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US RETAIL SEES THEIR BIGGEST GROWTH IN FIVE MONTHS

US retail sales have seen their biggest gain in five months.

Employment growth and lower fuel prices helped with a 0.8% rise in consumer sales for July.

That follows a rise in consumer confidence for the same month – the first rise in half a year.

Meanwhile, the Eurozone has seen economic activity shrink slightly in the second quarter.

GDP growth has come in at point 2 of one per cent.

Dubai can now claim to have the world's most sustainable building. They've stolen the title away from a four-story block called Pixel in Australia.

UAE software developers were recently given the challenge to create apps specifically for children with special needs.

Emirates Airline will operate nearly 60 extra flights to Saudi Arabia during the Holy Month of Ramadan.

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