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False belief that drinking methanol protects from coronavirus kills 300 people in Iran

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Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears about the new coronavirus. The boy, now blind after his parents gave him toxic methanol … Read more

Luann de Lesseps admits she’s drinking again on the Naughty But Nice podcast

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Luann de Lesseps admitted Thursday that she’s back to drinking despite her infamous history with booze and the law. The 54-year-old Real Housewives Of New York star delved into her new approach to alcohol during an appearance on the Naughty But Nice podcast with Rob Shuter. She also opened up about the current man in … Read more

‘The Stay Inn’: Britons are drinking almost double the amount of alcohol at home in virtual pubs

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‘The Stay Inn’: Britons are drinking almost double the amount of alcohol at home as they join friends for a pint online amid coronavirus lockdown Millions expected to join virtual phenomenon, knocking back pints on video chat Home-drinking has almost doubled to 100 million pints a week in the UK Britain’s top psychologist Sir Cary … Read more

Drinkers facing pub lockdown turn to digital drinking by catching up with mates on apps for a pint

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Drinkers facing pub lockdown turn to digital drinking by catching up with mates on WhatsApp, Zoom and Instagram Live for a jar and a chat Brits are mourning the closure of pubs on the first weekend of lockdown Instead, many are turning to apps to enjoy a virtual drink with their friends Apps such as … Read more

Footage captures pair of ‘drunken’ elephants collapsing after drinking ’30 litres of wine’

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Moment a pair of ‘drunken’ elephants stagger around a tea field before collapsing into a pile next to each after stealing and guzzling ’30 litres of wine’ Photos of two Asian elephants sleeping off 30 litres of wine shared to Twitter Incident reportedly took place in a village in Yunnan, southwestern China  14 elephants are … Read more

How dining out and drinking will change in Australia in a time of coronavirus

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Moves to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Australian have made dining out in restaurants and cafes more like visiting a hospital’s intensive care ward.   Patrons are being forced to use hand sanitiser upon entry and then kept strictly apart –  some are even having their temperature taken before they get through the door.  Eateries … Read more

Hundreds of Hindus hold cow urine drinking party in the belief it can fight off coronavirus

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Hundreds of Hindu worshippers in India hosted a cow urine drinking party on Saturday in the belief that it will ward off cornavirus. There is not yet a vaccine available for the virus, which is sweeping across the world and has so far infected more than 140,000 people, with more than 5,000 deaths.   But a … Read more

The Bachelor’s Sogand Mohtat left the show with a ‘drinking problem’ and takes swipe at Matt Agnew 

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‘I was unemployed’: The Bachelor’s Sogand Mohtat says she left the show with a ‘drinking problem’ as she takes a savage swipe at Matt Agnew By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:12 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 08:15 GMT, 12 March 2020 The Bachelor’s Sogand Mohtat was completely blindsided when Matt Agnew … Read more

Pregnant Katy Perry’s body is ‘thankful’ she’s quit drinking and smoking and ‘treating it nice’

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Katy Perry cuddles a crying baby as she praises pregnancy for helping her ‘get over past addictions’ and says her body is ‘thankful’ she’s quit drinking and smoking By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:13 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 11:35 GMT, 9 March 2020 Katy Perry has praised pregnancy for helping her ‘get over … Read more