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This photograph shows tombstones from the 18th century in the oldest part of the cemetery in Kisiljevo on June 23, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

Before Dracula, there was Blagojevic: Serbian village stakes claim to ‘world’s first vampire’ as locals revive 1725 ‘blood drinker’ legend

A dugout canoe with four men and one woman paddling is pictured during a crossing across a region of the East China Sea from near Ushibi, Taiwan to Yonaguni Island, traversing the Kuroshio current, in this handout image released on June 25, 2025. — Yousuke Kaifu handout pic via Reuters

Life / 30 Jun 2025

Paddling 30,000 years into the past: Scientists replicate prehistoric seafaring with a primitive canoe

Jury members retired on June 30 to decide the fate of an Australian woman accused of murdering three members of her husband's family with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington lunch. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

Sweet but sinister: What to know about death cap mushrooms, the toxic fungi at the heart of Australia’s fatal lunch trial

Learners at Disc-jockey (DJ) academy, The Santuri Salon, attend a practice lesson to prepare for a final examination showcase that follows a four-week intensive DJ101 course held in the basement of a shopping mall in the heart of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on June 16, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

How Nairobi’s Santuri academy is helping women DJs shatter male-dominated electronic music industry

The Dalai Lama, the charismatic Buddhist spiritual leader lauded worldwide for his tireless campaign for greater autonomy for his Tibetan homeland, will celebrate his 90th birthday in July. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

In his own words: Dalai Lama on hope, compassion, politics and China’s rule over Tibet

Pavel Talankin, a teacher, videographer and filmmaker from Russia, who today lives in Prague, poses during a photo session in Prague on June 27, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

From Karabash to Prague: Russian teacher’s secret film ‘Mr Nobody’ reveals Kremlin propaganda in schools

People cool off at a beach during a heatwave in Rabat. Monthly temperature records have been broken across Morocco, sometimes topping seasonal norms by as much as 20 degrees Celsius. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

Heatwave leaves Moroccan cities sweltering in record-breaking tempertatures

A Dambe fighter kicks his opponent during an amateur match in the Dei-Dei neighbourhood in Abuja. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

Dambe goes global as Nigeria pushes to professionalise its ancient fight sport

A woman takes pictures of paintings of French impressionist painter Paul Cezanne during a press preview of the ‘Cezanne au Jas de Bouffan’ (Cezanne at Jas de Bouffan) exhibition at the Granet Museum in Aix-en-Provence. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

Cezanne comes home: Provence embraces its once-rejected son in a landmark exhibition

Models present a creation for KidSuper Menswear Spring-Summer 2026 collection show as part of the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, on June 28, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 30 Jun 2025

Colour and ease lift Paris Men’s Fashion Week

A model presents a creation by designer Veronique Nichanian as part of her Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 collection show for fashion house Hermes during Men's Fashion Week in Paris, France, June 28, 2025. — Reuters pic

Life / 29 Jun 2025

Hermes shows woven leather tops and trousers for men on Paris runway

After last being number one nine years ago, fluffy pup Pompompurin is now the most popular Sanrio mascot of them all. — Picture composite via social media

Life / 29 Jun 2025

The cutest dethroning ever: Sanrio’s Pompompurin mascot beats Cinnamoroll to No.1 spot after nine years

Mozambican Armando Ernesto Chau (left) who is visually impaired, sits next to a pair of smart glasses invented by 24 years old robotics student Joao Antonio Rego (right) while at home in Matola on June 14, 2025. This prototype is the latest in a series since Rego launched his Vision Hope project in 2021, earning Mozambique's Young Creative Award for technological innovation the following year. The device resembles a virtual reality eye mask and is embedded with sensors that scan for obstacles. Vibrations increase in intensity the closer an object becomes. — AFP pic

Life / 29 Jun 2025

Vision of hope: Mozambican student builds smart glasses to guide the blind — right from his dining room

Some people tolerate heat less well than others, whether it’s a dry or humid kind. — izusek/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic

Life / 29 Jun 2025

Hot and bothered? Science explains why some people melt in the heat — and others don’t

Unlike our primate cousins, humans change voices to communicate with our babies. — SeventyFour/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic

Life / 29 Jun 2025

No goo-goo gaga: Humans stand alone in using ‘baby talk’ — great apes don’t do it, study finds

A team of researchers found a novel way to create painkillers with plastic. — Prrrettty/Shutterstock pic

Life / 29 Jun 2025

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BM first, English second and Chinese third: Anwar says mastering languages not a zero-sum game

Coal-handling crane collapse at Tanjung Bin power plant leaves two workers dead, three injured

From Jalan Pudu to Japan: Malaysian streetwear brands making waves locally and internationally

Malaysia among world’s most peaceful countries despite being complex, says Anwar

Lawyers say scrutiny of woman’s background clouds questions over Durian Tunggal police shooting

Dong Zong urges openness in UEC debate, cautions against zero-sum framing of language policy

The cost of online fraud: Throwaway numbers make account scams almost free

Car splits in two after hitting oil palm tree in Maran, driver killed

‘Our actions this morning already spoke’: Thai jets strike against Cambodia despite Trump’s ceasefire claim

‘GOAT Tour’ in Kolkata turns ugly as frustrated fans riot after Messi’s short stadium visit

Before or after Christmas? Anwar affirms Cabinet vacancies to be filled soon, but keeps date under wraps

Indonesia counts losses after deadly rains and landslides kill over 1,000 in Sumatra

Malaysia’s badminton camp falls short of four-gold target, spotlight now on doubles aces Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Pearly Tan-Thinaah

RM1b waste management project in Sipitang to cut reliance on out-of-state facilities, says Sabah deputy CM

A thriftier Christmas: Malaysians deck the halls without breaking the bank

Before Dracula, there was Blagojevic: Serbian village stakes claim to ‘world’s first vampire’ as locals revive 1725 ‘blood drinker’ legend

Paddling 30,000 years into the past: Scientists replicate prehistoric seafaring with a primitive canoe

Sweet but sinister: What to know about death cap mushrooms, the toxic fungi at the heart of Australia’s fatal lunch trial

How Nairobi’s Santuri academy is helping women DJs shatter male-dominated electronic music industry

In his own words: Dalai Lama on hope, compassion, politics and China’s rule over Tibet

From Karabash to Prague: Russian teacher’s secret film ‘Mr Nobody’ reveals Kremlin propaganda in schools

Heatwave leaves Moroccan cities sweltering in record-breaking tempertatures

Dambe goes global as Nigeria pushes to professionalise its ancient fight sport

Cezanne comes home: Provence embraces its once-rejected son in a landmark exhibition

Colour and ease lift Paris Men’s Fashion Week

Hermes shows woven leather tops and trousers for men on Paris runway

The cutest dethroning ever: Sanrio’s Pompompurin mascot beats Cinnamoroll to No.1 spot after nine years

Vision of hope: Mozambican student builds smart glasses to guide the blind — right from his dining room

Hot and bothered? Science explains why some people melt in the heat — and others don’t

No goo-goo gaga: Humans stand alone in using ‘baby talk’ — great apes don’t do it, study finds

Plastic to paracetamol: Scientists engineer E. coli to turn waste into painkillers, but doubts remain