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Russia adopts major bill to ban smoking in public places

Most anti-tobacco measures will come into force on June 1, 2013. This summer, smoking will be banned in public places, including hospitals, production facilities, public transport, suburban trains and government offices.
Russia Beyond The Headlines (Rossiyskaya gazeta) (ru)
added Jan 31, 2013 10:55
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[Lebanon] What a drag! Beirut air authorities put out naked smoking ban protest

After shedding her clothes, the naked Ukranian woman held up a sign calling for an end to the smoking ban. Lebanon was considered a safe haven for smokers, with new rules banning smoking in public places such as hospitals, schools and airports hard to ta
Al Bawaba.com (jo)
added Dec 23, 2012 14:13
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[New Zealand] Airport smokers about to go undercover

Christchurch Airport is stubbing out the practice of visitors having a quick smoke around the airport frontage. Three new designated smoking areas open today near the almost-completed terminal, to filter out the problem of smokers seeking protection fro
Scoop (nz)
added Oct 23, 2012 18:30
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Frank R. Lautenberg, 5-Term Senator From New Jersey, Dies at 89

In 1989, he led a successful fight to ban smoking on all commercial airline flights. Mr. Lautenberg, once a two-pack-a-day smoker, told the Senate: “With this legislation, nonsmokers, including children and infants, will be free from secondhand smoke. Wor
New York Times
added Jun 3, 2013 13:20
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[Thailand] Secondhand smoke at Thai airports 400% higher than US airports

Secondhand tobacco smoke at Thailand's main international airports registers four times higher than that at major international airports in the United States.
Pattaya Mail (th)
added May 9, 2013 18:06
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[Uae: Dubai] Smoking Cabins help clear air for passengers at airports

Speaking at the 13th Airport Show taking place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), Khalid Al-Qaqa, Managing Director of Dubai-based Shanghai Electric Middle East FZCO, said, "QleanAir Scandinavia was turning its focus on
AME Info FZ LLC
added May 7, 2013 08:56
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Smoking lounge innovation

Pioneering the concept of contemporary smoking lounges While about a quarter of the 2.4 billion people who travel by air every year are smokers, smoking bans have restricted where these travelers are able to smoke, particularly once through passport cont
JT International (JTI) (Japan Tobacco) (jp)
added Dec 17, 2012 17:07
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[Colorado] DIA travelers subjected to secondhand smoke, CDC study says

A study by the Atlanta-based CDC showed that five of the 29 largest airports in the U.S., including DIA, subjected travelers and workers to measurable levels of smoking-related particulates near designated smoking areas.
Denver (CO) Post
added Nov 20, 2012 15:17
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[Kuwait] Smoking at airport 'riles' US citizen

A US citizen resident in Kuwait has refused to sign a contract . . . When asked why he refused to sign the contract, he quipped, “Honestly speaking I cannot imagine that the law is applied strictly in the country of officials who smoke cigarettes inside
Arab Times (kw)
added Sep 19, 2012 17:35
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[UK] Ryanair stewardesses caught smuggling nearly $10,000 in cigarettes

The two attendants were stopped by customs at John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, after a flight coming from the Canary Islands.
GlobalPost
added Aug 25, 2012 13:47
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