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Japan Wrestles Over Smoking Ban As Olympics Loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over tobacco tax revenue, personal freedom and the dangers of passive smoking, which kills thousands of Japanese each year.
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With Strict Anti-Smoking Legislation, Japan Tries To Kick The Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations.
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British American Tobacco To Buy Camel Cigarette Maker Reynolds For $49 Billion
Analysts have said the takeover could spark further deals as Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco jostle for market share in an industry that is shrinking in the West as more people quit smoking.
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Philip Morris CEO Looks Towards Phasing Out Cigarettes: Report
Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes everywhere except the United States, gets the vast majority of its sales and profits from traditional cigarettes.
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Australia Welcomes Plain Cigarette Packaging 'Win'
An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.
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E-Cigarettes Have 10 Times the Carcinogens as Regular Tobacco: Study
A team of researchers commissioned by Japan's Health Ministry studied the vapour produced by e-cigarettes for signs of carcinogens.
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Why Australia's decision to ban logo on tobacco pack has hurt ITC shares
ITC shares fell most in 1.5 months. VST Industries also traded lower, falling 1.4 per cent to Rs 1,784.50.
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Australian court deals blow to tobacco giants BAT, Imperial Tobacco, Philip Morris
Australia called on the rest of the world to match its tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws after its highest court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge from international cigarette companies in a major test case.
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Sensex falls 72 points; HCL Tech soars 7% on Q4
Other frontline IT stocks like Infosys and Wipro closed in the red. Infosys hit a 52-week low today.
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Nikkei gains for 5th day; Fanuc, Komatsu advance
The Nikkei has gained 20 per cent so far this year on the back of robust US economic data.
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Five big facts about the Facebook IPO
With the IPO, Facebook will be under scrutiny, held more accountable, and require to be more transparent
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Japan Wrestles Over Smoking Ban As Olympics Loom
Tokyo risks being one of the unhealthiest Olympic Games hosts in years, as an anti-smoking law exposes deep rifts over tobacco tax revenue, personal freedom and the dangers of passive smoking, which kills thousands of Japanese each year.
-
With Strict Anti-Smoking Legislation, Japan Tries To Kick The Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations.
-
British American Tobacco To Buy Camel Cigarette Maker Reynolds For $49 Billion
Analysts have said the takeover could spark further deals as Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco jostle for market share in an industry that is shrinking in the West as more people quit smoking.
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Philip Morris CEO Looks Towards Phasing Out Cigarettes: Report
Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes everywhere except the United States, gets the vast majority of its sales and profits from traditional cigarettes.
-
Australia Welcomes Plain Cigarette Packaging 'Win'
An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.
-
E-Cigarettes Have 10 Times the Carcinogens as Regular Tobacco: Study
A team of researchers commissioned by Japan's Health Ministry studied the vapour produced by e-cigarettes for signs of carcinogens.
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Why Australia's decision to ban logo on tobacco pack has hurt ITC shares
ITC shares fell most in 1.5 months. VST Industries also traded lower, falling 1.4 per cent to Rs 1,784.50.
-
Australian court deals blow to tobacco giants BAT, Imperial Tobacco, Philip Morris
Australia called on the rest of the world to match its tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws after its highest court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge from international cigarette companies in a major test case.
-
Sensex falls 72 points; HCL Tech soars 7% on Q4
Other frontline IT stocks like Infosys and Wipro closed in the red. Infosys hit a 52-week low today.
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Nikkei gains for 5th day; Fanuc, Komatsu advance
The Nikkei has gained 20 per cent so far this year on the back of robust US economic data.
-
Five big facts about the Facebook IPO
With the IPO, Facebook will be under scrutiny, held more accountable, and require to be more transparent
