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[India] 'WHO contemplating ban on tobacco worldwide'
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) is contemplating on banning tobacco and its products all over the world in a few years' time," said Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Sudip Bandhopadhyay and adviced the farmers cultivating tobacco t
Jul 6, 2012
Star of Mysore (in)
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Jul 6, 2012 04:58
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Camel (cigarette)
Camel is a brand of cigarettes that was introduced by American company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in the summer of 1913. Most current Camel cigarettes contain a blend of Turkish tobacco and Virginia tobacco. Early in 2008 the blend was changed as was the pack
Apr 22, 2013
Wikipedia
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Apr 27, 2013 11:57
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[India] The Endgame for Tobacco from September 10-12, 2013
The Conference is a call for collective resolution to fight tobacco through global cohesion and integration of tobacco control into broader health and development agendas for the achievement of our common health and development goals. With India making c
Apr 13, 2013
International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco (in)
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Apr 13, 2013 16:36
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[Africa, Russia, South America/Caribbean] Malawi farmers’ livelihood to go up in smoke as Chile bans public puffing
"We're very concerned with the smoking ban in Chile, in Russia and other countries have also proposed similar bans,” Malawi’s Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) chief executive officer Bruce Munthali told The Nation newspaper. “Tobacco farmers as any othe
Apr 6, 2013
MaraviPost.com (mw)
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Apr 6, 2013 05:11
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[Europe] Tobacco Directive: Race against clock
Proponents of the proposal want to wrap up the work before the parliamentary elections in 2014, which would further delay revision of the directive. But the recent public hearings showed that positions vary widely in the institutions. POLAND ON FRONT LIN
Feb 26, 2013
Europolitics (Europe Information Service) (be)
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Feb 27, 2013 11:49
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[USA] EDITORIAL: US should embrace efforts to combat smoking overseas
Washington has done embarrassingly little to address the problem overseas. The US government spends about $8 billion on global health annually, but only about $7 million on tobacco-control efforts overseas,
Dec 27, 2012
Boston (MA) Globe
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Dec 27, 2012 05:32
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[Australia, Honduras, Ukraine] Big Tobacco fights back on packaging
with British American Tobacco telling The Times that it is assisting the Honduras and Ukraine governments with legal fees. While the latter doesn’t spring to mind as a huge tobacco producer, the Ukraine Government fears that if the ban is upheld, pressure
Dec 5, 2012
Times Of London (uk)
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Dec 5, 2012 19:15
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[Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden] Nordic Countries Aim to Ban Smoking
The Welfare Committee of the Nordic Council, chaired by Icelandic MP Siv Friðleifsdóttir, announced in Helsinki yesterday that they want the Nordic countries to be smoke free by 2040. The committee will also work towards a 10 percent reduction in alcohol
Nov 2, 2012
Iceland Review (is)
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Nov 2, 2012 13:46
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IN PICTURES Smoking bans around the world
From Bhutan to Ireland, we take a look at smoking bans in different regions around the globe.
Oct 29, 2012
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
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Oct 29, 2012 12:40
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[Belgium] Tobacco lobby inside the European Parliament
Just before last Wednesday’s midday briefing for journalists at the European Commission, one of New Europe journalists received a phone call and an email from inside the European Parliament, suggesting that we ask a ‘helpful’ question for the tobacco lobb
Oct 22, 2012
New Europe
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Oct 22, 2012 06:47