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The Nobel and the Booker remind us of the apocalyptic and absurd in Central European fiction
11 Jan 2026 13:51 GMT
… Krasznahorkai made a rare public appearance to deliver … been variously defined as Central European – Austria, the Czech … East European Romania and the characteristically West European France.
I … vicinity are the words “smoking” or “cigarette” used, …
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SMOKERS’ CORNER: RELEASING THE PRESSURE
11 Jan 2026 09:43 GMT
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The broken state of Britain
11 Jan 2026 04:18 GMT
… s key priorities were banning smoking and A Level reform.
But … one-out’ deal agreed with France in the summer, under which … the very legitimacy of the British state. These responses, these … functional. The real answer to Britain’s governing problems is that …
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New study links COVID-19 vaccines to increased cancer risk, revealing “smoking gun” evidence
10 Jan 2026 14:15 GMT
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Large studies (South Korea, Italy, U.S. military) reveal … data resembles a "smoking gun," particularly given … , lung and thyroid cancers.
Italy (300,000 subjects): Elevated … regulators demand accountability, the public must seek truth beyond captured …
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Is there a future for British pubs?
10 Jan 2026 01:24 GMT
… a popular policy with the public. But not for publicans, who … tax changes- just look at public schools – but for pubs the … 1981. Then came the 2007 smoking ban, and in 2020 and … changes. Over a third of British adults do not drink alcohol …
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Why Europeans should DARE* to make New Year’s resolutions
09 Jan 2026 12:26 GMT
… a group of public challengers holding Europeans accountable to their … sectors of traditional manufacturing. Germany alone has lost more … classic resolutions like stopping smoking and exercising more are … from the blackout across Spain and Portugal in April …
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Tax Trends in European Countries
09 Jan 2026 11:23 GMT
… Among the major European countries outside the EU, only Norway, … affect public health.
Iceland, Ireland, Poland, and Spain introduced … duties are regressive because smoking and drinking are …
Hungary, Croatia, Ireland, Germany, and Luxembourg increased the …
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France is finally stubbing out its romance with smoking. Maybe the rest of us should too
09 Jan 2026 02:24 GMT
… the highest rate in western Europe.
I’m a firm … small but essential part of French national identity was ending. …
France’s National Committee Against Smoking says more than 75,000 smokers … and helped recast smoking from social habit to public-health threat. …
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Experts issue warning after study's grim discovery on cigarette filters: 'In the interests of public health'
08 Jan 2026 23:05 GMT
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Although the majority of smokers assume that filters work by … East, associate professor of public health at Brighton and Sussex … of the population in Great Britain is aware of the … marketing con to keep people smoking, protecting tobacco industry profits. …
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Millions in Great Britain using or seeking weight loss drugs
08 Jan 2026 02:27 GMT
… .9 million adults in Great Britain – nearly one in 10 – have … , researchers used data from the Smoking Toolkit Study, an ongoing survey … UK, this study shows growing public interest in weight loss medication …