France bans smoking in many public areas
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061009/ap_on_he_me/france_smoking_ban"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061008/capt.1fc5308d6f8d40e29174d9ccc31591ce.france_smoking_ban_par807.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=.3imvWI5NE__dAsyj4_jmA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="In this image made available by France's RTL radio station, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin answers questions during a live broadcast on RTL radio in Paris, Sunday Oct. 8, 2006. Villepin said Sunday that France will begin putting in place a ban on smoking in public places in February 2007, though restaurants, bars and dance clubs will be allowed to wait to apply it until 2008. (AP Photo/Stephane Ruet, Agence 1827 for RTL, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - The days of cigarette-friendly France are about to go up in smoke.</p><br clear="all"/>