Dubai / WAM Emirates Auction, a world leading company in hosting, organising and managing public auctions of all kinds, was announced as the winner of the Best Web Application Award in the Services Category during the 9th UAE Excellence Awards ceremony organised recently at the Al Bustan Rotana, Dubai. Abdullah Matar Al Mannai, Executive Director of Emirates Auction, received the ...

  Frankfurt / AFP Strong foreign trade and buoyant consumption drove Germany’s economy, Europe’s largest, to better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, federal statistics office Destatis said on Wednesday. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4 percent between April and June, adjusted for seasonal, calendar and price effects — twice as fast as analysts surveyed by Factset predicted. However, the ...

  San Francisco / AFP Tesla unveiled speedy new model electric cars capable of traveling more than 300 miles (482 kilometers) before needing to be recharged. A Model S P100D with “Ludicrous mode” was billed by Tesla founder Elon Musk as the third fastest accelerating production car ever made, capable of going from zero to 60 miles per hour in ...