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Sochi 2014 Marks New Russian Anti-smoking Law and World No Tobacco Day
The Games in Sochi will be the twelfth ones to be free from tobacco smoke, protecting over 155,000 athletes, sports delegation representatives and volunteers from the harmful effects of smoking.
Jun 1, 2013
PR Web
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Jun 2, 2013 10:51
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Russia's smokers flout new tobacco ban
RUSSIA'S smokers openly defied an ambitious new ban on public smoking as it went into effect, calling it unfair and casting doubt on the government's ability to enforce it. Moscow residents continued to light up outside metro stations and colleges even
Jun 2, 2013
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
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Jun 2, 2013 10:50
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[Russia] Putin Risks Ire of Smokers with Ban in Public Places
Russians are among the heaviest smokers in the world, with the four in ten figure - which includes children - comparing to 27% in the United States and 30% in France, according to the World Health Organisation. Life expectancy in Russia is is 69, agains
Jun 1, 2013
IBTimes (uk)
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Jun 2, 2013 10:49
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Russian smokers bemoan 'doomed country' as ban kicks in
Instead of protesting the move, many Russians say they are happy the government is forcing smokers' hands. "I cannot wait for smoking to be prohibited everywhere. Every time I get in a taxi the first thing I ask the driver is to put down his cigarette,"
Jun 2, 2013
NBC News
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Jun 2, 2013 10:45
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Russia tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law
'Our country is not ready for this law,' says legal expert of country where nearly 40% light up
Jun 1, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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Jun 2, 2013 10:13
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New anti-tobacco law to save 200,000 lives in Russia
May 31, 2013
Russia & India Report (ru)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:15
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Russia tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law
Tobacco restrictions came into force in Russia on Saturday which President Vladimir Putin hopes will create a healthier workforce and help reverse a population decline, but they face stiff opposition in a country where four in ten people smoke.
Jun 1, 2013
Reuters
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Jun 1, 2013 12:14
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Kick the habit: Smoking ban comes into effect in Russia
A law banning smoking in certain public places, including airports, railway stations and bus stops, comes into force on June 1 in Russia – the country where up to 40 % of the adult population regularly light up.
Jun 1, 2013
RT TV / TV Novosti (ru)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:14
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Russia starts ambitious smoking ban
Russia's ambitious smoking ban, which aims to cut the number of smokers in half and improve public health, has gone into effect amid doubts that its measures can be fully enforced. The first stage of the so-called anti-tobacco ban makes it illegal to sm
Jun 1, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:12
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Russian smokers enjoy last day of tobacco freedom
According to the new law, from June 1, smokers will not be allowed to smoke in public places, schools, universities, in buildings of state authorities, regional public transport, railway stations, airports, elevators and stairwells, playgrounds and bus st
May 31, 2013
Pravda Online
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May 31, 2013 11:34