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ROME — For the first time in Italy’s wine- steeped history, a city government has banned alcohol for those under 16 in an effort to curb drinking problems among youths.
A measure approved in the northern city of Milan on Friday calls for fines of up to 500 euro, or $700, for younger teens caught drinking and for those who give or sell them alcohol. Italy has no minimum drinking age, only a rarely enforced ban on serving alcohol in public to those under 16.
