In a world where luxury houses battle it out to stay on top, smart designers are joining forces. So far we’ve seen Gucci “hack” Balencaiga for its Aria collection. Raf Simons joined Miuccia Prada to co-design for the foreseeable future. And yesterday, Fendi and Versace presented a dual runway, a fashion first that will go down in history. Introducing, without farce, Fendaci. “This is not a collaboration,” states the press release, getting straight to the point. Fendi by Versace, or Versace by Fendi, is a pre-spring 2022 pop-up collection made through the efforts of the two houses’ leaders: Kim Jones,…
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Six young people were killed when their horse-drawn vehicle hit an old landmine unearthed by rain in Senegal’s southern Casamance region, according to the local mayor.Casamance is home to one of Africa’s oldest ongoing conflicts, which has claimed thousands of lives since 1982, and the mine was believed to be a remnant from earlier fighting.It exploded on Friday afternoon in the village of Kandiadiou, near the Gambian border, the mayor of Sindian sub-prefecture, Yankouba Sagna, told Agence France-Prersse on Saturday.“A cart hit a mine,” he said, referring to a horse-drawn transport commonly used in Senegal.“It was carrying young people returning…
Issued on: 23/10/2021 – 14:14 A UN Security Council delegation is expected in the Malian capital Bamako on Saturday to press the transitional government to allow a civilian administration to take over following two coups in the West African country in less than a year. Mali, a poor and landlocked nation home to at least 20 ethnic groups, is battling jihadist attacks and intercommunal violence. Since 2012, the Islamist insurgency has swept into central Mali and spilled over into neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.The conflict has left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, despite military interventions by the United…
Come and join us on the Kakadu Explorer, and discover the rugged and remote beauty of Kakadu, Australia’s biggest National Park. Here you will find ancient landscapes with thundering waterfalls, lush rainforests, wandering wetlands, exotic wildlife and ancient rock art. Come and connect with the oldest living culture on earth and be enthralled by the stories and beauty of Kakadu, it will take your breath away and touch your heart.Contact us for more information on the Kakadu Explorer. 09 August 2022 – Darwin On arrival into Darwin you will meet with your fellow travellers at the Double Tree by Hilton…
A successful referendum to expropriate apartments in Berlin, Germany, for social housing has generated excitement worldwide about what is possible in the fight to resocialize— or re-municipalize—public goods. (Re-municipalization means returning a privatized service to local public control.) The activist-led campaign to buy back over 10% of apartments has been described as “one of Europe’s most radical ripostes to gentrification.” It was supported by over a million people, as residents faced increasingly unaffordable rents in Berlin. Across the world, even in the most industrialized nations, citizens are finding it harder to maintain decent living conditions in the financialized economy. Speculative…
No outfit is complete without the right accessories to solidify your look but don’t just go for any old, boring accessory please! As stylish men, must-haves in your jewelry collection should include some fantastic looking statement pieces that are sure to get conversations going wherever you show up. For the more edgy and adventurous fashion slayer, there’s a wide range of men’s jewelry to improve and upgrade your repertoire and if you’re the ultra conservative type, you can still style up any outfit with a unique and classy timepiece, sunglasses or ring. A unique piece of jewelry doesn’t only look…
When the tattooed Russian fighters arrived in Alindao, a town in the southern Central African Republic (CAR), the rebels fled — and the people rejoiced.“They were white. They were very big,” said Fatima, 32. “They looked so strange, they had tattoos everywhere — snakes, skulls, human heads . . .[but] they were going to help.”But soon stories began circulating from nearby villages — of looting and torture, killings and rape. Then one day last month they took Fatima’s brother from their home. The next, they took her to a nearby military camp, where she says three of them raped her until she lost…
‘When you use your voice, it remains there forever’ – South Africa captain Siya Kolisi”It went past being hungry; it was actually painful in your stomach. I could feel my intestines twisting in the middle of the night.” South Africa’s Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi is one of the most recognisable athletes in the world.What might be less familiar to his millions of fans is what he went through to reach the pinnacle of his sport – and how he continues to be “fighting battles” to this day.The Springboks’ first black captain was brought up in a township in…
Demonstrators marched through the streets of the capital, Khartoum, chanting anti-military slogans and waving flags. Pro-civilian protests were also held in other Sudanese cities Thursday, Reuters news agency reported.The Sudanese Professionals Association, a body which helped organize the 2019 Sudan uprising, said demonstrators protesting against the military were met with tear gas at the parliament gates in Omdurman. The organization said in a statement that the tear gas was “intended to provoke and push for violence” but called on their supporters to remain peaceful.”There is no retreat from the streets until the handover of power,” it said.Military and civilian groups…
The Met Gala is an annual event that honors the creativity in the global entertainment industry and the 2021 edition held on Sunday, September 12. Every Met has its own theme, and 2021 themed “American Independence” or “In America” paid tribute to the ingenuity of American style. As expected, there were some celebrities who stood out with their eye-popping and breathtaking looks on the red carpet. Here are 20 of them. 1.Erykah Badu 2.Iman 3. Gabrielle Union 4. Amanda Gorman 5. Naomi Osaka 6. Grimes 7. Whoopi Goldberg 8. Rihanna 10. Serena Williams 11. Simone Biles 12. Kim Petras 13.…