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Wednesday 04/April/2018 15:13 PM

Trump can do more for the Baltic states

Donald Trump has just held his first Baltic Summit with the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. At the media briefing after Tuesday’s meeting, the...

Wednesday 04/April/2018 14:15 PM

The new global youth movement

The recent March for Our Lives in the United States inspired millions not just across America, but also around the world. Until the nationwide...

Wednesday 04/April/2018 14:05 PM

No Brexit for a eurozone Britain?

“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” Prior to the 2016 Brexit referendum, I borrowed this line from the Eagles’ 1976 hit...

Tuesday 03/April/2018 22:10 PM

China’s bold energy vision

The boldest plan to achieve the targets set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement comes from China. The Paris accord commits the world’s governments to...

Tuesday 03/April/2018 21:49 PM

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies aged 81

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...

Tuesday 03/April/2018 14:08 PM

The lesser evil for the eurozone

It was not supposed to happen like this. The formation of a new German government took so long that it was only after the Italian general election on March...

Tuesday 03/April/2018 14:05 PM

Beyond GDP growth in China

China owes its economic-growth miracle largely to local governments. But, as the country attempts to build a more modern and sustainable economy, in a...

Tuesday 03/April/2018 14:02 PM

Whatever happened to saving for a rainy day?

More than a decade ago, I undertook a study, together with Graciela Kaminsky of George Washington University and Carlos Végh, now the World Bank’s chief...