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Judge rules in favor of Reynolds Tobacco in lawsuit over Nabisco
The lawsuit alleged Reynolds failed to live up to its duty as trustee of its 401(k) retirement plan by selling Nabisco stocks at a loss in January 2000. At its essence, the lawsuit was about whether the fiduciaries of the Reynolds plan “undertook the ap
Mar 2, 2013
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
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Mar 2, 2013 01:29
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[Louisiana] La. bans use of welfare money on tobacco, liquor
Louisiana's social services department has banned the spending of welfare money on cigarettes, alcohol and lottery tickets. The new regulations were issued Friday by the Department of Children and Family Services. They also include restrictions that proh
Mar 1, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Mar 2, 2013 01:27
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[South Africa, Massachusetts] Big Guns Take Aim at Big Tobacco
week’s “Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century” conference, sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The two-day conference, held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, brought together globa
Mar 1, 2013
Harvard Magazine
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Mar 2, 2013 01:17
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[Australia, China] CHAPMAN: Big Tobacco losing ground on plain packs but homing in on world's poor
This morning I reviewed a yet-to-be-published study from a rural tobacco-growing province in China where 89% of illiterate males smoke. Big Tobacco’s planners eye their world maps and salivate over large, poorly educated populations, ideally with corrup
Feb 28, 2013
The Conversation (au)
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Feb 28, 2013 15:36
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British American Tobacco benefits as emerging market smokers try top brands
Growing demand for premium brand cigarettes in developing countries is helping British American Tobacco (BATS.L) to cope with falling sales in Western markets, higher taxes and a rise in black market trading.
Feb 28, 2013
Reuters
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Feb 28, 2013 10:42
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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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[Philippines] BAT plans new cigarette brands
Global tobacco giant British American Tobacco is looking to launch new brands, including a budget-oriented one, in the Philippines as part of efforts to increase its market share and tap a wider client base.
Feb 17, 2013
Philippine Star (ph)
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Feb 17, 2013 14:57
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[Togo, UK] Why do people in the north of England tend to smoke more?
Look at a map of smoking's prevalence, and you'll see deep swaths of red across most of the urban north. Here, researchers explain the complex factors involved
Feb 16, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Feb 16, 2013 16:57
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[New York] The illegal cigarette market in a socioeconomically deprived inner-city area: the case of the South Bronx -- Kurti et al. 22 (2): 138 -- Tobacco Control
The present study highlights the importance of examining the illegal cigarette market in socioeconomically deprived regions of the US, where tax avoidance and black market activities appear to far exceed levels found elsewhere in the country including Chi
Feb 16, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Feb 16, 2013 13:03
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[India] Cigarette snatchers: Manto on the spoils of World War II
Manto tells us in this piece about how people regularly bummed cigarettes off him. This essay was published in the compilation Talkh, tarsh aur shireen in 1954.
Feb 15, 2013
Firstpost.com (in)
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Feb 15, 2013 08:39