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Trump's MAGA movement ramps up attacks on 'progressive white women'
AFP, Published on 23/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — Progressive white women have been persistent punching bags of President Donald Trump's MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, but attacks targeting the demographic group have become particularly vicious in recent weeks.
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.
Hapless ’90s singleton Bridget Jones returns to the screen
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» LONDON - Hollywood star Renee Zellweger on Wednesday will mark the return of Bridget Jones — the Chardonnay-swigging, calorie-counting hapless 1990s singleton — at the world premiere of the franchise’s upcoming film “Mad About the Boy”.
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.
Women's camel beauty contest makes debut in Saudi
AFP, Published on 10/01/2022
» Saudi women, in a first for the conservative kingdom, have paraded their camels in a beauty pageant for the prized "ships of the desert".
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.
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.
Drugs and late nights: micro-engraver carves out niche
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Using Botox, beta-blockers and the stillness of the night, Graham Short produces miniature engravings like nobody else.
Camels left pouting as Saudis ban botox at beauty pageant
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» Al Rumhiya, Saudi Arabia: Huddled together on a dusty racetrack, Saudi judges scrutinise pouty lips and shapely humps in a high-stakes camel beauty pageant mired in scandal after botox and cosmetic fillers were detected.