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Palau Stubs Out Tobacco

As of March 15, 2012, Palau has banned all tobacco products, completing a seven year effort to limit tobacco use on the freely associated Island territory of the U.S.
Talk Radio News Service
added Sep 17, 2012 17:27
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[Nigeria] The Dangers Of Teens Smoking

Ruth Choji in this piece examines the health, social and economic implications of cigarette smoking among young people.
Leadership (ng)
added Sep 9, 2012 22:21
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[Australia] PM's gay smoking furore

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will address the Australian Christian Lobby's national conference next month, despite its leader yesterday suggesting a homosexual ''lifestyle'' was more hazardous to health than smoking.
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
added Sep 5, 2012 17:08
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[Maryland] WEIMERT: Cigarette taxes saved my kids' lives

Maryland should again raise the cost of smoking
Baltimore (MD) Sun
added Aug 29, 2012 21:06
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[India] Jammu and Kashmir to step up measures to control consumption of tobacco

Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to set up a committee to monitor the progress of initiatives for controlling the menace. Voicing concern over increasing cases of cancer every year due to use of tobacco in different forms, state health minister Sh
Times of India
added Aug 25, 2012 04:36
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[Jordan] Ramadan offers chance to quit, but smokers say it’s not so easy

Sadeq Ghabashah, head of the health ministry’s tobacco control unit, said that anyone who can make it through this Ramadan’s 16-hour fast without lighting up “can quit”. “Fighting the craving for cigarettes is the most difficult step
Jordan Times (jo)
added Aug 12, 2012 17:12
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[Algeria, Lebanon] Lebanese star reported for smoking in Ramadan

Yara’s driver angered when singer refuses to stop smoking in public during the day, in violation of Ramadan rules
Gulf News (ae)
added Aug 9, 2012 16:01
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[UK] Professional Pensions CoE puts News Corp on 'porn and tobacco' blacklist

The Church of England has disinvested News Corporation shares worth £1.9m after the company failed to address ethical concerns raised in the aftermath of the phone-hacking scandal. Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate joins the Church's blacklist which
Professional Pensions (uk)
added Aug 7, 2012 14:19
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[India] Smoking ban: PGIMER teams to check public places in Amritsar

With a view to ensuring the implementation of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) OF 2003, under which the government proposes to make Amritsar smoke-free by August 15, a team of experts from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education
Hindustan Times (in)
added Aug 5, 2012 22:33
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Fasting best way to quit smoking: Pakistani expert

Along with a bundle of blessings, fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan also helps people quit the bad habit of smoking, a Pakistani doctor has said.
New Kerala.com (in)
added Aug 5, 2012 14:12
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