Six South Africans remain missing after Nepal-Tibet floods. DIRCO sends DNA profiles to Nepalese police and Interpol as missions in India and China aid searches
Six South Africans remain missing after Nepal-Tibet floods. DIRCO sends DNA profiles to Nepalese police and Interpol as missions in India and China aid searches
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.
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".
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.
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