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#13150926

3 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette at a street side in Kolkata, India, on January 3, 2026. From February 1, pan masala, cigarettes, tobacco, and similar products attract a GST rate of 40 percent, while biris attract an 18 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to a government notification. Additionally, a Health and National Security Cess is levied on pan masala, while tobacco and related products attract additional excise duty.

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#13150228

2 January 2026

The Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C., on January 2, 2026, is one of three public golf courses President Donald Trump plans to take over and renovate.

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#13149152

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149153

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149155

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149156

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149157

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149158

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149159

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149154

2 January 2026

Cigarette packets with graphic pictorial warnings sit on the counter of a cigarette seller in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes ranging from 2,050 to 8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry states in an order late on Wednesday. The move potentially increases prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13147875

2 January 2026

Fragments of a Russian guided aerial bomb lie on the ground at the Feldman Ecopark in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on January 1, 2026. The shelling injures a volunteer and several lions, kills exotic birds such as parrots and pheasants, and destroys winter quarters for birds and predators. Located close to the front line, the ecopark repeatedly suffers from Russian attacks.

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#13147877

2 January 2026

A golden pheasant is rescued after a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on the Feldman Ecopark in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on January 1, 2026. The shelling injures a volunteer and several lions, kills exotic birds such as parrots and pheasants, and destroys winter quarters for birds and predators. Located close to the front line, the ecopark repeatedly suffers from Russian attacks.

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#13147863

2 January 2026

Aviaries are damaged by a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on the Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on January 1, 2026. The shelling injures a volunteer and several lions, kills exotic birds such as parrots and pheasants, and destroys winter quarters for birds and predators. Located close to the front line, the ecopark repeatedly suffers from Russian attacks.

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#13147865

2 January 2026

Aviaries are damaged by a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on the Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on January 1, 2026. The shelling injures a volunteer and several lions, kills exotic birds such as parrots and pheasants, and destroys winter quarters for birds and predators. Located close to the front line, the ecopark repeatedly suffers from Russian attacks.

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#13147867

2 January 2026

Aviaries are damaged by a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on the Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on January 1, 2026. The shelling injures a volunteer and several lions, kills exotic birds such as parrots and pheasants, and destroys winter quarters for birds and predators. Located close to the front line, the ecopark repeatedly suffers from Russian attacks.

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#13147870

2 January 2026

Aviaries are damaged by a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on the Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on January 1, 2026. The shelling injures a volunteer and several lions, kills exotic birds such as parrots and pheasants, and destroys winter quarters for birds and predators. Located close to the front line, the ecopark repeatedly suffers from Russian attacks.

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