{
  "id": 4633075,
  "title": "How the world’s tobacco giants are preparing for fewer smokers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/how-the-worlds-tobacco-giants-are-preparing-for-fewer-smokers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-08-31-how-the-worlds-tobacco-giants-are-preparing-for-fewer-smokers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The world's four biggest listed tobacco companies are all preparing for a future beyond traditional cigarettes. Their latest annual reports reveal their strategies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}