Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

31 july 2024 - 12:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...

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WHO issues new guidelines to help millions quit tobacco

03 july 2024 - 05:44:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organivation (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to [...] Full text...

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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly

01 june 2024 - 11:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] 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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New WHO campaign highlights tobacco industry tactics to influence public health policies

16 november 2023 - 15:06:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), Thursday officially launched the "Stop the lies" campaign as a vital [...] 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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WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain

31 july 2023 - 15:16:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 [...] Full text...

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WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing life-threatening tobacco crops

25 may 2023 - 14:01:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments to stop subsidizing tobacco farming [...] Full text...

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Mauritius opens Tobacco Cessation Clinic

13 april 2023 - 08:54:44
Long Mountain, Mauritius (PANA) -  Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal opened Wednesday a Tobacco Cessation Clinic [...] Full text...

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Small island States to accelerate action on preventable diseases, mental health

19 january 2023 - 05:11:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases [...] Full text...

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'NCDs represent 80% of total disease burden, 60% of mortality in Mauritius' - Minister

04 october 2022 - 07:18:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the Mauritian National Health Accounts 2021, which will be released soon, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce new regulations to curb smoking

01 june 2022 - 07:47:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will soon introduce new regulations to impose restrictions on use, sale, importation, manufacturing and distribution [...] 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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Mali destroys tons of illicit drugs and counterfeit pharmaceuticals

19 november 2020 - 15:47:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Central Office of Narcotics (OCS) in Dio, some 40 km from Bamako, on Wednesday incinerated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief urges more countries to step up and fund global vaccine effort

01 october 2020 - 06:24:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease - WHO

23 september 2020 - 09:05:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: WHO calls on all young people to join the fight to become a tobacco-free generation

29 may 2020 - 16:00:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 [...] 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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Experts press for radical rethink on child health

19 february 2020 - 10:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] 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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Nigeria police arraign two journalists over conspiracy against firm of a presidential adviser

13 november 2019 - 14:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, Abuja-based online newspaper, Mr Gidado [...] 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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Gold panners arrested in northern Mauritania

21 july 2019 - 18:56:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A unit of the Mauritanian army on Saturday arrested six gold panners in the zone of [...] 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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2019 AFCON: Guinea supporters are inconsolable after Nigeria defeat

26 june 2019 - 18:18:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean fans, dressed in their national colors (red, yellow, green), could not hold back their tears [...] Full text...

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More than 100 suspected terrorists killed in Tunisia since 2012, Ministry of Defense

16 may 2019 - 23:07:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   A total of 106 suspected terrorists have been eliminated in Tunisia since military operations against terrorism [...] Full text...

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More than 500 traffickers and free-riders in Tunisia arrested by army in four months

10 may 2019 - 23:44:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Tunisian military units arrested more than 500 traffickers and illegal free riders attempting to cross the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bans smoking of cigarettes in prisons

04 february 2019 - 17:02:38
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian prison authorities have stopped providing detainees with cigarettes as of this weekend to encourage [...] 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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Half of Mauritian population suffer from diabetes

19 november 2018 - 17:05:06
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Quality of Life minister Anwar Husnoo on Monday said the Government is spending [...] Full text...

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Tobacco control measures are working, but too slowly in less-developed countries: WHO

02 october 2018 - 06:33:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Great progress” has been made in tackling tobacco consumption and saving lives but more needs to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius health authorities to develop strategies for reducing salt intake

01 october 2018 - 17:47:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health ministry will develop strategies to cut down salt intake in diets as recommended [...] 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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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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Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research

17 may 2018 - 06:26:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk [...] Full text...

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IAEA chief urges greater access to cancer diagnosis, prevention, treatment services

02 february 2018 - 20:32:53
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – Millions of people suffering from cancer in developing countries still lack access to effective prevention, screening, [...] Full text...

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Tobacco industry admissions should strengthen global resolve on tobacco control (A WHO feature)

03 december 2017 - 04:58:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In major victories for tobacco control efforts, four U.S. tobacco companies are publishing court-ordered “corrective statements” [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Osinbajo urges ECOWAS, WAHO to address burden of communicable diseases in West Africa

18 june 2017 - 09:07:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) Nigeria's Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and [...] 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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France: INTERPOL border operation targets organized crime networks across West Africa

08 december 2016 - 11:37:36
Lyon, France (PANA) - An INTERPOL-led border security operation across West Africa has resulted in the arrest of human traffickers, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Fossil fuel expansion has reached the sky’s limit: Report

23 september 2016 - 10:53:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The embedded carbon emissions from the oil, gas, and coal in currently operating fields and mines, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African killers of Mozambican vendor jailed

01 february 2016 - 12:35:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two South African men convicted of killing a Mozambican informal trader in a Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO says films showing smoking scenes should be rated

01 february 2016 - 06:24:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco [...] Full text...

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Mali: 8.7 kg of gold seized by customs officials on Mali-Guinea border

28 august 2015 - 21:26:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The customs office of Kourémalé on the Mali-Guinea border in West Africa has seized a total [...] Full text...

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Mali: Parliament adopts Mali-France defence cooperation treaty

10 july 2015 - 21:07:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian Parliament on Friday unanimously adopted a defence cooperation treaty with France signed on 16 [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO says taxing tobacco 'efficient and effective' way to reduce consumption

07 july 2015 - 19:03:28
New York, US (PANA) - Raising taxes on tobacco reduces consumption of products such as cigarettes, but too few governments [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO marks 'World No Tobacco Day', urges govts to end illicit tobacco trade

31 may 2015 - 20:58:17
New York US (PANA) - As the world marks the 'World No Tobacco Day 2015' on Sunday, the World Health [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO devotes 'World No Tobacco Day 2015' to combating illegal tobacco trade

28 may 2015 - 08:46:19
New York, US (PANA) - One in every 10 cigarettes consumed is illicit, making them cheaper and more accessible to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Tobacco consumption declines in Mauritius

27 may 2015 - 18:46:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Per capita tobacco consumption in Mauritius declined from 1,046 in 2009 to 776 cigarettes in [...] Full text...

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Libya: Eight killed, five injured in ethnic clashes in southern Libya

21 march 2015 - 13:30:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Eight people have been killed and five others injured in ethnic clashes between Touareg and Toubou [...] 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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Sudan: Police release six held hostage by human traffickers

09 november 2014 - 16:39:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Police have released six persons held hostage by a human trafficking and smuggling gang in [...] 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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Cape Verde: Police arrest 4 smugglers from Guinea-Bissau

21 june 2014 - 09:10:39
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Cape Verde police said Friday they have arrested four people from Guinea-Bissau and seized an [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Authorities target youth in anti-tobacco campaign

31 may 2014 - 17:08:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo announced Saturday a new anti-tobacco strategy focusing on the youth as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Report warns of looming tobacco epidemic in Africa

26 april 2014 - 16:20:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – There is the urgent need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to prevent a looming [...] 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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WB report: Risky behaviours constitute growing threat to global health

20 november 2013 - 14:05:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Risky behaviours, including smoking, using illicit drugs, alcohol abuse, unhealthy diets, and unsafe sex, [...] Full text...

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UN report says torture rife in Libyan detention facilities

01 october 2013 - 16:55:06
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 8,000 detainees are being held in Libyan jails without access to family or legal [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian dailies awash with stories on tax loopholes

22 june 2013 - 07:27:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tax payment, tax evasion and transparency in government spending caught the attention of Tanzanian [...] Full text...

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Nigerian airline jolted by arrest of two crew members over drugs

22 may 2013 - 13:18:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Apparently jolted by Monday's arrest of two of its crew members in London for alleged drug [...] Full text...

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2 crew members of Nigerian airline arrested in London over drug trafficking

21 may 2013 - 18:52:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two crew members of Nigeria's Arik Air were arrested in London on Monday over alleged drug [...] 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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176 countries adopt pact to curb illegal tobacco trade

12 november 2012 - 12:30:43
New York, US (PANA) - A total of 176 countries Monday adopted what World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan [...] Full text...

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Over 50% of manufacturing firms in Nigeria 'ailing' - Business group

17 september 2012 - 12:30:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has classified over 50 [...] Full text...

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Ghana parliament passes law banning smoking in public places

12 july 2012 - 08:39:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian Parliament has passed a law that bans smoking in public places, the state-owned Graphic [...] Full text...

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Kenya's annual inflation edged up 14.49% in June

01 july 2011 - 15:45:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildcat hikes in the prices of maize and other foodstuffs pushed the annual inflation by a [...] 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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'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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Malian FM briefs French National Assembly

11 may 2011 - 15:29:06
Paris, France (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, Wednesday in Paris, briefed French parliamentarians on [...] Full text...

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2 Ivorian journalists detained without charge, says CPJ

08 february 2011 - 13:18:15
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern about the well-being of two Ivorian [...] 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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UN report: Africa's poorest countries tax more aggressively

06 july 2010 - 15:28:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africaâ?s low income earning countries have a te ndency to introduce more indirect taxes to [...] Full text...

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World Cup argument leaves two dead in Kenya

04 july 2010 - 16:27:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Two football fans were killed in a brawl in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, after Ghana was [...] Full text...

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Mali Customs creates five river brigades

22 december 2009 - 22:32:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali's Customs Service has created five river brigades to combat fraud and trans-border crime on the [...] Full text...

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Report: 90 percent of Africans not protected by smoke-fee laws

11 november 2009 - 13:00:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- With African nations poised to record the highest increa se in the rate of tobacco use [...] 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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Eastern, Southern Africa Customs meet in Mauritius

20 october 2009 - 14:36:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The eighth National Contact Point (NCP) for Custo ms departments in Eastern and Southern Africa, organised [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, France discussing security issues in Sahel-Sahara region

05 october 2009 - 17:28:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- A France-Mauritanian meeting on security in the Sahel-Sahara region began here on Monday with the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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'Malawi child tobacco workers exposed to high nicotine levels'

25 august 2009 - 07:46:00
Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- A report by the London-based children's rights organis ation has revealed that young tobacco pickers in [...] 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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UN launches initiative to check crimes in West Africa

09 july 2009 - 15:44:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN on Wednesday launched a new initiative to combat or ganised crime and drug [...] Full text...

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UN envoy says drug trafficking, coups threaten West Africa

08 july 2009 - 15:43:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, h as said drug trafficking, organised crime [...] Full text...

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Mauritius trade deficit reached US$2m in 2008

05 march 2009 - 09:45:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius trade deficit in 2008 was 25% higher th an in 2007, with total imports reaching [...] 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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5 killed, one missing as Egypt-Gaza border tunnel collapses

01 march 2009 - 15:01:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- At least five Palestinians were killed and another person declared missing after a tunnel collapsed beneath [...] Full text...

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Health status of Mauritians deteriorates

13 february 2009 - 14:47:00
Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius Health Minister Rajesh Jeetah Thursday made public official statistics suggesting poor health status among [...] Full text...

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TI honours 2 investigative journalists

13 february 2009 - 14:04:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Two investigative journalists from Russia and the United Kingdom will be honoured with the 2008 Integrity [...] Full text...

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