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UK Looking to Phase Out Legal Sale of Tobacco

UK Looking to, Phase Out Legal, Sale of Tobacco. On March 20, the British government introduced a bill to begin phasing out smoking among young people, banning the sale of tobacco for future generations. If approved by parliament, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill would become one of the toughest anti-tobacco laws in the world. . Fox News reports that the bill looks to prevent children turning 15 this year and younger from ever being legally able to purchase tobacco. Fox News reports that the bill looks to prevent children turning 15 this year and younger from ever being legally able to purchase tobacco. According to the government, the act of smoking would not be criminalized, meaning that anyone currently able to legally obtain tobacco would be allowed to continue smoking in the future. If we want to build a better future for our children we need to tackle the single biggest entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability and death: smoking, Rishi Sunak, Conservative Prime Minister, via Fox News. According to the British government, smoking costs the nation an estimated $21.63 billion every year. The proposed legislation also includes restrictions on vape flavors and packaging intentionally marketed toward children. . The new legislation reportedly comes amid a sharp increase in vape usage by young people in the U.K. . In February, similar legislation in New Zealand was introduced, looking to ban tobacco sales to anyone born after January 1, 2009. . That bill was repealed by New Zealand's new coalition government

Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ Capital City in the World

Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ , Capital City in the World. The capital of India was found to be the world's most polluted capital city in 2023, according to air-quality monitoring group IQAir. India was also ranked as the third-most polluted country after Bangladesh and Pakistan, BBC reports. In 2022, India was the eighth most polluted country. . According to the report, the average level of fine particulate matter PM2.5 in India's air was 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter. . Delhi's air quality had a PM2.5 reading of 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter. Air that is considered safe to breathe typically has 12 to 15 micrograms per cubic meter of PM2.5, BBC reports. . Levels higher than 35 micrograms per cubic meter are thought to be unhealthy. . Only seven countries were within the World Health Organization's yearly PM2.5 guideline, an "average of 5 micrograms per cubic meter or less," BBC reports. . Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand. Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand. In 2023 air pollution remained a global health catastrophe, IQAir’s global data set provides an important reminder of the resulting injustices and the need to implement the many solutions that exist to this problem. , Aidan Farrow, senior air quality scientist at Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'

US secretly sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kiev has credible intelligence that Russia plans to disrupt the Global Peace Summit to be held in Switzerland in June.

US Vetoes Resolution to Grant Palestine Full UN Membership

US Vetoes Resolution , to Grant Palestine , Full UN Membership. On April 18, the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution that would have allowed Palestine to become a full United Nations member. . Associated Press reports that the widely-supported resolution was backed by 12 of 15 Security Council members. . The United Kingdom and Switzerland both abstained from the vote, while the U.S. opposed the measure. AP reports that Palestine's broad support reflects the growing international concern for Palestinians facing a humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing war in Gaza. AP reports that Palestine's broad support reflects the growing international concern for Palestinians facing a humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The resolution would have made Palestine the 194th member of the United Nations. . Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood stressed to the Security Council that the U.S. veto of the resolution... . ... “does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood but instead is an acknowledgment that it will only come from direct negotiations between the parties.”. Similarly, deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said that the U.S. has... ... “been very clear consistently that premature actions in New York — even with the best intentions — will not achieve statehood for the Palestinian people.”. In response to the failed vote, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour told the council that the decision would not deter the Palestinian people. The fact that this resolution did not pass will not break our will and it will not defeat our determination, Riyad Mansour, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador, via Associated Press. We will not stop in our effort. The state of Palestine is inevitable. It is real. Perhaps they see it as far away, but we see it as near, Riyad Mansour, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador, via Associated Press

Iran Attack On Israel: Iran threatens to target U.S bases if U.S backs Israeli retaliation| Oneindia

Amid rising tensions in the West Asia region, Iran has conveyed a message to the US through Switzerland, cautioning that its bases could become targets if Washington supports Israel's retaliatory actions. President Joe Biden, on Saturday, praised American forces for their assistance in intercepting "nearly all" of the drones and missiles launched by Iran, pledging to coordinate an international response to Tehran's unprecedented attack. The Pentagon confirmed that its forces intercepted "dozens of missiles" and drones launched from various locations including Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, aimed at Israel. #Iran #Israel #IranStrikesIsrael #IranDroneAttack #IsraelDroneAttack #BenjaminNetanyahu #JoeBiden #IsraelIronDome #IsraelIranConflict #MiddleEastTensions ~PR.152~ED.102~GR.124~

State of the Union: Decisions on climate, transparency and migration

In this edition of State of the Union, we focus on the climate ruling against Switzerland, fairness in the European election campaign and the new EU Migration and Asylum Pact