‘We need hospitals more than football stadiums’pickerwhel

Anadolu via Getty Images Morocco is currently building what will be the globe’s largest football stadium in preparation for co-hosting the 2030 World Cup. But for the demonstrators who have taken to the streets each night across the country since last Saturday, this 115,000-capacity showpiece and all the other football infrastructure in development, costing a … Read more

U.S., Europe brands take on the Chinese consumerpickerwhel

Pictured here is Louis Vuitton’s new cruise ship-shaped store in Shanghai, China, on June 28, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s economic slowdown isn’t discouraging U.S. and European brands from revamping their strategies to reach Chinese shoppers. Instead, the allure of the world’s second-largest consumer market is forcing companies to adapt … Read more

Inside the controversial Riyadh event starring comedians Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Jack Whitehall and Jimmy Carrpickerwhel

Noor NanjiCulture reporter Getty Images Dave Chappelle is one of the A-listers performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival “There were sex jokes, and trans jokes. It’s really unusual to see this kind of comedy here in Saudi Arabia.” That’s how one ex-pat summed up the performances she’s seen, at the first ever Riyadh Comedy Festival. … Read more

The around-the-world cruise that is yet to set sailpickerwhel

Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent BBC “Throw your current lifestyle overboard!” boasts the advert for Victoria Cruises Line (VCL), which bills itself as the world’s first affordable residential cruise. Cabins typically go for US$3,840 (£2,858) a month for a three-year voyage to 115 countries, and travellers from all over the world have the option of doing … Read more