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BAT to cut 9,000 jobs globally as the world lights fewer cigarettes

British American Tobacco is slashing approximately 9,000 jobs globally as part of a major restructuring. This significant workforce reduction aims to cut costs and accelerate the company's pivot towards next-generation nicotine alternatives like vapes and pouches. The move, which includes outsourcing, is crucial for BAT's target of achieving substantial annual…

The Economic Times

Two British American Tobacco-linked entities receive Rs 3,896 crore ITC dividend in FY26

British American Tobacco's Indian entities received ₹3,895.74 crore in dividends from ITC in FY26, a slight decrease from the previous year due to reduced holdings. ITC also acquired trademarks from BAT for ₹403.61 crore. Transactions between ITC and BAT group companies, including sales of goods and services, saw an increase,…

The Economic Times

Madonna’s performative smoking is more embarassing than shocking

IN FOCUS: There’s no denying it, smoking is back among the cool crowd, writes Simon Mills, but there’s a whiff of performative rebelliousness too – and that’s just a big ick

The Independent UK

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85% of kids are still using social media despite ban. But we need a new measure to judge its success

Six months on from Australia’s under-16s social media ban taking effect, the early verdict from headlines and children themselves has been blunt: it isn’t working.

The Conversation

Nicotine pouch sales surge among young people, watchdog warns

Flavoured, promoted on social media, discreet and unregulated: sales of addictive nicotine pouches are booming among youth. A global tobacco industry watchdog, STOP, warns that this could lead to a new wave of nicotine addiction.

Euronews

Six steps to manage illicit tobacco trade

Comment from Otago University: Tobacco industry studies claim the black market is booming, but independent data shows a different story.

Newsroom.co.nz

Secret Emails Reveal Sketchy Tactics in California Public Health's Tobacco Ban 'Endgame'

Here are the sketchy tactics California’s public health agency is using to convince towns and cities to ban tobacco sales.

Reason

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Major New Scientific Review Concludes Vaping Likely Causes Lung and Oral Cancer in People Who Vape

A peer-reviewed UNSW Sydney review published in Carcinogenesis June 21, 2026, concludes nicotine e-cigarettes are likely to cause lung and oral cancers.

Medical Daily

Supplier sees signs illegal tobacco crackdown hits mark

Metcash is shrugging off a fairly lacklustre trading year triggered by geopolitical uncertainty and cost-of-living pressures by reporting signs of a pick-up.

AAP

Police seize more than $4.5m worth of tobacco, vapes in highway truck stops

Three drivers will face court on various charges.

Newcastle Herald

How One Small Change Is Transforming TB Detection

What if one of India's biggest healthcare challenges could be tackled without a new medicine, expensive technology, or massive funding? What if the answer was something surprisingly simple? Across villages, towns, and cities, healthcare workers are discovering a quiet but powerful way to help people get screened for tuberculosis (TB).…

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Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention – even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview

Cancer in the United States experienced a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Prior to that year, cancer deaths had been increasing for decades, peaking at 215 deaths per 100,000 people, meaning about 1 in 4 deaths were attributed to cancer. Then it began to consistently decline, decreasing by 34% between 1991…

The Conversation

How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes

Nearly 6% of U.S. middle and high school students vape

The Independent UK

Study Links Ultra-Processed Food Industry to Big Tobacco's Playbook

An American Journal of Public Health study published June 9, 2026 documents how the ultra-processed food industry has deployed Big Tobacco's production, strategy, and marketing tactics to protect market share and block public health warnings.

Medical Daily

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FDA's e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones

A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers

The Independent UK

FDA memo reveals fruit-flavored e-cigarettes aren’t better for quitting smoking

The six-page FDA memo suggests regulators sidestepped previous concerns about the risks associated with sweet vaping flavors

Reason

'Find Some Kids': How Health Officials Drummed Up Fake Support for Tobacco Bans in Massachusetts Towns

State health officials scouted towns, scripted hearings, recruited teen witnesses, and celebrated each ban as a "win."

The Economic Times

Phillip Morris India calls for stronger enforcement and collaboration to disrupt illicit tobacco ecosystem

As per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimated losses of Rs. 23,000 crores per annum.

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Newcastle Herald

Smoked out: five businesses closed, vapes and tobacco seized

Inspectors targeted the Cessnock CBD under Operation Sloane.

The Economic Times

Manipur Police arrest multiple militants; seize contraband including suspected WY tablets

Security forces in Manipur have apprehended multiple active militants from various Valley-Based Insurgent Groups, including PREPAK PRO, PLA, and KCP (MFL). Alongside these arrests, significant contraband, including suspected WY tablets and tobacco products, was seized in coordinated operations across the state.

Reason

Australia Tried To Tax Smoking Out of Existence. Now 80% of Tobacco Aussies Consume Is From the Black Market.

With cigarettes costing around $40 a pack, Australia’s war on smoking has become a case study in how prohibitionist policies create black markets, violence, and criminal power.

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