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France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» PARIS - France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation.
France to ban smoking outdoors in most places: minister
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» PARIS - France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced Thursday.
Japan's Osaka bans street smoking ahead of Expo 2025
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» TOKYO - The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year's World Expo.
Milan says no to all outdoor smoking in Italy's toughest ban
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Smokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country's toughest ban comes into effect Wednesday.
Dutch dope trial: what's the deal?
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» THE HAGUE - On December 15, cannabis will for the first time be grown, sold, and consumed legally in the Netherlands as part of a four-year trial across the country.
'Citizens of the Reich': Raids and suspicion as German group grows
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» WITTENBERG (GERMANY) - On the outskirts of the eastern German town of Wittenberg, a corrugated iron gate painted with green leaves welcomes visitors to the "Koenigreich Deutschland" (Kingdom of Germany).
Doctors warn of New Zealand health tragedy after smoking ban scrapped
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» WELLINGTON - Doctors blasted New Zealand’s conservative government on Tuesday for revoking world-leading anti-smoking laws, warning that people will die over the act of "public health vandalism".
Dutch 'coffee shops' savour legal pot trial
AFP, Published on 11/10/2023
» BREDA (NETHERLANDS) - In the back room of "The Baron", a Dutch marijuana-selling "coffee shop", owner Rick Brand excitedly browsed through the cannabis products he will soon be able to offer.
Last stop: Paris waves goodbye to cardboard Metro tickets
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» PARIS - The Paris Metro is phasing out cardboard tickets after 120 years, taking the capital's urban transit into a contactless future but leaving behind nostalgic fans who will miss the humble rectangular cards.
Juul agrees to pay $438 mn in US over marketing vapes to youth
AFP, Published on 07/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Juul Labs will pay $438.5 million to settle a probe by 34 US states that found the vaping company marketed to underage smokers, state officials announced Tuesday.