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Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting more than half a billion people, according to the World Health Organization. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Sep 2025

‘As good as it gets’: Cannabis extract shown to ease chronic back pain in major trial

The ExacTrac Dynamic System’s advanced imaging interface displays real-time patient positioning for precise treatment delivery. — Picture courtesy of SJMC
Life / 30 Sep 2025

SJMC unveils new ultra-precise radiotherapy tech for cancer treatment, first of its kind in Malaysia

The day closed with a blockbuster Saint Laurent production on Place du Trocadero, opposite the Eiffel Tower, where models in black leather jackets or bold flowing fabrics walked between flowerbeds of white hydrangeas arranged in the shape of the label’s logo. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Sep 2025

Paris Fashion Week opens with Saint Laurent as luxury houses enter new era

Visitors stand inside a 'Pandal' (temporary place for worship) next to an idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga, decorated with the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in Kolkata on September 24, 2025, ahead of the Durga Puja festival. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Sep 2025

Kolkata’s Durga Puja embraces AI as artisans blend ancient rituals with futuristic designs

Poster on the presence of rats. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Sep 2025

Tails of the city: Paris politician defends rats as misunderstood urban allies

Designer Matthieu Blazy walks the runway of the Bottega Veneta show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 September 23, 2023 in Milan. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Sep 2025

Who is Matthieu Blazy, the new man at Chanel?

(From left) National Anti-Financial Crime Centre’s (NFCC) Chian Wen Sin, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department’s (CCID) Supt Rajvinder Kaur, MCMC Head of Community Engagement Department Saidatul Ashikin Abu Hassan, TikTok Malaysia public policy head Firdaus Fadzil, TikTok content creators Wan Fatin Sufina and Kee Sen Yao pose for a picture at TikTok’s #ThinkTwice media briefing on scam prevention in Kuala Lumpur September 29, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Life / 29 Sep 2025

TikTok Malaysia partners with PDRM and govt agencies to fight scams through #ThinkTwice campaign

People walk near the Samaritaine department store on a sunny day in Paris, France, September 28, 2025. Shows by Saint Laurent and Weinsanto will kick off a hotly anticipated Paris Fashion Week on Monday, with a dozen brands set to showcase new creative directors following a major industry shakeup. — Reuters pic
Life / 29 Sep 2025

Paris Fashion Week opens with wave of new creative directors, Chanel debut in spotlight

A park featuring Picasso sculptures is to open to the public in central Paris in 2030, with free entry, the head of the city’s Picasso Museum told AFP on Sunday. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2025

Paris to unveil free open-air Picasso sculpture park in 2030

A model wearing an outfit with a portrait of Giorgio Armani is pictured before the Giorgio Armani collection show at Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026, at the Pinacoteca di Brera Museum on September 28, 2025 in Milan. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2025

Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere among stars honouring Armani’s final Milan show

A health worker administers an HPV vaccine to a girl in Karachi on September 24, 2025. The nationwide cervical cancer vaccination drive was hampered by misinformation, with some parents rejecting jabs and schools shutting their doors. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2025

Misinformation derails Pakistan’s first HPV vaccine drive as parents shut doors on health workers

Russel Nelson became the 17th president of the Church in January 2018 at age 93, succeeding Thomas Monson. — Picture via Facebook
Life / 28 Sep 2025

Mormon church president Russell Nelson, who led since 2018, dies aged 101

Blacksmith Yong Ah Kow, 75, prepares a custom-made steaming pot for putu piring at his shop in Jalan Hang Kasturi, Melaka, recently. Yong, who has inherited his family’s century-old craft, still works daily in his small workshop, forging and shaping kitchenware from stainless steel, aluminium and copper. — Bernama pic
Life / 28 Sep 2025

Melaka’s 75-year-old blacksmith keeps century-old craft alive with steady hands

An artisan adorns a gold saree on an idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a temporary platform called pandal, ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata September 23, 2017. — Reuters pic
Life / 28 Sep 2025

From ‘golu’ to ‘garbha’: How Hindus mark nine nights of Navaratri with devotion, fasting and cultural rituals

Members of St John Ambulance of Malaysia (SJAM) Penang pose for photographs ahead of its annual parade on Sept 27, 2025. — St John Ambulance of Malaysia AK Academy Corps pic
Life / 27 Sep 2025

St John Ambulance unveils Malaysia’s first electric ambulance, backed by Penang foundation

Matthieu Blazy, now at Chanel, will be one of the star attractions. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Sep 2025

‘Historic Fashion Week’: Dior, Balenciaga and Jean Paul Gaultier unveil fresh creative visions in Paris