Russian Prime Minister calls for ban on smoking in public
<p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="second">second</span>.</p><p><span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Dmitry">Dmitry</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="fifteen">fifteen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="disappearing">disappearing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="map">map</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="kills">kills</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="emphysema">emphysema</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="smoked">smoked</span>. <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p>
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