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May 31, 2025

Global crises disrupt effort to get millions to quit smoking, report says

A man holds a cigarette in his hands in London, Britain April 11, 2023. — ReutersLONDON: The Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have combined to hamper global governments’ plans to reduce tobacco use, derailing efforts to get an estimated 95 million people to stop smoking, a report endorsed by 57 campaign groups said on Friday.Governments had planned to reduce smoking rates among people over 15 by 30 percent between 2010 and 2025 as part of an action plan tied to global sustainable...