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North Macedonia Plans Tough New Law to Curb Smoking
12 Jan 2026 14:15 GMT
… a number of other public spaces. Smoking outside schools and … smokers. This is far higher than the EU average, where Eurobarometer and EU … health data suggest about 24 per cent of adults are smokers … .
Also, half of the smokers in North …
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Minister says indoor smoking bans set for update
12 Jan 2026 12:24 GMT
… a rate that exceeds every European Union nation except for Greece … Under current laws, individuals caught smoking in restricted areas face fines … announce it to the public after we complete it.… the minister signaled a broader public health push. He confirmed …
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Smoking laws in SA: Standardised packaging could be the new norm
12 Jan 2026 09:36 GMT
… such as banning smoking in all indoor public spaces, restricting smoking in certain … young people and first-time smokers.
However, concerns have been raised … 2012, followed by countries including France and the United Kingdom.
Currently …
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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 …