International Updates Archive

20 May 2020 Independent Online/UNB The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday urged the authorities concerned to suspend production, supply, marketing, and sale of all kinds of tobacco products in Bangladesh to help

4 May 2020 Matthew Chapman, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism More than a fifth of 15-year-olds in Yorkshire and the Humber vape, according to NHS figures that suggest a stark north-south divide in underage vaping.

29 April 2020 Aimee Cunningham, ScienceNews Both vapers and smokers show signs of blood vessel damage, compared with people who do neither Switching from smoking to vaping may not help with cardiovascular health. Researchers performed

26 April 2020 Ian Hamilton, Independent Far from viewing the coronavirus pandemic as a problem, the tobacco industry thinks it is great opportunity – even offering to deliver to those in isolation Without a puff

25 April 2020 Zoe Tidman, Independent ‘The message to smokers should be exactly the same: to stop,’ says professor of epidemiology Scientists have warned people not to smoke after a French study has suggested smokers

21 April 2020 Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made a second revision on its stance about the risks of Covid-19 and nicotine, saying that cigarettes also increase the chances of catching

17 April 2020 Emily Baumgaertner Los Angeles Times Running low on surgical masks during the pandemic? You can get two for free by ordering a Moti Piin, a battery-powered vaping pen, from the company’s online

16 April 2020 Arman Azad CNN (CNN)Facing pressure from regulators over an epidemic of youth vaping, e-cigarette giant Juul announced in late 2018 that it would stop selling certain flavors in US stores, including “fruit”

14 April 2020 Julia Ries, Huffington Post: Health experts say vaping can increase the risk of developing COVID-19 complications and spreading the virus to others. If there was ever a time to quit vaping, it’s

14 April 2020Siddharth Cavale and Anurag Maan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips, Arun Koyyur and David GoodmanReuters (Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) (BATS.L) is the subject of a U.S. criminal investigation over suspected

10 April 2020 Jan HoffmanThe New York Times Tobacco and marijuana products damage lungs, where the virus does its harm. Health officials are urging people to quit, and temporary sales bans are even being discussed. Anxious

1 April 2020Sheila Kaplan, Andrew Jacobs and Choe Sang-HunThe New York Times Facing ire at home, the e-cigarette giant counted on international expansion to offset losses in the U.S., but the regulatory response abroad has been even stricter.

20 Aprile 2020Emily BaumgaertnerLos Angeles Times  Running low on surgical masks during the pandemic? You can get two for free by ordering a Moti Piin, a battery-powered vaping pen, from the company’s online shop. Or