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Alustiza of Ecuador's Deportivo Quito celebrates with team mates after scoring against Guadalajara of Mexico during their Copa Libertadores soccer match in Zapopan. Pic: Reuters

NEWS LATEST

US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan: officials

US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed eight insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Wednesday, security officials said.

CIA chief to visit Seoul for N. Korea talks: report

Egypt risks 'disastrous' rupture in ties: US senators

SPORTS LATEST

WMS set for Rally Oman

Al Wahaibi Motor Sports will take part in five rounds of Rally Oman 2012 with the first round se to begin in Muscat this Friday.

Proud of going home with Wigan: Al Habsi

Fine win for Srividhya XI

BUSINESS LATEST

Omantel net profit grows

Oman’s biggest telecommunication service provider yesterday said its net profit edged up 2.3% to RO113m for 2011

Oil producers ‘will meet demand if Iran supply is cut’

Dubai Group offers 10-year debt repayment

LOCAL FLAVOUR

Artist paints for women’s rights

RO70m plan for Al Amirat underway

Don’s demise marks end of an era

Photo show to showcase Japan

Syrian groups stage protests

Algerian’s labour of love on show

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A strange encounter

Words and verses

Your diet plays a role

Have fun and money will come

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Voice of grave

FEATURES

Cash in your attic? Old gadgets worth £762m binned

Are we throwing away money – and a chance to be green?

Growing up with cholesterol

Many children have inherited disorder that causes high levels of LDL

Distracted by males’ bright yellow stripe, female fish

Males of certain species of fish have a yellow band on the tailfin.

Best face forward

Lip augmentation, nose job, eyebrow lift...

	TECHNOLOGY


Facebook floating on a tech bubble? Older investors could be forgiven for having a sense of de ja vu on hearing the news that Facebook is expected to float at an estimated value of $100 billion (£64 billion), roughly 30 times its annua