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US Fed invests $428 million in Walmart, oil firms, tobacco giant and others

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve bought $428 million in bonds of individual companies through mid-June, making investments in household names like Walmart and AT&T as well as in major oil firms, tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc, and a utility subsidiary of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company.

India coronavirus dispatch: Migrant workers need housing security

From India's testing conundrum, to financing the Covid-19 response, and the non-respiratory symptoms of the disease - read these and more in today's India digest

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Childbirths at home see a jump in the lockdown

Even as childbirths at home see a rise, IVF treatment has come to a halt, and at other places milk is going to waste

'Turning point': Number of male smokers falling for first time, says WHO

Declines in tobacco use amongst males mark a turning point in the fight against tobacco, says WTO

Ban on sale of e-cigarettes implies prohibition on usage also, says govt

The country banned the sale of e-cigarettes as it fears they could lead to increased nicotine addiction

E-cigarettes on verge of being banned: Is end of choice the start of safe?

Electronic nicotine delivery system products may be banned across the country. Is this move warranted?

Tobacco gives 'smoking capital' J&K its highest tax revenue, and a crisis

J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana report COPD figures equal or greater than 4,750 per 100,000 population

Walmart, Kroger, others face US FDA's wrath for selling tobacco to minors

FDA asked the companies to submit a plan of action within 30 days, describing how they will address and mitigate illegal sales to minors

Canada: Tobacco firms lose appeal in Quebec cases, ordered to pay $13 bn

The case stems from lawsuits originally filed in 1998 and involved the first damages against the industry in Canada

Experts, doctors urge GoM, GST council, to raise cess on tobacco products

Experts said global experience has shown that such a tax increase will decrease tobacco use and expand government revenue

Pictorial warning must on 85% space of tobacco packets, says Supreme Court

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar on Tuesday made "absolute" its earlier interim order by which it had stayed the High Court order

Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages communities growing it

Green tobacco sickness is a form of nicotine poisoning that occurs when the tobacco leaves are wet and contact the skin

Big Tobacco's Next Big Thing? Tobacco

Unlike e-cigarettes, new heat-not-burn products heat tobacco instead of a nicotine concoction

Fewer Indians use tobacco but India still world's no. 2 consumer, producer

Tobacco is responsible for nearly 50% cancers in India and 90% of mouth cancers

Is investing in the tobacco business unethical?

It is inappropriate to restrain govt or PSEs from investing in cos which provides superior return

Tobacco investment PIL excludes mutual funds

Statistics show mutual funds own shares of Rs 14,000 crore in tobacco companies

Heady whiff from tobacco scrips

BS Tobacco Index up nearly six-fold in 10 years versus Sensex's 2.25 times

Tobacco ban: UP cop suspended for breaking cleanliness vow

Adityanath has directed the state govt against using plastic and pan masala in office premises

Tobacco giant BAT buys out US firm Reynolds for $49.4bn

BAT will purchase the 57.8% of Reynolds American that it does not already own

Cig major Philip Morris jolted by India's proposal to ban foreign tobacco

Philip Morris entered India in late 1960s by acquiring majority stake in Godfrey Phillips India Ltd