The UK's highest court has begun hearing the latest appeal against minimum pricing for alcohol.
The Scotch Whisky Association's case against the measure is being assessed by the Supreme Court in London.
The policy was approved by MSPs at Holyrood in 2012, but has been tied up in a succession of court challenges amid claims it breaches European law.
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Foreign beer and wine consumption is increasing significantly in China. In 2016, Chinese consumed 567.5 million liters of imported wine, with bottled wine leading the total imports, followed by bulk wines and sparkling wines, according to statistics from the China Association for Imports and Exports of Wine and Spirits. During the same period, beer imports grew by 18.7 percent in volume to 598.5 million liters.
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MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related deaths in Russia continue to demonstrate downwards tendencies, the press service of the Russian ministry of health told TASS on Thursday.
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The Alcohol Health Alliance who carried out the research found that products across the market are falling well below the 50p per unit mark recommended by health and alcohol bodies.
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According to the World Health Organisation, some 3.3 million deaths around the world — 5.9% of all premature deaths — result from the harmful use of alcohol each year. Europe has the highest consumption rate of alcohol worldwide.
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The start of this month saw the closure of all 171 7-Eleven stores in Indonesia and the unemployment of around 1,000 of the convenience store chain's workers.
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Rabat — Morocco's imports of alcoholic beverages have increased during the first five months of 2017 to 5,151 tons compared to 4,246 in 2016, according to a report by the Foreign Exchange Office.
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A Saskatoon lawyer says Saskatchewan Government Insurance could help reduce the temptation for impaired drivers to get behind the wheel by making it easier for ride-booking services like Uber to operate in the province.
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Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has introduced an order banning the sale and consumption of alcohol in public places at night in an attempt to curb anti-social behaviour in the capital.
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THAILAND - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is concerned about the drinking habits of the Thai people, especially among young people aged 15-19, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Sunday.