Italian Smokers Forced Outdoors as Ban Takes Effect
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Italians, banned from smoking in indoor public places, were forced to take their habit outdoors Monday and one persistent puffer became the first to pay for breaking the law after it took effect at midnight.
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People caught smoking in bars and restaurants in Puerto Rico faced fines Friday as a ban on lighting up in enclosed public spaces took effect.
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A ban on smoking in virtually all enclosed public places has come into force throughout England.
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European legislators have voted to set up sealed smokers' rooms in their Strasbourg and Brussels buildings after a voluntary ban on lighting up failed, officials said on Tuesday.
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The Spanish Parliament bans smoking in its corridors ahead of government plans for a smoking ban in all working places.
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Manuel Bussac predicts he will smoke more and work less when France's ban on smoking in public spaces kicks in Thursday. His firefighter friend, Bernard Geoffrey, says the ban will help him quit his pack-a-day habit.
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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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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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A ban on the sale of all tobacco products comes into force in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
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A "shop a smoker" hotline will be set up to ensure people comply with the smoking ban, the government says.
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Spain extends its restrictions on smoking by introducing a partial ban in bars and restaurants.
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What's that nice smell? For drinkers and diners in France on Wednesday, the answer was fresh air. France reinvented itself with a new ban on smoking in cafes, restaurants and night spots, the most drastic measure yet to curb the habit in a country where cigarettes were long a potent lifestyle symbol.
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The government has announced that it will become the latest European country to ban smoking in public spaces from next July, but a hardcore of opposition persists in the teeth of broad public support.
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Italians, banned from smoking in indoor  public places, were forced to take their habit outdoors Monday  and one persistent puffer became the first to pay for breaking  the law after it took effect at midnight.
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NEW YORK  - New research from Italy provides additional evidence that banning smoking in public places may help prevent heart attacks, at least over the short term.
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Something about smoking seems very French, but a parliamentary committee approved a proposal to ban it in public areas.
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As of today 14 million Italians will no longer be allowed to smoke in public places unless they have special ventilated smoking rooms.