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[Europe] El presidente de Altadis, designado director de Imperial Tobacco para el Sur y Europa Central y Africa
The chairman of Altadis, Dominic Brisby, has been appointed new director of Imperial Tobacco for South and Central Europe and Africa of the British multinational, according to the company in a statement.
Mar 4, 2013
Europa Press (es)
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Mar 8, 2013 13:10
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[Africa, Asia, Europe, Massachusetts] A billion deaths from tobacco are a key obstacle to global development
Those were among the key recommendations to come out of an international gathering last week at Harvard University of public health officials, academics, and public health advocates from more 40 nations, and such international organizations as the Europe
Mar 4, 2013
EurekAlert
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Mar 4, 2013 15:06
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[Africa, Europe] International Conference on Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century
February 26 and 27, under the auspices of the World Health Organization and Harvard University, representatives of more than two dozen nations, the African Union, the European Union and numerous other public health and international organizations will me
Feb 24, 2013
EurekAlert
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Feb 26, 2013 10:42
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[Africa, Namibia] WHO Windhoek meeting looks at tobacco
The World Health Organization Regional office for Africa, with support from the government of Norway held a Regional Consultation on Tobacco and Trade in Windhoek from 4 to 6 February.
Feb 8, 2013
Namibia Economist (na)
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Feb 13, 2013 21:11
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[Africa, Namibia, South Africa] A huff and a puff save money
The Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa, here represented by its CEO, Mr Francois van der Merwe signed a Memorandum of Understading with the Ministry of Finance to address the revenue loss that arises from cigarette smuggling. Short of saying the Minis
Feb 8, 2013
Namibia Economist (na)
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Feb 13, 2013 21:09
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[Africa, Nigeria] Rising cancer cases
The recent alarm on rising global incidence of cancer by the World Health Organisation (WHO) should worry African countries, including Nigeria ... In Nigeria, about 10,000 cancer deaths are recorded annually while 250,000 new cases are recorded yearly. I
Feb 12, 2013
Daily Sun (ng)
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Feb 13, 2013 16:02
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[South Africa] Big Tobacco has firm hold on Africa
The number of smokers in sub-Saharan Africa will double over the next 12 to 13 years unless anti-smoking policies are adopted. This is according to a recent article published in Polity that reviewed various studies ... South Africa, along with Mauritius
Feb 12, 2013
Health-E (za)
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Feb 12, 2013 17:21
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[Somalia] How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa's Islamist violence
Contraband tobacco is a $1b trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Feb 2, 2013
Gulf News (ae)
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Feb 2, 2013 12:54
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[Algeria, UK] How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa's Islamist violence
Contrabrand tobacco is a $1bn trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who masterminded the attack on the Algerian gas plant. The trade is highly profitable – and very low risk
Jan 26, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Jan 26, 2013 23:55
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[Africa] WHO opens protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products for signature
The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, adopted by the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in November, has now been opened for signature by the Parties to the WHO.
Jan 10, 2013
Africa Science News Service (ASNS) (ke)
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Jan 10, 2013 10:25