Billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday gave a trio of anti-tobacco crusaders $20 million to up their game against an industry aggressively marketing its deadly wares worldwide, especially in developing countries. The non-profit groups based in France, England and Thailand jointly secured the three-year grant to spotlight industry-led sabotage of policies designed to reduce tobacco use, Bloomberg told AFP. "I'm sympathetic," he said by phone. "They want to promote their products and make money for their stockholders." "But it is killing people, and I have always thought there is a point at which there are things more valuable, more important ...
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