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Boi (3rd right) presents a memento to Snowdan, accompanied by (from left) Maximillian, Nicholas and other guests during the expo in Kuching. — The Borneo Post pic
Life / 06 Sep 2025

Sarawak’s rich heritage inks its mark at Kuching International Tattoo Expo

Mourners queue to pay their respects to Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, whose coffin is lying in state for two days at the Armani Theatre in Milan. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Sep 2025

Milan bids farewell to Giorgio Armani with two-day public viewing for beloved fashion legend

Designer Giorgio Armani during the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2025 collection at the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 19, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 06 Sep 2025

Online hunt for vintage Armani booms after fashion icon’s passing

For now, the researchers suggested people worry less about hypothetical ways to increase how long they are alive and instead make sure the time they have left is lived well. — Pexels.com pic
Life / 06 Sep 2025

Can humans really live past 150? Putin and Xi spark debate on immortality

A local producer shows Bulgarian yogurt displayed during the Yogurt Festival in the village of Momchilovtsi, Bulgaria, August 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 06 Sep 2025

Why Chinese tourists are obsessed with this Bulgarian yoghurt

Malaysian writers Pauline Fan (left) and Ruhaini Matdarin. Fan has been named one of six winners of the inaugural PEN Presents x International Booker Prize programme for her English translation of ‘The Last Days of Jesselton’, originally written in Malay by Ruhaini. — Pictures courtesy of Pauline Fan
Life / 05 Sep 2025

Malaysian wins inaugural PEN Presents x International Booker Prize award for English translation of ‘Hari-Hari Terakhir di Jesselton’

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, herself among the victims, has condemned the ‘virtual rape’ sites now under investigation. — Reuters pic
Life / 05 Sep 2025

Outrage grows as PM Meloni caught in Italy’s ‘virtual rape’ scandal, yet fear of husbands and family shame keeps victims silent

The Penang Ferry Museum is now open for public and its grand opening is on September 16. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Life / 05 Sep 2025

An ode to Penang’s iconic ferries: Floating museum opens with history, artefacts and rooftop views

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani was also known as ‘Re Giorgio’ – King Giorgio in his native Italian. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2025

Giorgio Armani, fashion legend and Hollywood’s favourite designer, dies at 91

The Lion of Venice sculpture sits on top of a column in Piazza San Marco. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2025

Made in China? Researchers trace origins of Venice’s iconic lion to Kublai Khan’s court

Visual arts teacher Ariel Bassano (L) stands next to a painting identified by Dutch newspaper AD as believed to be “Portrait of a Lady” by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi (1655?1743), allegedly stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, as it is displayed at the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on September 3, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2025

Nazi-looted painting traced to Argentina after being spotted in real estate ad

A member of the Worcester Patriots ties a St Georges Cross flag onto a streetlamp in Worcester, north west England September 3, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2025

Symbol of unity or division? Why English flags are flooding towns and cities across the UK

Amid the bustle of Armenian Street, an iconic road in the Unesco World Heritage Site, lies a hidden cultural gem of the Chinese community, George Town Sept 4, 2025. — Bernama pic
Life / 05 Sep 2025

Keeping Teochew heritage alive: George Town opera house blends tradition with modern outreach

Putri Nur Aisyah Mohamad Rizal (right), 14, Nur Husna Safiya Mohd Zulhusmi (left), 13, and Nur Hanis Syuhada, 11, pose on a tree during an overnight tree-climbing programme at Pulau Teluk Renjuna, Tumpat September 4, 2025. — Bernama pic
Life / 04 Sep 2025

Beyond fear and gravity: Young Malaysian girls embrace extreme tree climbing as sport

This file picture shows a rare ‘blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse captured near totality from the village of Donon, 40 km from Pontevedra, in northwestern Spain, early on March 14, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Sep 2025

‘Blood Moon’ eclipse to light up skies over Asia, Europe and Africa this Sunday

Farmer Liyana Farhana Noor Izan displays Black Soldier Fly larvae she rears at a farm in Taiping Sept 4, 2025. — Bernama pic
Life / 04 Sep 2025

How Black Soldier Fly larvae helped a Perak mum turn food waste into profit