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Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, yesterday opened the first face to face Middle East peace talks in two years by demanding an end to Jewish settlements in the West Bank. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that any agreement must assure Israel s security as a Jewish state.
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Greece, praised for its budget cutbacks and austerity programme, is going after another vice from today: smoking.
The Socialist government will impose a tough ban that outlaws lighting up in enclosed public areas and prohibits tobacco advertising. Offenders will be fined up to £8,250 and face swift prosecution.
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