Global Tobacco News

Tobacco News - Sonja Johnston
 Japanese smokers to face age test (BBC News - 12 May 2008)
 UK: Wine sales up post smoke ban (Morning Advertiser - 12 May 2008)
 Scotland: Fake cigarette is put to the test around Glasgow (Sunday Mail - 12 May 2008)
 Pakistan: 'Sheesha' smoking goes unchecked despite ban (The News - 12 May 2008)
 China: Smoking ban helps reduce fires in Beijing (China Daily - 12 May 2008)
 UK: New taxes kill UK's passion for bingo night (The Observer - 12 May 2008)
 Algeria: University of Algiers issues order banning smoking at ... (El Khabar - 12 May 2008)
 Qatar: 'Joint effort needed' to strengthen tobacco law (Gulf Times - 12 May 2008)
 India: Pictorial warnings on tobacco packs to miss deadline again (The Times of India - 12 May 2008)
 Uganda: Anti-tobacco activists want 20 per cent tax increase on ... (Daily Monitor - 12 May 2008)
 US: Mich. Senate passes smoking ban bill (Record-Eagle - 12 May 2008)
 US: MN: Jill Burcum: Breathe deeply and ponder this anniversary (Star Tribune - 12 May 2008)
 US: Some U.S. retailers and tobacco part ways (UPI - 12 May 2008)
 US: CT: State urges end to tobacco Web sales (Connecticut Post - 12 May 2008)
 Taiwan: Group fights ‘La Rose’ cigarettes (Taipei Times - 12 May 2008)
 Sweden: No butts or ifs for cigarettes at Ica (The Local - 12 May 2008)
 China struggling to kick nation's habit (Houston Chronicle - 12 May 2008)
 Scotland: Health: Smoking gun? (Scotland On Sunday - 12 May 2008)
 US co-inventor of nicotine patch dies (AFP - 12 May 2008)
 Australia: Warning: This exhibition could be addictive (The Age - 12 May 2008)