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OED apologises for ‘highly insensitive’ word TECHNOLOGY

OED apologises for ‘highly insensitive’ word

The Oxford English Dictionary has apologised after an advance selection procedure chose “bloodbath” as its word of the day on December 18.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatari missions host reception to celebrate National Day ARABIA

Qatari missions host reception to celebrate National Day

Qatar’s embassies in several countries hosted receptions to celebrate the country’s National Day.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The death rattle of French economy TECHNOLOGY

The death rattle of French economy

Moody’s announcement in November that it had downgraded France’s sovereign-credit rating by one notch from its AAA rating prompted one blogger to poke fun at rating agencies’

4:45 AM November 25 2016
N Korea’s rocket launch has fired up neighbouring polls TECHNOLOGY

N Korea’s rocket launch has fired up neighbouring polls

North Korea’s successful rocket launch is likely to strengthen the hand of political conservatives, nationalists and military hardliners at a crucial juncture in the affairs of South Korea and Japan,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The IMF’s ‘one size fits all’ approach TECHNOLOGY

The IMF’s ‘one size fits all’ approach

What used to be heresy is now endorsed as orthodox,” John Maynard Keynes remarked in 1944,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Shoppers buy earlier this holiday season INTERNATIONAL

Shoppers buy earlier this holiday season

Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after US retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Europe mulls ‘haircut’ for Greece in 2015: report ECONOMY

Europe mulls ‘haircut’ for Greece in 2015: report

Eurozone finance ministers are considering a possible “haircut” for Greece in 2015, a German newspaper reported yesterday, in a bid to reduce the debt mountain of the recession-wracked country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016