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Sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be 'taxed more'
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» GENEVA — Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday, urging countries to hike taxes to reduce consumption levels and boost health funding.
Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' chief of staff says in bombshell interview
AFP, Published on 17/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump said Tuesday he stood by his chief of staff Susie Wiles after she said the US president had an "alcoholic's personality" in an astonishing interview with Vanity Fair.
Nuts and beer: booze-free bar offers Saudis a pub vibe
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» RIYADH — Draft beer, peanuts and big-screen sports... the scene is reminiscent of pubs worldwide, but in Saudi Arabia's capital, customers in white robes or black veils sip alcohol-free pints with no expectation of a hangover.
Purrno Noir? New Zealand company sells non-alcoholic wine for pets
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» WELLINGTON - After a long day patrolling the neighbourhood or protecting the house, pets in New Zealand have a new way to unwind -- non-alcoholic wine.
Chimps ingest alcohol daily: study
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WASHINGTON — Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of at least one alcoholic drink per day as they eat ripe, fermenting fruit, says a study out Wednesday that addresses one possible reason why humans are drawn to booze.
China to EU brandy exporters: Raise prices or face tariffs
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» BEIJING - China will require major European brandy exporters to raise prices or risk anti-dumping taxes of up to 34.9% from Saturday, the latest salvo in its long-running trade spat with the bloc.
Danish brewer adds AI ‘colleagues’ to human team
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» FAKSE, Denmark - They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Royal Unibrew in Denmark exist only in the virtual realm, which the brewer hails as a milestone to unleash the full potential of its staff.
Trump's champagne threat brings fear and denial to French region
AFP, Published on 15/03/2025
» REIMS (FRANCE) - US President Donald Trump's threat of 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic drinks from EU countries is proving hard to swallow in France's champagne region.
Trump threatens 200% tariff on wine, champagne from France, other EU countries
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on US-produced whiskey.
Survivors count the mental cost of Los Angeles fires
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» PACIFIC PALISADES, California - When the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles went up in smoke, Alexander Swedelson lost his apartment, but also a bit of his identity: the flames ravaged the businesses he loved, the trails he ran, and even the place he fished.