Russian women have started mass-reselling used breast implants.
Demand for silicone breast implants has fallen. Implants that cost 180,000 rubles — about $2,300 — are being sold after removal for just 30,000 rubles — about $386.
Reasons vary: childbirth, pain, dissatisfaction with the result, or wanting to recover part of the surgery cost.
Doctors warn that used implants should not be reused, as it can be dangerous to health.
A woman has, for the first time in history, been appointed captain of a nuclear-powered icebreaker. Marina Starovoitova has taken command of the Yamal: the fourth largest icebreaker in the world, equipped with two nuclear reactors whose combined power would be enough to supply a city of 150,000 people. Cold waters, warm progress. rbc.ru Pets vs. Progeny: New Legislative Math Russian lawmakers want to ban citizens from owning more pets than they have children. The “optimal” rule would allow one dog and one cat per family, provided there are at least two children. State Duma deputies believe such a norm should be established at the federal level. So the government won’t raise your kids, but they’ll definitely count your cats. sibnovosti.ru Single Hippo, Thanks to Sanctions Sanctions have left Eva the hippo from Yekaterinburg all alone. A male from the Czech Republic can’t be brought in for her. Geopolitics: making…
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