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Rail and literature part 1: the Russian novels and more
26 Dec 2025 12:03 GMT
… Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returning to Russia by train from Switzerland ( … long train journey in the company of his Bolshevik cronies, … burgeoning dictator), imposed a smoking ban in their sealed carriage … for bathroom use: one for smokers, and one for ‘general …
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Philip Morris India uses market intelligence to map illicit cigarette hotspots
23 Dec 2025 15:07 GMT
… legal cigarettes. Illicit cigarettes evade taxation, while the legal industry … markets worldwide.
In regions such as the EU, UK, Russia … protect consumers.
The company this year engaged with … , compliant, and secure tobacco ecosystem that protects consumers …
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US equity futures are flat heading into US data; DXY weighed on by strength in the Yen and Antipodeans - Newsquawk US Market Open
23 Dec 2025 12:23 GMT
… and Food, Beverage and Tobacco (+0.4%) are also … to shore up its recycling industry, according to FT.
… NYT.
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Russia';s Ryabkov said Russia and US held … not reflecting fundamentals. The market has stabilised somewhat since yesterday. …
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US equity futures point to a higher open going into the Christmas holiday; Global geopols in focus - Newsquawk US Market Open
22 Dec 2025 11:54 GMT
… ahead, highlights include Canadian Producer Prices (Nov), and … that 26% of firms expect business to deteriorate in 2026 … explosion in Moscow, via Unn; subsequently, the Russian Investigative Committee … / equity-market policies remain in effect which …
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Nearly half of smokers in Lithuania have tried smuggled cigarettes, poll finds
22 Dec 2025 11:41 GMT
Nearly half of smokers in Lithuania have tried illicit cigarettes at least once … used contraband tobacco.
Ignas Zokas, chief executive of the market research firm … Lithuania and neighbouring Belarus and Russia were cited by 74% of …
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Drone drops steak, crab legs, cigarettes, weed and Old Bay seasoning. And this was at just one SC prison.
22 Dec 2025 10:41 GMT
… of steak, crab legs, cigarettes, marijuana and Old Bay spice … on enjoying steak, crab legs, cigarettes and marijuana, not to mention … pointed to the war between Russia and Ukraine and the constant … an airdrop.
“It is big business,” said Shain. “It is organized …
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Bashar al-Assad Lives a Life of Luxury and Isolation in Moscow Skyscraper After Fleeing Syria Following Regime Collapse
22 Dec 2025 09:36 GMT
… towering skyscraper in Moscow City, the Russian capital’s glossy business district.
The … at Moscow’s Four Seasons Hotel, spending his time drinking and smoking … Moscow and alleged the poisoning was intended to embarrass the Russian government.
Russian …
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Bashar al-Assad's new life in Moscow - playing PlayStation games and 'brushing up on ophthalmology', living in luxury apartment away from the outside world after falling out with Putin
21 Dec 2025 12:59 GMT
… Moscow City district, a glittering business centre in the heart of the Russian … Hotel in Moscow and spends his time drinking and smoking hookah.
Revelations … of the family's luxury life in Moscow …
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Drones keep shutting down European airports. This hybrid warfare could be a sign of worse to come, one analyst says.
25 Dec 2025 11:55 GMT
… balloons smuggling crates of cheap cigarettes over the border from Belarus.
… the individuals, with links to Russian intelligence, put explosive devices in … war with Russia over some balloons in Lithuania," Patrick told Business Insider. …
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A toast to tranquility: Supporting farmers, winemakers from Ukraine with spirits from State Street
24 Dec 2025 19:42 GMT
… unless provoked, and the Russians displayed the same restraint … exchanged Austrian tobacco and schnapps for Russian bread and … their relationship with Mother Russia has been somewhat tempestuous … markets. Moscow’s loss was Massachusetts’ gain. Now the company …
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