Israel’s Dubek tobacco company agreed to pay compensation to smokers whose health has been seriously affected by cigarettes in the past seven years. Under the agreement reached with lawyers representing smokers in class-action suits against the company, the compensation fund will be created through an increase in cigarette prices.
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