New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for future generations ...Iraq

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Shafaq News/ New Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year.Legislation passed by parliament on Tuesday means that anyone born after 2008 will never be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products.It will mean the number of people able to buy tobacco will shrink each year. By 2050, for example, 40-year-olds will be too young to buy cigarettes.Health Minister Ayesha Verrall, who introduced the bill, said it was a step "towards a smoke-free future"."Thousands of people will live longer, healthier lives and the health system will be NZ$5 billion (US$3.2 billion) better off from not needing to treat the illnesses caused by smoking," Dr Verrall said.New Zealand's smoking rate is

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