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The changing face of Russia's emblematic matryoshka dolls

03 August 2015

NY councilman wants ban on kid toys in high-calorie meals A New York city councilman wants to ban toys in fast-food restaurant kid meals that do not meet strict dietary guidelines.

22 August 2014

Hello Kitty mayhem returns to Singapore Singaporean fans of Hello Kitty raged on the web Thursday after their frantic attempts to buy limited-edition toys from the McDonald's website failed when overwhelmed servers crashed, in the latest frenzy over the Japanese cat to hit the city-state.

25 April 2014

Mattel reports loss as Barbie sales plummet Toymaker Mattel has a problem: Barbie's performance has not been very pretty of late.

19 April 2014

Tamagotchi virtual pets to return to Europe, N. America Tamagotchi, the egg-shaped virtual pet beloved of schoolchildren in the 1990s, is making a comeback and is set to hit the shelves of European shops in time for Christmas.

28 November 2013

Captain America shield tops US danger toy list Consumer activists Tuesday cited a Captain America shield that contains 29 times more lead than allowed by law as one of the most dangerous toys of 2013.

27 November 2013

Brazil territory bans sales of toy guns A Brazilian territory is believed to have become the first region in Latin America to ban the sale of toy guns as the country attempts to staunch an epidemic of firearm-related crime.

25 September 2013

Berlin's Barbie Dreamhouse a pink feminist nightmare The opening this month of the first life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse in Europe may be the fantasy of many a little girl, but Berlin feminists are mobilising against what they call a sexist icon.

10 May 2013

US court throws out award in Bratz doll row A US appeals court on Thursday threw out a multi-million dollar award against toy maker Mattel in a long-running dispute with rival MGA Entertainment over Bratz children's dolls.

27 January 2013

Senior imam of Kazakhstan's Khazret-Sultan against sales of dolls in hijabs Senior imam of Khazret-Sultan mosque Kairat Zholdybaiuly opposes sales of dolls in Arab-style hijabs in Kazakhstan.

21 September 2012