Philippine government to crack down on e-cigarettes
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the government will be banning the import and use of e-cigarettes because they are toxic. He went on to say that anyone caught using a vape will be arrested. He made this statement after the first case of vaping related lung injury was confirmed in the country.
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US President Donald Trump has asked the F.D.A to study malaria drugs and their potential to help those with the coronavirus, saying it looks promising. There has been no proper study that has tested this medicine or its potential to treat the virus although some doctors in France and South Korea have said that it helped.
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Raytheon employee arrested for taking US missile defense data to China
An engineer that worked for Raytheon has been arrested for taking a laptop that contained important US missile defense secrets to China. He has repeatedly warned by his employer not to take the laptop and violated multiple laws by doing so. It is unclear if the Chinese government now has these secrets or not.
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US government to announce new vape ban next week
The White House has announced that they will be placing a ban on flavored e-cigarettes due to a rise in youth use. The government is also discussing raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 in order to keep these products out of the hands of teenagers. Many have raised concerns regarding job loss in the vaping industry.
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