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GENEVA: Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years it remained “unacceptably high”. The United Nations health agency’s latest re­port on alcohol and health said alcohol causes nearly one in 20 deaths globally each year, throu­gh drunk driving, alcohol-induced violence and …

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