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No-smoking Measure Takes Effect in El Salvador
Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- The Parliament of El Salvador adopted a law on controlling tobacco on June 23.

The law bans smoking at hospitals, airports, cinema houses and other public places.

About 5,000 people are dying in the country every year due to smoking, a news report said.

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