterday, which means if discarded cigarette butts were stacked one on top of the other the height would rise 40,000 times taller than the 509-meter-tall Taipei
Jun 5, 2013
AsiaOne (sg)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:51
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[Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe] Zim hosts tobacco growers’ indaba
Zimbabwe is hosting the International Tobacco Growers’ Association Africa meeting which starts in Harare today. More than 20 delegates from member countries - Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa and Tanzania - are expected to atten
Jun 5, 2013
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:45
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] Company launches new cigars
A Harare company, Vapour Blue, has launched a new brand of electronic cigarettes called the e-cigarettes. The cigarettes which are being imported from the United States are being sold in some of the local supermarkets and night clubs in and around Harare
Jun 5, 2013
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:42
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[Philippines] Cigarette-maker BAT beefs up manufacturing plans in PH
BAT Philippines general manager James Lafferty said the planned factory is in addition to the company's $200 million investment it committed when it was pushing for the passage of the sin tax reform law.
Jun 5, 2013
Rappler (ph)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:39
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Spain's top cigarette firm goes up in smoke
announced on Wednesday it will axe nearly 10 percent of its staff in Spain as cigarette sales slump in the face of no-smoking bans and a booming black market in the recession-hit country.
Jun 5, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:27
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Smoke exposure puts infants with respiratory infections at risk for longer hospital stays
found that infants with a family history of allergic disease with lower respiratory tract infections, who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at risk for longer hospital stays.
Jun 5, 2013
News-Medical.net
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Jun 5, 2013 17:24
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[UK] Researchers state need for further research into electronic cigarettes
Cancer Research UK states need for further research into electronic cigarettes A new Cancer Research UK report highlights the unanswered questions surrounding the safety and effectiveness of electronic or e-cigarettes.
Jun 5, 2013
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:22
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[California] Official: Hotel fire caused by cigarette
A smoldering cigarette was the cause of a fire that tore through the historic Franco Hotel and sent three people to the hospital Monday evening, North County Fire District Chief Chris Orman said Tuesday.
Jun 5, 2013
Salinas (CA) Californian
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Jun 5, 2013 17:21
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[Ghana] Observe Ban On Smoking In Public
(FDA) yesterday reminded the general public on the need to observe the ban on smoking in all public places. This, the FDA said, was to ensure that non-smokers were protected from the adverse effects of tobacco smoke considering the overwhelming evidence
Jun 5, 2013
Ghana Ministry of Information (gh)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:21
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Bulgarian President Says No to Easing Full Smoking Ban
Plevneliev has reiterated his firm stance against easing the existing full smoking ban in enclosed public spaces. Plevneliev told reporters on Wednesday that there would be “no logical explanation” for a potential reexamination of the ban.
Jun 5, 2013
Novinite.com (bg)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:21