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Mastering artificial intelligence (AI) in newsrooms is no longer seen as an option but a critical necessity in navigating an increasingly challenging and competitive media landscape. — AFP pic

AI helps speed up newsrooms but cannot match journalists’ field experience, expert says

While living virtually rent free in a 30-room house, former prince Andrew pocketed proceeds from subletting three cottages on its large grounds, a report on royal property income by the National Audit Office revealed, amid debate over the family’s opaque property arrangements. — AFP pic

UK auditors: Prince Andrew pocketed rental income from subletting cottages while paying token rent

The remains of a frozen female cave lion cub named Sparta are pictured in Yakutsk, Russia, in this photograph from 2018.

Genome study reveals how extinct Ice Age cave lions ruled over 14,000 years ago

MADA is targeting more than 5,000 visitors to the three-day festival. — Picture via Facebook

Tobiar Mango Festival offers ‘Pluck & Pay’ experience

Visitors observe an albino buffalo nicknamed ''Donald Trump'' at the National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 29, 2026. — NurPhoto pic

Moo-tastic: Bangladesh Zoo’s latest sensation is buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’ with golden locks

Planthoppers have flattened front legs that make them look like leaves among vegetation. — Nicky Bay/Wilderness Project pic

Scientists find new species of dragonfly, grasshopper and a fluorescent spider

The Blue-fronted Lorikeet in the highlands of Mount Kapalatmada in Buru, Indonesia, in this photograph taken in April 2026 and released on June 3, 2026. — Handout via Reuters pic

Indonesian parrot, seen once in a century, reappears in mountain forest

Park Gyeong-je, 65, a migratory beekeeper, checks an empty honeycomb that was supposed to be full of honey during the first honey harvest at the first location for migratory beekeeping in Gimcheon, South Korea, May 9, 2026. While Park used to make four trips across South Korea to harvest black locust honey, as a result of premature blooming he now makes only two and honey production takes place on only one to two months of the year. — Reuters pic

A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change

Visitors view works at ‘Four Perceptions: The Living Continuum’ at Ruang Teduh Gallery, Exchange 106, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture courtesy of Ruang Teduh Gallery/Senimalaya

What should art mean? Follow four artists’ 37-year journey through ‘Empat Persepsi’ at KL’s Ruang Teduh Gallery

An artist’s concept of Nasa’s MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars. — Nasa/Goddard/University of Colorado/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics handout pic via Reuters

Nasa ends Mars mission after decade-old probe falls silent

Horsemen clad in samurai armor fight for a flag in the Shinki-soudatsusen sacred flag competition during the Soma Nomaoi festival at Hibarigahara field in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture on May 24, 2026. — AFP pic

Japan’s 1,000-year-old samurai horse festival fights climate change

A traditional ‘kopitiam’ breakfast at Kedai Kopi & Makanan Saudara in Seremban. — Picture by CK Lim

‘Kopitiam’ culture can strengthen Malaysia’s tourism branding, says culinary veteran

Scientists have discovered that yeast has survived for thousands of years in the gut of Ötzi the Iceman, a frozen mummy, and said they were able to use it to bake sourdough bread. — Picture by CK Lim

Proof of life: 5,300-year-old Iceman’s gut yeast bakes surprise sourdough

The increasingly popular service is part of a broader “companionship economy” emerging in China, which includes paid partners for running, sightseeing and even eating out at hotpot restaurants — a meal traditionally shared with friends. — Reuters pic

From hiking buddies to hotpot partners: China’s booming paid companionship trend taps into ‘emotional value’

Lias handicraft entrepreneur Junisa Agang (right) said the uniqueness of lias, which is a wild plant from the palm family, is now an attraction after being featured at the Borneo Native Festival (BNF) 2026 here, recently. — Bernama pic

From near extinction to new income stream, Sabah’s lias handicrafts find fresh audience at Borneo Native Festival

Aerial view of the Xetzac community in Cunen, Quiche department, Guatemala, on May 27, 2026. — AFP pic

‘If there is no rain, we will die’: Fears of hunger overwhelm Guatemalan village as El Nino approaches