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Sunday 12/June/2016 15:10 PM

Taking back a Trump endorsement is pointless

Donald Trump’s criticism of Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding over a lawsuit charging Trump University with fraud, wasn’t an attack on judicial...

Sunday 12/June/2016 14:11 PM

The working women windfall

Narrowing the global gender gap would have huge potential economic benefits. According to the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), if every government helped...

Saturday 11/June/2016 21:51 PM

World Day Against Child Labour

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Saturday 11/June/2016 15:30 PM

European integration with or without Britain

When British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed with the European Union in February on revised terms for the United Kingdom’s membership, he insisted...

Saturday 11/June/2016 14:57 PM

Russia and the post-oil economy

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the oil industry to the Russian economy. Globally, Russia is competitive in defence products, space launches,...

Saturday 11/June/2016 14:40 PM

The enigma of Pakistani cricket

A lanky youngster runs in, with little puffs of dust highlighting each distinct plod of his leather sandal-clad feet on the parched earth below. His plain...

Saturday 11/June/2016 14:24 PM

A tale of two debt write-downs

At the end of 2015, Greece’s public debt was 176 per cent of GDP, while Japan’s debt ratio was 248 per cent. Neither government will ever repay all...