German court rules hangovers are ‘illness’

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 04:09:16 +0000

A German court said in a ruling published Monday that hangovers are an “illness”, in a timely judgment days after the annual Oktoberfest beer festival began in Munich. The case landed before judges in Frankfurt when plaintiffs claimed a firm offering anti-hangover “shots” and drink powders to mix with water was making illegal health claims. […]

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Thrill seekers: Hanoi tours offer visitors taste of summit action

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:19:07 +0000

Tourist visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on February 25, 2019, ahead of the second US-North Korea summit. - US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Hanoi this week, faced with putting meat on the bones of the vaguely worded declaration that emerged from their historic first summit in Singapore. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

The trip to the Vietnamese capital is not exactly a daring one, but a chance for visitors to be part of the flurry surrounding Trump and Kim’s second meeting this week.

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Beer used to save patient from alcohol poisoning, doctors advise caution

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 10:27:55 +0000

Beer used to save patient from alcohol poisoning, doctors advise caution

A doctor in the central province of Quảng Trị in Vietnam has been receiving widespread praise for having used 15 cans of beer (five liters) to bringing a male patient back from the brink of alcohol poisoning.

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