"CIGARETTES"

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13076470

9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13076471

9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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9 December 2025

A hundred professionals from the vape and e-cigarette industry demonstrate in front of Les Invalides to protest against Article 23 of the 2026 Draft Finance Bill, PLFSS, which risks regulating their sector on the model of tobacco shops, in Paris, France, on December 9, 2025

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#13057227

4 December 2025

A man raises the Tunisian and UGTT flags during a rally organized outside the headquarters of the Tunisian General Labour Union (French: UGTT) ahead of a march toward the mausoleum of union leader Farhat Hached in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 4, 2025, marking the 73rd anniversary of his assassination. The commemoration escalates into a protest against President Kais Saied's economic and social policies. Trade unionists demand the protection of union rights and freedoms, as well as the resumption of social dialogue and salary negotiations. The UGTT denounces that the planned salary increases in the private and public sectors, as outlined in the 2026 Finance Bill, are implemented without any social dialogue with the government. The confrontation between the UGTT and President Kais Saied's government reflects a broader political crisis that unfolds since 2021, raising concerns among trade unions and civil society actors. The UGTT warns of a potential general strike.

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#13052516

3 December 2025

Pedestrians walk past the Tabacchi Store (Tobacco Shop) on a historic street in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on November 21, 2025. The small Tuscan shop serves as a local point for tobacco, stamps, and daily life necessities in Florence.

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#13050456

2 December 2025

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 2, 2025. Smoking in public places in India is banned on October 2, 2008, under the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008, and the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). India is the world's second-largest producer and consumer of tobacco behind China. Meanwhile, India unveils two new tax bills in parliament on Monday, aiming to overhaul levies on ''sin goods'' such as tobacco, a spice mix known as pan masala, and other items, ahead of next year's phase-out of a Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation cess.

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#13046228

1 December 2025

A discarded paper shopping bag from the German supermarket chain Tegut lies on concrete paving stones in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 30, 2025.

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#13041036

30 November 2025

A man smokes a cigarette outside a restaurant in the district of Shibuya, Tokyo, on November 29, 2025.

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30 November 2025

A man smokes a cigarette outside a restaurant in the district of Shibuya, Tokyo, on November 29, 2025.

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#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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