How North Korean eyelashes make their way to West as 'made in China'
In total, North Korea exported 1,680 tonnes of false eyelashes, beards and wigs to China in 2023, worth around $167 million.
Sun Feb 18 2024
No ho-ho-ho-liday as Santas meet in Denmark
The annual World Santa Claus Congress, now in its 60th year, has drawn attendees from a dozen countries, most sporting traditional red coats and white beards despite the warmer-than-winter weather.
Tue Jul 25 2017
To fight Islamist radicals, Tajikistan shaved the beards off 13,000 men
In a bid to curb Islamist radicalization, authorities in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan shaved the beards off nearly 13,000 men in the country.
Fri Jan 22 2016
Lose the playoff beards, NBC Sports boss tells the NHL
NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus want the tradition of sporting beard until a team wins or loses, to stop.
Thu Jun 11 2015
Men brace for 'beard patrols' in Iraq's IS-held Mosul
IS has handed out leaflets in Mosul in recent weeks announcing that full beards become compulsory on June 1 and explaining why shaving is punishable.
Mon Jun 01 2015
Turkish football club boss declares war on beards
Genclerbirligi's chairman Ilhan Cavcav vows to fine any of his players who have beards after claiming some looked like students of an Islamic school.
Mon Nov 17 2014
Hair transplants: Pakistan's new weapon of mass seduction
In Pakistan, hair is synonymous with virility to the point that even some Taliban fighters buy ointments to give their long locks and beards a lustrous finish.
Tue Nov 11 2014
Taliban cut hair and beards to flee Pakistan army assault
Hundreds of Taliban fighters rushed to disguise themselves with new haircuts in the weeks before a Pakistani army assault.
Sun Jul 06 2014