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  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Guardia Civil rescues 18 migrants from illegal tobacco factory

    EIGHTEEN men from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia have been rescued from an illegal tobacco factory in Andalucia, where they were forced to roll up to eight million counterfeit cigarettes a day under inhumane conditions. On Tuesday, the Guardia Civil …

    Source: Olive Press - Center-left
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    In the first half of 2025, imports of agri-food products to Ukraine increased by 10%

    According to the State Customs Service, in January–June 2025, Ukraine imported agri-food products worth USD 4,262 million. This is USD 398 million more than in the first six months of the previous year, reported Bohdan Dukhnytskyi, Doctor of Economics and …

    Source: The Odessa Journal - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Illegal tobacco is big business, and retail giants are counting the cost

    At the start of last month, legally sold packet sizes were restricted to 20 cigarettes and flavours such as menthol were banned. Foukkare says the initial excise increases between 2010 and 2019 led to a clear reduction in smoking rates, but from 2019 it …

    Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    France to deport Moroccan man for lighting cigarette at memorial

    Legal experts, too, expressed reservations about the charges brought against Hakim. [Getty] For the French political left, the government's decision to revoke the residency of a Moroccan man for lighting a cigarette from the eternal flame at the Tomb …

    Source: The New Arab - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Man arrested after lighting cigarette using French war memor...

    French police were on Wednesday considering whether to charge a man who was arrested for lighting a cigarette using the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. France's Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, …

    Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Czech Retail Sales Growth Eases To 4.5%

    The Czech Republic's retail sales growth moderated slightly in June, data from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Thursday. Retail sales, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles, rose a calendar-adjusted 4.5 percent year-on-year in June, after a …

    Source: RTTNews - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Outrage as man lights a cigarette using Tomb of the Unknown Soldier's eternal flame

    By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO Published: 09:27 EDT, 7 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 7 August 2025 A man has been arrested after lighting a cigarette from the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, a sacred site dedicated to fallen soldiers. …

    Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Man lights cigarette from Eternal Flame

    It seems that almost every week there is a report of a tourist or brainless idiot doing something really stupid or insulting at an important attraction or shrine. This week (on August 4) it was the turn of the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown …

    Source: Euro Weekly News - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Retail Trade Turnover in Bulgaria Increases by 6.8% in June Y/Y

    In June 2025, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 0.6% compared to the previous month, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a press release on Thursday. The data are preliminary …

    Source: Bulgarian News Agency - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Ukraine’s funeral workers bearing the burden of war

    Svitlana Ostapenko prepares a cross and wreaths for the funeral of a soldier - Copyright AFP Florent VERGNES Florent VERGNES At a funeral home in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, Svitlana Ostapenko paced around as she prepared the dead for their …

    Source: Digital Journal - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Latvian men are some of Europe's heaviest smokers

    Eurostat data on the prevalence of smoking in the European Union illustrates that several of Latvia's serious health problems are likely linked to the fact that its men continue to puff their way through lots of cigarettes, despite the well-documented …

    Source: LSM - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    UNODC: War is Transforming Ukraine's Criminal Landscape

    Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, the trade in cocaine and heroin through Ukraine has declined dramatically, partly due to the closure of sea and air ports. In contrast, the production and trade of synthetic drugs such as …

    Source: Vindobona - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Moroccan Man Arrested for Lighting Cigarette with Flame of France’s Unknown Soldier

    A Moroccan man has been arrested in Paris after lighting a cigarette with the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe—an act widely condemned as a desecration of a national symbol. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau …

    Source: American Renaissance - Right-wing
  • Published on Aug 6, 2025

    Industrial Production Down by 4.9% Y-on-Y in Hungary

    The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level by 4.9% in June 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 1.2% lower than …

    Source: Diplomacy & Trade - Pending
  • Published on Aug 6, 2025

    No Puffs, No Butts: France To Sue Man Who Lit Cigarette From Paris War Memorial Flame

    Last Updated:August 06, 2025, 17:02 IST The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located beneath one of Paris’s most iconic monuments, holds the remains of a soldier killed in the First World War A video of the act, which took place on Monday evening, shows the …

    Source: News18 - Center-right
  • Published on Aug 7, 2025

    Ukraine's Power Companies Report Highest Net Revenues In 2024

    (MENAFN- UkrinForm) The relevant annual survey findings were published by YouControl , an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A thousand largest Ukrainian enterprises generated a total of UAH 8.2 trillion in net revenues in 2024, which is 15% higher compared …

    Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 6, 2025

    Hungary's industry remains deep in recession with no end in sight

    Industrial production in Hungary declined by 1.2% m/m in June, following a 1.1% drop in May, marking the fourth monthly contraction in the past five months. In annual terms, output fell 4.9% y/y (chart), according to both raw and adjusted data, …

    Source: BNE Intellinews - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 6, 2025

    Migrant shocks France by lighting cigarette with flame of the Unknown Soldier

    A video of a man walking on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and using the flame of remembrance in Paris caused outrage in France. In a move showing immeasurable disrespect, the man, wearing a white jogging pants and a sweater, was filmed approaching the …

    Source: Brussels Signal - Pending
  • Published on Aug 6, 2025

    Hungary Industrial Output Decline Deepens; Retail Sales Growth Improves

    Hungary's industrial production continued its declining trend in June, while retail sales expanded at an accelerated pace, preliminary figures from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office showed on Wednesday. The volume of industrial production …

    Source: RTTNews - Neutral

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  • Published on August 4, 2025 - 20:21 GMT

    Veteran’s persistence pays off in quitting tobacco

    Douglas Ferrier didn’t quit smoking for good when he placed his “last pack” in his father’s coffin. He didn’t quit during a second attempt to go cold turkey or when he first tried to stop by using medication. But Ferrier persisted, which is why he’s …

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  • Published on August 7, 2025 - 22:04 GMT

    DPS Announces Leadership Changes Across the State

    AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces several changes to key leadership positions across the department, which were confirmed by the Public Safety Commission (PSC) during its meeting today. The changes are a result of personnel …

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