It’s been 45 years since researchers revealed the risks of drinking during pregnancy. But as Vanessa Hrvatin reports, rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder are three times higher than previously believed — just as more women are drinking, and drinking more, than ever before.
Prepare for the end of Japan’s 24-hour convenience stores. In a country where deaths have outpaced births for several years and unemployment is a low 2.3 percent, it may not be surprising that finding people to work in convenience stores is tough.
Last year, excise duty evaded on beer, wine and spirits amounted to 17 million euros and 10.9 million in 2017, it emerged from Roel Deseyn's (CD&V) written question to the minister of finance Alexander De Croo (Open Vld), De Tijd reported on Tuesday.
A Toronto-based developer has been named the new chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Carmine Nigro, the president of Craft Development Corp., is set to serve a term no longer than three years on the LCBO board.
ONTARIO - It could cost Ontario taxpayers more than $1 billion in damages to the Beer Store to keep Premier Doug Ford's campaign promise to sell beer in corner stores.
MANITOBA - It may have been George Bernard Shaw who said whisky is liquid sunshine but it's Manitobans who are the ones basking in the sun.
CAMBODIA - Civil society groups on Tuesday urged relevant ministries to finalise the draft law on controlling the consumption and sale of alcohol in the Kingdom as soon as possible.
When it comes to alcohol consumption, rural households can put their urban counterparts to shame. A joint study by AIIMS and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has found that, on an average, rural households in India spend Rs 278 crore a month on alcoholic beverages, and consume 3.7 crore litres.
Federal public health minister Maggie De Block has reached an agreement with the drinks industry to bring in new advertising rules for alcoholic drinks, with potential fines running to a maximum of 10,000 euros.
Despite having been banned by Transport for London (TfL) more than a decade ago, it seems that many people are unaware that drinking alcohol on public transport in the capital is not allowed.