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Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery in vogue in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» KABUL — Decked out with fake crystal chandeliers and velvet sofas, cosmetic surgery clinics in Afghanistan's capital are a world away from the austerity of Taliban rule, where Botox, lip filler and hair transplants reign.
A French sailor's personal 'Plastic Odyssey'
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS - Simon Bernard's private war on plastic pollution began in 2016.
The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bears
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» LONGYEARBYEN - It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe.
Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» HANOI — Since the United States accused Vietnam of being a hub for counterfeit goods, Tran Le Chi has found it increasingly hard to track down her favourite fake Chanel T-shirts, Gucci sunglasses and Louis Vuitton handbags.
Tweed's youthful makeover resurrects symbol of Scottish heritage
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» ISLE OF SCALPAY — "When you see tweed on the runway, you don't expect it to come from here," joked 38-year-old former banker Alexander MacLeod as he set up his loom in a converted barn on the shores of a Scottish loch.
Trump trade war pushes firms to consider stockpiling
AFP, Published on 27/04/2025
» PARIS - Stockpiling is the reflex response by firms to the imposition of tariffs, but with the rapidly-changing position of the Trump administration, companies are finding that it isn't so straightforward this time around.
US bans controversial red food dye
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The administration of outgoing US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug colouring long known to cause cancer in animals.
World's oldest beauty adviser sitting pretty
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» FUKUSHIMA (JAPAN) - Tomoko Horino's neighbours gossiped when she first went out to work in patriarchal 1960s Japan, but now, at age 100, the world's oldest beauty adviser is having the last laugh.
Free trade deal between EU and Australia unravels
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» SYDNEY: A free trade deal between the European Union and Australia has unravelled despite early optimism, with Canberra saying on Monday it could take years until negotiations resume.
Tear gas at Kenya protest over tax hike plans
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» NAIROBI: Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested 11 protesters, AFP journalists said, during a march in Nairobi on Tuesday against a new finance bill that critics say will pile more economic hardship on ordinary people.