Is hot money heading the wrong way?

  • CHICAGO: Troubles may dog the euro zone, but in the US, stocks are on an ascent, with the S&P 500 up about 12 percent in the first quarter. Apart from employment and housing, there’s plenty of evidence that the US is in a meek recovery, which means that most of the hot money for short-term,...
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Ramadan drama ‘Um Haroun’ conjures up a religiously harmonious Middle East

  • LONDON: If the very best drama seeks not only to entertain but also to educate and provoke debate on the pressing issues of the day, then MBC’s hit Ramadan series “Um Haroun” must surely be in the running for multiple awards. Before even a single episode had aired, controversy had flared over...
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How political dysfunction precipitated Lebanon’s healthcare collapse

  • LONDON: Lebanon’s health system is in a precarious state following wave upon wave of political and economic crisis. As the country reels from medical supply shortages, COVID-19 case surges and an exodus of skilled medical professionals, the urgency of the sector’s need for outside help is no lo...
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Blasts rock Khartoum as warring sides affirm humanitarian pledge

  • KHARTOUM: Airstrikes pummeled Khartoum on Saturday, with representatives of Sudan’s warring factions meeting in Saudi Arabia for talks to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe” as the fighting entered a fifth week. A witness in west Khartoum reported army airstrikes on paramilitary forces, as b...
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London fears exodus of bankers, investment

  • LONDON: Will Brexit threaten London’s long-booming economy? The British capital fears investors and bankers could flee the city after the shock nationwide vote, threatening its coveted reputation as a global financial hub.Some 60 percent of Londoners voted to stay in the EU in Thursday’s historic...
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England’s northern ports look to prosper from Brexit

  • IMMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Brexit has brought hope to the windswept docks of the Humber River, a key goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions of pounds are being invested to prepare for a potential increase in shipping. In Immingham, a gritty town of around 11,000 inhabitants ...
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Treat others as you want to be treated

  • Seeing her face on the TV screen, one is struck by her beauty. It is the face of an angel, pure and innocent.Then she opens her mouth, and what pours out is vile and ugly, the racist message of the extreme right. Like seeing a cherub parting its lips and revealing the teeth of a vampire.Ayelet...
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Mandela: The movie

  • I have just seen the new movie “Mandela,” and I am so full of impressions that I cannot abstain from writing them down.It is a very good film, with very good actors. But that’s not the main point. It is a very accurate film, depicting what actually happened in South Africa, and one cannot help...
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Djokovic falls while Federer pulls great escape

  • TORONTO: Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga handed world No. 1 Novak Djokovic a 6-2, 6-2 third round defeat on Thursday as the Rogers Cup was rocked by upsets.A day of high-drama began under a bright morning sun with South African Kevin Anderson startling third seeded Australian Open champion Stan...
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Trouble amid plenty in Africa

  • Africa is changing dramatically, and so are outsiders’ attitudes toward it, with the US finally seeming determined to catch up with China, Europe, and India in their interest in the continent. US President Barack Obama’s recent summit with 40 African heads of state and more than 200 US and...
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