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UK travellers are this summer being warned about the consequences of becoming involved in the illegal trade in tobacco products.Read More
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A study has found that, in brief, increases in cigarette prices can make the financially less-well-off even poorer. Read More
A story from Indonesia about two students having been expelled for smoking contrasts with one from Australia earlier this week where a school head puts education first.Read More
Japan Tobacco Inc’s latest smoking-rate survey, which it has been conducting annually for more than 50 years, has confirmed that the long-term decline in the prevalence of smoking is continuing.Read More
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