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A file photograph shows Ai-Da in front of one of its paintings in London. — AFP pic

What would someone pay for a robot’s drawing? US$1.3m, apparently

An Indian court has ended a decades-old ban on author Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel ‘The Satanic Verses’. — AFP pic

Legal loophole lifts decades-old ban on Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India

Prince William laughs with business representatives during a visit to meet seaweed businesses from the region to celebrate local innovation and to learn about the potential for it to repair and regenerate the planet in Cape Town November 7, 2024. — Reuters pic

Prince William says royal family’s double cancer diagnosis ‘brutal’

Retired British Olympic diving champion Tom Daley (L) signs an autograph for fans as he arrives at a new exhibition showcasing knitting creations he has made since taking up the craft in 2020, in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo on November 8. — AFP pic

Retired diving champ Tom Daley unveils vibrant knitting exhibition in Tokyo, blending Olympic memories with colourful creations

Marissa Wong has chosen an unusual subject for her reviews: public toilets across Malaysia. — Bernama pic

Flushing out the truth: Malaysian goes viral with public toilet reviews

Workers in protective suits conduct a cleanup operation to clear the mystery black balls ranging from the size of peas to tennis balls that washed ashore on Coogee Beach in Sydney that were initially feared to contain toxic substances on October 17, 2024. — AFP pic

‘Mysterious black balls’ on Sydney beaches turn out to be disgusting mix of faeces, fats, drugs

Muji sticks to its design philosophy in the new Sunway Pyramid store. — Picture by Erna Mahyuni

Muji supersizes with biggest outlet yet at Sunway Pyramid (VIDEO)

Baby with her owners Rooaida Mohd Darus and Shaharudin Shuid. — Facebook/RooaidaMohdDarus

Nine-year-old stray from Malaysia crowned World Champion 2024 at International Cat Show in Norway (VIDEO)

Trump’s followers circulated AI generated images of President-elect Donald Trump with Peanut in the final days just before election, calling for justice for the euthanised squirrel and its racoon friend, Fred. — Picture from X/robbystarbuck

Squirrel’s appearance at Kamala Harris’ concession speech goes viral: social media claim Peanut the euthanised Internet-famous rodent had the last laugh

‘Did Joe Biden Drop Out?’  searches spiked on election day. — Screenshot from Google Trends

‘Did Joe Biden Drop Out?’ surges on Google Trends on election day — apparently some Americans didn’t know who was running for President

Many Malaysians were caught off-guard when the popular navigation app switched it's default language setting to Hebrew last ngiht. — Screenshot from Reddit

Malaysians caught off-guard as navigation app Waze switches default language to Hebrew overnight, company pins blame on internal bug

Across Greenland, locals are witnessing first-hand the effects of global warming. — AFP pic

Greenland seeks to capitalise on ‘last-chance tourism’

Chinese social media exploded with disbelief over how Xiaojun managed to deceive the women for more than four years without being caught. — Picture via Pixabay/Victoria

Juggling five women in one housing complex — Chinese man's four-year scam finally exposed

A city employee unveils a traffic sign indicating the limited traffic zone (ZTL). — AFP pic

Paris says ‘no cars allowed’ in historic heart of the city — motorists have six-month grace period to get used to the new rules

An Oregon cyclist, struck by an ambulance that turned right into him, has filed a lawsuit seeking US$997,000 after the incident left him with a fractured nose and various body injuries. ― Picture via Pixabay

Ambulance provider hits Oregon cyclist, takes him to hospital, then leaves him with the bill — now being sued

Sunway Pyramid's social media account reassured mallgoers the snake had been dealt with appropriately. — Picture via Facebook/Sunway Pyramid

Snakes in the mall: Sunway Pyramid socmed tackles slithery incident with humour (VIDEO)