World News | France to Ban Smoking on Beaches as It Seeks to Avoid 75,000 Tobacco-related Deaths Per Year | LatestLY

Paris, Nov 28 (AP) France will ban smoking on all beaches, in public parks, forests and some other public areas as part of a national anti-tobacco plan presented by the health minister on Tuesday. Tobacco products cause 75,000 avoidable deaths a year in France, Minister of Health and Prevention Aurélien Rousseau said on BFM television. The government will introduce legislation at the start of next year to enlarge the scope of places where fines can be levied for smoking, he said. Also Read | Wolf Spider ‘Lays Eggs’ in British Tourist’s Toe During Cruise Holiday in France. “Beaches, parks, around schools — lots of places had started these experiments and now, it’s true, we’re heading to a general rule to…