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UK Introduces Law To Create First "Smoke-Free Generation"
A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first "smoke-free generation" will on Tuesday be introduced in parliament, as part of a world-leading ban.
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UK PM Confirms Anti-Smoking Plan Will Not Become Law Before Election
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking for younger generations will not become law after he called a snap election leaving no time to push through one of his flagship policies.
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UK Parliament Debates Law Phasing Out Smoking
The UK parliament on Tuesday kicked off its first debate on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's planned flagship legislation to prevent young people from smoking, despite opposition from many in his own Conservative Party.
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UK Parliament To Debate Law Phasing Out Smoking
The law would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009 - effectively raising the smoking age by a year each year until it applies to the whole population.
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New Zealand's Upcoming Government To Scrap Law Curbing Tobacco Sales
New Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as a "huge win for the tobacco industry".
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Mexico Strengthens Ban On Smoking In Public Places
Mexico is thought to have the most comprehensive and robust legal system, the outlet further said.
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New Zealand To Be Smokefree By 2025, Passes World-First Law To Ban Smoking For Next Generation
New Zealand will be smoke-free by 2025, thanks to the passage of a world-first law prohibiting smoking for the next generation.
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Cannabis Tourism Not Welcome In Thailand, Says Health Minister
Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.
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''Delhi Chalo'': Smoke At Large Part Of Haryana-Delhi Border
Plumes of smoke were seen at Haryana-Delhi Singhu border as security personnel used tear gas to disperse farmers who are heading to Delhi for a two-day "Chalo Delhi" protest march against three farm laws enacted by the centre recently. Besides the tear gas, security personnel, dressed in all protective gear, were seen marching towards the crowd, wh...
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13 Dead In Delhi Clashes, CBSE Board Exams In Affected Areas Postponed: 10 Points
Thirteen people have been killed and more than 150 - including a child - injured as armed mobs rampaged through parts of northeast Delhi on Tuesday, looting and burning buildings and vehicles as the government hosts US President Donald Trump and his family only 15 kilometres away. Smoke was seen rising from buildings and streets were strewn with ro...
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This US State Is Considering Raising Legal Smoking Age -- To 100
Would-be cigarette smokers in the US state of Hawaii might have to wait a very long time for their first legal drag, after a lawmaker introduced a bill that would bar sales to anyone under the age of 100.
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Pro-Smoking Japanese Lawmaker Apologises For Heckling Cancer Patient
A Japanese member of parliament apologised on Thursday for jeering a lung cancer patient testifying about the dangers of second-hand smoke, saying he had spoken out to prevent discrimination against smokers.
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Uruguay Pharmacies Start Selling Marijuana
Pharmacies in Uruguay started selling marijuana Wednesday under a four-year-old law that has made the small South American country the first in the world to legalize pot from production to sale
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Opinion: Sweden Figured Out How To Stop People From Smoking
A chart published last month by the European Union as part of a survey about attitudes towards tobacco in Europe lists the percentage of daily smokers in 28 countries. At the top is Bulgaria, where 36 percent of the population smokes daily. Greece and France are close behind, with 35 and 33 percent respectively.
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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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UK Introduces Law To Create First "Smoke-Free Generation"
A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first "smoke-free generation" will on Tuesday be introduced in parliament, as part of a world-leading ban.
-
UK PM Confirms Anti-Smoking Plan Will Not Become Law Before Election
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking for younger generations will not become law after he called a snap election leaving no time to push through one of his flagship policies.
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UK Parliament Debates Law Phasing Out Smoking
The UK parliament on Tuesday kicked off its first debate on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's planned flagship legislation to prevent young people from smoking, despite opposition from many in his own Conservative Party.
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UK Parliament To Debate Law Phasing Out Smoking
The law would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009 - effectively raising the smoking age by a year each year until it applies to the whole population.
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New Zealand's Upcoming Government To Scrap Law Curbing Tobacco Sales
New Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as a "huge win for the tobacco industry".
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Mexico Strengthens Ban On Smoking In Public Places
Mexico is thought to have the most comprehensive and robust legal system, the outlet further said.
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New Zealand To Be Smokefree By 2025, Passes World-First Law To Ban Smoking For Next Generation
New Zealand will be smoke-free by 2025, thanks to the passage of a world-first law prohibiting smoking for the next generation.
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Cannabis Tourism Not Welcome In Thailand, Says Health Minister
Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.
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''Delhi Chalo'': Smoke At Large Part Of Haryana-Delhi Border
Plumes of smoke were seen at Haryana-Delhi Singhu border as security personnel used tear gas to disperse farmers who are heading to Delhi for a two-day "Chalo Delhi" protest march against three farm laws enacted by the centre recently. Besides the tear gas, security personnel, dressed in all protective gear, were seen marching towards the crowd, wh...
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13 Dead In Delhi Clashes, CBSE Board Exams In Affected Areas Postponed: 10 Points
Thirteen people have been killed and more than 150 - including a child - injured as armed mobs rampaged through parts of northeast Delhi on Tuesday, looting and burning buildings and vehicles as the government hosts US President Donald Trump and his family only 15 kilometres away. Smoke was seen rising from buildings and streets were strewn with ro...
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This US State Is Considering Raising Legal Smoking Age -- To 100
Would-be cigarette smokers in the US state of Hawaii might have to wait a very long time for their first legal drag, after a lawmaker introduced a bill that would bar sales to anyone under the age of 100.
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Pro-Smoking Japanese Lawmaker Apologises For Heckling Cancer Patient
A Japanese member of parliament apologised on Thursday for jeering a lung cancer patient testifying about the dangers of second-hand smoke, saying he had spoken out to prevent discrimination against smokers.
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Uruguay Pharmacies Start Selling Marijuana
Pharmacies in Uruguay started selling marijuana Wednesday under a four-year-old law that has made the small South American country the first in the world to legalize pot from production to sale
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Opinion: Sweden Figured Out How To Stop People From Smoking
A chart published last month by the European Union as part of a survey about attitudes towards tobacco in Europe lists the percentage of daily smokers in 28 countries. At the top is Bulgaria, where 36 percent of the population smokes daily. Greece and France are close behind, with 35 and 33 percent respectively.
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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.
