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21 people dead, 10 hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in India; multiple arrests made
Twenty-one people have died in India and 10 are in the hospital after drinking tainted liquor, authorities said on Tuesday, ...
I was having the time of my life on a backpacking trip across Asia — until my friend was killed with bootleg alcohol
The best friend of a British woman who died after drinking bootleg alcohol abroad has told of the terrifying moment they ...
Laos methanol poisoning survivor calls for change
A British woman who survived a methanol poisoning incident that killed her best friend along with five others, including two ...
Hooch laced with toxic methanol kills 21 in Amritsar, 10 arrested
Methanol-spiked hooch killed 21 people in seven villages of Punjab's Amritsar district since Monday night, putting the AAP go ...
Methanol poisoning survivor’s call for change
A British woman who survived a methanol poisoning in Laos that killed two Australians is pushing for more education about the ...
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My best friend died and I barely survived after we were both poisoned by methanol in Laos - this is the terrifying moment we both realised what was wrong
Now living in Brisbane, 28-year-old Ms Clarke has launched a petition to raise awareness about methanol poisoning risks - calling for education in UK schools. The friends had been backpacking ...
Laos methanol deaths: Brisbane survivor’s plea for better education
The best friend of a British woman who died of methanol poisoning in Laos last year has called on Australian schools to ...
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Death by Design: Online Ethanol, Dilution Racket Behind Punjab’s Majitha Hooch Tragedy
A meticulously orchestrated racket involving the online procurement of industrial-grade methanol, its dilution into lethal liquor, and a network of distributors operating under the radar has led to ...
Brit's warning as best friend dies after horror holiday night-out
Simone White, 28, was travelling in Laos with her best friend, Bethany Clarke, when she died after drinking what turned out ...
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Teach youngsters about bootleg alcohol in schools... if we'd known the dangers, my friend might still be alive
Simone White, 28, was one of six tourists who died after a mass methanol poisoning at a hostel bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, last November. Ms White, a solicitor from southeast London, died from a ...