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A golf ball is placed next to the ‘Motswedi’ a 2,488-carat rough diamond, the second largest in the world, at the HB Antwerp diamond company headquarters in Antwerp, on September 22, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2025

Half-kilo of brilliance: World’s second largest diamond awaits its fate

Fabrice Moudoungue prepares to give food to a chimpanzee in the Douala-Edea Natural Park in Marienberg on December 14, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2025

Blame it on the bananas: Chimps may be behind our love of booze

This photograph shows the Pompidou Centre as seen from the roof of the Tour Montparnasse in Paris, on July 14, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2025

Paris’ pipe dream paused: Pompidou Centre closes for five-year facelift

Selangor Crown Prince Tengku Amir Shah is set to marry Afzaa Fadini Abdul Aziz on October 2. — Picture via Facebook/Selangor Royal Office
Life / 22 Sep 2025

Palace announces October wedding for Raja Muda Selangor Tengku Amir Shah and bride-to-be Afzaa Fadini

Unlike regular ‘lontong’, ‘lontong darat’ is served without coconut gravy, featuring compressed rice with various sides such as ‘sambal’, ‘rendang’, peanut sauce and grated coconut floss. — Bernama pic
Life / 22 Sep 2025

‘Lontong darat’ — why foodies are flocking to Mersing for this rare Johor delicacy

Suits on display inside the window of Henry Poole & Co on Savile Row in London on August 12, 2025. Beneath the old-world exterior of a tailors on London's famed Savile Row, the workshop where the magic happens is more youthful than ever as aspiring coatmakers vie for competitive apprenticeships. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Sep 2025

From stitches to style: Apprentices breathe new life into old-school tailoring at historic Savile Row

Patrons drink black tea at a tea house in the town of Vushtrri on August 16, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Sep 2025

Kosovo’s battle of brews: Tea tradition vs coffee craze

Goats drink water in the Guelta d'Archei, in Ennedi Ouest province. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Sep 2025

Digging into history: Tracing ancient human habitation in Chad’s ‘Green Sahara’

This aerial photograph taken on August 15, 2025 shows a general view of the main building at the Mayo College school in Ajmer. Stepping through the gates of India's Mayo College is like journeying back 150 years. Yet, the school that was once reserved for princes now educates a new elite. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Sep 2025

From maharajas to magnates: India’s school for princes now shapes country’s future elite

A photo taken on August 25, 2025 shows some of the butterfly collection at the Melbourne Museum. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Sep 2025

He stole 3,000 Australian butterflies and painted their wings — and scientists are still sorting out the mess

An angler holds a Giant Snakehead fish, caught during a fishing competition at the Deduru Oya reservoir in Kurunegala on September 20, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Sep 2025

Sharp teeth, fast growth: Sri Lanka hooks anglers in nationwide campaign against invasive fish

'Uncle Kentang' met up with a young woman who was given an offer too good to be true. — Picture via Facebook/Chee Heng Kuan
Life / 21 Sep 2025

Uncle Kentang warns young woman off likely ‘real estate job’ scam

On its website the Arche group, which owns 23 hotels and numerous buildings across the country, laments the demographic crisis resulting from the steady 12-year decline of Poland's birth rate. — Picture via Arche group website
Life / 21 Sep 2025

Get pregnant in our hotels and receive rewards, Polish hotelier says

Street dancer Ezeeric busting out some stellar moves in a high-energy performance. — Photo courtesy of Carmen
Life / 21 Sep 2025

Step Up, Malaysia? Exploring the history, challenges, and enduring passion driving street dance culture in Malaysia

After decades of unsuccessful research, two new drugs and a pioneering blood test have recently given Alzheimer’s patients hope of fighting back against the debilitating disease — but questions remain about their effectiveness. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Sep 2025

How much real progress have we actually made against Alzheimer’s — and what’s just hype?

This photograph shows a view of the north tower of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedrale. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Sep 2025

Notre-Dame towers, once scorched by fire, reopen to the public