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The Malaysian Insight: BILLIONAIRE former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg today gave a trio of anti-tobacco crusaders US$20 million (RM80 million) to up their game against an industry aggressively marketing its deadly wares worldwide, especially in developing countries.

Inside Philanthropy: Bloomberg Philanthropies recently revealed the three groups picked to lead Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP), the funder’s anti-tobacco watchdog organization.

Raw Story: 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.

Quartz : Three of the globe’s most ardent anti-tobacco groups are joining forces, part of new effort to create a one-stop shop to monitor the tobacco industry, its lobbying tactics, and its marketing strategies.

Capital Business : 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.

Benzinga : With partners based in the UK, Thailand and France, the global watchdog will publish investigative reports detailing the tobacco industry's lobbying tactics and marketing strategies, and will provide tools and training materials for low- and middle-income countries to push back against the industry's influence.

IPP Media : STOP will be powered by a consortium of three leading anti-tobacco groups, with Vital Strategies joining with its sister organisation, the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) as a sub-grantee.

TVA Nouvelles : The foundation of the former mayor of New York, Bloomberg Philanthropies, has committed nearly $ 1 billion since 2007 to fight against smoking in the world, said the latter.

Yahoo News : 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.