Late-night gallery tours and new venues signal a city staking its claim as a regional arts capital On a recent weekday evening, the doors of more than a dozen galleries and museums across Abidjan stayed open till midnight, several hours later than usual, as art enthusiasts went around town on a bus tour. It was the Night of the Galleries, designed for people to drop in after work and enjoy Abidjan...
Late-night gallery tours and new venues signal a city staking its claim as a regional arts capital On a recent weekday evening, the doors of more than a dozen galleries and museums across Abidjan stayed open till midnight, several hours later than usual, as art enthusiasts went around town on a bus tour. It was the Night of the Galleries, designed for people to drop in after work and enjoy Abidjan art week to the fullest. The after-hours special showcase was first tested in January 2024 on the sidelines of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament hosted and won by Côte d’Ivoire. The tradition continued this year during the art week’s third edition, which ran from last Tuesday to Sunday. Continue reading...
Good wine, cheap tapas, ramshackle decor and a sense of history are the key ingredients of these Madrileño institutions. I went on a bar crawl to find my favourite The first hurdle to overcome when searching for the Spanish capital’s top bodegas is the correct interpretation of the word “bodega”. It is defined as a warehouse, winery, wine cellar and wine shop or bar specialising in wine. In Spanis...
Good wine, cheap tapas, ramshackle decor and a sense of history are the key ingredients of these Madrileño institutions. I went on a bar crawl to find my favourite The first hurdle to overcome when searching for the Spanish capital’s top bodegas is the correct interpretation of the word “bodega”. It is defined as a warehouse, winery, wine cellar and wine shop or bar specialising in wine. In Spanish slang it can also mean a convenience store. I asked several people working in the Madrid wine trade, and they all struggled to define exactly what a bodega is – and sometimes disagreed with each other. For example, while La Bodega de los Reyes fits the description because it has a wine cellar, a nearby bar owner said it couldn’t be classed as a bodega as it was just a wine shop. Continue reading...
Beneath painted skies and birdsong, film-maker Nathalie Berger’s observational documentary exposes hidden labour and quiet turmoil In the main hall of the Lantern, a retirement home in Ohio’s Chagrin valley, the ceiling consists of glass panels painted to resemble blue skies. The chirping of birds wafts through the corridors, styled after the front porches of typical mid-century houses, except the...
Beneath painted skies and birdsong, film-maker Nathalie Berger’s observational documentary exposes hidden labour and quiet turmoil In the main hall of the Lantern, a retirement home in Ohio’s Chagrin valley, the ceiling consists of glass panels painted to resemble blue skies. The chirping of birds wafts through the corridors, styled after the front porches of typical mid-century houses, except these are all indoors. Like the lighted roof, the sounds of nature are entirely artificial. For the residents of this care facility, such designs seek to inspire feelings of calm and familiarity, yet they also induce an atmosphere of uncanniness. Exploring the parallel worlds of the inhabitants and their caregivers, Nathalie Berger’s observational documentary finds real love and care in this strange simulacrum of home. Captured in static vignettes, life at the Lantern appears quite tranquil. The retirees live together in a kind of resigned harmony. Some are bewildered as to why they are in a care home; others are confused about where they are. The temporary moments of crisis are framed with a sobering matter-of-factness, laying bare the inhabitants’ quiet turmoil. Continue reading...
How to Fail’s Elizabeth Day and historian Dan Jones dissect the mistakes of Richard VIII and Anne Boleyn. Plus, Kylie Jenner lets her guard down to Kid Cudi How to Fail’s Elizabeth Day teams up with historian Dan Jones for this new series about screw-ups from times gone by. Fast forward through the university reunion (they were at Cambridge together) and it quickly gets entertaining. Their first e...
How to Fail’s Elizabeth Day and historian Dan Jones dissect the mistakes of Richard VIII and Anne Boleyn. Plus, Kylie Jenner lets her guard down to Kid Cudi How to Fail’s Elizabeth Day teams up with historian Dan Jones for this new series about screw-ups from times gone by. Fast forward through the university reunion (they were at Cambridge together) and it quickly gets entertaining. Their first episode challenges Shakespeare’s vision of a villainous Richard III, while a future episode will consider the “Ross and Rachel of early modern history”, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Hannah J Davies Widely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...
In post-apartheid Johannesburg, car spinning, known locally as gusheshe, has grown from a township pastime into one of South Africa’s most striking homegrown sports. The practice began in the 1980s, with Soweto’s gangster scene, where stolen cars were spun at funerals as acts of tribute. By the early 1990s, as the country teetered on the brink of racial conflict, young Sowetans began experimenting...
In post-apartheid Johannesburg, car spinning, known locally as gusheshe, has grown from a township pastime into one of South Africa’s most striking homegrown sports. The practice began in the 1980s, with Soweto’s gangster scene, where stolen cars were spun at funerals as acts of tribute. By the early 1990s, as the country teetered on the brink of racial conflict, young Sowetans began experimenting with spinning outside criminal circles. Their focus was the BMW 325i. A drive to excel laid the foundations for a culture now recognised across the country Continue reading...
Good morning . Hungary ousts Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years. Donald Trump vows to blockade Hormuz after US-Iran peace talks fail. And central bankers meet in Washington this week to assess the geopolitical impasse’s impact. Listen to the day’s top stories . Market Snapshot S&P 500 futures 6,809.00 -0.7% WTI crude oil futures $104.71 +8.4% Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index 1,202.82 +0.3% Euro...
Good morning . Hungary ousts Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years. Donald Trump vows to blockade Hormuz after US-Iran peace talks fail. And central bankers meet in Washington this week to assess the geopolitical impasse’s impact. Listen to the day’s top stories . Market Snapshot S&P 500 futures 6,809.00 -0.7% WTI crude oil futures $104.71 +8.4% Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index 1,202.82 +0.3% Euro $1.17 -0.3% Market data as of 06:08 AM GMT. Data is subject to provider delays. Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule ended with opposition party Tisza’s record landslide victory. Peter Magyar, the country’s next prime minister, outlined sweeping changes to redefine Hungary’s political ties, including calling on the incumbent president, top justices and chief prosecutors to resign. Donald Trump vowed to begin a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to retaliate if Iran resists. He also said he doesn’t care if Iran returns for talks or not, after weekend negotiations in Pakistan failed . The UK won’t take part in the blockade, according to the government. Oil surged while stocks and bonds fell as a brief bout of market optimism unraveled following Trump’s blockade order. US futures dipped and the dollar firmed. Check out our Markets Today live blog for all the latest news and analysis relevant to UK assets. Central banks look increasingly unable to rescue global economies as they did in previous crises. Policymakers gathering for the International Monetary Fund’s and World Bank’s spring meetings this week may find it difficult to coordinate unified action amid an extending war and the biggest energy crunch in half a century — if they can even afford it. In corporate: Vitol Group is reorganizing its London derivatives team after suffering significant mark-to-market losses tied to the Iran war, people familiar said. GSK is planning five simultaneous late-stage trials for a potential blockbuster cancer drug , marking a shift in strategy for the risk-averse British d...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) stocks rallied against a falling broader market in Hong Kong on Monday, as strong export data and rising oil prices bolstered the appeal of battery-powered and hybrid cars while a coming wave of model launches sparked hopes of a domestic demand recovery. Nio surged 6.6 per cent to HK$52 as of the noon trading break, while BYD climbed 5.6 per cent to HK$111, the highes...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) stocks rallied against a falling broader market in Hong Kong on Monday, as strong export data and rising oil prices bolstered the appeal of battery-powered and hybrid cars while a coming wave of model launches sparked hopes of a domestic demand recovery. Nio surged 6.6 per cent to HK$52 as of the noon trading break, while BYD climbed 5.6 per cent to HK$111, the highest since October 2. Chery Automobile rose 1.3 per cent to HK$32.72, while Xpeng advanced 0.5 per cent...
A Chinese diner has gone viral after its owner rejected the trappings of popularity, mirroring a so-called lying flat attitude adopted by many youngsters in the country. The chicken pot restaurant in Foshan, Guangdong province, southern China recently attracted unprecedented traffic. It once had over 200 groups of customers waiting for more than three hours. The diner specialises in combining chic...
A Chinese diner has gone viral after its owner rejected the trappings of popularity, mirroring a so-called lying flat attitude adopted by many youngsters in the country. The chicken pot restaurant in Foshan, Guangdong province, southern China recently attracted unprecedented traffic. It once had over 200 groups of customers waiting for more than three hours. The diner specialises in combining chicken pot with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbs, but that is not why it went viral. The main...
France's Gig-Economy Built On Migrant Labor As 99% Of Surveyed Delivery-Riders Are Foreign-Born, Two-Thirds Are Illegal Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A major new study has found that France’s food delivery sector is almost exclusively staffed by migrant workers, a majority of whom are living in France illegally. The Enquête report, based on a survey of more than 1,000 riders in Paris a...
France's Gig-Economy Built On Migrant Labor As 99% Of Surveyed Delivery-Riders Are Foreign-Born, Two-Thirds Are Illegal Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A major new study has found that France’s food delivery sector is almost exclusively staffed by migrant workers, a majority of whom are living in France illegally. The Enquête report, based on a survey of more than 1,000 riders in Paris and Bordeaux, reveals that 98.7 percent of delivery couriers were born outside France , with nearly two-thirds lacking legal residency status, highlighting the extent to which the platform economy depends on a highly vulnerable migrant labor force. The workforce is dominated by recent arrivals from Africa, the majority of whom are not undertaking any other education or training in France. A total of 55.2 percent of riders come from West Africa, making it by far the largest group. A further 17.4 percent are from North Africa, while 4.6 percent come from other African countries, meaning that over 77 percent of all riders are African-born. By comparison, 16.6 percent are from Asia, 4 percent from the Middle East, and fewer than 2 percent from France. Most riders are new or relatively new arrivals. Some 98 percent of those surveyed had arrived in France after 2014, while 47.2 percent had arrived in the last five years. 🚴 « Ubérisation » et immigration clandestine La quasi-totalité des livreurs de repas pour des plateformes numériques sont des immigrés récents. ➡️ Deux tiers des livreurs sont en situation irrégulière. Les faits à retenir d’une étude inédite 🧶 pic.twitter.com/0U9r3VoC56 — Observatoire de l'immigration et de la démographie (@ObservatoireID) April 2, 2026 The vast majority do not have the right to work in France and are living there illegally — 64.4 percent of riders have no residence permit, meaning they are undocumented. Among the remainder, 12.4 percent hold a residence permit of at least one year, 9.7 percent have a permit of less than one year, and 13.3 percent...
Kornit Digital ( KRNT ) acquired PrintFactory , a Netherlands -based tech company providing cloud-native workflow, color management, and production automation software. The acquisition supports Kornit’s ( KRNT ) strategic shift toward consultative, solution-oriented engagement with customers across the production value chain. The transaction is slated to close in Q2 2026. The financial terms of th...
Kornit Digital ( KRNT ) acquired PrintFactory , a Netherlands -based tech company providing cloud-native workflow, color management, and production automation software. The acquisition supports Kornit’s ( KRNT ) strategic shift toward consultative, solution-oriented engagement with customers across the production value chain. The transaction is slated to close in Q2 2026. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Kornit ( KRNT ) stated the acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on near‑term revenue or earnings. “This acquisition is about more than workflow or color management,” said Ronen Samuel , CEO of Kornit Digital. “It is about building the digital infrastructure the fashion industry needs to move from analog production to agile, on-demand manufacturing. By connecting demand generation, production workflow and manufacturing through one integrated platform, we are accelerating the industry’s transition to a new production model.” More on Kornit Digital Kornit Digital Ltd. (KRNT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Kornit Digital Ltd. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Kornit Digital: On The Edge Of The Fashion Industry's Evolution Kornit projects low single-digit revenue growth for 2026 while accelerating AIC transition and highlights $25M ARR milestone Kornit Digital beats top-line and bottom-line estimates; initiates Q1 outlook
europhoto/E+ via Getty Images The aerospace and defense industry is a big industry with many companies. However, there are few pure-play companies focused on general aviation. With this report, I am adding the only pure-play company that I could find, which is Cirrus Aircraft ( CRRSF ), and explaining why I believe the company is a buy. Cirrus Aircraft Provides Premium Airplanes Cirrus Aircraft Ci...
europhoto/E+ via Getty Images The aerospace and defense industry is a big industry with many companies. However, there are few pure-play companies focused on general aviation. With this report, I am adding the only pure-play company that I could find, which is Cirrus Aircraft ( CRRSF ), and explaining why I believe the company is a buy. Cirrus Aircraft Provides Premium Airplanes Cirrus Aircraft Cirrus Aircraft provides premium airplanes, operating a business focused on aircraft owners and high-net-worth individuals. The company has two revenue buckets, which are aircraft manufacturing and services. Aircraft manufacturing is Cirrus’ core business, accounting for 85% of revenues with two main product lines. The first one is the SRX2 Series piston aircraft, and the second one is the Vision Jet. The company differentiates itself with safety systems such as the CAPS parachute and Safe Return Autoland feature. The second revenue stream is the high-margin aftermarket business providing recurring revenues from maintenance, parts, upgrades, pilot training, aircraft management, digital services, and financing. Double-Digit Growth on Revenues With a Slight Lift in Margins Cirrus Aircraft In 2025, revenues increased 13.1% to $1.35 billion, with aircraft revenues growing 12.5% to $1.15 billion, driven by a combination of higher volume and mix, while services and other revenues increased 17% to $203 million. Gross profit grew 15.4% to $477.2 million, indicating an 80 basis point lift to the margins to 34.5% despite margin pressure from the G7+ launch. Typically, new aircraft come with lower initial margins, and that was no different for Cirrus, but even with that pressure absorbed, the margins still grew. Operating profit increased 13.1% to $176 million, indicating a margin expansion of 20 basis points to 13% despite higher marketing costs in connection with the G7+ launch. EBITDA grew 13.8% to $213 million, indicating a 10-basis-point margin expansion to 15.7%. The Growth Driver...
The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Gao Cui. Chinese authorities are investigating Gao Cui, a former head of the Liaoning branch of the country’s now-defunct insurance regulator, for suspected corruption, in a sign Beijing’s anti-graft drive in the financial sector remains active. The probe was announced Friday by anti-corruption authorities. Gao and her husband, He Wanjun, were both detained, people familiar with the matter told Ca...
Gao Cui. Chinese authorities are investigating Gao Cui, a former head of the Liaoning branch of the country’s now-defunct insurance regulator, for suspected corruption, in a sign Beijing’s anti-graft drive in the financial sector remains active. The probe was announced Friday by anti-corruption authorities. Gao and her husband, He Wanjun, were both detained, people familiar with the matter told Caixin.