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Wednesday 28/December/2016 15:10 PM

Trump's 180-degree turn on China policy

The US-China relationship is ending 2016 on its most ominous note in years. President-elect Donald Trump has questioned the one-China policy that has been...

Tuesday 27/December/2016 21:35 PM

World 2016

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 27/December/2016 15:17 PM

The threat to global banking standards

The financial crisis of 2008 gave a big boost to the global standard-setters. Suddenly, the Basel Committee (which sets the standards for international...

Tuesday 27/December/2016 15:00 PM

Was 2016 the best year ever?

According to popular wisdom, 2016 was a terrible year. Horrific terror attacks struck many countries. The Syrian crisis claimed tens of thousands of lives....

Tuesday 27/December/2016 14:01 PM

If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?

How much is a child’s future success determined by innate intelligence? Economist James Heckman says it’s not what people think. He likes to ask...

Monday 26/December/2016 21:55 PM

China military drill creates tension

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...

Monday 26/December/2016 15:24 PM

Putin's winning streak will be hard to extend

One might expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a victory lap after a lucky 2016. But at his traditional end-of-year press conference on Friday,...

Monday 26/December/2016 14:56 PM

Trump's win was unusual but not historic

Donald Trump's aides, understanding their leader, vie to be most ostentatious about calling his victory "historic." That claim deserves close...

Monday 26/December/2016 14:33 PM

When leaders are true to their lies

What does the Venezuelan domestic payments crisis have in common with the death of the North American Free Trade Agreement, announced by Wilbur Ross, US...