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An Ecuadorian Beauty Queen Died Having the Plastic Surgery She Won as a Pageant Prize
According to her brother, she didn't even want the procedure and only agreed to it after the surgeon kept badgering her to come in for the operation.
Why Is Russia Trading Warplanes for Beef?
You don't often see major powers bartering food staples for weapons systems, but the recent move by Vladimir Putin is actually a savvy bit of strategic thinking.
Submit Photos to Our New Column 'Being Gay Is Beautiful in...'
To celebrate LGBT lives, we're creating a new photo column called "Being Gay Is Beautiful in..." about how great it is to be queer in cities around the globe.
I Spent the Day with Pablo Escobar’s Brother
He's partially blind, partially deaf and told me he found a cure for AIDS.
Bolivia Passed a Law Allowing Ten-Year-Olds to Work
Now some kids will have the government's support to choose work over school.
Cocaine & Crude
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi went to Mexico to meet the drug cartels that are stealing the country's oil.
A Visit to Brazil's Largest Marketplace Before World Cup Raids Shut It Down
These people are now unemployed.
Every Weed Smoker's Fantasy Is About to Come True in Uruguay
The government is set to seize control of a legalised marijuana industry, in an attempt to fight crime and improve the economy.
Kings of Cannabis
You might not know who Arjan Roskam is, but you’ve probably smoked his weed. Arjan’s been breeding some of the most famous marijuana strains in the world for over 20 years. In 1992 he opened his first coffee shop in Amsterdam and has since crafted his...