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Hong Kong's new smoking rules just kicked in. Is everyone sticking to them?
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/01/2026
» Some smokers are still lighting up at bus stops in Hong Kong despite new rules banning them from doing so while queuing, the South China Morning Post has observed, with authorities saying they have stepped up inspections at tourist spots and ramped up promotion efforts.
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.
UK proposes ‘historic’ anti-smoking law
News Agencies, Published on 05/11/2024
» LONDON - The British government has introduced a new bill aimed at creating the first “smoke-free generation”, as part of a plan to ease pressure on the National Health Service.
Global tobacco use tumbling, says WHO
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2024
» GENEVA - Global tobacco use has tumbled in a generation, to one in five people smoking versus one in three in 2000, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
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".