Ah, the Balearic Islands. Where else can you find sobrasada, crowd-surfing horse parades, and the birthplace of mayonnaise? Away from the bummers of techno festival massification and Katy Perry rolling around endangered bird dunes, there is a precious culture whose herbaceous liqueurs are a reflection of the sublime, complex landscapes that have been developing them…
Yoni Assia, co-founder and CEO of eToro Group Ltd., center, and Ronen Assia, co-founder of eToro Group Ltd., center left, ring the opening bell during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, May 15, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images The IPO market has repeatedly tricked investors into…
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, takes the chancellor’s seat, after swearing an oath, at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images After some dramatics, and around 10 weeks after the German election, Europe’s largest economy finally has a leader: Friedrich Merz. His ascension didn’t come easy…
Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Greg Brosnan BBC Science Watch: Astronauts return to Earth after extended stay in Space After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth’s atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to…
