Syria bans smoking in public places
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria banned smoking inside public places on Sunday, the official news agency said. ... read more >>
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A quarter of school staff have suffered violence at the hands of a student and a third have been confronted by aggressive parents, a teaching union said today. Members of the Association of Teachers...
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For years the tobacco industry has argued that efforts to ban tobacco advertising near schools would constitute a total ban on tobacco advertising in urban areas. But public health researchers at the...
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