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Hadid, whose father is Palestinian, openly identifies as
Life / 19 Jul 2024

‘We apologise for any upset’: Adidas addresses controversy over Palestinian model Bella Hadid sneaker tied to deadly Munich Olympics

The video shows a staff member dressed in a Cathay Pacific vest, negligently throwing suitcases down a flight of stairs from an aircraft to the tarmac. — Screengrab via X/Dimsumdaily Hong Kong
Life / 19 Jul 2024

HK airline Cathay Pacific issues apology after online video shows female employee throwing suitcases down a flight of stairs

Khatib was presented with the award for a picture of two children looking through the window of a car driving past rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. — AFP pic/Said Khatib
Life / 19 Jul 2024

AFP photographer Said Khatib wins Spain prize for Gaza photo

Tan’s ‘Insta Blues’ painting depicts a social media user dozing off whilst watching content from a mobile device. — Pictures courtesy of Tan Kien Eng
Life / 19 Jul 2024

‘Lights off, please’: Local artist Tan Kien Eng’s exhibition reminds people not to sleep with their mobile phones

Bill Gates in a Youtube video titled ‘I couldn’t believe that wasn’t butter’. — Screengrab via Youtube/GatesNotes
Life / 19 Jul 2024

You butter believe it: Bill Gates loves the world’s first gas-derived butter by Shell MDS in Bintulu (VIDEO)

In South Korea, young people no longer dream of a career in this sector, where long working hours and high pressure remain the norm. — ETX Studio pic
Life / 18 Jul 2024

South Korea’s youth abandon finance careers, reject gruelling hours, high pressure

Fiona Stewart, COO of the ‘Last Resort’, a Switzerland’s human rights non-profit association focused on assisted suicide, presents the Sarco suicide capsule in Zurich on July 17, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Jul 2024

Switzerland set for first ‘pod’ exit: Campaigners anticipate imminent use of suicide capsule

The concert will take place at the Dato Pathmanaban Hall in Manipal University College Malaysia at 4pm on July 21. — Picture courtesy of Manipal University College Malaysia
Life / 18 Jul 2024

Medical fraternity puts together charity concert for Special Olympic Malaysia athletes with intellectual disabilities

Reagon was also a music scholar who studied the African American spiritual. — Picture via Facebook/Bernice Johnson Reagon
Life / 18 Jul 2024

Bernice Johnson Reagon, singer and US civil rights activist, dead at 81

Rafizi recently shared a video of his missing pet cat on X, asking Putrajaya Precinct 10 residents to keep an eye out of the missing Muffin. — Picture via X/Rafizi Ramli
Life / 18 Jul 2024

‘Muffin has returned’: Rafizi Ramli reunited with pet cat which went missing in Putrajaya

Snake farmer Emilio Malucchi handles a python at Closed Cycle Breeding International, a snake breeding farm that provides snake skins for the fashion market in Nam Phi in Thailand’s northern Uttaradit province on July 15, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Jul 2024

Snakes on a plate: As demand for meat grows globally, scientists tout pythons as protein alternative

The farmer Mohamed Ould Vaide holds some vegetables recently harvested from his field in the oasis of Oasis of Maaden el Ervane, in the Adrar region, on June 20, 2024. Located between mountains and dunes, the Oasis of Maaden el Ervane was founded with the aim of creating an autonomous community which has become nowadays a flagship for agroecology. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Jul 2024

In the heart of Mauritania’s desert, a green oasis cultivates equality

This photo taken on July 7, 2024 shows people visiting the Ananda Temple in Bagan in Myanmar’s central Mandalay Region. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Jul 2024

With locals struggling to make ends meet, Myanmar temple city pines for tourists as conflict rages

To celebrate his 30th year in the industry, the designer recently staged a fashion showcase titled ‘Unmatched’. — Picture courtesy of Bernard Chandran
Life / 17 Jul 2024

Local designer Bernard Chandran celebrates 30th year in the industry by staging exhibition and fashion show

In Istanbul, traditional merchants say luxury counterfeits are stripping the marketplace of its character. —  AFP pic
Life / 17 Jul 2024

Are luxury counterfeits stripping Istanbul's Grand Bazaar of its character?

The ‘stillsuit’ from ‘Dune’ has served as inspiration to scientists. — Picture courtesy of Copyright Universal Pictures via ETX Studio
Life / 17 Jul 2024

From ‘Dune’ to deep space: The spacesuit that turns astronauts’ urine into drinking water