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Color Tattoos to Be Banned in EU Soon, Cause Cancer

No more colorful tattoos! Because of suspicions that they are carcinogenic, the EC prohibits some of the inks that are used in the tattoo parlours. The latest amendments to the regulation that Brussels has made are already a fact and should come into force in the coming months. Green and blue colors are now  banned in some cosmetic products for the same reason.

Bulgarian Police Busted Fake Money Printing Factory for US Dollars in Varna

Bulgarian police busted fake money printing factory for US dollars in Varna, reported bTV. 

Policemen detained three people who have been charged, the Interior Ministry said.

A total of about $ 1,350,000 have been seized from the printing factory, some of them were not even finished. 

Tattoos embody Afghan social revolution, but critics push back

Exposure to Western culture since 2001 has transformed Afghanistan's previously isolated society, and a love of tattoos has taken hold - despite inking parlours being illegal.

Under the Taliban's tough 1996-2001 regime, personal fashion statements were outlawed and police squads patrolled the streets looking for men who had beards that were too short or hair that was too long.

Macedonia Judges Oppose Ink Marks For Voters

Most Constitutional Court judges in Macedonia have sided with a call to abandon the new system of transparent hand markings, at the start of a debate on scrapping the provision.

Judges argue that the practice, which was introduced for this year's March-April general and presidential elections, is contrary to constitutionally guaranteed rights concerning the secrecy of voting.