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Indian school students congratulate the world's youngest chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju, in Chennai on December 13, 2024.  — AFP pic

Chessboard Millionaire: Gukesh’s win ignites India’s passion for game of kings

Four common murres perch together on a cliff ledge in Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. — Picture courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Services

Largest wildlife deaths in modern era: How a single heatwave wiped out millions of Alaska’s dominant seabird (VIDEO)

Contrary to what one might expect, Saul Justin Newman, a researcher at University College London’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies, found that supercentenarians tended to come from areas with poor health, high levels of poverty — and bad record-keeping. — AFP file pic

The secret to living to 110? It’s not what you think, says researcher

Jaime Ortiz Marino, founder of Ciclovia, poses for a picture during an interview with AFP during a weekly car-free day in Bogota on December 8, 2024. — AFP pic

Bogota’s car-free revolution: How Ciclovia became part of the city’s soul

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York reacts as he arrives at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, to attend the Easter Mattins Service, on March 31, 2024. — AFP pic

‘Extremely embarrassing’: Chinese spy claims add to Prince Andrew’s woes

Standing 1 m tall and weighing more than 35kg, the brown bear’s every move captivates fans, who exclaim at his resemblance to a playful puppy and admire his fluffy fur coat. — Reuters pic

Meet Junjun, the bear cub in Shanghai winning hearts and breaking the internet (VIDEO)

This combination of undated handout images received by AFP on November 5, 2024 by the Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital in Osaka shows before (top) and after images of the regrowth of a teeth in a ferret (centre top and bottom) and mice (right and left). People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug that they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants. — Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital handout pic via AFP

Smile, no dentures needed: Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth

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Chanel poaches Matthieu Blazy from Bottega Veneta, ushering in a new era post-Lagerfeld

This photo taken on November 14, 2024 shows plus-size clothing brand owner and influencer Amanda Yao live-streaming from her workshop in Guangzhou, in China’s southern Guangdong province. — AFP pic

Bold and beautiful: Chinese plus-size influencer spreads body positivity through fashion

John Galliano, 64, took the reins at Margiela after being fired in 2011 from his job as creative director of Dior following a drunken rant in a Paris bar where he hurled anti-Semitic and racist insults at fellow drinkers. — AFP pic

Galliano departs Maison Margiela after 10 years, igniting rumours of a Dior or Chanel return

Actress Ruhainies was among the most searched this year, largely due to her well-publicised controversy involving Singaporean actor Aliff Aziz. – Picture from Instagram/Ruhainies

Ruhainies, Faisal Halim and Padu: Here’s what Malaysians Googled most in 2024

Lahad Datu-born Janet Tan won US$10,000 on an episode of America’s Food Network Christmas Cookie Challenge’s Season 8.

Sabah-born home baker bowls over judges, wins US$10,000 with tropical Christmas cookie creation on American reality TV baking competition

The Solitario flagship store at TRX Exchange Mall, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture courtesy of Solitario

Solitario expands global presence with new lab-grown store in Kuala Lumpur, enters Malaysia market

Frequently urinating at night or feeling painful when passing urine may be symptoms of prostate diseases. — AFP pic

Explainer: Five key reproductive health issues men shouldn't ignore — and when to get checked

Spiral galaxy NGC 628, located 32 million light-years away from Earth, is seen in an undated image from the James Webb Space Telescope. — Nasa, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS team handout pic via Reuters

Webb telescope validates Hubble’s findings: Universe expanding faster than expected

The dictionary said on its website that the term was widely used in US media during the presidential election to highlight divisions in society, according to Anadolu Agency. — Unsplash pic

Divided we stand: ‘Polarisation’ named US dictionary Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year