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Dubai eases liquor laws
Associated Press, Published on 24/10/2019
» DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled stores previously only accessible to licence-holding residents, as the United Arab Emirates saw the first drop in alcohol sales by volume in a decade.
Forget 'manmade': Berkeley bans gender-specific words
Associated Press, Published on 19/07/2019
» BERKELEY, United States: There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into "maintenance holes'' instead.
Coca-Cannabis? Coke analysing cannabis in drinks
Associated Press, Published on 18/09/2018
» The Coca-Cola Company said Monday it is "closely watching" the expanding use of a cannabis element in drinks, another sign cannabis and cannabis-infused products are getting more acceptance in mainstream culture and a harder look from long-established pillars of American business.
‘Hung over’ English golfer finishes sixth at British Open
Associated Press, Published on 23/07/2018
» English golfer Eddie Pepperell admitted to being a "little hung over" during his final-round 67 at the British Open on Sunday.
Kim Jong Un impersonator questioned
Associated Press, Published on 08/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: A Kim Jong Un lookalike said he was detained and questioned upon his arrival in Singapore on Friday, days before a summit between the North Korean leader and President Donald Trump.
Indonesia bootleg alcohol deaths exceed 100
Associated Press, Published on 11/04/2018
» JAKARTA: Deaths from drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in Indonesia have exceeded 100 this month, police said Wednesday as they vowed a “scorched earth” crackdown on the makers and distributors of black-market liquor.
At least 50 Indonesians dead in April from bootleg liquor
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2018
» JAKARTA: More than 50 people have died in little more than a week after drinking bootleg liquor in western Indonesia, including in the capital, Jakarta, officials said Monday.
Michelin star boosts chef at shophouse kitchen to stardom
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming shophouse kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing Thai chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her restaurant awarded a Michelin star.
6 nursing home patients die in US post-hurricane heat
Associated Press, Published on 14/09/2017
» HOLLYWOOD, Florida: Six patients at a sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma's aftermath, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida's 4 million senior citizens amid widespread power outages that could go on for days.
Casinos turn to eSports to lure millennials
Business, Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: Casinos are slowly embracing competitive video game tournaments as a way to help their bottom lines, but the money is coming from renting hotel rooms to the young players and selling them food and drinks, not from turning them into gamblers.