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Oktoberfest draws record 7.4 million visitors in Munich

Munich's Oktoberfest has drawn an estimated 7.4 million visitors in 2026, making it the most visited edition in the festival's history to date. Around 6.7 million one-litre mugs of beer were served over the 16-day event, up 2.7 per cent from last year.

EU Covenant of Mayors Strategic Review 2026

Welcome to the EU Covenant of Mayors Strategic Review Survey. Ipsos and its partners VITO and Ricardo have been commissioned by the European Commission to conduct an independent strategic review of the EU Covenant of Mayors. The Covenant of Mayors has been Europe's largest

Why ordinary investors struggle to buy into the robotics boom

Most of the companies building the robots of the future are still private, leaving ordinary investors with limited options such as Tesla, diversified industrial groups or new vehicles like RoboStrategy, a Nasdaq-listed fund whose shares trade at more than twice the value of its