No outright ban on alcohol ads expected
A government task team investigating restrictions on alcohol advertising would probably not recommend an outright ban, media reported on Wednesday.
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Drinking their way to the top
Some bosses in China demand that their employees consume alcohol on the job.
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Push to ban liquor in southern Lebanese town
Alcohol is widely available in Lebanon, a country considered one of the most liberal in the Middle East, but it is frowned upon is some Muslim areas.
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Liquor Act serves largely the poor and not vested interests
South African drinkers consume on average 17 litres of pure alcohol a year, placing them among the heaviest drinkers in the world.
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Alcohol, 'the drug', is the problem
If alcohol were to be synthesised in a lab today it would be a Schedule 5 drug, said panellists at an M&G forum on alcohol.
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US drinks to 75 years since end of Prohibition
Americans will on Friday toast the 75th anniversary of the end of Prohibition, which began in 1920 and was repealed in 1933 on economic grounds.
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Drink up
What to do about excessive alcohol consumption in South Africa?
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Cut back drivers' alcohol limit, says AA
South Africa's current blood-alcohol concentration limit of 0,05% should be lowered to 0,02% for all drivers, says the Automobile Association.
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Out with a bang
Are energy drinks creating a generation of binge drinkers and troubled teens? Nechama Brodie investigates.
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Ban alcohol ads
The African National Congress Youth League calls for a ban on alcohol advertising.
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