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Former Nigerian president and special African Union broker Olusegun Obasanjo announces the success of the Tigray peace talks in Pretoria. "We are seeing in practice and actualisation what we have tried to achieve for ourselves over the years: and that is African solutions for African problems" he says. SOUNDBITE
Born with no hands, Gabriel Heredia did not let his disability hold him back from his dream of becoming a hairdresser.
Clients who step inside Ammar Kalsh's barbershop in Brasilia sometimes head right back out the door when they see that the intrepid entrepreneur cuts hair with an axe. Owner and head barber Ammar Kalsh became an internet sensation in Brazil and somewhat of a local celebrity in the Brazilian capital after being filmed using an axe and hammer to cut people's hair, taking some off the top in a way that has many grabbing for their necks. The Syrian refugee fled his native Damascus in 2014 with only the clothes on his back and $30 to his name, escaping the bloodshed and violence to start a new life in Brazil.
Fresh lineups may no longer be only reserved for members of the human race, some horses in Scotland's Airdrie are getting the VIP treatment from Jillian Scott, a professional horse hair stylist that creates intricate patterns in horse hair with her clippers.
Meet Anna Mikhailova, the fastest hairdresser in the world. Anna set a Guinness World Record in 2002 when she completed 315 hairstyles in 12 hours. But the world-class stylist, who operates out of her salon in Saint Petersburg, Russia, gets her speed with the help of a secret weapon - her 4 inch long natural fingernails. Anna has gotten so talented at hairdressing that she can do hairstyles for her customers blindfolded - literally! She put on a blindfold in her Saint Petersburg salon and put together some impressive hairstyles for 4 customers in a row without a single peek. How did Anna get the idea that having four inch long nails would help her in her work as a stylist? Well, it all started with a small argument with her husband.