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Cigarettes: No butts
ERC tracks 123 countries, home to about 99% of smokers. It finds the worst addicts in central and eastern Europe. Serbians each smoke a lung-blackening 3,323 cigarettes per year, more than any other nationality. Eight of the top ten countries, ranked by c
May 30, 2013
The Economist
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May 30, 2013 18:53
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[Asia, Singapore] Retailers to suspend cigarette sales on Friday to mark World No Tobacco Day
Step into a coffee shop or a supermarket on Friday, and chances are you wouldn't be able to buy cigarettes. Major supermarket chains like Cold Storage, Giant, Sheng Siong and NTUC Fairprice and some 145 retailers will suspend tobacco sales as part of Wor
May 30, 2013
Channel NewsAsia (sg)
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May 30, 2013 08:58
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[Asia, Singapore] No cigarette sales at supermarkets and other outlets on 31 May
Major supermarket chains in Singapore, such as NTUC FairPrice, Cold Storage, Sheng Siong and Giant, as well as 145 retailers will not be selling all tobacco products on Friday 31 May.
May 30, 2013
inSing.com (sg)
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May 30, 2013 08:55
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Employers Get Leeway on Health Incentives
The Obama administration issued a final rule on Wednesday that gives employers greater leeway to use employee wellness programs, with financial rewards and penalties for workers worth up to 50 percent of the premium as an incentive to exercise, quit smoki
May 30, 2013
New York Times
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May 30, 2013 06:51
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[Iran] Tobacco companies worldwide earn $900 million by indirect advertising
Cinema and television are among the most outstanding international media outlets that could bring an end to the destructive business of tobacco by placing a total ban on nicotine propaganda, Iran’s Health Ministry announced in a press release on the occas
May 30, 2013
Tehran Times
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May 30, 2013 01:34
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[Europe, Ireland, Malta] Behind the scenes in Brussels: a world where lobbyists oil every decision
The affair has shed a light on the shadowy world of lobbying, but particularly the power of the tobacco lobby. The revelation last week in this newspaper that the Taoiseach met senior tobacco industry figures has raised uncomfortable questions for the Go
May 30, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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May 29, 2013 20:26
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[Australia] Plain, standardised cigarette packs not a problem for small shops
Putting all cigarettes in packs of uniform colour, size and design has not caused sales staff any problems in serving customers according to new research1 published today (Tuesday).
May 29, 2013
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
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May 29, 2013 08:56
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[Ireland] Retailers fuming as poptential profits go up in smoke
ILLEGAL cigarette sales are leaving local retailers fuming as literally millions of euro in potential profits go up in smoke. The persistent problem of illegal tobacco products mainly the result of a criminal trade which is netting the perpetrators a sta
May 28, 2013
Kildare Nationalist (ie)
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May 28, 2013 13:29
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[Ireland] Govt passes 'plain packet' cigarettes, 'doesn't give a damn' about small retailers
Health Minister James Reilly announced Government approval for his controversial plans to force tobacco companies to use generic packaging, which he hopes to have enacted early next year. However, a retail group said that Dr Reilly doesn't care about in
May 28, 2013
Kildare Nationalist (ie)
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May 28, 2013 13:28
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[UK] Almost half of smokers admit to skiving off work after taking time out for a cigarette break
* Six in ten smokers take extra breaks throughout day to have cigarette, research has suggested ... The research was commissioned by e-cigarette brand E-Lites to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
May 28, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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May 28, 2013 12:21