Tag: drinking
At least 27 dead after drinking adulterated alcohol
At least 27 people have died after consuming adulterated alcohol in the state of Bihar (eastern India), where alcohol is prohibited, authorities announced on Tuesday. The sale and consumption of…
From decency to drinking companions: an ABC of corruption in Austria – politics
According to a survey, young Austrians find that misusing entrusted power for personal benefit is actually not that bad. An ABC of corruption – from decency to drinking companions. From…
Very rare resource in the country, drinking water is not (yet) controlled thanks to identity cards
In Nigeria, drinking water is becoming a scarce, even inaccessible resource. It could even be more digitally controlled in the future. On Facebook, a publication believes that drinking water in…
Four municipalities deprived of drinking water
Drinking water no longer flows from the taps of four municipalities in the Pyrénées-Orientales, located in the Bas Conflent, in the Têt valley, at the foot of the Pyrenees. The…
Eating & drinking: Germany, a coffee and cake country
Hardly anything seems to unite the Germans like the love of coffee – and cake. But please with cream? With pleasure! A survey now shows details of cake cravings and…
French drinking water contaminated with residues of a banned fungicide
Suspicion on French taps. Drinking water in France is largely contaminated by residues from a fungicide banned for several years, a sign of the persistence in the environment of traces…
Limit values for PFAS chemicals: Drinking water should be better protected
As of: 03/31/2023 6:01 p.m Certain PFAS chemicals are said to be carcinogenic. The problem: In some places they got into the drinking water. The Federal Council has now introduced…
Söder stops controversial loosening of drinking water protection – Bavaria
His appearance was not announced at all, but shortly after noon Thorsten Faithr enters Munich’s Prinz-Carl-Palais, where the press conference after the cabinet meeting is taking place this Tuesday. The…
Already a hundred municipalities under tension for the supply of drinking water before a “difficult summer”
“If we are faced with a dry summer and as scorching as that of 2022, the current level of reserves will not allow us to hold on, it risks being…
CSU and Free Voters want to weaken protection of drinking water – Bavaria
Although water resources in Bavaria are becoming increasingly scarce, the government factions are cutting into central protection regulations. Beverage manufacturers would benefit – cities, communities and public utilities are appalled.…