Russia tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law

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Russia tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-tries-kick-habit-anti-smoking-law-114057546.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RCQnxdsYdxZLXuWlvuT_YA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T114251Z_2_CBRE9500WGM00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA-SMOKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman smokes a cigarette in a cafe, a day before new tobacco restrictions come into place, in Moscow" align="left" title="A woman smokes a cigarette in a cafe, a day before new tobacco restrictions come into place, in Moscow" border="0" /></a>By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tobacco restrictions came into force in Russia on Saturday which President Vladimir Putin hopes will create a healthier workforce and help reverse a population decline, but they face stiff opposition in a country where four in ten people smoke. The measures, part of a law Putin signed in February, include a ban on smoking at schools and universities, museums, sports facilities, hospitals and on public transport - in many cases places where it is already prohibited. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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