International Updates Archive

China promotes tobacco-free Olympics

31 May 2018: Smoking will be not be allowed, even in Olympic village bars and restaurants, during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. This was announced at a World No Tobacco Day-themed program on May

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Loophole allows cigarettes to be sold on Facebook

8 April 2018: Tobacco companies and vendors are making use of Facebook to market and sell their products, including to children under 18, a study has found. The research by Stanford University’s Medical School found tobacco and e-cigarette

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Quitting investment in tobacco

29 March 2018: Effective immediately, Qantas Super will no longer invest in tobacco manufacturers. We are currently selling the small holdings we own. In announcing the decision, Chief Investment Officer Andrew Spence said: “Given the

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Smoke Screen

16 November 2017: Samir Soneji had no idea what he was getting into when he agreed to talk about the potential risks of vaping at the first US E-Cigarette Summit in Washington, DC this past

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