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(@BISouthAfrica) April 22, 2020 QUESTION: Will cloth masks become compulsory in South Africa
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The attack on flavored tobacco products - The Bay State Banner
On June 1st Massachusetts became the first state to ban the retail sale of menthol-flavored tobacco products. The post The attack on flavored tobacco products appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Zimbabwe: Zim Woman Nabbed in SA Cigarette Smuggling Syndicate
Police in South Africa have arrested five people, including a Zimbabwean woman, for allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Zimbabwe to South
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WATIMA: Why the tobacco debate is heating up
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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown
South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday
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South Africa: Alcohol Sales Extended, International Travel Relaxed
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is determined to see every part of the economy return to full operation as government works towards recovery from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Africans in Boston Before 1638?
In 1638, eight years after the original settlement of Boston, a ship named Desire arrived in Boston with the first American slaves. Built in Marblehead, the merchant vessel brought its cargo of cotton, tobacco, and slaves from Providence Island in the Bahamas. There is reason to believe that Black
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Masks, Social Distancing Still Necessary During Vaccine Distribution, Says WH Testing Czar
Adm. Brett Giroir, the top testing official at the Department of Health and Human Services, said Wednesday that Americans still need to practice coronavirus safety measures even with vaccinations underway nationwide.
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Amend SB 793, Now! - Los Angeles Sentinel
I am concerned about SB 793 as written.  Clearly, we need to be concerned about the growing use of tobacco products among our children and young people.  As a retired track and field athlete, specifically, the 400 meters, I am personally opposed to all types of
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Farmers Seek US Dollar Payments
Several Zimbabwean cotton farmers are increasingly worried over the continued depreciation of the domestic currency and want to be partly paid in US dollars during the next marketing season, a survey by Business Weekly has
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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research - Birthday
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June inflation drops to 9-month low
Data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows the cost of living measure, the inflation rate, fell to 4.59 percent in
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Black Groups Drag FDA Into Lawsuit Over Newport, Kool Other Menthol Cigs - Black Voice News
Seven out of 10 African American youth between ages 12 and 17 who smoke use menthol cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, a higher percentage (93 percent) of Black adults who smoke began using menthol cigarettes. That’s more than two times higher than
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Liquor sales and tobacco ban: 11 things you need to know from Ramaphosa's speech
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Barbados
An island in the Atlantic about 300 mi (483 km) north of Venezuela, Barbados is only 21 mi long (34 km) and 14 mi across (23 km) at its widest point. It is circled by fine beaches and narrow coastal plains. The highest point is Mount Hillaby (1,105 ft; 337 m) in the north-central
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Cigarette orders roll but public sales still firmly prohibited - BATSA
British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA), confirmed that it is taking cigarette orders but will not go against the lockdown regulations.
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Tobacco growers push for exchange rate disparity pay-out
TOBACCO growers are pushing authorities to consider exchange rate difference payment to cover the losses they incurred when they sold their crop at a fixed rate of
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NIH study links cigarette smoking to higher stroke risk in African Americans
African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked, while former smokers show a similarly lower risk as never smokers, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of
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Kenya: e-Cigarettes Lead to Relapse Among Ex-Smokers - Study
Sixteen years later, the rate of success among smokers who have quit smoking in Kenya remains suppressed at below 10 per
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National Black Chamber of Commerce
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India Proposes Raising Smoking Age to 21 – The Wilmington Journal
Mumbai, India — The government of India has proposed raising the smoking age from 18 to 21, banning the sale of loose cigarettes, and doing away with designated smoking areas in public places. The proposal [...]
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South Africa coronavirus: US gives 1,000 ventilators; cases pass 11,000
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BAT eyes tax holiday for nicotine pouches
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Tobacco industry seeks lifeline in e-cigarettes
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US stocks slip on Wall Street; S&P 500 backs off record - Black News Channel
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stocks are are slipping Wednesday and pulling back from their recent record highs as virus cases surge and coronavirus vaccines move closer to distribution. A vaccine from Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, which is already in use in the
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