Pakistan continues to suffer massive tax losses due to the unchecked rise of the illicit cigarette trade, with the country losing around Rs415 billion annually as enforcement measures fail to keep ...

CIGARETTES and alcohol sold less in sari-sari stores, a tech startup reported. "Sari-sari stores saw a decrease in sales of cigarettes despite the Bureau of Internal Revenue lowering the floor price ...

A sniffer dog helped find illegal goods hidden behind fake walls Illegal hand-rolling tobacco, vapes and cigarettes have been seized during raids at convenience stores in Essex. A trading ...

Jamie Hector's facial scar appears to have been caused by a sharp object when he was young. He has, however, chosen not to clear speculations. The scar has become part of his identity and often adds ...

He rolled back most of his reckless tariffs, sparking a rally in stocks, bonds and the dollar, but many national scars will linger. Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel The ...

This excerpt comes from the forthcoming book “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America,” which details how a set of toxic compounds have devastated entire communities ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sari-sari stores saw a drop in sales of cigarettes and liquor last year, falling by 22 percent and 17 percent, respectively, amid higher excise taxes on these so-called ...

AB 279 bans the sale of cigarettes to those born after Dec. 31, 2004, unless the sale is made at a casino. The bill would also ban any vapes not approved for sale by the federal government.

A catastrophic mid-air crash was an accident waiting to happen when two helicopters flew towards a known collision risk point where flight paths intersected, an aviation expert says. But the ...

Named after the distinctive shape of their leg, 80's cigarette jeans are characterised by their slim silhouette and straight cut from knee to ankle: as the name suggests, they are reminiscent of the ...

Editor’s note: This column is adapted from a 2012 Grace Notes column. When I was 9, I bent down to say hi to a friend’s basset hound and it jumped up and bit my face, tearing a hole from the right ...

A serial criminal who murdered a stranger when he was refused a cigarette has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 16 years in prison after his second prosecution for the attack. Steven ...