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In Venezuela, women left 'mutilated' by butt lifts
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» CARACAS - Maria Sanchez walks slowly through her house in the Venezuelan capital with two surgical drainage bags hanging from her waist -- the nightmare result of her search for the perfect derriere.
'Sharing the magic': Mermaids embrace inclusivity
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» MANASSAS (UNITED STATES) - Like mythical creatures from an animation classic brought to life, hundreds of people donned finned outfits and took to Virginia's indoor waters to celebrate the magic of mermaids, a glittering spectacle hailed by participants embracing diversity and inclusion.
Japan's rare intimacy coordinators in demand after abuse scandals
AFP, Published on 23/02/2023
» KAWASAKI (JAPAN) - On a set outside Tokyo, Momoko Nishiyama sits with the drama's director and watches as a man undresses a woman, guiding the love scene as one of just two "intimacy coordinators" in Japan.
Brazil military bought penis implants for troops - lawmaker
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» BRASíLIA: After revelations that the Brazilian military had bought Viagra pills for its troops, a lawmaker claimed Tuesday it had also acquired 60 penile implants -- for reasons that were not divulged.
Part of our world: Mermaids mingle at US convention
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» MANASSAS (UNITED STATES) - Tresses swirled and fins shimmered as thousands of people donned tails to dive into a weekend of all things mermaid at the MerMagic convention in Virginia.
Singles' Day lift for Thai cosmetic surgery
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» A cosmetic surgery clinic in Bangkok saw patients snap up nose jobs and eyelid operations for its first-ever "Singles' Day" sale Wednesday -- capitalising on the world's largest shopping bonanza to boost business hit by the coronavirus epidemic.
Translation tools, air purifiers: face masks go high-tech
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» SINGAPORE: From monitoring vital signs to filtering filthy air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fuelled boom in mask-wearing has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings.
Breast implants saved woman shot in chest
AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: A woman's life was likely saved by her silicone breast implants after she was shot in the chest at close range while walking down a street in Toronto, doctors have said.
Talking about a menstrual revolution: Asia's period problems
AFP, Published on 02/03/2020
» HONG KONG: Olivia Cotes-James wants us to talk about menstrual health.
Body work: Russia's 'biohackers' push boundaries
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» MOSCOW - Gripping a scalpel, Vladislav Zaitsev makes an incision in the fold of skin between his client's thumb and index finger and pushes in a small glass cylinder.