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Worry, relief, despair, pride: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban
AFP, Published on 14/08/2023
» KABUL - Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United States and its allies, life has changed dramatically for many Afghans, particularly women.
Senegal opposition head says police sprayed him with deadly gas
AFP, Published on 02/05/2023
» DAKAR - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Monday that foreign laboratories have revealed that a gas that police sprayed at him in March was "toxic and deadly", accusing them of trying to assassinate him.
Russia's plastic surgery sector feels pinch from western sanctions
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» MOSCOW: When it comes to looking good, Russian women are happy to splash out, even on a bit of nip-and-tuck plastic surgery.
Clone your camel: beauty pageants, races spur high demand
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» DUBAI: Cloning is in high demand in the competitive world of camel beauty pageants, leaving scientists at a Dubai clinic working round the clock to produce carbon-copy beasts.
Men in China go under the knife to boost life chances
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» BEIJING - Worried his appearance would detract from opportunities in China's competitive society, Xia Shurong decided to go under the surgeon's knife to reshape his nose -- one of millions of young men in the country turning to cosmetic surgery.
'Not perfect enough': China's growing problem of eating disorders
AFP, Published on 29/06/2021
» SHANGHAI: At the height of her eating disorder Zhang Qinwen was the weight of a child. Her hair fell out, she was unable to walk and she could barely see.
China's single women seek sperm donors overseas
AFP, Published on 06/12/2019
» BEIJING: Looking at page after page of childhood photos, Xiaogunzhu was drawn to an image of a French-Irish boy with smiling dark blue eyes.
South Korea retracts guidelines on look-alike K-pop stars
AFP, Published on 20/02/2019
» SEOUL: Government guidelines aimed at promoting more diversity in South Korea's K-pop world have been withdrawn after critics said they amounted to state censorship of a booming industry.
After shedding IS, Mosul embraces makeovers
AFP, Published on 19/12/2018
» MOSUL (IRAQ) - For three years, Mosul's women were covered in black from head to toe and its men had to keep their beards long. Salons were shut, and plastic surgery considered a crime.
Skin bleaching in Africa: An 'addiction' with risks
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» LAGOS - Dr. Isima Sobande was in medical school when she first heard of mothers who bleached the skin of their babies.