The girl in view wears heavy shades, stilettos without hold-ups or leg warmers, and a skimpy skirt, which one would think is especially daring in winter; but not in Venice, one of the rare cities in Europe where the temperature hits an average of 9 degrees in early January, with three hours’ undiluted sunshine per day.
Venice is also called the ‘Floating City’ and ‘City of …

It took the death of 29 New Zealand miners to make the world sit up and pay attention about mining accidents and the unfair regulation and working conditions of miners. Although the 33 Chilean miners survived last August, the fact they became trapped for so long also highlight the poor working condition of the mines. However, the lid has yet to be lifted on the …