In the United States, smoking rates have generally declined since the 1960s. In 2022, approximately 11.6% of US adults were current cigarette smokers, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

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France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops from July 1, French Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin announced ...

Spain is moving forward with plans to extend smoking bans to public spaces, including restaurant terraces and outdoor areas in bars, the southern European country's health minister announced on ...

France announces a sweeping outdoor smoking ban starting July 1, affecting public areas like beaches and parks, with fines for violators, but cafes are exempt.

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Smoking has defined identity, fashion and cinema here for so long that the new measure feels like a quiet French revolution in a country whose relationship with tobacco is famously complex.

Sweden outlawed smoking in outdoor restaurant terraces, bus stops and schoolyards back in 2019. Spain extended its bans to café terraces, spaces still exempt in France—at least for now.

Smoking in low-income countries a major concern About 80% of the world’s 1.3 billion smokers live in low- and middle-income countries, where the impact of tobacco-related diseases is especially ...

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced Thursday.

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France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, health and family minister Catherine Vautrin has said. The ban will come into force on 1 July and will include ...