Monthly Archives: June 2021

Teenagers drank more than $17 billion worth of alcohol in 2016, a new study finds. Here’s why experts worry that COVID-19 has fueled the fire of underage drinking.

A study found that young people in the US consumed more than $17 billion worth of alcohol in 2016. One co-author of the study named hard seltzers as a driver of underage alcohol consumption. A psychiatrist told Insider that the pandemic has exacerbated alcohol consumption among youth. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Underage youths consumed nearly one-tenth of

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Brewery not operating during lockdown, say cops

Police here have refuted claims that the Carlsberg brewery is operating during the ongoing lockdown. This comes following a Facebook post that alleged that the brewery at Seksyen 15, Shah Alam was still operating based on smoke that came out of the brewery. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Baharudin Mat Taib said a compliance operation task force was deployed to

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Ethiopia: Debre Berhan Started Enjoying the Blessings of Industrial Park

Approximately 120km northeast of the capital Addis Ababa, the city of Debre Berhan is establishing itself as an alluring investment destination. Thanks to infrastructure upgrades over the last decade it now only takes two hours to travel to Debre Berhan from Addis Ababa. Bolstered by economic incentives as part of the Ethiopian Investment Commission’s industrial park strategy, Debre Berhan has

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