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SANAA: A Yemeni man who was wounded in an air strike on a funeral the previous day lies on a hospital bed yesterday. — AFP

Arab coalition says to probe Yemen funeral carnage

SANAA: A Yemeni man who was wounded in an air strike on a funeral the previous day lies on a hospital bed yesterday. — AFPSANAA: The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said yesterday it will investigate an air raid that killed more than 140 people at a funeral, after Washington announced it was reviewing support for the alliance.The Iran-backed Huthi rebels blamed the coalition for Saturday's attack, one of the deadliest since it...

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK: This combination of file photos taken on September 26, 2016 shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton facing off during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University. — AFP

Trump faces uphill battle in second debate with Clinton - Stakes sky-high

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK: This combination of file photos taken on September 26, 2016 shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton facing off during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University. — AFPWASHINGTON: White House candidate Donald Trump desperately needs a strong debate performance against Hillary Clinton, with stakes sky-high following intense scrutiny of his treatment of...

BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA: This file photo taken on October 2, 2016 shows residents of Bishoftu crossing their wrists above their heads as a symbol for the Oromo anti-government protesting movement during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa.—AFP

Ethiopia declares state of emergency

BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA: This file photo taken on October 2, 2016 shows residents of Bishoftu crossing their wrists above their heads as a symbol for the Oromo anti-government protesting movement during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa.—AFPADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia declared a state of emergency yesterday following months of violent anti-government protests, according to an official statement.“The state of emergency was declared following a...

CHEMNITZ, GERMANY: Police officers leave an apartment after detonations in the eastern city on Saturday. —AP

Manhunt for German bomb plot suspect; 1 man in custody - 22-year-old Syrian to blame

CHEMNITZ, GERMANY: Police officers leave an apartment after detonations in the eastern city on Saturday. —APBERLIN: German police searched nationwide yesterday for a 22-year-old Syrian man believed to have been preparing a bombing attack, who slipped through their fingers as they were closing in on him, and were questioning a second Syrian man on suspicion he was involved in the plot.The man in custody was one of three apprehended in the...

BELGRADE, SERBIA: Migrants queue for food at a park where hundreds of migrants are temporarily residing on Thursday, October 6, 2016. —AP

Afghan migrants stuck in the Balkans resist going home - No turning back

BELGRADE, SERBIA: Migrants queue for food at a park where hundreds of migrants are temporarily residing on Thursday, October 6, 2016. —APBELGRADE: They have come a long way, spent most of their money on smugglers and camped out in the open for weeks. For Afghan migrants stranded in the Balkans there is no turning back, even as the most likely prospect many of them face in the European Union could be deportation back to their country.Thousands...

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Bangladesh humble England to level one-day series

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim, left, successfully makes an LBW appeal to dismissal of England’s David Willey, right, during their second oneday international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday. —APDHAKA: Bangladesh thumped England in a bowler-dominated contest after home skipper Mashrafe Mortaza’s all-round brilliance secured their series-levelling 34-run victory in the second one-day international...

POET ELIZABERTH: Australia’s batsman Mitchell Marsh (R) plays a ball during the fourth One Day International (ODI) between South Africa and Australia at the St. George’s Park cricket stadium yesterday in Port Elizabeth. — AFP

Australia fall to South Africa’s back-up bowlers

POET ELIZABERTH: Australia’s batsman Mitchell Marsh (R) plays a ball during the fourth One Day International (ODI) between South Africa and Australia at the St. George’s Park cricket stadium yesterday in Port Elizabeth. — AFPPORT ELIZABETH: South Africa rested three of their frontline bowlers but continued to dominate Australia as they won the fourth one-day international by six wickets at St George’s Park yesterday. Kyle Abbott led what...

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Smartphones distract us and make us less efficient at work

DUBAI: While smartphones help us stay in touch with colleagues, keep on top of our inbox, and complete urgent tasks on the move, they actually make us less productive when we are working at our desks, according to a new psychological experiment by the Universities of Wurzburg and Nottingham Trent, commissioned by Kaspersky Lab. The experiment unearthed a correlation between productivity levels and the distance between participants and their...

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'New day' in lung cancer as Merck drug shines - Keytruda cuts risk of death 40% in big lung cancer study

COPENHAGEN: Merck & Co scored a double hit yesterday with new clinical data showing its Keytruda immunotherapy offered big benefits in previously untreated lung cancer patients, either when given on its own or with chemotherapy. As a monotherapy, Keytruda halved the risk of disease progression and cut overall deaths by 40 percent compared to chemotherapy alone in pre-selected patients whose tumours had been tested using a biomarker.And when given...

A customer searches for local Hausa films, known as Kannywood, popular among the residents of northern Nigeria’s city of Kano. — AFP

Ban on ‘immoral’ Nigerian star highlights north/south split

A customer searches for local Hausa films, known as Kannywood, popular among the residents of northern Nigeria’s city of Kano. — AFPIt was just for a split second that a male singer cuddled northern Nigerian actress Rahama Sadau in a video, but for the local film industry it was a second too much. "Rahama has been banned for life from acting," said Salisu Mohammed, the head of northern Kano's Motion Picture Practitioner's Association of...

Makoto Shinkai’s animated hit “Your Name”

Shinkai seeks global success for film that conquered Japan

Makoto Shinkai’s animated hit “Your Name”Makoto Shinkai's animated hit "Your Name" has conquered Japan. Now the director hopes the world will fall for its charms. "It is a unique film and has been a unique sensation," said Shinkai, speaking before his film screened at the 21st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea, the premier event of its kind in Asia. "It's hard for us to believe that it's been viewed by more than 10...

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Saudi designers steal show at Dubai fashion week

Saudi Arabia’s Suzan Farhoud (left) and Leen Al-Shishakly walk on stage at the end of a fashion show.From a mother and daughter duo hooked on denim to an art-inspired fashionista, female designers from ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia stole the limelight at Arab Fashion Week 2016 in Dubai. Models strutted the catwalk late Saturday in mini-dresses, cropped jackets, skin-tight jeans and flamboyantly embroidered transparent blouses. They were the...

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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos

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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP

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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP

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