Monday, 4 August 2025

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Six killed in rebel drone attack on Yemen airbase

AL-ANAD AIR BASE (Yemen): A rebel drone hit Yemen’s largest air base yesterday, killing six loyalist soldiers during a military parade in an attack which raises questions over UN-led peace efforts. At talks in Sweden last month, the UN brokered several agreements between the Shiite Huthi rebels and the Saudi-backed

An egg a day may help keep diabetes away according to new study

New European research has found that a higher intake of eggs, around one egg a day, may help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those who eat the food less frequently. Carried out by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland, the new study looked at 239

Smoked Salmon Salad Sandwich

Mix freshly roasted salmon with smoked salmon for a delicious filling that’s not overpowering. Bonus tip: The salmon mixture can be made up to 3 days in advance. Ingredients 8 ounces skinless salmon fillet 6 ounces smoked salmon, chopped 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup chopped celery 1 tablespoon chopped chives

Chewing the fat with Pakistan’s BBQ masters

The sweet aroma of mutton smoke drifts through a maze of crumbling alleyways, a barbecue tang that for decades has lured meat-eaters from across Pakistan to the frontier city of Peshawar. The ancient city, capital of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has retained its reputation for some of Pakistan’s tastiest cuisine

Kohlschreiber flogs feeble Fognini in quarters

WELLINGTON: Evergreen Philipp Kohlschreiber rolled back the years to storm into the Auckland Classic semi-finals yesterday with a straight-sets demolition of second seed Fabio Fognini. The 35-year-old German tore apart the lacklustre Italian 6-3, 6-1 to remain in the reckoning at a tournament where he claimed the title way in

Djokovic, Halep top seeds

MELBOURNE: World number ones Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were named top seeds yesterday for next week’s Australian Open, with 23-time major winner Serena Williams lurking at 16 on the women’s side. Djokovic heads long-time rival Rafael Nadal and defending champion Roger Federer, with young-gun Alexander Zverev seeded four as

Messi Jay stunner puts Thailand back on track

DUBAI: Blond talisman Chanathip “Messi Jay” Songkrasin fired Thailand to only the second Asian Cup win in their history yesterday as they beat Bahrain 1-0 to reignite their campaign. The Consadole Sapporo midfielder’s second-half strike was golden for the Thais, who had seemed in disarray when they sacked their coach

Zverev targets joining big four

MELBOURNE: Alexander Zverev is looking for a maiden Grand Slam title in 2019 to cement his place as leader of a pack of hungry young players ready to end the old guard’s monopoly in majors. Zverev won the biggest crown of his career when he overpowered Novak Djokovic at the

Xi hopes US, N. Korea will ‘meet halfway’

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un firm backing in deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States, insisting the two sides should meet “halfway”, state media said yesterday. Kim visited Beijing by train this week for two days of talks that reasserted China’s role in

Police to eliminate unlawful possession of ‘bakakuk’

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah police will continue to take aggressive action to eliminate unlawful possession of “bakakuk”, a type of homemade gun, said Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah. This, he said, was to curb crimes and deaths due to negligence in the use of the firearm. “Possession of bakakuk is unlawful