Joanna lillis writes about central asia. Some things like boatox injections, but also ibile micro blading and nail and eyelash extensions are off limits to women in Turk menistan. The former president banned women from driving on trumped up pretexts such as having faulty first et kits in their cars. There are concerns in tomenistan about the curtailment of abortion rights. Why devo enterprise is expanding rapidly because it's better to ally with a vende than cut it.
China’s Communist Party leaders have painted themselves into a corner: they cannot be seen to put the capital into lockdown, but permitting covid to spread could be catastrophic. We look into the myriad reasons behind America’s sharp shortages of baby formula, and how to solve them. And why it is illegal for women to get a manicure in Turkmenistan.
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