The Cambodian government has issued a directive to ban selling and drinking all types of alcohol on July 22-23, as the Southeast Asian country holds a general election. According to a statement by the presidency, the prohibition aims at preventing…
Beethoven: Tests on hair prove composer’s genetic health woes
Beethoven had a likely genetic predisposition to liver disease and a hepatitis B infection months before his death, tests have revealed. A team of researchers led by Cambridge University analysed five locks of hair to sequence the composer’s genome. They…
What’s behind Canada’s drastic new alcohol guidance
In Canada, it should be Dry January all year round, according to new national recommendations that say zero alcohol is the only risk-free approach. If you must drink at all, two drinks maximum each week is deemed low-risk by the…
Dubai scraps 30% alcohol tax and licence fee in apparent bid to boost tourism
Dubai has scrapped its 30% alcohol tax in an apparent bid to boost tourism. It will also stop charging for personal alcohol licences – something residents who want to drink at home must have. Dubai has been relaxing laws for…
Killing of Omobolanle: Reps seek ban of alcohol consumption by Police
The House of Representatives has called for a ban on police officers from consuming alcohol and other hard substances capable of inhibiting their sense of reasoning. Adopting the motion, the lawmakers while agreeing that the Nigerian police act on the…
He was drunk but he faced armed robbers and they fled!
Mine is not a story about sadness, in fact, it is hilarious and hopefully short. I don’t want to tell you long tales. Ok, so my friend, Timmy and I lived together in a three-bedroom apartment in Ikeja off Toyin…
Man tries to hide alcohol on breath with body spray (DunyaNews)
Authorities in South Carolina say a man sprayed Axe body spray in his mouth to cover the smell of alcohol as deputies approached during a traffic stop. The State newspaper reports that Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies stopped 49-year-old Efren Mencia-Ramirez…
I love parties, but shayo na bastard – Peju Akande
I love parties. Must either be the Lagos in me or my Yoruba-ness. Either way, I enjoy the loud and boisterous atmosphere; everyone dressed up to the nines; old friends meeting again, long lost cousins re-uniting, families coming together to…
Alcohol and Cigarettes – Which is more harmful? Read… (Curiosity)
Addiction is no joke. Though we’ve all joked about being addicted to “Stranger Things” or pumpkin spice or, obviously, the wonderful Curiosity app, those things aren’t out to ruin anyone’s lives. Entering the realm of the world’s most addictive substances…
Teenage woman dies at Sydney music festival FOMO (News)
The last moments of a teenage girl who died from a suspected drug overdose at a Sydney music festival have been revealed. Alex Ross-King, 19, died in hospital after attending the FOMO music festival in Parramatta. She had been dancing…