Haggling hashes WTO talks right outside hope’s door Geneva, July 30:It was the haggling over nuances of the Doha deal that stuck in the gullet, and the most troubled round of negotiations at the World Trade Organisation here to liberalise global commerce collapsed last night over differences between the... 30 Jul, 2008
US presidential battle : Democrats’ nightmare, Republicans’ dream If the Democrats fail to take the White House this year, it will not be for the usual reason that the party chose a rubbish candidate for President. It will be because they had the rotten luck to have one too many formidable candidates. This is the... 09 Mar, 2008
MIDWAY : Maternal magnanimity A naked Nicole Kidman was once famously described as “pure theatrical Viagra”; in this thoroughly delightful teen comedy Juno, the fully clothed Ellen Page is pure cinematic Prozac. With its smart dialogue by newcomer Diablo Cody and a miraculously... 11 Feb, 2008
