World news about “Alcohol” published by euronews.
Poland: Baby born 13 times over drink drive limit A new-born baby is in a critical condition in hospital in Poland after being born with 2.6 grams of alcohol in its blood – which is almost 13 times the adult… 16/05/2013
Portugal drinking ban stops teenagers getting too spirited In a bid to prevent excess teenage drinking, Portugal’s government has introduced a ban on the sale of spirits to anyone under 18 years old. Those under… 02/05/2013
The bracelet that watches what you drink Tucked beneath his left trouser leg, George is sporting a new alcohol control anklet, designed to monitor his intake. The inconvenience, he observes, is… 08/04/2013
In a world gone green – nocomment In a major coup, an ancient wonder of the world, the Pyramids of Giza and a modern wonder of the world, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in… 18/03/2013
Judge scuppers New York soda ban at the last minute One day before it was due to go into come into effect, a ban on large sugary drinks in New York has been thrown out. Certain places would have had to stop… 12/03/2013
Brewer’s figures fizz for investors The world’s second largest brewer SABMiller has delighted investors with the company’s results for the first half of the financial year. The brewer’s strong… 22/11/2012
Heineken wins Tiger beer battle Heineken has won full control of Asia Pacific Breweries, the maker of Tiger beer. That ends a two-month takeover battle by the Dutch brewer which want to… 28/09/2012
Heineken’s Asian expansion on track Heineken has removed the last obstacle to its plans for Asia, which got the approval of the markets. The share price of the world’s third largest brewer… 19/09/2012
Campari Lascelles Jamaican rum purchase has investors over the moon The Italian drinks company’s share price was up eight percent on Monday in Milan. As markets raised a glass and the share price. To watch our Behind Markets… 03/09/2012
Pernod Ricard chairman Patrick Ricard dies The global wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard is in mourning, with no details yet for succession, after the sudden death of chairman and former chief… 20/08/2012
Restrictions on goods when travelling around Europe In this edition of U-talk the question comes from François in Paris: “I plan to travel from France to Lithuania by car. Are there any restrictions on goods … 03/08/2012
Corona owner swallowed by AB InBev Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer, is to buy the half of Mexico’s Grupo Modelo it does not already own. The price is almost 16 billion… 29/06/2012
Diageo cheers whisky demand The alcoholic beverages industry seems to have escaped the crisis and that was shown by the world’s spirits leader, British company Diageo, announcing it is… 06/06/2012
AB InBev profits off forecast Either the worst is over and we are enjoying life again or we are drinking our way out of the recession; brewers AB InBev, Heineken and SAB Miller all… 30/04/2012
Barmen contest in Latvia – nocomment Forty of the best bartenders from 13 countries displayed their skills in front of enthusiastic crowd at an annual contest in Latvia’s capital Riga. 28/01/2012
Champagne corks still popping despite crisis French champagne sales managed to weather the economic crisis in 2011 according to the champagne trade association — the Comite Interprofessionnel des Vins de… 03/01/2012
Heineken buys a round The brewing giant Heineken has become one of the UK’s leading pub owners after buying more than 900 tenanted pubs from the Royal Bank of Scotland. … 02/12/2011
French celebrate “Beaujolais nouveau” – nocomment As every year, celebrations were hold everywhere in France for the arrival of the “Beaujolais nouveau” wine. 18/11/2011
Bottoms up down under with SABMiller Foster’s deal Brewing giant SABMiller has agreed to buy Australian beermaker Foster’s for 8.6 billion euros, including debt. The purchase will make SABMiller number one in… 21/09/2011
Diageo sees glass more than half full British drinks maker Diageo is upbeat after its results came in better than forecast. In the financial year just ended the world’s biggest spirits group… 25/08/2011
No cheers from Heineken Dutch brewer Heineken is warning that weak consumer sentiment and a damp European summer will depress its earnings for this year. After profits for the first… 24/08/2011
Prices up, sales down for world’s biggest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is warned of challenging times in its biggest market, the United States. The world’s largest brewer said it is not sure it if can keep… 11/08/2011
U.S. urges ban on drunk diplomats at UN budget debatesThe United States called on Monday for a ban on drunk diplomats at budget debates at the United Nations. “We make the modest proposal that the negotiating… 05/03/2013
Irish council calls for drink-drive permits to combat depressionA council in Ireland has voted to back a motion allowing some people to drive while above the legal alcohol limit. Kerry County Council will now ask Justice… 22/01/2013
‘What do you do with drunken sailor?‘“What do you do with a drunken sailor?” Arrest him. Danish coastguard intercepted a vessel as it sailed close to beach in North Zeeland. Authorities say… 07/01/2013
Drunk pilot prevented from taking off on domestic US flightThe pilot of a domestic US flight has been suspended after failing an alcohol test as he prepared to fly. Forty-eight year old Kolbjorn Jarle Kristiansen… 05/01/2013
Truck driver charged after German autobahn pile-upIn Germany, a Latvian truck driver has been charged after allegedly causing an 11 car pile-up by driving the wrong way down an autobahn. Two people were… 02/01/2013
Several die in Poland after drinking poisoned alcoholA seventh person is believed to have died in Poland as a result of drinking contaminated alcohol. The victims, mostly from the city of Szczecin in the north… 28/12/2012
Beaujolais brings deep November cheerIt may be looked down on by many wine experts but every year Beaujolais Nouveau still gets the world’s tills ringing. This year’s annual tapping the barrel… 15/11/2012
Czech Republic eases alcohol banThe Czech government has agreed to relax a ban on the sale of some spirits after 26 people died in a spate of poisonings. Beverages with more than 20 percent… 27/09/2012
Charges over Czech Republic alcohol poisoningPolice in the Czech Republic say charges are being brought against two people suspected of being responsible for a wave of alcohol poisoning which has claimed… 25/09/2012
Seven killed in Moscow bus stop crashAt least seven people have been killed and three injured after a car crashed into a bus stop in Moscow. According to Russian media reports, the vehicle was… 23/09/2012
Poland bans sales of Czech alcohol after bootleg booze claims livesPoland has banned the sale of alcohol from the Czech Republic as the spate of poisonings attributed to bootleg spirits continues to rise. To date 19 people… 18/09/2012
Czech’s face booze ban after bootleg deathsBuying booze in the Czech Republic has been banned. The new law which applies to all liquor with more than 20 percent alcohol has been brought in after 19… 14/09/2012
Czech officials search for deadly tainted alcoholOfficials in the Czech Republic are describing it as the worst case of fatal alcohol poisoning in 30 years. Five people have died and another thirteen are… 11/09/2012
Hard-drinking Czechs go soft on beer with ‘radler’Brewers in the world’s number one beer drinking nation the Czech Republic say consumers are shifting irreversibly towards softer mixed drinks. Known as… 27/08/2012
Brewery reproduces beer from 1908 London OlympicsThe Olympics always sparks a nostalgic taste for Games gone by. A north London brewery has recreated a beer it says was popular in the year the British… 27/07/2012
Cameron calls last orders for ‘binge-drinking Britain’British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to call time on supermarkets selling cut-price alcohol in England and Wales. He believes it will curb crime and… 24/03/2012
Poisoned Indian alcohol leaves at least 160 deadAt least 160 people have now died from toxic alcohol poisoning in the Indian state of West Bengal. Another 200 people are still being treated by doctors after… 16/12/2011
Toxic alcohol kills more than 140 people in IndiaMore than 140 people have died in India after drinking cheap, contaminated alcohol. A number of arrests have been made over the locally-brewed bootleg… 15/12/2011
Munich flashmob devastates transport systemA flashmob in the German city of Munich has caused about 100,000 euros of damage to the city’s public transport system. The event was organised over social… 11/12/2011
Amy Winehouse died from too much drinkAmy Winehouse died after drinking far too much alcohol, according to the coroner at the inquest into the British singer’s death in July. A hearing in… 26/10/2011
Party signals the start of alcohol ban on Hamburg’s public transportIn Hamburg on the metro around 1,000 revellers turned up to stage what they called, “a good bye party”. Corks popped and alcohol flowed freely just hours… 01/10/2011
200-year-old wine fetches record priceA 200-year-old bottle of wine has set a new record for the most expensive bottle of white wine ever sold. The 1811 Chateau d’Yquem was bought for £75,000… 27/07/2011
Back in the Day: the first steps to stay soberJune 10, 1935. Dr. Robert Smith takes his last alcoholic drink, a beer to steady his hands for surgery, a moment that marks the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous… 09/06/2011
Quid enim tam absurdum quam delectari multis inanimis rebusPost quorum necem nihilo lenius ferociens Gallus ut leo cadaveribus pastus multa huius modi scrutabatur. quae singula narrare non refert, me professione… 28/04/2011
French police told to stop drinking on the jobRiot police in France have described as “absurd” measures to stop them drinking alcohol on the job. Members of the CRS, which is called up to deal with… 22/04/2011
Rome bans street drinkingIn Rome the authorities have banned the consumption of alcohol on the famous Campo dei Fiori after 11pm. Young binge drinkers have been gathering in the… 19/04/2011
Cage joins Hollywood bad boy listThe actor Nicolas Cage has been briefly arrested in New Orleans after a drunken argument with his wife in the street. He has been charged with suspected… 17/04/2011
UK government plans minimum price for alcoholConcerns over so-called binge-drinking in the UK have led the governing coalition to fix a minimum price for alcohol in England and Wales. Drinks would no… 18/01/2011
Can the demon squirrel curb Russian drinkers?He has become an internet phenomenon in Russia, but will the “Demon Squirrel” get his anti-alcohol message across in the run-up to the holiday period? In an… 22/12/2010
Moscow bans night-time spirit salesMoscow has banned night-time sales of vodka and other spirits starting from Wednesday night. It’s part of a nationwide drive to curb alcohol abuse and the… 01/09/2010
Moscow to introduce night-time spirit banFrom September 1, Muscovites will be unable to buy spirits at more that 15 per cent strength between the hours of 10pm until 10am. It is all part of a… 19/08/2010
Balearic parties bring ‘balconing’ tragediesThe Spanish call it ‘balconing’ – holidaymakers who try to jump from one hotel or apartment balcony to another, or into the pool below. Often they have had… 11/08/2010
Zero tolerance for drink-driving RussiansVodka-loving Russians will think twice before getting behind the wheel from today as their country’s zero tolerance drink-driving law comes into… 06/08/2010
Russian vodka drinkers pay the priceHeavy drinkers in Russia face a new headache – a financial one this time – in an attempt to cure the country’s chronic alcohol problem. Vodka is the tipple of… 01/01/2010
Catalonia raises the price of funThe flights had better stay cheap to one of Europe’s favourite weekend break destinations Barcelona, as Catalonia has banned happy hours and any other sort of… 16/10/2009
Dram drama: whisky workers take to streetsThousands of people have taken to the streets of Kilmarnock in Scotland to protest against plans to close the factory which bottles the iconic whisky Johnnie… 27/07/2009
Brown against price rise in UK booze battleBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has rejected a proposal for a minimum alcohol price as a way of combatting excessive drinking. In line with the… 16/03/2009
French vote in stricter alcohol lawsThe French lower house of Parliament has passed an amendment banning the sale of alcohol to under-18s as part of an effort to tackle growing alcohol abuse… 10/03/2009
Scots clamp down on cheap alcoholThe Scottish government is cracking down on cut-price alcohol sales in a bid to combat drink-related health problems. It plans to become the first country… 03/03/2009
