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Hanoi authorities search for bootleg alcohol source

Health authorities in Hanoi have urged an investigation into a locally-brewed spirit containing high levels of methanol which have caused a rash of poisoning cases.

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Seven more people poisoned by methanol-tainted alcohol

The Poison Control Center at Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital yesterday admitted seven more victims of  toxic alcohol. Read more on Saigon Daily 

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Methanol-tainted alcohol cause of mass food poisoning in Lai Chau Province

Test results showed that methanol-tainted alcohol is the cause behind the mass food poisoning that killed seven people and 31 others hospitalized… Red more on Saigon Daily

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Why Are People Dying from Alcohol Use in Pakistan?

At least 34 people, mostly Christians, died in central Pakistani city of Toba Tek Singh after consuming toxic homemade liquor at a Christmas party, police said Wednesday. Read more in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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Examination Confirms 74 People Die of Methanol Poisoning in Russia’s Irkutsk

The Irkutsk Region’s Health Ministry said that medical examination confirmed that 74 out of 77 people that had consumed a bath essence containing alcohol in Russia’s Siberian city of Irkutsk died as a result of methanol poisoning. [...]

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24 die after consuming toxic alcohol in Toba Tek Singh

ISLAMABAD: Twenty-four people, mostly Christians, were killed and dozens more sickened after consuming toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in Toba Tek Singh, police said Tuesday. Read more in THE NEWS

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Watchdog says over 9,000 die from alcohol poisoning in Russia in 2016

A total of 9,300 people died from alcohol poisoning in the first three quarters of 2016. Read more on TASS (Russian News Agency)

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