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Giants' Uribe celebrates his game-winning sacrifice fly against the Phillies during Game 4 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in San Francisco. Pic: Reuters

NEWS LATEST

Bangladesh, India most at risk from climate change

Bangladesh and India are the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to an index that rates the Nordic region least at risk.

US-Pakistan dialogue faces prickly issues

Dubai says hit team suspect arrested in Canada

SPORTS LATEST

Ferguson shocked as Rooney looks for exit

Manchester United manager shook his head as he struggled to comprehend that Wayne Rooney wanted to leave "the best club in the world".

Real win aristocratic duel, Arsenal supply panache

Rafter takes Australian Davis Cup reins

BUSINESS LATEST

UAE dumping hits Raysut bottomline

Sultanate’s biggest cement producer yesterday reported a 21% decline in net profit at RO19m for the first nine months

China could further hike rates: IMF

Muscat Capital helps BankMuscat to penetrate Saudi mkt

LOCAL FLAVOUR

Oman to offer Arabic domain names by 2011

Job visa fee unchanged

UK working to boost relations with GCC nations

Pharma sector seeks to improve drug delivery

Stamp, commemorative card on ‘Traffic Safety’

Learn when the death bell tolls

Al Mar’a festival to salute womanhood

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

World cheers Chile miners' rescue

US ends deepwater drilling ban, sets new rules

NBC universal profit falls in third quarter

US fiscal 2010 deficit narrows to $1.29tr

Liverpool saga lurches on after new twist

Indian athlete fails dope test

FEATURES

Amateur astronomy

Amateur astronomy is vital to professionals mapping the heavens

Flash drives double as collectable art

Utilitarian doodads that are about as aesthetically striking as thumb tacks and binder clips.

Truth about in-flight meals

Airline meals lose their taste when eaten to the sound of white noise.

sugarland tests new waters

Each of its three studio albums has been double-platinum or better.

	TECHNOLOGY

Apple's margin miss raises questions Apple Inc's profitability, long the envy of the tech sector, is coming under scrutiny after the company's rare margin miss halted Apple's surging shares in their tracks.