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Life / 24 Jun 2024

London’s V&A celebrates Naomi Campbell, ‘fashion legend’

A Painted lady (Vanesa cardui) butterfly, is seen in Zvernec, near the city of Vlore, some 160 km, South West of Tirana on May 27, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Jun 2024

‘Nature’s mirror’: Climate change batters Albania’s butterflies

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing poses during a photocall upon arrival to attend the Spring/Summer 2025 menswear ready to wear joint fashion show hosted by Vogue World as part of Paris Fashion Week at Place Vendome in Paris, on June 23, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Jun 2024

Vogue World brings together fashion and sport in Paris

Patrick Bernhardt, employee at Vienna’s oldest operating sausage stand Leo’s Wuerstelstand, poses for a photo with plates of sausages in Vienna, Austria on June 18, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Jun 2024

Could be wurst: Vienna sausage stands push for UN recognition

Commemorative tote bags for Apple The Exchange TRX. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 23 Jun 2024

Apple The Exchange TRX commemorative tote bag up for sale for over RM500 on Carousell

A butcher is seen at work on a piece of game meat as carcasses hang at an abattoir in Bela Bela, on April 22, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Jun 2024

S. Africa to dish up more zebra to boost jobs and conservation

The work by Thomas Taylor, who was just 23 years old in 1997 when he painted the iconic image of the young boy with the lightning bolt scar and the round glasses, is expected to fetch from US$400,000 to US$600,000 at Sotheby’s. — Picture from X/Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty
Life / 23 Jun 2024

Original ‘Harry Potter’ cover art to go under hammer in NY

While not a household name, Dries Van Noten is beloved in fashion circles for a 40-year career in which he combined audacity, sophistication and poetry. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Jun 2024

Paris fashionistas say au revoir to design legend Dries Van Noten

Sarah Seidman and Zinga Fraser, co-curators of the exhibition “Changing the Face of Democracy: Shirley Chisholm at 100’ exhibition on the life and legacy of late US Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black American woman to run for President, speak during a preview of the exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, in New York on June 11, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Jun 2024

US political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm honoured in NY exhibit

A model presents a creation by designer Veronique Nichanian as part of her Menswear ready-to-wear Spring Summer 2025 collection show for fashion house Hermes during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris, France, June 22, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 23 Jun 2024

Hermes shows breezy summer styles for men on Paris runway

NatureScot touts beavers’ role in boosting biodiversity and helping flood protection by cutting trees, digging burrows and channels, and building dams. But, as in the case of many wildlife reintroductions, the picture is complex and not everyone is as enthusiastic. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Jun 2024

Scottish farmers damn wild beaver reintroduction policy due to crop damage, flooding

This photograph shows the wax figure of Pierre de Coubertin, co-founder of the International Olympic Committee displayed during its unveiling ceremony at the Musee Grevin in Paris, on June 18, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Jun 2024

Is the founder of the modern Olympics being cancelled?

Chilean street Inti, also known as Inti Castro, poses during a photo session in Paris October 13, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Jun 2024

Graffiti invades Petit Palais: Does street art belong in a museum?

Butcher Dario Barrandeguy chops meat in his shop as customers wait, in Buenos Aires June 10, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 22 Jun 2024

Meat-loving Argentines eat less beef as inflation bites

Malaysia’s first-ever Apple Store has officially opened its doors to the public. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 22 Jun 2024

It's here: Malaysia’s first-ever Apple store has officially opened its doors

Daly was formerly in charge of Miss Universe Malaysia before becoming the national director of Miss Universe Singapore. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Life / 22 Jun 2024

Former Miss Malaysia Elaine Daly appointed as national director for Miss Universe Singapore