London / Reuters Global stock markets spiralled downwards on Wednesday with Europe following Asia lower as investors fretted over growing fears of a Donald Trump presidency. Asian equities sank and the Mexican peso fell after a poll on Tuesday showed Trump overtaking market favourite Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House. “This is what happens when politics trumps ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. unveiled new Mac computers as it seeks to revitalize a product line that co-founder Steve Jobs once said would be rendered redundant by the iPad. Overhauled MacBook Pro laptops and a new computer monitor were presented in a press conference at Apple’s Cupertino, California, headquarters. While laptops are traditionally more profitable for Apple than the iPad, ...

  Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. said a computer-hacking group that has previously targeted government agencies attacked its Windows software and Adobe Systems Inc.’s Flash program. The company will release a security patch for its operating system on Nov. 8, Windows chief Terry Myerson said Tuesday in a blog post on Microsoft’s website. Users of Microsoft’s Edge browser on the latest update ...

  Relaxnews Instagram said it will start testing features that let smartphone or tablet users easily buy items they find on the popular photo and video sharing service. The test slated to begin next week in the US will be tailored for Instagram applications on Apple mobile devices, according to a blog post by the Facebook-owned service. The move will ...

  Dusseldorf / DPA Drivers slam on their car brakes, children want to play with it and impressed pensioners ask if it can carry their shopping; when delivery robot Robbie goes on test runs, everyone’s agog. The six-wheeled delivery robot, designed by Estonian firm Starship and about the size of a lawnmower, is being trialled in London, in two German cities ...

  AP Energy-efficient upgrades can not only shrink your utility bill; they can increase the value of your home. Homebuyers are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of energy-efficient homes. In fact, they’re often willing to pay more for homes with “green” upgrades, says Sandra Adomatis, a specialist in green valuation with Adomatis Appraisal Service in Punta Gorda, Florida. Just ...

  DPA Mohammed Taha says he has the only “green mosque” in the whole of Egypt, and he looks around the flowerbeds where he grows spinach and Italian basil. Behind the caretaker with a prayer bump on his forehead, a yellow minaret rises up into the evening sky above Cairo. Taha’s rooftop garden in this place of worship is the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Barakah One Company, a subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced on Tuesday the signature of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the purchase of electricity generated at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC). The agreement was ...

  DUBAI/ WAM Ways of strengthening bilateral economic, investment and trade relations between the UAE and Qatar were at the centre of talks held on Tuesday by UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri and Ambassador of Qatar to the UAE Hadi bin Nasser Al Hajeri. The talks covered diversifying investment opportunities in the tourism, logistics and IT ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme on Tuesday approved AED390 million in housing loans and grants for 629 eligible Emiratis, Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Public Works and chairman of the board of directors of the national housing scheme announced on Tuesday. The amount covers 518 residential housing grants and 111 housing loans, ...