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EU imposes sanctions on key Belarus sectors

The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on key sectors of the Belarus economy.The new package includes measures restricting trade in potash fertilizer, petroleum and tobacco products, the bl

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U.S. prepares to put ban on menthol cigarettes

02:47 For years, smoking cessation activists along with many groups representing African Americans have been pushing for a ban on menthol cigarettes, which are very popular among black

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China to exempt duty on imported exhibits at CIFTIS

China said on Friday import duty, import value-added tax and consumption tax will be exempted from exhibits that are within sales quotas during the exhibition period of the 2020 China International F

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Plane carrying protective masks from China arrives in Hungary

A plane from southern China's Shenzhen landed here on Sunday morning, carrying 1,365,000 protective masks, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto announced on his Faceboo

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Taxes key in war on 'lifestyle' disease: health experts

Globalhealthleadershavecalledfortaxestocurbconsumptionandfinancehealthcaretofightlifestylediseasessuchasstrokeanddiabetesandtheirimpactonthepoor.Inhalf-a-dozens

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Former Bond actor Brosnan says India mouth freshener brand 'cheated' him

ActorPierceBrosnanhastoldIndianauthoritiesthathewas"cheated"byamouthfreshenercompanythathademployedhimtopromoteitsbrand.Hehadbeenaskedtoexplainwhyhewasinanadfor

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India moves to stub out tobacco industry rights

TheIndiangovernmentispushingtheSupremeCourttoapplyararelyuseddoctrinethatwouldstripthe$11billiontobaccoindustry’slegalrighttotrade,aneffortaimedatdeterringtobac

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Australia urged to sue tobacco industry for smoking-related illnesses

LeadingAustralianexpertshavecalledonthecountry'sgovernmentstoholdtobaccocompaniesaccountablefordamagedonetopeople'shealthbytakingthemtocourt.Inanarticlepublishe

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E-cigarettes containing nicotine may increase risk of heart attack

E-cigarettescontainingnicotinecouldincreasetheriskofheartattacksandstrokes,accordingtonewresearch.ThestudybyscientistsinSwedenhaslinkedvapingdevicescontainingni

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India threatens Philip Morris over alleged violation of anti-smoking law

TheIndiangovernmenthasthreatenedPhilipMorrisInternationalIncwith"punitiveaction"overthetobaccogiant'sallegedviolationofthecountry'santi-smokinglaws,accordingtoa

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Chinese company signs agreement with Cuba to boost cigar sales

China National Tobacco Corporation, the world's largest cigarette company, has signed an agreement in Havana aimed to boost Cuban cigar sales to the Asian country.

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Chinese company signs agreement with Cuba to boost cigar sales

ChinaNationalTobaccoCorporation,theworld'slargestcigarettecompany,hassignedanagreementinHavanaaimedtoboostCubancigarsalestotheAsiancountry.Thereisagrowingdemand

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Chinese investments help boost Zimbabwean economy

ZimbabweisbenefittingfromlucrativebusinessdealswithChina,withtheAsiangiantbecomingthebiggestinjectorofforeigndirectinvestment(FDI)inthissouthernAfricancountry.T

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Philip Morris waging global effort to hobble anti-smoking treaty

PhilipMorris,themultinationalcompanybestknownforMarlborocigarettes,hasdevelopedacorporatestrategytoundermineaglobaltreatyandfighttobaccoregulationaroundtheworld

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S. Korea: Tax hike bill for HNB cigarettes advocated by lawmaker

Amajoroppositionlawmakerhasintroducedbillstoraisetaxesonheat-not-burn(HNB)cigarettes,amidconcernsthatthesmoke-freetobaccoemitsharmfulsubstances.Rep.KimGwang-lim

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Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO

Smokingandothertobaccousekillsmorethansevenmillionpeopleeachyear,theWorldHealthOrganizationsaidTuesday,alsowarningofthedireenvironmentalimpactoftobaccoproductio

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Cuba to close 2017 cigar harvest with 30,000 tons of tobacco leaves

Cubawillconcludeitscurrenttobaccoharvestwithalmost30,000tonsofleaves,whichisexpectedtoincreaseincomesofoneoftheisland'smainexportsandhaveapositiveimpactonitseco