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| Slowing path of growth |
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| Fiery legacy |
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Sir — It is unfortunate that a great boxing champion like Joe Frazier — better known as Smokin’ Joe ... |
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Sir — The editorial, “Single ladies” (Nov 8), highlights the grim realities behind the reservation ... |
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Sir — India and Pakistan are inching closer towards peace (“Trade winds”, Nov 8). It took a while f ... |
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| TIMED CHORUS |
| Banks’ fortunes vary with those of the economy; as chinks appear in the economy, the banks’ future also becomes clouded. Stoc...|
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| SHOWN THE DOOR |
| In spite of repeated calls from the international community to step down from power, the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, h...|
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It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true.
— GORE VIDAL
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