alcohol

Italian tax police said they are seizing assets worth $1.5 billion from a Luxembourg-based holding company’s shares in spirits maker Campari Group as part of a fraud investigation.

CLAIM: Multiple reports of dubious sourcing surfaced this weekend claiming that the Islamist government of Saudi Arabia had decided to end its 73-year ban on alcohol sales and consumption in anticipation of hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

A mother in East Texas faces a felony count of injury to a child after she allegedly served vodka-laced Jell-O shots to fifth graders at a holiday party in December.

Consequences loom for trying to resist President Trump’s bid to rebalance the US economic relationship with the rest of the world.

Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Monday refuted claims that he was in a state of inebriation when he published a late-night social media message that caused a short-lived diplomatic crisis with the United States on Sunday.

David Eby, premier of British Columbia, suggested last week that Canadians might stop buying American alcohol if President Donald Trump follows through with his tariff threat against Canada.

A principal and a teacher in Cocoa Beach, Florida, were arrested following a house party on January 19 involving over 100 juveniles, police said.

China announces “temporary anti-dumping measures” deepening a trade standoff between Beijing and Brussels after similar measures last month.

The British public will not stand for “fun police” nanny state regulations by the leftist Labour Party, Reform UK’s Nigel Farage said, predicting voters will “rebel” if the government attempts to limit pub hours.

The increasingly unpopular left-wing Labour Party government in Britain is reportedly looking to limit how long pubs can stay open at night to supposedly confront alcohol-related costs to the country’s socialised healthcare system.

New Jersey officials are “reviewing” how former President Donald Trump’s liquor licenses for several golf clubs may be impacted by his recent conviction.

The French Open has decided to curtail the rowdiness of tennis fans by banning the sale of alcohol in response to a recent spitting incident.

A 12-year-old boy in Michigan accidentally consumed an alcoholic drink at an Outback Steakhouse and went to the hospital as a result.

A man in Johnson City, Tennessee, has been cited after law enforcement found an illegal moonshine operation.

The government of Saudi Arabia has reportedly opened its first liquor store since alcohol was banned in the early 1950s.

A three-legged bear busted through a Central Florida family’s screened-in porch and raided the mini fridge for some White Claws.

Drinking health guidelines in the United States could soon resemble Canada’s two drinks per week allowance.

Young people ages 18 to 34 are driving the increased belief that moderate alcohol consumption is “detrimental” to one’s health, a new Gallup poll found.

An inquest found a man died after trying to drink 21 cocktails at a bar in Saint Ann, Jamaica, during his family’s vacation, ITV reported Tuesday.

A Chinese live-streamer died after drinking excessive amounts of Baijiu, a strong alcoholic beverage, sometimes called “Chinese Moonshine.”

Over 2,000 cans of Miller High Life were crushed by officials for violating origin status protections with its slogan ‘Champagne of Beers’.

Politically correct health bosses in the United Kingdoom have banned the use of the word “alcoholic” for supposedly being too offensive.

A Georgia teenager claimed he suffered abuse at the hands of other teenagers, landing in the hospital after allegedly being forced to drink large amounts of alcohol.

President Joe Biden evoked on Saint Patrick’s Day an Irish stereotype that drinking is prevalent in the Emerald Isle as he delivered remarks Friday at the U.S. Capitol during a themed luncheon with political leaders.

The largest producer of whiskey in India, Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD), began unprecedented liquor exports to Russia last month and is preparing a formal debut in that nation’s spirits market, multiple reports on Wednesday revealed.

The monks of Chartreuse who make the eponymous herbal liqueur have announced their intention to cut back on production for religious and environmental motives.

Britain’s woke civil service has banned many of its members from hosting “Christmas” parties, insisting that only alcohol-free “festive celebrations” are permissible instead.

France’s highest court has ruled that a man was wrongfully terminated from his job because he has the legal right to refuse to participate in “fun” activities that he viewed as excessive and humiliating.

Government data shows deaths due to alcohol spiked nearly 30 percent in America during the first year of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, a time that also caused anxiety and depression.

Police cited 137 patrons for underage drinking after checking the ID cards of 143 individuals at a Madison, Wisconsin, bar on Thursday night.

Japan’s government recently kicked off a marketing campaign aimed at increasing alcohol sales among younger citizens, aged 20 to 39, in response to record decreases in alcohol tax income in Japan over the past few years, the Hindustan Times reported Friday.

Government officials in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province said at least 21 teenagers were “found dead” at a bar on Sunday morning under unclear circumstances, South Africa’s DispatchLive reported, noting that while the cause of the deaths remains unknown, some have speculated that the youths may have been “exposed to some form of poison.”

An Indonesian nightlife venue called Holywings apologized on Thursday for offending religious sentiments in the Muslim-majority country after it offered men named Muhammad free alcohol in a promo.

Put that drink down and step away from the bar. The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) is concerned at global rates of alcohol consumption and published advice Tuesday calling for a lift in taxation rates as well as price controls to keep it out of reach.

Three former Ohio fraternity brothers have received weeks-long prison sentences in connection to the 2021 hazing death of Stone Foltz.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight,” Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) argued that “just like” we regulate roads, cars, alcohol, cigarettes, and other things, “it should not be outside the realm of possibility to regulate guns so that parents