Hurricane Ian a ‘catastrophe’ for Cuba’s vital cigar sector
SAN JUAN Y MARTINEZ, Cuba (AFP) - Western Cuba's tobacco growing heartland has been left devastated by Hurricane Ian with…
4 years ago
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Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertising
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Swiss voted on Sunday to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco…
4 years ago
New York sues e-cigarette firm Juul for targeting youngsters
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York on Tuesday became the second state this week to sue Juul,…
7 years ago
President Duterte signs law raising excise taxes on all tobacco products
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act 11346 which raised the excise tax on all tobacco products as a…
7 years ago
WHO urges enforcement of tobacco ad bans at sporting events
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization called Thursday for better enforcement of bans on tobacco advertising at sporting…
7 years ago
Mas mataas na buwis sa tabako, isinusulong ng DOH; Universal Health Care, nais mapondohan
(Eagle News) - Isinusulong ng Department of Health (DOH) ang mas mataas na buwis sa tobacco products para makakuha ng…
8 years ago
Tobacco use, second-hand smoke linked to heart disease, cause 3 million deaths yearly — WHO
(Eagle News) -- "Tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure are major causes of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks and…
8 years ago
Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health…
8 years ago
BIR collects P4 billion more in monthly taxes from Mighty Corp. since JTI takeover in 2017
(Eagle News) --The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reported it has collected roughly P4 billion more in monthly excise…
8 years ago
Big tobacco wins in smoke-friendly SE Asia: watchdog
By Agence France Presse A global treaty to fight the health impact of tobacco has suffered substantial setbacks…
9 years ago
Time off for good behavior: Japan firm rewards non-smokers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the…
9 years ago
Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven…
9 years ago
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