The US ambassador to South Korea was forced to shave off his mustache after a campaign of discontent in the local press, which criticized the diplomat for reminding Koreans of a difficult past when the country was a Japanese colony, writes the BBC. Harry Binkley Harris, ...

The Moscow Metro is introducing a new dress code for its employees. For now, the rules will only apply to representatives of the Security Service. The capital's subway workers will have to take more care of their appearance—men, in particular, will have to give up beards and mustaches, and women will have to give up long nails.…