NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE THAT VAPING HELPS SMOKERS QUIT, SURGEON GENERAL SAYS

Sat 25 January 2020: There is not enough evidence to conclude that e-cigarettes helps smokers quit tobacco, a US government report said on Thursday, as the vaping industry faces increased regulatory pressures. The advice is contrary to that provided by the British government, which classes e-cigarettes as a nicotine replacement therapy that makes smoking cessation […]

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SARS-LIKE VIRUS SPREADS IN CHINA, REACHES THIRD ASIAN COUNTRY

Mon 20 January 2020: A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached a third Asian country, authorities said Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity’s biggest migration. The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central Chinese city […]

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PUTIN EXTENDS CASH PAYOUTS FOR BABIES TO COUNTER POPULATION SLUMP

Wed 15 January 2020: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced new financial incentives to encourage Russians to have more children to boost the population. “Russia’s fate and its historic prospects depend on how many of us there are,” Putin said in an annual address to lawmakers. Russia is seeing falling birth rates because the […]

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