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Diego Galdino, who hunts and films pickpockets in London and posts the footage on social media, poses on Westminster Bridge in London August 7, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Aug 2025

London’s viral pickpocket hunter is blowing up on TikTok

A hand pump near dilapidated dome-shaped traditional Afghan houses on a deserted street as chronic water scarcity stalks the drought-ridden village of Bolak in the Chahar Bolak district at Balkh province, July 10, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Aug 2025

In drought-hit Afghanistan, women shoulder daily struggle for water

People take pictures in front of the Colosseum in central Rome August 13, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Aug 2025

When Rome sizzles, tourists go underground and after dark

Visitors seize the chance to board Asean naval ships during the Asean Navies City Parade in conjunction with the 4.0 Bulletin Day at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) in George Town August 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Life / 17 Aug 2025

Thousands turn up in Penang to tour Asean naval ships at Swettenham Pier

The 9th edition of CULTRA drew 2,500 participants from 39 countries this year, consisting of five categories: 100 kilometres (km), 60km, 30km, 14km, and 4km, challenging not only seasoned ultra-athletes but also welcoming newcomers alike. — Bernama pic
Life / 17 Aug 2025

Trail runners battle jungle ridges, steep tea slopes and storms in Cameron Ultra 2025

Friends Mohd Nasir Majnun, 43, (left), Chew Pei Chuan, 42, (second left), and S. Lognathan, 35, (centre) have turned their durian business into a symbol of unity. For more than a decade, their stall ‘Rumah Buah’ in Jalan Chengal has drawn customers not only for its durians but also for the uniqueness of their partnership across races. — Bernama pic
Life / 17 Aug 2025

Durian stall run by Malay, Chinese and Indian friends becomes symbol of unity in Batu Pahat

An employee works in front of a grill at a shop in Riyadh on August 14, 2025, during the soaring summer heat. To protect labourers, the kingdom bans work under direct sunlight and outside during the hours of most intense heat from mid-June until mid-September. But these rules do little for indoor workers. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Aug 2025

‘Our world here is hell’: Indoor heat, limited protections push Saudi bakers and cooks to the brink

A narrow majority of Americans now believe even moderate consumption of alcohol negatively affects health, as US drinking levels continue to decline, according to a recent survey. — Picture courtesy of Pormezz/Shutterstock via ETX Studio
Life / 17 Aug 2025

One or two drinks a day? Gallup poll finds most Americans believe even moderate alcohol use is harmful

Loo Pun Hong was completed in 1886 and has undergone several restorations since. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Life / 17 Aug 2025

Inside Penang’s Loo Pun Hong, the oldest Cantonese carpentry guild in South-east Asia

Sweden’s Arctic mining town of Kiruna is preparing to relocate its historic wooden church next week, a symbolic step in the town’s spectacular decades-long move to allow Europe’s biggest underground mine to expand. — AFP pic
Life / 16 Aug 2025

Europe’s biggest mine and Sweden’s iconic red church: The 5km move almost 20 years in the making

A 67-million-year-old T. rex skeleton, named ‘TRX-293 TRINITY Tyrannosaurus’ and measuring 11.6m long and 3.9m high, is seen during a preview at Koller auction house in Zurich, Switzerland. — Reuters pic
Life / 16 Aug 2025

T. rex wins the jaw wars, but rivals found other ways to kill dinner

Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, are to move into a new home in Windsor, reported PA Media/dpa. — Pool pic via Reuters
Life / 16 Aug 2025

UK royal couple William and Kate seek fresh start with move to £16m home in Windsor

Halimie Abdul poses with a BYD Seal electric car. — BJAK pic
Life / 16 Aug 2025

How a youth who can’t even drive yet won a RM180,000 BYD Seal in the BJAK Mega Giveaway 2025

Yangdup Lama, a veteran Indian bartender prepares a drink at The Old House, a cocktail bar and restaurant in Kathmandu July 4, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 16 Aug 2025

Spirit of Nepal: Kathmandu’s leap from IYKYK secret to Asia’s 50 Best Bars stage

An artist’s conception shows a massive star being stretched by the gravitational forces of a nearby black hole prior to the star’s supernova explosion, in this undated handout image. — Melissa Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA)/Handout via Reuters
Life / 16 Aug 2025

Black hole dances a star to death in gravity’s deadliest hook-up

A roof tile factory worker poses while holding tiles during a traditional bodybuilding competition at a roof tile factory in Jatiwangi, West Java, August 11, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 16 Aug 2025

Terracotta and testosterone: Inside Java’s unlikely roof tile muscle show