Instructor Gladis Oliva (C) teaches a class at the "Vertical" pole dance academy in Guadalupe, on the outskirts of Monterrey, July 18, 2013. Gladis is six-months pregnant and plans to teach until the end of July. [Photo/Agencies]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.