Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity

06 august 2024 - 06:09:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...

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Stronger control efforts help to lower tobacco use in African region

31 may 2024 - 13:01:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Tobacco use among adolescents in the African region declined by nearly 18% between 2020 and 2022, [...] Full text...

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Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up; WHO urges preventive measures

25 april 2024 - 12:36:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls [...] Full text...

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Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO

16 january 2024 - 12:41:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardise progress towards [...] Full text...

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Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent uptake of e-cigarettes

14 december 2023 - 14:17:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health [...] Full text...

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Ban smoking, vaping in schools worldwide, urges WHO

26 september 2023 - 15:31:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Smoking prevalence in Mauritius declines from 30.7% in 1987 to 18.3% in 2021

01 august 2023 - 13:05:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness, Minister Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that the prevalence of smoking in the [...] Full text...

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Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO

26 may 2023 - 16:20:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop [...] Full text...

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Plastics are piling up in soil across the world warns UN environment agency

18 october 2022 - 05:37:17
New York, US (PANA) - Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, [...] Full text...

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Rate of non-communicable diseases decline in Mauritius - Survey

11 august 2022 - 08:01:16
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Thursday that the rate of non-communicable diseases (NCD) [...] Full text...

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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO

31 may 2022 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...

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UN partnership to combat microplastics in cigarettes

03 february 2022 - 05:22:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health [...] Full text...

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World No Tobacco Day: WHO awards Ethiopian official for her role in tobacco control

18 june 2021 - 13:27:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopian Heran Gerba, Director General of her country’s Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: British American tobacco firm set to begin human trials on potential vaccine

16 december 2020 - 23:18:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British American Tobacco, a cigarette manufacturer, said Monday it had secured approval to test a coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Three killed in armed attack in northwest Burkina Faso

02 october 2020 - 16:02:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three people were killed on Thursday in an armed attack in the commune of Kombori, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe dollar depreciation leads to major losses for big companies (A PANA News Analysis)

17 june 2020 - 12:01:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Last Monday, one of Zimbabwe's largest gold producers RioZim Limited announced that it has been forced [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tobacco giant sues government over smoking ban

29 may 2020 - 13:19:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) on Friday launched urgent legal proceedings to challenge [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa's lobby group seeks to have tobacco ban lifted

20 april 2020 - 18:18:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days after President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to lift the ban on alcohol sales [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cigarette and Tobacco firm, BAT, to develop COVID-19 cure

03 april 2020 - 17:30:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Kingdom-based cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, British American Tobacco (BAT) plc, says it’s developing a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia passes smoking excise bill

18 february 2020 - 07:56:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Parliament has passed landmark legislation with the express aim of curbing smoking in [...] Full text...

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UNEP says microplastics, microbeads, single-use plastics poisoning sea life

04 november 2019 - 13:04:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent [...] Full text...

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WHO, FIFA partner in ‘fight against tobacco use’

05 october 2019 - 07:05:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, on Friday signed a four-year [...] Full text...

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Sudanese market lifts British American Tobacco Kenya sales, profits up by 25%

19 july 2019 - 19:02:40
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Mauritius opens first Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Unit in Prison

03 june 2019 - 13:03:34
  Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday opened a Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Unit, the first of its kind [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World No Tobacco Day 2019

31 may 2019 - 18:17:15
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated throughout the world on May 31, Mauritian Health and Quality [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FIA safety official inspects 2019 Safari Rally route

11 april 2019 - 21:21:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The FIA Safety Delegate Michelle Mouton, continues to evaluate the proposed routes of the 2019 World Rally Championship [...] Full text...

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Apartheid-era killer walks free

02 april 2019 - 14:36:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apartheid-era policeman Ferdinand Barnard was released from a Pretoria prison on Tuesday after serving [...] Full text...

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Cancer is 3rd cause of death in Mauritius - Health minister

14 february 2019 - 07:49:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Cancer is the third cause of death in Mauritius with 1,366 deaths in 2017 compared to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso medical doctor calls for action to curtail rise of youth smoking

08 january 2019 - 10:18:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A senior medical officer in Burkina Faso has called for measures to curtail the rising [...] Full text...

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EC reaches provisional agreement with European Parliament on single-use plastics

19 december 2018 - 10:38:09
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday that it is taking action to reduce plastic pollution [...] Full text...

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Tobacco control, a ‘major component’ of environmental protection efforts – WHO official

05 september 2018 - 07:05:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From deforestation to soil degradation and pollution, tobacco production and its use by consumers, is “tremendously [...] Full text...

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UN must stand together to fight devastating effects of tobacco – UN health official

23 august 2018 - 05:57:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations agencies must join forces at the policy level and refuse interference from tobacco companies [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches new pictorial tobacco health warning labels

01 june 2018 - 10:53:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Health Ministry on Friday launched a new set of pictorial health warning labels on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan woman scales new height in motorsport

10 april 2018 - 21:30:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The WRC Safari Rally Project Event Secretary Helen Shiri will be the Clerk-of-Course for the Rallye Sports [...] Full text...

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Kenya seeks global status for Safari Rally

27 january 2018 - 15:59:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenya government has inaugurated two committees to oversee the Safari Rally re-admitted to the high [...] Full text...

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Rwanda bans 'shisha' smoking

15 december 2017 - 18:03:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has banned 'shisha' tobacco smoking, including sale, distribution and purchase of the product that [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Tunisians face jail term for eating, smoking during Ramadan

14 june 2017 - 05:47:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The conviction of five people for the charge of “public indecency” after smoking a cigarette or [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 'Tobacco kills a thousand annually in Mauritius' - Minister

05 june 2017 - 17:08:59
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Tobacco causes a thousand deaths annually in Mauritius though the prevalence of smoking in the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO highlights threats of tobacco to development worldwide

30 may 2017 - 09:29:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report finds marine debris harming more than 800 species

06 december 2016 - 18:02:46
New York, US (PANA) - Marine debris is negatively affecting more than 800 animal species and causing serious losses to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four passengers arrested after detection dogs find ivory in luggage at Kenyan airport

15 january 2016 - 19:54:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya have arrested four passengers found with smuggled ivory in their luggage at Nairobi's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Health Minister alarmed at high-risk behaviours of students

01 october 2015 - 13:36:54
Pamplemousses, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan said only 19% of students are active for 60 minutes per [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate passes Tobacco Control Bill

14 may 2015 - 14:04:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Tobacco Control Bill has been passed by Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, to regulate [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Two Tanzanians killed in South Africa violence

17 april 2015 - 09:39:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At least two Tanzanians have been killed in circumstances linked to the ongoing xenophobic [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO-backed treaty marks 10 years of dramatic change in tobacco use

26 february 2015 - 22:48:03
New York, US (PANA) - A World Health Organization-led treaty that aims to achieve a tobacco-free world has dramatically curbed [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO calls for regulation of 'e-cigarettes', curbs on advertising, sales to minors

26 august 2014 - 21:34:35
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN World Health Organization (WHO) report on Tuesday said electronic cigarettes, known as [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nigerian corporate incomes decline in first half, Kenya rises 14%

01 august 2014 - 13:52:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigerian firms in the list of 30 largest African companies recorded a near stagnant growth in [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Local dailies drop hints for the government

28 june 2014 - 08:49:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s leading dailies this week reproved the executive on various fronts ranging from its [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO advocates higher tobacco taxes to save millions of lives

30 may 2014 - 19:46:49
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on [...] Full text...

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Switzerland/WHO: WHO calls for higher tobacco taxes to save more lives

27 may 2014 - 13:31:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of this year's World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. approves new anti-smoking bill

09 april 2014 - 17:27:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government Wednesday approved a draft Tobacco Control Bill, 2014, which prescribes a fine and [...] Full text...

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Mali: Authorities want all cigarette packages to carry warning signs

25 march 2014 - 17:36:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian authorities have warned manufacturers that as from Thursday, 27 March, 2014, all cigarette packages must [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Campaign against drug abuse launched in secondary schools

22 january 2014 - 15:31:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius National Agency for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Substance Abuse (NATRESA) Wednesday launched a [...] Full text...

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Africa making huge strides in fighting tobacco-smoking - WHO

06 september 2013 - 17:44:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Dr. Luis Sambo, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Tobacco 'kills 1,000 Mauritians yearly'

15 may 2013 - 12:37:37
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Despite the decline in cigarette consumption per capita from 1,075 in 2009 to 750 in [...] Full text...

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27-year-old Tunisian sets self ablaze

12 march 2013 - 11:41:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Apparently fed up "with life", a 27-year-old Tunisian, Adel Khédhiri, set himself on fire Tuesday morning [...] Full text...

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Kenyan govt. probes oil pipeline fire disaster, 109 killed

12 september 2011 - 12:50:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Monday ordered an investigation into the cause of a fire [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou rules out installation of French military base in Niger

06 july 2011 - 18:04:24
Paris, France (PANA) – The Nigerien President, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Wednesday ruled out the installation of a French military base [...] Full text...

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UN, partners to fight drug trafficking, crimes in West Africa

20 june 2011 - 18:17:39
New York, US (PANA) UN officials, government ministers and representatives of Interpol on Monday pledged to work together in the [...] Full text...

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Budget dominates Tanzanian newspapers

11 june 2011 - 07:01:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Government budget announcement rarely tastes sweet, but it always makes headlines in Tanzanian newspapers [...] Full text...

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'Tobacco kills 1,000 people yearly in Mauritius'

31 may 2011 - 12:54:28
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Tobacco kills 1,000 people every year in Mauritius, according to a study conducted on the Island [...] Full text...

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Puffing more expensive in Malawi as taxman calls

01 september 2010 - 13:48:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Cigarette smoking may be chic but from Wednesday (1Sep t), smokers in the southern African country [...] Full text...

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Mortality rate higher in male than female - UN report

11 july 2010 - 17:37:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As activities marking this year's World Population Day c ontinues across the world, a United Nations [...] Full text...

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Angolan institutions told to create no-smoking areas, emergency exits

10 june 2010 - 21:05:00
Luanda- (PANA) -- The Angolan National Institute of Consumer Protection (INADEC) on Thursday appealed to public and private institutions to [...] Full text...

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'Tobacco addiction among Malian youth is a serious problem'

07 april 2010 - 20:33:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- An umbrella of anti-tobacco non-governmental organisations in Mali has warned about the dangers of tobacco addiction [...] Full text...

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Jammeh resumes controversial HIV/AIDS treatment programme

12 february 2010 - 14:42:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has resumed his controver sial Presidential Treatment Programme with a batch of [...] Full text...

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Shocking pictures on cigarette packs in Mauritius soon

01 november 2009 - 18:09:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- New cigarette packs with shocking pictures of some diseases related to tobacco use will soon appear [...] Full text...

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Benin to shut tobacco manufacturing company

20 august 2009 - 16:34:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- Offices of cigarette manufacturers, British American Tob acco, situated in Ouidah, a former slave trade post [...] Full text...

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Senegalese fashion designer honours late model

24 june 2009 - 08:43:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegalese fashion designer Oumou Sy on Tuesday in Dakar paid tribute to Senegalese-Guinean top model Katoucha [...] Full text...

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'5.12% of Libyan students aged 13-15 years are smokers'

01 june 2009 - 07:26:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A new report released here Sunday to coincide with the W orld No Tobacco Day, observed [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to carry out survey on non-communicable disease

26 april 2009 - 09:52:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Health Ministry will conduct a nati onal survey on non-communicable diseases among its citizens [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional seminar on narcotics opens in Gambia

12 march 2009 - 16:14:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- A sub-regional seminar for a strategic and operational p lan on the fight against the consumption [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bans smoking, drinking in public places

02 march 2009 - 16:48:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Alcohol and cigarette smoking in public places ha ve been banned effective Sunday, 1 March, in [...] Full text...

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More arrests in Mozambique's anti-corruption drive

08 january 2009 - 16:39:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Maputo prosecutors Tuesday ordered the arrest of Orl ando Come, the former general director of the [...] Full text...

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