Vostok island, hidden under dense dark-green foliage, was the “black hole” that Google Maps had referred to. Credit : Screenshot – Google Maps It started like any other curiosity online – someone zoomed into a random part of the Pacific Ocean on Google Maps and noticed something strange. A black triangle was perfectly positioned in the middle all of this …

The sharpest dent came from Spain’s export sector, which recorded a 4.3% drop — the steepest fall since the pandemic. Spanish exports became less competitive overseas due to global uncertainty, a weakening euro and slow growth in Germany and France. Even the once booming tourism and industry sectors felt the strain. The country’s GDP fell by 0.6%. Demand for domestic …

GOURMANDS could be forgiven for thinking they saw double in Marbella. It is true that there are two restaurants in the same name La Petite Maison. The favourite Côte d’Azur eaterie of Elton John, Bono and Madonna opened two new sister joints on the Costa del Sol around the same time. Side by side – both restaurants in the same …