Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
Moutai shares lead alcohol tumble after China bans spirits
from army feasts
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese distiller Kweichow Moutai Co
Ltd led a tumble in the country’s alcohol sector
on Monday after Beijing banned its top brass from hosting boozy
banquets while working, Communist Party chief Xi Jinping’s
latest anti-corruption move. Shares in Moutai ,
whose premium white spirits are much favored by the Chinese
military, were down 5.8 percent in Shanghai at 9.07 p.m. ET,
unwinding modest December gains.
Dead passenger found riding in Berlin underground
BERLIN (Reuters) – A 65-year-old man thought to be sleeping
while sitting upright on a Berlin underground train as it
cross-crossed the German capital was actually dead, police said
on Sunday. “It’s tragic,” a Berlin police spokeswoman said. “We
don’t know how long he was sitting dead on the train nor do we
know the exact cause of death yet. There are no indications of
foul play. He seems to have died of natural causes.”
