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France bans outdoor smoking: Parks, beaches, schools included; cites child safety

Representative image (AI-generated) France will ban smoking on beaches, in parks, public gardens, and bus shelters from Sunday, the government announced. The decree, published in the official govt gazette on Saturday, also prohibits smoking outside libraries, swimming pools, and schools to protect children from passive smoking. The decree does not mention electronic cigarettes. Individuals who […]

Country that made smoking sexy is breaking up with cigarettes

PARIS: Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs from her cigarette. Another actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, swaggered down the Champs-Elysees with smoke curling from his defiant lips, capturing a generation’s restless rebellion.In France, cigarettes were never just cigarettes – they were cinematic statements, flirtations and rebellions wrapped in rolling paper.Yet beginning July […]

Nandu strikes again! Akshay Kumar’s much-loved anti-smoking ad makes a COMEBACK with Emraan Hashmi’s Ground Zero : Bollywood News

In October 2024, Bollywood Hungama published the viral news that a decision was taken to discontinue Akshay Kumar’s anti-smoking ad by the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) in the second half of September. It was replaced by a new ad, showing how quitting tobacco can lead to positive changes in your body within 20 minutes and […]