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Vinny Ohh is a 22-year-old makeup artist who has dropped over $50,000 on 110-plus procedures to help transform himself into the “genderless alien” he believes he is.

The number of illiterate women in Turkey is five times higher than the number of illiterate men, according to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). 

While 5.4 percent of the overall population aged 25 and over is illiterate, this rate was 1.8 percent for men and 9 percent for women in 2015.

There are a lot of stereotypes circulating about the Vikings and their habits and traits. A lot of the things said about them are wrong and in many cases overexaggerated or missinterpreted. Here are 10 interesting facts about the Vikings that you probably didn’t know.
1. Vikings didn’t use horned helmets during battle

Bulgaria has negotiated 38,44% of the European funding until 2022, according to information regarding the implementation of the EU funded operational programs, cited by BGNES.

More than half of the OP Regions in Growth has already been negotiated, as has around 45% of the financing for OP Transport and OP Human Resources Development.

The Swedish government is expected to adopt a decision on Thursday to resume the military conscription in the country beginning 2018 due to the lack of volunteer recruits, local media reported.

The decision comes amid difficulties with filling the military units on the voluntary basis, the Swedish SR radio reported, citing Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.

Sweden announced March 2 that it will reintroduce compulsory military service starting this summer to respond to global security challenges including from Russia. 

"The government wants a more stable staff supply system and to boost its military capability because the security situation has changed," Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist told TT news agency.

In an effort to gauge the likelihood of incoming tourism per country to Greece, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) Intelligence unit has incorporated the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in its analytics arsenal.

The president of Sweden's ambulance union has called for enhanced security for his personnel when working in so-called "no-go zones," saying first responders need "special" military-grade equipment to withstand the dangers of the primarily migrant-populated areas.

The armed forces in the minds of most people are associated with tough guys and weapons. However, women have been part of the military for quite some time now. And as you will see it takes nothing away from their beauty and femininity. Here are some of the most beautiful female army personnel in the world.

Ecuador will hold a run-off presidential election in April after a hard fought and inconclusive first round, the electoral commission said Feb. 22.

The voting is being watched closely to see if oil-producing Ecuador will become the latest leftist-run country in Latin America to shift to the right.