• Pilgrims gather around the effigy of the Rocio Virgin during the annual pilgrimage in El Rocio village, near Huelva, in southern Spain. AFP
    Pilgrims gather around the effigy of the Rocio Virgin during the annual pilgrimage in El Rocio village, near Huelva, in southern Spain. AFP
  • Chelsea pensioners pose with a matching rose display at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. EPA
    Chelsea pensioners pose with a matching rose display at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. EPA
  • Rescue workers search near the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan, north-western Iran. All aboard were killed. AFP
    Rescue workers search near the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan, north-western Iran. All aboard were killed. AFP
  • Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim at their inauguration ceremony in Taipei. Reuters
    Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim at their inauguration ceremony in Taipei. Reuters
  • Yang Hu of China celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 400m T54 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, in Japan's Kansai region. Getty images
    Yang Hu of China celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 400m T54 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, in Japan's Kansai region. Getty images
  • Stella Assange, wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Her husband awaits a ruling on his right to appeal against extradition to the US to face espionage charges. AP
    Stella Assange, wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Her husband awaits a ruling on his right to appeal against extradition to the US to face espionage charges. AP
  • Voters queue outside a polling booth during the fifth round of the general election, in Howrah, West Bengal, in eastern India. AP
    Voters queue outside a polling booth during the fifth round of the general election, in Howrah, West Bengal, in eastern India. AP
  • Coca-Cola bottles floating near delivery trucks, amid flooding in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Reuters
    Coca-Cola bottles floating near delivery trucks, amid flooding in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From a pilgrimage in Spain to flooding in Brazil

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

May 20, 2024

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Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

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MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW

Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman

Director: Jesse Armstrong

Rating: 3.5/5

 

Company: Instabug

Founded: 2013

Based: Egypt, Cairo

Sector: IT

Employees: 100

Stage: Series A

Investors: Flat6Labs, Accel, Y Combinator and angel investors

Dubai Bling season three

Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed 

Rating: 1/5

Results

STAGE

1 . Filippo Ganna (Ineos) - 0:13:56

2. Stefan Bissegger (Education-Nippo) - 0:00:14

3. Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates) - 0:00:21

4. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) - 0:00:24

5. Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) - 0:00:30

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) - 4:00:05

2. Joao Almeida (QuickStep) - 0:00:05

3. Mattia Cattaneo (QuickStep) - 0:00:18

4. Chris Harper (Jumbo-Visma) - 0:00:33

5. Adam Yates (Ineos) - 0:00:39

ETFs explained

Exhchange traded funds are bought and sold like shares, but operate as index-tracking funds, passively following their chosen indices, such as the S&P 500, FTSE 100 and the FTSE All World, plus a vast range of smaller exchanges and commodities, such as gold, silver, copper sugar, coffee and oil.

ETFs have zero upfront fees and annual charges as low as 0.07 per cent a year, which means you get to keep more of your returns, as actively managed funds can charge as much as 1.5 per cent a year.

There are thousands to choose from, with the five biggest providers BlackRock’s iShares range, Vanguard, State Street Global Advisors SPDR ETFs, Deutsche Bank AWM X-trackers and Invesco PowerShares.

Updated: May 20, 2024, 12:18 PM