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Monday 27/February/2017 15:02 PM

Why tuberculosis persists

It surprises many people in Europe and North America that tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the great scourges in human history. One out of every three...

Monday 27/February/2017 14:41 PM

Boosting South Africa’s diversity dividend

After an insight-filled and enjoyable visit to South Africa – my first to this beautiful country in 15 years – I am leaving with mixed feelings. The...

Sunday 26/February/2017 20:58 PM

Seven planets

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...

Sunday 26/February/2017 15:43 PM

Even China can't kill bitcoin

Every time a government sets out to abolish something people like, the well-liked thing moves to where it can’t be stopped. This has happened with...

Sunday 26/February/2017 15:08 PM

How poor countries foot the refugee bill

The Syrian refugee crisis has focused attention on the need to improve management of refugee flows during times of crisis. One issue is particularly...

Sunday 26/February/2017 14:32 PM

China’s weapons of trade war

China exports more to the United States than the US exports to China. That makes US President Donald Trump furious – so furious, in fact, that he may be...

Sunday 26/February/2017 14:13 PM

How imports boost employment

According to today’s populists, “good jobs” in US manufacturing have been “lost” to competition from imports and preferential trading...

Saturday 25/February/2017 21:10 PM

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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 25/February/2017 15:44 PM

Trump needs a strong-dollar policy -- and fast

At the beginning of February, President Donald Trump reportedly called his national security adviser Michael Flynn at 3am to ask whether a strong dollar was...