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| SPAIN |
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Two regions ban public smoking
14 Aug 2020.
The region of Galicia and the Canary Islands have banned smoking in public areas to help curb the transmission of COVID-19, reports BBC News.
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| THE NETHERLANDS |
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Tobacco prices have increased by 20%
12 Aug 2020.
Tobacco prices in the Netherlands have gone up by an average of almost 20 per cent this year, as the government moves towards its goal of a EUR 10 packet of cigarettes, reports DutchNews.
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| SOUTH AFRICA |
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Court ‘bound’ to tobacco ban ruling
11 Aug 2020.
Legal counsel for South Africa’s Cooperative Governance Minister told the Western Cape High Court that it is bound by last month’s ruling to uphold the ban on tobacco product sales, reported IOL.
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| JAPAN |
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Male smoking rate below 30 per cent
11 Aug 2020.
The Japanese male smoking rate fell to below 30 per cent for the first time last year, reported The Japan Times.
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| UNITED KINGDOM |
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Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Brands to retire
07 Aug 2020.
Imperial Brands has announced that Oliver Tant has decided to retire as Chief Financial Officer and will leave the company once a suitable successor is found.
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| NEW ZEALAND |
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New vaping bill passed
07 Aug 2020.
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill has passed the final hurdle in Parliament, reports Radio New Zealand.
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| UNITED STATES |
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BAT announces new President for US business, Reynolds American
06 Aug 2020.
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced that Ricardo Oberlander will step down as President of Reynolds American and be succeeded by Guy Meldrum from 1 September.
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| JAPAN |
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JT to relocate head office
06 Aug 2020.
Japan Tobacco Inc. will move its head office to the Kamiyacho Trust Tower, the company announced in a press release.
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| CANADA |
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Vaping study for teenagers by teenagers
06 Aug 2020.
Researchers from Western University, Canada and the University of Nottingham, UK, are leading a new study into teenage vaping in Canada, where high schoolers will be appointed as co-researchers to the project, Scienmag reported.
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| UNITED KINGDOM |
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BAT reports half-year results
04 Aug 2020.
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced that in the first half of the year, its adjusted revenue increased by 2.4 per cent and its adjusted profit from operations increased by 3.3 per cent, compared to the same period in 2019, despite lower cigarette shipment volumes, according to a recent press release.
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