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A waiter carries a round tray with bottles of Mexican beer at a bar in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on June 20, 2017.

Some countries are banning alcohol sales in their lockdowns — leading shoppers to panic-buy

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In the US and elsewhere, alcohol sales shot up as restaurants and bars closed to slow the outbreak. But in parts of Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and Greenland, government officials have banned sales of beer, wine and liquor in an attempt to limit social gatherings and temper alcohol-fueled domestic violence. 

Close-up photos of Irineo Mujica, left, and Cristobal Sanchez at news conferences after their release in Tapachula, Mexico.

Facing US pressure to reduce migration, Mexico cracks down on migrant activists and shelters

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