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This Nasa file handout image obtained on July 3, 2003 shows Jupiter (back) and its four planet-size moons, called the Galilean satellites, photographed in early March 1979 by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. A spacecraft that launched in April 2023 will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon in August 2024 in a high-stakes, worlds-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter. — Handout pic by Nasa via AFP
Life / 27 Jul 2024

Spacecraft to swing by Earth, Moon on path to Jupiter in high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre

An employee scapes meat from a kebab skewer in a Doener restaurant in the city centre of Dortmund July 26, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Jul 2024

Turkey and Germany in spicy feud over doner kebab

Singapore is the world’s least risky city for tourists, according to Forbes Advisor research. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Jul 2024

Singapore secures top spot as world’s safest city for tourists, Tokyo second

Tourists wait for the sunset in the village of Oia on the Greek island of Santorini on July 20, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 26 Jul 2024

Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ Santorini mulls visitor cap amid overtourism woes

Neta X was unveiled at Menara Affin @ TRX, Kuala Lumpur as part of a dual-launch in Malaysia and Thailand yesterday. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Life / 26 Jul 2024

Neta X debuts in Malaysia, second EV from the brand to enter the country 

US Vice President Kamala Harris is building on the momentum she has gained on social media by joining TikTok herself. — Reuters pic
Life / 26 Jul 2024

Kamala Harris joins the coconut meme party on TikTok (VIDEO)

A golden vision. — Image courtesy of Rizman Ruzaini
Life / 26 Jul 2024

Six Malaysian athletes led by national contingent flag bearers model 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony attire

A girl walks past debris and mud following the floods brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, July 25, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 26 Jul 2024

Extreme weather on the rise: Study links climate change to intense storms, fiercer typhoons

The Shinkansen 500 train's iconic bullet nose has been a fixture of Japan's railways. — Picture via Facebook/JP Rail
Life / 26 Jul 2024

Once the fastest, Japan’s 500 series Shinkansen bullet trains to be retired 2027

IndiGo Airlines is giving women passengers the option to choose seats next to other women. — Picture by Anchiy/Getty Images via ETX Studio
Life / 26 Jul 2024

India’s largest low-cost airline IndiGo now lets women book seats next to fellow female flyers

Rupali's take of ‘ Tauba Tauba’ leads the song's trending choreography attempts on Youtube and Instagram. — Image from Instagram/sad_rupaa
Life / 26 Jul 2024

Indian woman's ‘Tauba Tauba’ dance goes viral with 55 million view, leads Hindi hit film ‘Bad Newz’ craze

‘Time Capsule’ offers a walk-in experience, showcased in vintage-inspired steamer-trunk displays tailored to each boutique. — Pictures courtesy of Breitling
Life / 25 Jul 2024

Swiss watch brand Breitling celebrates 140 years of innovation with travelling ‘Time Capsule’ exhibition

A general view of fireworks in the shape of the Olympic Rings light up the sky above the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing February 4, 2022. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Jul 2024

Iconic Olympics openings: A look back at 1896 Athens choir, LA’s rocketman and Queen Elizabeth’s skyfall in London

Restoring forests has massive potential to help limit rising global temperatures because trees absorb heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 25 Jul 2024

Letting forests regrow naturally often better than planting trees for carbon capture, study finds

Research suggests that high levels of exposure to forever chemicals weakens human immune systems, making them less responsive to vaccines and more susceptible to infections. — Photoboyko/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Life / 25 Jul 2024

‘Truly frightening’: New research exposes rise of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in US pesticides

The researchers found iron-rich coatings most prominently on Komodo dragon teeth, although similar coverings were also found on the teeth of other living reptiles, including monitor lizards, crocodiles and alligators. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Jul 2024

Study reveals Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth for killing prey