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COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday blamed four major industries — tobacco, ultra-processed foods (UPFs), fossil fuel and alcohol — for 2.7 million deaths a year in Europe, accusing them of obstructing public policies that could hurt their profits. “[These] four industries kill at least 7,000 people in our region every day,” Hans Kluge, the director of the …

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