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Top-seeded tennis players including Alexander Zverev, Naomi Osaka, and Coco Gauff successfully navigated demanding five-set matches to progress in the US Open tournament. The results highlight intense competition as the field narrows ahead of the later stages of the Grand Slam event.
Greece has intensified its breathalyser crackdown, with weekly tests in Attica exceeding 29,000, making it the EU country with the most alcohol checks per capita due to a unique 'blanket testing' method.
A Belgian court has controversially allowed a man convicted for the 2015 Paris attacks and the Thalys case to leave prison multiple times, a final verdict that has drawn sharp political criticism.
Research shows that chimpanzees may actively seek out alcoholic fruits
Public safety advocates are pressing the UK Prime Minister to implement a compulsory breathalyser ignition interlock programme specifically targeting high-risk and repeat drink-driving offenders.
The RSA is deploying breathalysers at summer music gigs, revealing that nearly half of participants who use them are over the legal driving limit, surprising many.
UK police forces are trialling the world's first laughing gas breathalyser as part of efforts to combat the emerging threat of nitrous oxide misuse. Possession of the Class C drug for unlawful use can lead to a prison sentence.
The Irish High Court has affirmed the right of drink-driving defendants to seek a full inspection of Evidenser breathalyser machines, finding no error in previous rulings.
A 24-year-old driver was involved in a road collision in Pera Chorio, Cyprus, after allegedly registering a breathalyser reading nearly five times the legal limit.
The head of the State's medical bureau, which tests for drink driving, has called for changes in the law to allow the courts to direct repeat offenders to install breathalysers in their cars.