Syria bows to talks with cease fire and prisoner swap plan
Syria and Russia announced plans for a cease fire in Aleppo and a prisoner exchange ahead of peace talks in Montreux next week. Walid Muallem said the government would intensify aid delivery while blaming rebels for attacking an aid convoy. The move precedes the first meeting between Damascus officials and the exile-based Syrian National Coalition in Istanbul and Montreux.
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Beirut
Aleppo
Switzerland
Moscow
Walid Moallem
Montreux
Bashar al-Assad
John Kerry
Sergei Lavrov
Damascus
Washington
United States
Syrian National Coalition
Istanbul
U.S
Health risks of smoking rise with cancers and disabilities
Fifty years after the first surgeon general report, a new study links smoking to 13 cancers plus diabetes and other conditions, with more than 20 million premature deaths and 5.6 million children at risk. It urges stronger tobacco controls, higher taxes, and expanded cessation funding.
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Chicago
U.S
Boris Lushniak
Luther Terry
Lushniak
Thomas Frieden
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Frieden
United States
CDC
Health effects debate on e-cigarettes heats up
Scientists caution years of data needed to judge impact of electronic cigarettes on users and bystanders. Experts like Stanton Glantz and Boris Lushniak weigh potential to curb smoking against risks to youth, health, and public policy while FDA studies and local laws evolve.
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Stanton Glantz
Center For Tobacco Control
University of California
San Francisco
Boris Lushniak
Lushniak
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Center For Tobacco Products
Ohio uses untested two drug method in 25 minute execution
Dennis McGuire, 53, was executed in Ohio by midazolam and hydromorphone for the rape and murder of a pregnant woman. He gasped for about 15 minutes, prompting family lawsuits and renewed debate over capital punishment. Critics call for an end to lethal injections while supporters argue suffering varies.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Dennis McGuire
McGuire
Richard Dieter
Death Penalty Information Center
Jon Paul Rion
Rion
Kent Scheidegger
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
U.S
Dieter
Gregory Frost
Steven Hawkins
Amnesty International USA
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