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An artist’s impression of the PNBCAP @ Beach Street initiative that will introduce wider walkways and more trees into George Town, Penang. — Picture courtesy of MBPP

Greener streets, cooler city: How Penang plans to refresh Unesco-listed George Town 

This file picture taken with long time exposure shows a surfer riding on an artificial wave in the canal of the Eisbach river at the English Garden park in Munich, southern Germany, during winter weather with temperatures by minus two degrees on January 16, 2021. — AFP pic

Surf’s up again in Munich as Eisbach reopens after fatal accident

Workers unload bags of soil removed during decontamination following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo July 19, 2025. — AFP pic

Planting confidence? Japan uses Fukushima soil in PM’s garden to prove it’s safe

A lone monk prepares to collect alms in front of a Bangkok temple as Thailand reels from a sex extortion scandal involving the clergy. The controversy has sparked national outrage and shaken faith in the revered Buddhist institution. — AFP pic

Sex, lies and saffron robes: US$12m blackmail scandal shakes Thai Buddhism

An MRI machine like the one involved in the fatal Long Island incident. The powerful magnetic field can turn metal objects into dangerous projectiles. — Pexels pic

‘Final Destination’, MRI edition: Man killed after metal necklace pulled into machine in New York

Vehicles drive over rumble strips that play Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on a highway dubbed ‘Musical Road’ in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, July 15, 2025. — Reuters pic

Beethoven at 100km/h? Fujairah’s ‘Musical Road’ plays ‘Ode to Joy’ as you drive

Visitors view Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana artwork ‘Comedian’ during a press preview at Sotheby’s in New York October 25, 2024. The same work — now part of the ‘Dimanche sans fin’ exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Metz — was partially eaten by a visitor, the museum said yesterday. — AFP pic

Banana artwork eaten again: Visitor bites into US$6.2m ‘Comedian’

Azzam Syafiq says skateboarding has mass appeal for all walks of life and can also be enjoyed alone. — Picture via Instagram/Azzam Syafiq

‘It gets kids off their phones’: Malaysian skateboarders ride the generational wave together

It is one of history’s most intriguing “murders” — the mysterious disappearance over five centuries ago of two young princes from the Tower of London. — AFP pic

The mystery of the princes in the tower: Did Richard III really murder his nephews or did they survive?

Printing machine technician Mohd Jaidin Mustafa shows one of the 1:64 scale miniature cars that he has modified when met by Bernama at his residence in Kampung Changkat, Gombak, recently. — Bernama pic

Mini but mighty: Malaysian artist turns tiny cars into collector’s dreams

Sweden’s recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles. — AFP pic

Sweden struggles with textile waste surge, lets torn clothes be thrown away with regular trash

Collie dog, Delta, working as part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Dryland Conservation Project, sniffs at a critically endangered Geometric tortoise, that he helped locate on a private reserve in the Boland district of the Western Cape, South Africa, on June 30, 2025. — AFP pic

Sniffing out extinction: Dogs help save South Africa’s rarest tortoises

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle movie trailer. — Screenshot from Youtube/Sony Pictures Entertainment

Demon Slayer achieves 220 million copies sold globally, dominates manga sales

The Japan Malaysia Expo (JEMY) 2025 will take place from July 18 until July 20 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Japan Malaysia Expo 2025 returns for its sixth edition at KLCC, aims to generate RM8m in transactions and attract over 70,000 visitors

Applications for the 2025 academic year are open until October 14 — this is the final year of the programme targeting underprivileged Penang-born students. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Penang students can now apply for Ancom Crop Care’s RM10,000 scholarship

Giant dragon joss sticks lined the frontage of the Nin Yong Temple. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Honouring Guan Gong at Penang temples for health, safety, and prosperity