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90% of Omanis favour raising tax on tobacco, ban on smoking in open

Times of Oman 15 Feb 2026
Muscat. The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced the results of the 2025 National Survey on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and their associated risk ....
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90% of Omanis favour raising tax on tobacco and ban on smoking in open

Times of Oman 15 Feb 2026
Muscat. The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced the results of the 2025 National Survey on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and their associated risk ....
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Dining across the divide: ‘Kids shouldn’t really have smartphones – it’s akin to tobacco in ...

The Guardian 15 Feb 2026
An Arsenal fan and a Manchester United fan might not agree on football teams, but could they find common ground on mobile phones and AI?. Aaran, 43, Winchester. Occupation Works in executive recruitment ....
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Kanpur Lamborghini crash: No further questioning of tobacco merchant KK Mishra’s son Shivam, say police

The Economic Times 15 Feb 2026
Mishra, son of a local businessman, was arrested and granted bail on Thursday ... .
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Treasury considering changes to Australia’s contentious tobacco excise, as calls grow for a freeze

The Guardian 15 Feb 2026
Experts say a freeze on the federal government’s contentious tobacco excise should be considered, after the Treasury ...
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Kanpur Lamborghini crash: No need to question tobacco baron KK Mishra's son Shivam Mishra anymore, says IO

The Times of India 15 Feb 2026
Evidence is being collected and a chargesheet will be filed before the court soon,” Kumar asserted.Mishra, the son of local tobacco businessman K K Mishra, was granted bail by a Kanpur court on ...
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Tobacco tax is no help without stopping ag pollution | Letters

Des Moines Register 15 Feb 2026
Tobacco tax is meaningless without stopping agricultural pollution ... But because the tobacco industry isn’t part of Reynolds’ constituency, she tariffs its product ... Reducing tobacco use matters ... Raising tobacco taxes is good policy.
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Cuba postpones its annual cigar fair as a US oil siege causes severe fuel shortages ...

Newsday 15 Feb 2026
Every year, the company hosts the annual Habanos Festival, a key event for cigar aficionados and distributors worldwide, where attendees tour tobacco plantations, participate in auctions and witness the latest in craftsmanship.
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From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive ...

The Guardian 15 Feb 2026
They think – or perhaps hope – it is feeding day but their keepers have other plans ... lion poo ....
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How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

New York Times 15 Feb 2026
Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia the most expensive in the world. They have also helped fuel a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise in bootleg tobacco ... .
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RI should be skeptical about cigarette tax. Here's why | Opinion

The Providence Journal 15 Feb 2026
Cigarette consumers in Rhode Island already cross state lines at high rates to avoid elevated prices. In a state as small as Rhode Island, cheaper cigarettes are never more than a short drive away.
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Can I call the cops on my neighbor for cannabis smoke? Here’s what WA law says

The News Tribune 15 Feb 2026
The actions you can take to prevent secondhand smoke depend on where you live ... .
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Public health coalition wants tobacco taxes hike

The Daily Nonpareil 14 Feb 2026
Cigarette taxes in Iowa would increase by $1.50 per pack, and all other tobacco products, including vapes, would be taxed similarly under a proposal introduced by a state lawmaker and supported by a coalition of public health organizations ... .
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