Alcohol

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Sports

No booze? No problem for most fans at World Cup in Qatar

World football governing body FIFA reversed course in mid-November, two days before the first match kicked off, and announced that no alcoholic beer would sold at stadiums in Qatar where it is an...

The ban on alcohol in stadiums and the subsequent uproar have revealed at least two issues concerning both Qatar and the sports’ Western fanbase at large. The first one being the inseparable connection between alcohol and Western sports fans. PHOTO: DW.
Panorama

Sports, alcohol and the Islamic world

How gin and tonic helped British rule in India
Bangladesh

How gin and tonic helped British rule in India

Qatar World Cup to have 'desert festival' where fans can drink up to 17 hours a day
Sports

Qatar World Cup to have 'desert festival' where fans can drink up to 17 hours a day

Japan urges young people to drink more alcohol to boost economy
Videos

Japan urges young people to drink more alcohol to boost economy

Control on liquor import boosts local Carew sales
Videos

Control on liquor import boosts local Carew sales

Representational image of bootleg alcohol. Photo : Pixabay
World+Biz

At least 42 dead in India after drinking toxic alcohol

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Health

Alcohol study finds only risks for the young but health benefits for people over 40

Soccer Football - General Views of the Lusail Stadium - Lusail, Qatar, March 28, 2022. General view inside the Lusail Stadium, the venue for the 2022 Qatar World Cup Final REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
World+Biz

World Cup stadium stands will be alcohol free under Qatari curbs

Foreign liquor to be dearer
Industry

Foreign liquor to be dearer

A herd of elephants is seen at Addo Elephant National Park outside Port Elizabeth in South Africa, File. PHOTO: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Offbeat

Elephant dung filters botanical mix for South African gin maker

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South Asia

Afghan agents pour 3,000 litres of liquor into Kabul canal

Carew eyes higher output to meet growing liquor demand
Industry

Carew eyes higher output to meet growing liquor demand