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Tobacco kills 1.3 million non-smokers yearly — WHO
Punch
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June 24, 2025
Around 1.3 million people die from second-hand smoke every year, according to a World Health Organisation report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025. The report released at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin warned that action is...
Alexandrian Laurel
Vallarta Mirror
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July 3, 2025
Alexandrian Laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum) Family: Clusiaceae Also known as: Alexandrian Laurel Balltree, Beach Calophyllum, Beach Touriga, Beauty Leaf, Borneo-Mahogany, Dilo Oil Tree, Indian Laurel, Indian Doomba Oil Tree, Indian-laurel,...
Tobacco Control Protecting 6.1bn People, Says WHO in New Report
Nigerian Current
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June 24, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising...
Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people
New Business Ethiopia
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June 24, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challenges tobacco policies and control efforts. This is stated in WHO’s new report on the...
Over 6 billion people worldwide are exposed to at least one key anti-tobacco measure
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 23, 2025
From: World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people – WHO’s new report 23 June 2025, Dublin/Geneva—The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World...
TMO proposes tax increase on alcohol and sugary drinks
Cook Island News
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June 11, 2025
Secretary for Health Bob Williams at the public consultation on Monday night at the Sinai Hall. 25061009 Te Marae Ora, Ministry of Health is working on a proposal to increase tax on alcohol and sugary drinks aiming to reduce the rate of...
PAC recommends Infrastructure CI secure funding for waste management initiatives
Cook Island News
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June 11, 2025
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) waste management team sorting recyclables. ICI/ 25061010 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) secure funding for waste management initiatives, in particular...
WHO report urges stronger action against global tobacco epidemic
Medical News
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June 23, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising...
Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1 billion people – WHO’s new report
Pan American Health Organization
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June 23, 2025
Geneva, 23 June 2025 (PAHO) — The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress...
Minister Elikana hold talks with Papua New Guinea foreign minister
Cook Island News
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May 30, 2025
Cook Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Tingika Elikana, met with his Papua New Guinea counterpart, the Justin Tkatchenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Xiamen this week on the margins of the 3rd China - Pacific Island...
Airport Authority to review, potentially relocate smoking area
Cook Island News
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June 10, 2025
Designated smoking area at Rarotonga’s International Airport. TALAIA MIKA/25060637 Airport Authority Cook Islands (AACI) will work with Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health to review health risks for AACI’s smoking area and consider relocating...
NZ urged to trim government size amid rising spending concerns - Bruce Cotterill
The New Zealand Herald
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July 4, 2025
Suddenly, and unusually, there’s been some commentary about the costs of running our Government. Ironically, many of the commentators are those same parties who stood by and watched the last Government run economic riot over the country’s...
From tuna to treaty: Pacific powers push ocean agenda
Pacific Media Network
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Pacific leaders continue to push for more investment, stronger political will, and recognition of traditional knowledge to protect the region’s ocean future. The United Nations’ Ocean Conference (UNOC), held every three years, reviews...
Alarm grows in Australia and New Zealand as China advances in Pacific amid U.S. retreat
The Globe and Mail
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June 7, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with the Cook Islands' Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tingika Elikana, in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province in late May. Donald Trump's return to power has...
Why Flying Can Be Good For Climate Change And Local Economies
Forbes
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Young Asian woman carrying suitcase, walking by the window at airport terminal.getty Has flying become the ultimate climate sin? Air travel is often cast as a scapegoat when it comes to tourism, but the numbers may tell a different story. Only 11%...
Kuoni: “Shipwreck” among the 20 most heavenly beaches in the world
Tornos News
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July 1, 2025
A Greek beach is among the top 20 in the world, most frequently described by travelers as “paradise”. According to a survey conducted by luxury vacation travel company Kuoni, Shipwreck Beach in Zakynthos is 8th in the global ranking of beaches...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
Hear to help: Free clinics support tamariki with APD
Cook Island News
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June 6, 2025
Free hearing screenings and increased awareness around Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) set to launch in early this month. SUPPLIED/25060516 A grassroots initiative led by local parents and health advocates is bringing new hope to tamariki in...
PACIFIC JOURNOS MEET CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL, PRAISE CHINA
Solomon Star
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June 29, 2025
Beijing, China – SIX Pacific Islands journalists met with the Director of the Pacific Island Division, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry on Foreign Affairs, Gu Xinqiang in Beijing and exchanged views within...
Dengue In The Pacific Region – Expert Q&A
Scoop
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The Cook Islands declared a dengue outbreak in Rarotonga last week. Other Pacific nations including Sāmoa, Tonga, and Fiji are also experiencing outbreaks. The SMC asked experts about the current situation in the Pacific. Dr Gregor Devine, Senior...