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World Service,09 Apr 1999,29 mins

Tackling Tobacco Companies

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Could African tobacco companies be prosecuted by people with smoking-related illnesses? Clive Bates, Director of ASH in the UK, looks at the landmark legal cases in the US that could have a ripple effect around the world. Also on the programme, how the BBC pays for its team of foreign correspondents.

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