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Artemis II astronauts (left to right) Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen look on as Jared Isaacman, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator, testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. — AFP pic

Mars before Moon? Trump nominee to lead Nasa backs bold space push, says US can do both

Italy's President Sergio Mattarella (right) walks along with Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Quirinale Presidential Palace before a state banquet in Rome on April 9, 2025. — AFP pic

‘Peace is never to be taken for granted’: Charles delivers powerful speech to Italy’s parliament, meets Pope Francis

Toyota bZ4X EV to finally go on sale in Malaysia? (VIDEO)

This file photo taken on March 24, 2025 shows flowering cherry blossoms and buds from a sample cherry tree, Somei Yoshino species, used for observation is pictured at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. — AFP pic

AI tool aims to help conserve Japan’s aging cherry trees

A bird flies over the Colorado river delta at Valle de Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico April 4, 2025. — AFP pic

Life returns as Mexico restores wetlands drained by decades of US overuse of Colorado River

Nepal's former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev waves as he arrives at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu March 9. — AFP

‘Come king, save the nation’: Nepal royalists seek return of monarch

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CapitaLand launches largest consumer giveaway in Malaysia with more than RM400,000 worth of prizes

The first Universal theme park and resort in Europe will open in Bedford in 2031. It is expected to attract 8.5 million visitors in its first year, a number currently only exceeded in Europe by Disneyland Paris. — Reuters pic

Jurassic rides and wizarding worlds: Universal Studios to open first European theme park near London in 2031

Meghan did not say if she faced postpartum pre-eclampsia after the birth of her son, five-year-old Archie, or her daughter Lilibet, who is three. — Reuters pic

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, reveals ‘rare and scary’ post-birth health scare in new podcast

Britain’s Prince Harry gestures as he departs after attending court for his appeal against the rejection of his legal challenge to the British government’s decision to take away his police protection when he is in Britain, outside the High Court in London April 8, 2025. — Reuters pic

Prince Harry ‘singled out’ in ‘unjustified’ security snub, lawyer tells UK court

Thirty-year-old Muhammad Fikri Hadi Mohamed Hanafiah has amassed a collection of some 1,500 anime items, which he has been curating since his school days. — Bernama pic

‘Each figure tells a story’: Kulim man’s 1,500-piece anime collection celebrates Japanese art

Iranian surgeon Hamidreza Hosnani (R) and an assistant, perform a nose operation at his private clinic in Tehran, on March 4, 2025. — AFP pic

Nose job boom in Iran where procedure can boost social status

The National Gallery captioned a picture with 'Wake up to the Wonder of Art'. — Picture via Facebook/National Gallery

Night at the museum: UK’s National Gallery offering guest sleepover

An illustration shows a white dwarf star located in the Milky Way galaxy at the moment of its explosion, sending material toward its nearby companion white star, which is on the cusp of explosion too, in this handout illustration released on April 4, 2025.— University of Warwick/Mark Garlick handout via Reuters

Astronomers spot two white dwarf stars doomed to die in a quadruple detonation

When mothers have diabetes while pregnant, children are 28 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder, according to an analysis of data pooled from 202 earlier studies involving more than 56 million mother-child pairs. — AFP/ETX Studio pic

Study strengthens link between maternal diabetes and autism

This photograph shows the Red Cross and a Red Crescent displayed on stretched canvas at the entrance of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva March 30, 2025.  — AFP pic

‘They are our eyes’: ‘Image whisperers’ bring art to life for the blind at Red Cross museum in Geneva