2014-07-21 US Jury Orders Tobacco Firm to Pay Billions to Widow
A jury in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida has ordered the country’s second largest cigarette maker to pay $23.6 billion to the widow of a smoker. The jury also…
2018-06-19 Tobacco: What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. It is widely known that smoking tobacco can damage the lungs. But many people do not know that it…
2012-08-22 Tobacco Forces Still Strong
This is the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. This month, the Australian High Court ruled in support of a law that bars tobacco companies from putting their logos or colors…
2011-11-16 Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco companies are fighting efforts in the United States and Australia to make their products less appealing. In Washington, a federal judge…
2008-02-20 WHO Sees Tobacco Risk to a Billion Lives This Century
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow six policies to prevent millions of tobacco-related deaths. The six policies are known…