Maldives bans smoking for younger generations

Maldives bans smoking for younger generations

Getty Images The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition. The archipelago’s health ministry announced on Saturday that it would be illegal for younger generations to use, buy or sell tobacco within the…

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Afghanistan hit by powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake, prompting fears of mass deaths

Afghanistan hit by powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake, prompting fears of mass deaths

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday morning local time, according to the USGS and local authorities, sparking fears of mass casualties and the need for a response.  “Based on initial information, the magnitude of the earthquake was more than 6, and the epicenter was in the Nakhchir district of Samangan province,” the…

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