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UK parliament to debate law phasing out smoking
UK parliament to debate law phasing out smoking
Economy
by  AFP

The UK parliament will on Tuesday kick off its first debate on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's planned legislation to prevent young people from ever smoking, despite opposition from many in his own Conservative Party. "This has the potential to phase out smoking in young people almost completely as early as 2040," the government said when it unveiled the plan, calling the move "historic".

'Bad for business': Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
'Bad for business': Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Economy
by  AFP

Gulf states are grappling with the widening Middle East conflict as hostilities between Iran and Israel threaten their security and ambitious plans to reshape their economies. The Gulf countries share an "overall realisation that conflict is bad for business and avoiding conflict comes now almost at any cost", said King's College London Middle East analyst Andreas Krieg.