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A Florida dive bar is miraculously still standing after a good Samaritan stopped an irate patron from burning the whole place down.

The cost of a pint of beer must rise to up to £20 (~$23) if British pubs are to stay in business this winter, an industry bigwig warns.

Government officials in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province said at least 21 teenagers were “found dead” at a bar on Sunday morning under unclear circumstances, South Africa’s DispatchLive reported, noting that while the cause of the deaths remains unknown, some have speculated that the youths may have been “exposed to some form of poison.”

The Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic has ruled that vaccine passports are tantamount to vaccination coercion and not legal.

The pub industry has seen a rapid decline over the past year of lockdowns, with some 2,500 pubs shutting down for good in 2020.

Bar owners in Hong Kong staged a symbolic hunger strike on Monday to protest the city government’s ongoing coronavirus restrictions, which have forced bars to remain closed while allowing other businesses, such as restaurants, to reopen.

A bar in Finland hiring hundreds of customers as employees, allowing them to eat and drink at the bar as staff, has not yet been found in violation of lockdown rules.

The lockdowns, capacity limits, and curtailed business hours have already started taking a toll on employment.

A U.K. tequila bar owner has filed an application to register his business as a church to avoid coronavirus lockdown rules.

A South Florida bar was swarmed with maskless crowds after reopening for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, only to be shut down by health officials for violating pandemic protocols.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced orders Wednesday slapping a ten-person cap on gatherings in private residences, including apartments and houses.

Florida officials are allowing bars to open their doors for onsite service, Halsey Beshears, Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation secretary, announced Thursday.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced the closure of bars and nightclubs in six counties on Thursday due to a spike of Chinese coronavirus cases among the young.

Democrat New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attempted to defend his food-with-drink mandate, saying chicken wings are not substantial enough food for a bar to serve alcohol.

A Texas bar in Pasadena decided to host a “Texas Bars Fight Back Rally” over the weekend, inviting patrons to grab a drink and hit the dance floor in defiance of the state’s shutdown orders.

Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) is rolling back some of Nevada’s reopening plan, closing bars in counties experiencing spikes of the Chinese coronavirus as part of a greater effort to quell the spread of the virus.

The CDC has quietly issued new guidelines for reopening the American economy in the wake of the coronavirus.

Ohio officials have announced a liquor buyback program to help bars and restaurants impacted by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

Pubs and bars in Singapore are preparing for the scheduled summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un with a menu of specialty drinks inspired by the event.

Arkansans with “enhanced concealed carry” permits are now armed for self-defense in churches, bars, and on college campuses. Those holding an “enhanced” permit can also carry in the State Capitol.