The 20 most expensive watches to go under the hammer on an online auction site have been revealed, as a scarcity in brand-new luxury watches fuels a surge in bidding for second-hand timepieces. The iconic Patek Philippe Nautilus – a watch worn by Thierry Henry and Hailey Bieber – was first created in 1976, but its discontinuation in 2021 has …
Demand for new SUVs, trucks and cars in the U.S. picked up steam in the second quarter, but the stronger sales kept prices high for consumers. Electric vehicle sales continued to rise during the first half of the year to more than 557,000 vehicles, or 7.2% of all new vehicle sales. In all of last year, consumers bought just over …
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A massive demand from China is driving the capture and traficking of geckos from India’s northeastern states, with some trafickers even setting up illegal breeding centres. They know that the online market in illegal wildlife trade has expanded to include all species of nocturnal Asian lizards, including the Tokay Gecko. The gecko’s plight The Tokay Gecko — from the Gekkonidae …
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