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[China] Chinese woman wins case after suing rail operator over smoking on ‘no smoking’ train
Beijing Railway Transport Court ruled on Monday in favour of the plaintiff, Li Ying, who had sued the train operator, Harbin Railway Bureau, for breaking its own smoking ban in her carriage, reported Huaxi City Daily, a local newspaper in Chengdu in sout
Jun 26, 2018
South China Morning Post
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Jun 26, 2018 21:37
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[UK] NHS staff smokers cost health service £200m a year with cigarette breaks and sick days, report finds
There are more than 73,000 smokers among the 1.2 million NHS employees in England and the lost working hours from their combined smoking breaks add up to £99m a year, the Royal College of Physicians’ tobacco advisory group has said. Though smoking break
Jun 26, 2018
The Independent (uk)
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Jun 26, 2018 21:25
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[Australia] Anti-smoking advocates urge governments to plug gaps in smoke-free laws
Heart Foundation and Quit Victoria are urging all employers, especially those whose staff work outdoors, to follow Eastlink's lead and introduce smoke-free policies and state governments to plug gaps in existing smoke-free legislation, which leave many p
Jun 27, 2018
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
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Jun 26, 2018 21:10
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[Asia, China] Chinese Court Removes Smoking Areas From Trains
A Beijing court ruled Monday that a train operator should cancel all designated smoking areas on its trains after a passenger sued the company over secondhand smoke, The Beijing News reported. The case marks China’s first lawsuit over smoking in public
Jun 26, 2018
Sixth Tone (cn)
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Jun 26, 2018 20:49
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Do smoking bans lead to less or more smoking in the home?
The findings of the study indicate that children’s SHS exposure at home did not increase after the introduction of public smoking bans....additional studies are required to assess the impact of public smoking bans on children’s SHS exposure at home. Furth
Jun 26, 2018
BioMed Central (uk)
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Jun 26, 2018 20:47
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[Asia, China] Court bans smoking on slow trains: report
The Beijing Railway Transport Court ordered a railway authority on Monday to remove smoking areas and smoking-related facilities on slow trains, Tuesday's China Daily reported. The order was given to the Harbin Railway Bureau which operates train K1301
Jun 26, 2018
Ecns.cn (cn)
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Jun 26, 2018 20:45
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[Asia, China] Court orders no smoking on slow train / Student's lawsuit claimed her rights as a passenger were violated on journey
"People's rights sometimes come into conflict in a closed space, such as trains," the verdict said. "Passengers' rights to stay healthy in coaches, we believe, is more important than the rights of smokers."
Jun 26, 2018
Ecns.cn (cn)
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Jun 26, 2018 20:45
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[Canada] Plenty of second-hand smoke still in so called non-smoking seniors’ apartments in P.E.I.
Clearing the air of cigarette smoke in government subsidized senior buildings is a slow process, says a housing official. Chris Reeves, provincial coordinator for housing with the Department of Family and Human Services, says 41 such buildings are desig
Jun 25, 2018
(Prince Edward Island) Guardian (ca)
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Jun 26, 2018 14:52
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[Asia-pacific, Japan] EDITORIAL: Lawmaker’s jeers directed at witness hurt dignity of Diet
We feel flabbergasted and enraged by his act of jeering, which disgraced the bastion of free speech, of which he is a part. Yoichi Anami, a Lower House member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, heckled a lung cancer patient who was speaking at the
Jun 23, 2018
Asahi Shimbum (jp)
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Jun 25, 2018 15:33