Canada mulls health warnings on each cigarette

TORONTO: In an effort to reduce smoking in the country, Canada is looking at introducing mandatory warnings on individual cigarettes going beyond those already featured on packets, the government said on Friday. It will consult stakeholders on the proposed measure and, if implemented, Canada will be the first country in the world to introduce such labelling. The intent behind the move to reduce the number of people smoking in the country.

US gas price hits a record $5 a gallon, says auto group NEW YORK: The average price of premium gas at the pump has surpassed $5 a gallon for the first time in the US, the American Automobile Association reported on Saturday. That record level, coming on top of months of soaring inflation, represents the latest bad news for President Joe Biden just five months before crucial midterm elections. A year ago, the average price of gas in the US was just $3.07; since then it has shot up by 62%.

Beijing warns of ‘explosive’ cases as Shanghai tests BEIJING: China’s capital Beijing is experiencing an “explosive” Covid-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a govt spokesman said on Saturday, as Shanghai, conducted mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a hair salon. Beijing authorities said on Saturday that all 61 new cases uncovered in the city on Friday had either visited the Heaven Supermarket Bar or had links to it. In Shanghai, officials announced three new confirmed local cases and one asymptomatic case detected outside quarantined areas on Saturday, as nearly all the city’s 25 million residents began a new round of tests.