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Inside Philip Morris’ campaign to subvert the global anti-smoking treaty
The world’s largest publicly traded tobacco company is deploying its vast resources against international efforts to reduce smoking. Internal documents uncovered by Reuters reveal details of the secret operation.
Jul 12, 2017
Reuters
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Jul 13, 2017 19:34
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[UK] MOORE: The tobacco industry's tactics in Africa are deeply troubling
If the industry can hold off regulations designed to control the sale of tobacco, and taxes to make smoking it more expensive, those economies will provide a rich seam of revenues for years... It is a battle that will ultimately be won, as it was here. B
Jul 12, 2017
The Independent (uk)
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Jul 13, 2017 17:51
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Tobacco: a deadly business – about this series
This series is focused on the damage caused by the tobacco industry... This content is funded by support provided, in part, by Vital Strategies with funding by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Content is editorially independent and its purpose is to shine a lig
Jul 12, 2017
The Guardian (uk)
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Jul 12, 2017 13:40
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[UK] How big tobacco has survived death and taxes
Between them in 2016, they shipped 2.27tn cigarettes, more than 300 for every man, woman and child on the planet, racking up combined sales of $150bn (£115bn). Their combined profits reached $35bn (£27bn), allowing investors in those companies to receive
Jul 12, 2017
The Guardian (uk)
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Jul 12, 2017 13:34
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A missing voice: the human rights of children to a tobacco-free environment
we flag the importance of taking a child-rights approach in the context of tobacco control, which is thus far unprecedented. This text was written in response to the Seventh Conference of States Parties of WHOs Framework Convention on Tobacco Control hel
Jul 11, 2017
Tobacco Control
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Jul 12, 2017 23:48
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[Kenya, Uganda] Threats, bullying, lawsuits: tobacco industry's dirty war for the African market
British American Tobacco (BAT) and other multinational tobacco firms have threatened governments in at least eight countries in Africa demanding they axe or dilute the kind of protections that have saved millions of lives in the west, a Guardian investig
Jul 11, 2017
The Guardian (uk)
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Jul 12, 2017 13:39
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[Africa] Dicle: This is the Best Time to Invest in Nigeria
Managing Director of Phillips Morris, Nigeria, Mr. Coskun Dicle, has seen the opportunities...through our global efforts on tobacco harm reduction and reduced risk product development, which we hope to make available in all of the markets where we operate
Jul 11, 2017
This Day (ng)
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Jul 11, 2017 21:59
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da COSTA e SILVA: Time to ban the wolves in sheep’s clothing
One key element of our work concerns the treaty’s Article 5.3... It is hard to see how this kind of behaviour accords with laudable documents such as the UNGC’s 10 Principles. Given its role in spreading death and disease among millions of people and exac
Jul 11, 2017
Huffington Post (blog)
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Jul 11, 2017 21:55
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[Asia-pacific] World’s tobacco firms are on a roll even as China market shrinks
Tobacco industry is bucking the declining consumption trend, although experts expect China to lead a new wave of volume decline as Beijing steps up its anti-smoking campaign amid increasing health concerns
Jul 10, 2017
South China Morning Post
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Jul 10, 2017 16:38
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Should e-cigarette use be included in indoor smoking bans?
governments wanting to encourage smokers to shift to vaping might be better advised to evaluate the potential of other strategies, such as differential prices, that is, via high tobacco taxes and untaxed e-cigarettes. A potential advantage of price instru
Jul 7, 2017
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Jul 8, 2017 02:19