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19th Mar 2024

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One in four Europeans smoke tobacco

The EU statistical office Eurostat says one in four Europeans over the age of 15 smoked tobacco in 2014, according to the results of European Health Interview Survey. At 34.7%, Bulgaria has the most smokers in the EU, followed by Greece at 32.6% and Austria at 30.0%. Sweden has the fewest amount of smokers at 16.7%, followed by the UK at 17.2% and Finland at 19.3%.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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