New Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year.
Legislation passed by parliament on Tuesday means that anyone born after 2008 will never be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products. Read more on BBC here.
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"The World Trade Organization (WTO) has found that tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that were imposed by the US under former President Donald Trump violate global trade rules.Mr Trump had claimed national security concerns when he announced the new border taxes in 2018, sparking a wave of trade fights around the world.
The WTO rebuffed that argument, saying the duties did not come "at a time of war or other emergency". The US said it stood by the tariffs. The US "strongly rejects" the ruling and has no intention of removing the measures, assistant US trade representative Adam Hodge said." Read more here at the BBC. |
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