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Zwei Tage vor dem Startspiel gegen Norwegen erhält die Nati den nächsten herben Dämpfer. Luana Bühler verpasst das Heimturnier wegen einer Knieverletzung.

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Psychische Probleme und ein Kreuzbandriss kurz vor der Heim-EM. Nati-Star Ramona Bachmann hat eine schwierige Zeit hinter sich. In einem emotionalen Instagram-Post bedankt sie sich nun bei ihrer Ehefrau Charlotte Baret für die Unterstützung.

Schock für eine Schweizer Familie in den Ferien in Italien. Die eigene Tochter erlitt am Montag am Strand einen Herzstillstand. Schnelles Eingreifen verhinderte wohl das Schlimmste.

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Die USA haben mit einem spektakulären Angriff versucht, die Atomanlagen im Iran zu zerstören. Wie erfolgreich war Operation «Midnight Hammer» wirklich? Laut US-Präsident Trump wurden die Anlagen vollkommen «ausgelöscht». Doch so eindeutig ist es nicht.

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Egy ittas nő hétfőn délelőtt késsel szúrta meg élettársát Cobolyfalun. A 31 éves nőt őrizetbe vették, a férfit kórházba szállították.

Die Sonderausstellung «Wildlife Photographer of the Year» hat über 94'500 Besucherinnen und Besucher ins Naturhistorische Museum Basel gelockt. Dies zeigt ein steigendes Interesse an den Naturfotos – bei der ersten Ausgabe 2012 waren es noch 40'000 Personen.

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L’article Explorer le Sahara algérien en été : mythes, réalités et conseils clés pour les aventuriers est apparu en premier sur .

Die Bergrettung in Österreich musste sechs Litauer am Hochkönig in Sicherheit bringen. Die Gruppe war nur mit Turnschuhen unterwegs und kam ohne Hilfe nicht mehr weiter. Am Hochkönig gabs schon mehrere tragische Unfälle.

Over 7 million people die from smoking-related deaths every year. The World Health Organization’s protocols to control and reduce tobacco have been adopted in at least 155 countries. Credit: Unsplash/Kouji Tsuru

By Maximilian Malawista
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 2025 (IPS)

Tobacco kills up to half its users who don’t quit, a grim reality that highlights the urgent mission of global tobacco control. A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that while many countries have followed the organization’s protocols to reduce tobacco use, major gaps still remain in broader implementation.

The Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 report was launched on June 23 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, where global health leaders emphasized a renewed commitment towards reducing tobacco-related deaths, which claim more than seven million lives each year. At least 80 percent of the world’s 1.3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries, where the risk of tobacco-related illness and death is much higher.

The report focuses on the WHO MPOWER tobacco control measures, the steps that countries need to take to reduce tobacco usage. The WHO MPOWER tobacco control measures include:

· Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies;
· Protecting people from tobacco smoke with smoke-free air legislation;
· Offering help to quit tobacco use;
· Warning about the dangers of tobacco with pack labels and mass media;
· Enforcing bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship; and
· Raising taxes on tobacco.

The WHO MPOWER measures were first introduced in 2007, where only forty-four countries had implemented at least one tobacco control measure, protecting 1.2 billion people. Their implementation can be viewed through the new data portal, which tracks countries’ progress from 2007-2025.

155 countries have successfully implemented at least one control measure at the best-practice level, the highest marker of implementation. This protects up to 6.1 billion people, or about 75 percent of the global population. Additionally, countries with two or more measures have seen “a nearly tenfold increase,” from 11 to 107 countries, which protects 4.8 billion people. Forty of these countries have adopted two or more measures, while seven of them have implemented four measures, and four have adopted five of the MPOWER measures. Altogether, fifty-one countries have at least three of these measures in place, accounting for the protection of 1.8 billion people.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said, “Twenty years since the adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, we have many successes to celebrate, but the tobacco industry continues to evolve and so must we.” He added, “By uniting science, policy, and political will, we can create a world where tobacco no longer claims lives, damages economies or steals futures. Together, we can end the tobacco epidemic.”

The report highlights that one practice — graphic health warnings and plain packaging — has made significant progress, with 56 percent of countries having reached ‘best-practice’ level. As one of the key measures under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), it makes it difficult for people to ignore the health risks. It has been proven that cigarette packaging that contain graphic visual health warnings are effective in informing people about tobacco risks. They can be understood by people across all demographics and countries of all income levels.

Additionally, 110 countries at some levels have adopted these measures, accounting for approximately five billion people, or 62 percent of the world’s population. 36 percent of the global population now live in countries which run best-practice campaigns, which is up from 19 percent in 2022. WHO is urging countries to “invest in message-tested evaluated campaigns”.

Despite this, forty countries have zero MPOWER measures at the best-practice level. More than thirty countries allow the sale of cigarettes without mandatory health warnings. Even as many of the measures are being adopted, WHO notes that enforcement is “inconsistent”. Packaging for smokeless tobacco remains “poorly regulated”, as these items come in irregular packaging, are developed by smaller local producers, and may be found illegally produced and sold. These factors make it difficult to enforce packaging regulations. Furthermore, since 2022 at least 110 countries have failed to run anti-tobacco campaigns.

Many countries are failing to enact policies that would restrict access to cigarettes through taxation. Since 2022, only three counties have increased their taxes on tobacco at the best-practice level. Sixty-eight countries have adopted anti-tobacco media campaigns in the best practice, educating 25 percent globally. Additionally, cost-covered quitting services are accessible to about 33 percent of the world’s population.

While media campaigns and taxation policies target tobacco users, tobacco also affects people second hand. Around 1.6 million people die each year from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases exacerbated by exposure to second-hand smoke. To combat this, seventy-nine countries have implemented “comprehensive smoke-free environments,” which protects at least one-third of the global population. The regulation of e-cigarette devices or ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems) has also begun to pick up traction. As of 2024, 133 countries are regulating or outright banning e-cigarette devices.

To account for the notable lags in progress and enforcement, Dr. Ruediger Krech, WHO Director of Health Promotion said, “Governments must act boldly to close remaining gaps, strengthen enforcement, and invest in the proven tools that save lives. WHO calls on all countries to accelerate progress on MPOWER and ensure that no one is left behind in the fight against tobacco.”

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L’UE a annoncé lundi 30 juin être parvenue à un accord avec l’Ukraine sur les échanges commerciaux à long terme. Mais, pour l’heure, les détails restent pour la plupart inconnus.

The post Importations ukrainiennes : Bruxelles et Kiev ont trouvé un accord appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Bei einem Fussballspiel in St. Gallen kam es im Mai zu einem schockierenden Vorfall. Ein Spieler des FC Sarajevo griff den Schiedsrichter brutal an. Jetzt kassierte er eine Mega-Strafe.

MISSION REPORT following the ad hoc delegation to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates from 14 to 16 April 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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