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Indigenous activists raise climate awareness on sidelines of UNGA
Indigenous activists raise climate awareness on sidelines of UNGA
World
by  AFP

Uyukar Domingo Peas, an Ecuadorian Indigenous activist, says if there are still "reservoirs of natural resources" in the world, it is "because we have protected them for thousands of years." Peas was speaking at Environment Week, a series of independent events involving Indigenous peoples from around the world that is being held in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

From warriors to grandpa jokes as Italy readies to vote
From warriors to grandpa jokes as Italy readies to vote
World
by  AFP

Italians were on Saturday braced for seismic change, on the eve of an election forecast to hand Italy the most right-wing government since World War II. Out with internationally respected Mario Draghi and in -- polls say -- with eurosceptic Giorgia Meloni, head of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party, who is widely tipped to become the country's first female prime minister.

Neighbouring Russia, Latvians prep for war
Neighbouring Russia, Latvians prep for war
World
by  AFP

When war erupted in Ukraine, the head of Latvia's fashion chamber Dita Danosa did not hesitate to become an army reservist, swapping her usually stylish clothes for military fatigues. While Latvia's EU and NATO membership reassured her, Danosa said she felt under threat "because Russian aggression is unpredictable and we don't know what can happen".

Milan fashion mobilises for Italy vote
Milan fashion mobilises for Italy vote
World
by  AFP

Go out and vote to protect your rights, top Italian designers urged compatriots this week as the Milan shows coincided with elections predicted to see a far-right government take power in Rome. "On September 25 vote to protect rights already acquired, thinking about progress and with an eye on the future," she posted.