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BRUSSELS — A Belgian man was acquitted of drunk driving on Monday because he suffers from auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), a rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol, Reuters reported.The man's lawyer, Anse Ghesquiere, told Reuters that in “another unfortunate coincidence” her client works at a brewery, but three doctors who independently examined him confirmed he suffered from ABS.Belgian media said that in the verdict, the judge emphasized that the defendant, who was not named in line with local judicial custom, did not experience symptoms of intoxication.The Bruges police court, which acquitted the man, did not immediately reply to an email from Reuters.Lisa Florin, clinical biologist with Belgian hospital AZ Sint-Lucas, explained that people with the condition produce the...
April 24, 2024
Belgian man whose body produces alcohol in rare condition acquitted of drunk driving
April 24, 2024
Greek meteorologist says Athens is like a ‘colony of Mars’ as dust storm shrouds city in orange haze
LONDON — Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales have all received senior royal honors from King Charles.Prince William becomes Great Master of the Order of the Bath, a position held by Charles when he was Prince of Wales.Catherine is now a Companion of Honor, which recognizes achievement in arts, medicine, sciences and public service.And the Queen becomes the Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire, once held by the King's father, Prince Philip, and grandfather George VI.The appointments to these historic royal orders, traditionally announced on St George's Day, have rewarded those at the center of the Royal Family, at a time when both King Charles and Catherine are receiving treatment for cancer.And they will be seen as an acknowledgement of the pressure on...
April 23, 2024
Camilla, William and Kate receive top royal honors
April 23, 2024
UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges
April 23, 2024
Ukraine holds its breath as US set to approve $60bn of military aid
April 23, 2024
AI company aiming to solve teacher shortage crisis
April 23, 2024
Hungarian government targets former Fidesz ally in election campaign
April 23, 2024
EU elections: Socialists' lead candidate holds talks with SPD
April 23, 2024
Aide to far-right German MEP arrested on suspicion of spying for China
LONDON — A UK parliamentary researcher and another man have been charged with spying for China after allegedly providing information which could be “useful to an enemy”.Christopher Cash, 29, the researcher, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged under the Official Secrets Act.They are accused of giving “articles, notes, documents or information” to a foreign state, the Met Police said.China has called the allegations “malicious slander”. Counter-terrorism police have described the allegations as “very serious”.Berry, from Witney in Oxfordshire, and Cash, of Whitechapel, London, were arrested last March in connection with the investigation.It was previously reported that one of the men — Cash — was a parliamentary researcher involved with the China Research Group, and...
April 22, 2024
Two men charged with spying for China under Official Secrets Act