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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON: DECLARATION OF WAR ON SMOKING
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U-S President Bill Clinton has made a dramatic declaration of war on smoking, calling nicotine a drug and ordering a crackdown on childhood smoking.
President Clinton blamed tobacco companies for irresponsible advertising...
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USA: TOBACCO COMPANIES VOW TO FIGHT TROUBLED TOBACCO DEAL (2)
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Tobacco companies are not only dropping support for comprehensive legislation in the United States Congress, but have vowed to start fighting instead.
Philip Morris and Lorillard are joining R-J Reynolds in actively opposing...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: French tobacco farmers on edge as EU subsidies stubbed out
VOICED: French tobacco farmers on edge as EU subsidies stubbed out
Bloomberg
China's Government Is Getting Rich Selling Cigarettes
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- The China National Tobacco Corp., which serves Chinas 300 million smokers, is by far the largest cigarette maker in the world. In 2013 it manufactured about 2.5 trillion cigarettes. Its next largest...
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President Biden Announces New Regulations Cracking Down On Ghost Guns
Leaders say ghost guns are fueling the gun violence epidemic. In 2021, approximately 20,000 suspected ghost guns were recovered and reported to ATF.
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With their glowing amber tips, and flavored nicotine-infused mists, electronic cigarettes are becoming popular alternatives to smoking traditional cigarettes in China and elsewhere.
HEADLINE: E-cigarettes: Healthy habit or new hazard?
CAPTION: With their glowing amber tips, and flavored nicotine-infused mists, electronic cigarettes are becoming popular alternatives to smoking traditional cigarettes in China and...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French workers protest at Imperial Tobacco layoff plan
CLEAN : French workers protest at Imperial Tobacco layoff plan
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FDA Brings E-Cigarettes under Federal Authority
New federal rules announced Thursday have the potential to upend the multibillion-dollar electronic cigarette industry just as it is attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes.Under the long-awaited rules...
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A Senate panel today takes up legislation on the regulation of tobacco products.
HEADLINE: Senate takes up regulation of tobacco products
CAPTION: Health groups were in Washington Tuesday trying to generate momentum for legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco...
Bloomberg
AdvisorShares MD Sees Pot, Alcohol Companies Combining
Dec.27 -- Dan Ahrens, AdvisorShares Investments managing director, says he expects increased M&A activity between marijuana, tobacco and alcohol companies. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julie Hyman on "Bloomberg ETF IQ."
Bloomberg
Philip Morris CEO Sees Supply Chain Lesson in Coronavirus Crisis
Feb.24 -- Philip Morris International Chief Executive Officer Andre Calantzopoulos discusses the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the company's supply chain, and progress on noncombustible tobacco products. He speaks with...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Tati fans see smoke over 'missing pipe'
VOICED: Tati fans see smoke over 'missing pipe'
Bloomberg
National Medical Marijuana Legalization May Be Introduced in 2020, Bruce Linton Says
Nov.07 -- Bruce Linton, Vireo executive chairman and Canopy Growth co-founder, reacts to the crackdown on vaping and discusses the market potential and federal regulation of cannabis in the U.S. with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Caroline...
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Various - Increase in smoking
Tobacco is already Europe's biggest killer, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), and unless countries and societies unite to fight it, the continent will face a major disaster. That's the message the organisation wants to...
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USA: WASHINGTON: PRESIDENT CLINTON CRACKDOWN ON TEENAGE SMOKING
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President Clinton hopes to give his final blessing on Friday to politically potent rules cracking down on teenage smoking, focusing on cigarette advertising, availability and education.
The long-anticipated move would...
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USA: KENTUCKY: PRESIDENT CLINTON MEETS TOBACCO GROWERS
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United States President Bill Clinton took his public relations battle against the tobacco industry into the heart of tobacco country on Thursday.
Clinton met with tobacco growers in Kentucky in a bid to win them to his...
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USA - Clinton supports bipartisan bill on tobacco
US President Clinton announced his support for a bipartisan bill on tobacco and health on Thursday (12/3). The President said it had been shown that advertising was even more crucial than peer pressure in persuading young people to...
Bloomberg
Fight Against Ebola: What Drugs Are in the Pipeline?
Oct. 20 -- Bloomberg's Shelby Holliday reports on drug maker interest in developing an Ebola vaccines and therapies. She speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Biofuel research may keep tobacco industry from going up in smoke
Berkeley, California - 7 May 2013
1. Researcher walks up to tobacco plant in greenhouse on UC Berkeley campus
2. Researcher inspects tobacco plant
3. Close of tobacco leaf
4. SOUNDBITE (English): Peggy Lemaux ("la-mow") - Researcher -...
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Tobacco Tax Campaign to be on California Ballot
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus055643A campaign to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 a pack said Monday (May 16) it has collected enough signatures to qualify the proposal for the Nov. 8 ballot and raise the prospect of a...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Chinese inventor promotes 'electronic' cigarettes
CLEAN: Chinese inventor promotes 'electronic' cigarettes
Bridgeman Arts
Capital County, 1950, part 9 - A care home for the elderly on the outskirts of London
Clip 9 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
Bridgeman Arts
The Grumblens (part 2) - Australian WWII propaganda film about rationing and the war effort c1940
Clip 2 of the The "Grumblens" - a husband and wife who are always complaining about the lack of luxuries and shortages during the war meet a war correspondent who explains to them why there are shortages. The correspondent chastens them...
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Vape shop owner satisfied with new FDA rules
U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices.