Tobacco-Loving Russia Nears Public Smoking Ban
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Russia's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to restrict smoking in public places in one of the world's heaviest smoking nations.
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TORONTO (CP) - Bar and corner-store owners winced while anti-tobacco activists celebrated Wednesday as the Ontario government introduced a provincewide ban on smoking, part of what it considers the toughest anti-tobacco strategy on the continent.
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Cigar-producing Cuba says a ban on smoking in some public places will come into force in February.
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France becomes the latest European country to  introduce a ban on smoking in  workplaces.
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Smoking bans come into effect in pubs and restaurants in much of Germany and all of France.
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The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland will help to save lives, the government says.
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The British government plans to impose a  sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will  consider curbs on television advertising of "junk food" aimed  at children.
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The Russian parliament is divided over plans backed by the Kremlin to ban the consumption of beer in public.
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SOFIA, Jan 8: The Bulgarian government banned smoking in some public places as of January 1, but in a country where half of the population smokes both restaurant owners and smokers are resisting the government ...
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HAVANA -- The country known for it high-quality cigars banned smoking of all kinds in public places yesterday, as the Cuban government acknowledged the health risk of tobacco.
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Scotland became the latest country to  take a stand against tobacco on Wednesday by announcing a ban  on smoking in public buildings.
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FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Health Department is trying to clear the air about the province&#39;s new smoking ban as the countdown begins to for public places to go smoke free.
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The government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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Scotland's government has agreed to ban smoking in enclosed public places under legislation to be presented before the end of the year.
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A ban on the sale of all tobacco products comes into force in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
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A ban on smoking in virtually all enclosed public places has come into force throughout England.
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By Lyndsay Moss, PA Health Correspondent and Emily Pennink, PA. The Government will today announce a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food.