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Sunday 14/February/2016 15:57 PM

Australia dominate Wellington Test

Brendon McCullum's dismissal in the final over of the day put Australia firmly in control of the first Test in Wellington on Sunday as New Zealand were...

Sunday 14/February/2016 15:42 PM

Obama shows how not to sell a carbon tax

President Barack Obama's proposal few days ago for a $10-a-barrel tax on oil, which has been overwhelmingly rejected by Republicans, could make it...

Sunday 14/February/2016 15:06 PM

Pakistan's strategic error in anti-terrorfight

Wasil Ahmad, an Afghan boy, just 10 years of age, was killed by the Taliban last week. Wasil’s uncle Samad was the commander of a 70-strong militia group,...

Sunday 14/February/2016 14:38 PM

The dark heart of ASEAN

At a summit in California, US President Barack Obama is set to meet with the leaders of the ten countries of Asia’s most important regional grouping: the...

Saturday 13/February/2016 15:53 PM

The submerging-market threat

It is time to put the rise of the emerging economies in perspective. The rapid economic growth in much of the developing world since the beginning of the...