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Russian court upholds sentence of Kremlin critic Navalny A Russia court upheld a suspended three-and-a-half year prison sentence against top Kremlin critic Alexi Navalny.

18 February 2015

Avon beauty firm pays $138 mn to settle China bribe probe US authorities on Wednesday fined the international cosmetics seller Avon Products $135 million to settle a corruption probe in China

18 December 2014

L'Oreal manages sales growth despite Western European slowdown French cosmetics group L'Oreal said it managed to record a 2.0 percent gain in third quarter sales despite a soft performance in Western Europe.

04 November 2014

Hollywood skin guru denies trying to have rival killed A Hollywood skin-care expert boasting celebrity clients including Jennifer Aniston and Nicki Minaj pleaded not guilty Wednesday to plotting to have a business rival killed.

20 March 2014

Rio to ban cosmetic surgery... for dogs, cats Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats.

13 March 2014

Japan firm says skin stain complaints top 7,000 Japanese cosmetics maker Kanebo said Monday the number of complaints about skin discolouring from using its whitening products has topped 7,000 from customers both at home and abroad.

20 August 2013