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The famous Boeing 727 is one of the attractions of Terminal Sekinchan where visitors would pose for photos in front of the airplane with a paddy field backdrop. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

From scenic views to cultural showcases: Why Sekinchan is the perfect weekend escape with Malaysia’s first paddy field festival

Rich in polyphenols and quercetin, apples promise to act on the various signs of skin ageing, starting with loosening, reduced firmness, and wrinkles. — CoffeeAndMilk/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic

From hydration to anti-ageing: Bamboo, apple and chebula’s powerful skin benefits

This handout photo taken on April 17, 2025, and released on April 23, 2025 by the University of Wollongong shows Scott Hocknull, a vertebrate palaeontologist and senior curator at the Queensland Museum, holding a Protemnodon skull fossil. Giant prehistoric kangaroos perished when ‘climate upheaval’ turned lush Australian rainforest into desert, scientists said on April 24 after studying ancient fossils with new techniques. — University of Wollongong handout/AFP pic

New techniques uncover how climate ‘upheaval’ led to the extinction of Australia’s giant kangaroos

Research suggests that the owner-dog relationship can be interpreted as a mix of child and best friend relationships. — Anchiy/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic

Dogs: Life partners that meet (almost) all our emotional needs, says study

Scientists are still unclear about how carbon sinks might behave as the planet warms in future, and exactly how much heat-trapping carbon dioxide they might soak up from the atmosphere. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

‘Without rules, countries just game the system’: Climate report finds major economies overstating forest carbon absorption, risking emission goals

Pastry chef and owner of pastry shop La Maison Heloise, Youssef El Gatou (centre right) poses holding his Guiness world record certificate for the world's largest strawberry cake, 121,88m long during a Guiness Record event in Argenteuil, northern suburb of Paris April 23, 2025. — AFP pic

World’s longest strawberry cake: French pastry chefs break record with 121-metre-long masterpiece

Priest Ignacio Bagattini gives a mass next to a mural depicting Pope Francis at a Hogares de Cristo center in the Padre Carlos Mujica shantytown (known as Villa 31) in Buenos Aires on April 21. — AFP pic

Argentina ‘slum priests’ take pope’s message to the poor

An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a scene of two lions attacking a boar, is on display at the El Jem archaeological museum in El Jem, Tunisia. — Reuters pic

Bite marks reveal gladiator's fatal encounter with a lion in ancient Britain

Fatima Hassouna wrote on social media that “if I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group.” — Picture via X

Cannes to honour Gaza photojournalist killed in air strike with documentary screening

This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows 21-month-old artist ‘Thumbelina’ (left) using a brush to paint alongside her mother at the family’s home in Tokyo. — AFP pic

Tokyo’s pint-sized Picasso? One-year-old Thumbelina wows with abstract art in late-night gallery debut

The disintegrating exoplanet BD 05 4868 Ab orbits a sun-like star 140 light years away from Earth in this illustration image released on April 22, 2025. — Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT handout pic via Reuters

Planet on the edge: Disintegrating world with dusty tail offers rare glimpse into exoplanet death spiral

Khalaf Allah al-Talhi says he cherishes his roses more than his own children. — AFP pic

Saudi Arabia’s ‘city of roses’ battles climate shifts to keep desert blooms alive

Preparing the ingredients for this dish is fairly simple, as it only requires basic items such as noodles, peanuts, oil, and soy sauce. However, what makes it special are its two main components — ‘mi sanggul’ (knotted noodles) and peanut gravy — which have become a signature attraction in Kampung Haji Hassan, Tapah Road. — Bernama pic

RM1.50 and rich in history: Tapah Road’s beloved bun noodles with peanut sauce keep locals coming back

Leprosy patients weave traditional Ethiopian gabi cotton at a hand craft station at Alert Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 8, 2025. — AFP pic

Patients with leprosy face lasting stigma in Ethiopia

Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari (middle) presenting some aid to Staff Sergeant (right) Hasan Nayan at his home in Kampung Tengah, Pasir Panjang.

Peduli Veteran Madani (PVM) programme honours 30 army veterans in Sepang and Sabak Bernam

This photo taken on November 18, 2024 shows Mongolian influencer and transgender pianist Anudari Daarya at her studio, where she teaches piano to children, in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. — AFP pic

Mongolian LGBTQ youth fight for recognition through music, comedy