Business
World's largest olive oil company plummets 20% after rivals agree to takeover deal
The world's largest olive oil company, Deoleo, plummeted in early trading after two of its rivals announced plans to acquire the firm.
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World
Lebanon’s lost olive season: harvesting olives under drones and warplanes
Lebanon's olive harvesters are facing dangerous conditions, with potential attacks and fear of cluster munitions.
World
Farmers blocked from olive harvest in occ. West Bank, volunteers detained
Palestinian farmers are still being blocked from accessing their olive groves by Israeli settlers and the military
World
Israeli settlers continue pogrom amid olive harvest in occupied West Bank
At least two people, including Washington Post journalist, injured as settlers armed with clubs and guns attack.
World
Palestinian olive trees torched as settler pogroms escalate during harvest
It is Palestine’s olive harvest, but settlers have set their trees and vehicles on fire.
Style
Squeezy olive oil bottles, Meghan’s pot filler tap and the rise of ‘cheffy’ kit in home kitchens
Social media ‘chefluencers’ and open restaurant kitchens have made chefs more visible and inspired aspirational gadget-buying The Duchess of Sussex is no ordinary home cook, but when Meghan appeared on Instagram this week at a hob presided over by a special pot filler tap, it spoke to a shift in the everyday kitchen – the rise of “cheffy” kit. While the pot filler is now most often found in luxury residential kitchens, it was reportedly invented in the early 20th century as a functional fixture for commercial kitchens. It joins a wealth of other restaurant equipment to have infiltrated our hom
Science
Eating olive oil before carbs has a surprising effect on blood sugar
A simple change in the order you eat your food could help prevent blood sugar spikes. Scientists discovered that giving mice olive oil before carbohydrates slowed digestion and activated a surprising combination of hormones and nerve signals that helped regulate blood sugar, even in mice with type 2 diabetes.
World
Palestine weekly: Olive harvest opens under assault
Israeli settlers and forces beat Palestinians, set property on fire and steal crops across the occupied West Bank.
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World
Mamdani plants olive tree with Gaza families
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video of himself planting an olive tree alongside Palestinian families from Gaza.
Business
Darden Restaurants stock falls as Olive Garden reports slower growth
Olive Garden's same-store sales growth has slowed in recent quarters.
World
Palestine weekly: Violent disruptions from olive groves to Al-Aqsa Mosque
A new season approaches - religiously, politically and agriculturally - and with it comes corresponding escalation.