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An advisory committee of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has postponed a vote on a proposed change to the hepatitis B vaccination schedule for infants, which would have delayed the first dose from within 24 hours of birth to a later point in infancy or childhood, unless the mother is known to be infected. — Reuters pic
Life / 20 Sep 2025

Why newborns get hepatitis B vaccines within 24 hours — and why it’s facing a US policy debate

Critics say the animals suffer, pointing to deadly collapses and dangerous escapes, while advocates point to the jobs they create and the heritage they uphold. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Sep 2025

Central Park horse-drawn carriages face ban as New York mayor backs animal rights calls

Tapanuli orangutans are the world’s most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Sep 2025

World’s rarest great ape turns up in Ambani zoo in India, experts question how

Step under the giant moon and see Wu Gang’s endless quest in augmented reality at Kwai Chai Hong’s Moonlit Blossom. — Pictures via Facebook/Kwai Chai Hong
Life / 19 Sep 2025

Scan the moon, spot the rabbit: AR magic turns Chinatown’s Kwai Chai Hong into a Mid-Autumn playground

Life / 19 Sep 2025

Yes has launched its iPhone 17 campaign with two exciting plans

US First Lady Melania Trump and Catherine, Princess of Wales shake a parachute filled with balls with a group of Squirrels from the Scout Association at Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor Estate, in Windsor, September 18, 2025, during the second State Visit of US President Donald Trump. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Sep 2025

Princess Catherine and Melania Trump bond over scouts and storytime at Windsor

Dr Behrang Parhizkar (right), chief executive officer of Chamrun Digital and Chamrun AI, participates in a fire-side chat at the MDX Summit 2025 on Sept 18, 2025. — Chamrun pic
Life / 19 Sep 2025

Chamrun Digital launches Agentic AI to transform Malaysia’s public service

Pakistan was one of several countries where malnutrition was found to be causing type 5 diabetes. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Sep 2025

Experts call for global recognition of ‘type 5 diabetes’ linked to malnutrition in poor nations

Employees unveal a painting by French artist Pablo Picasso titled ‘Bust of a woman wearing a flowered hat’ and featuring Dora Maar, during its presentation at Hotel Drouot auction house on September 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Sep 2025

‘Quite exceptional’: Previously unknown Picasso portrait unveiled in Paris

An installation reading “Intervision”, referring to the Intervision Song Contest, sits in front of the Bolshoi Theatre in central Moscow on September 17, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Sep 2025

Glitter and Soviet nostalgia: Russia revives Eurovision rival contest

A patron looks at herself in the mirror inside the restroom of Zaza restaurant and lounge in Lagos, on August 23, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Sep 2025

In Nigeria’s nightclubs, the bathroom selfie is king — or, rather, queen

Malaysia Airlines made history when Flight MH2610 from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu took off with an all-women team, from ground operations to the cockpit. — Picture via Facebook/Malaysia Airlines
Life / 18 Sep 2025

Dream bigger, break barriers: Malaysia Airlines makes history with all-women flight from KL to Kota Kinabalu

A resident tries to battle a wildfire in the village of Santa Baia de Montes in the province of Ourense, north-western Spain, on August 14, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Sep 2025

Scientists say global warming drove nearly 70pc of summer heat deaths in European cities

The study said researchers uncovered human remains buried in crouched or squatting positions, some bearing cut and burn marks, at archaeological sites across China and Vietnam, with smaller numbers found in the Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. — Picture from https://www.pnas.org/
Life / 17 Sep 2025

Study: Malaysia among sites where world’s oldest mummies, dating back 12,000 years, discovered in South-east Asia

Central Perk Coffee Co, which already has an outpost in Boston, will run the Manhattan branch which will be based in the Times Square tourist hub and is due to open in late 2025. — Picture from X/Friends TV Show
Life / 17 Sep 2025

‘Friends’ fans rejoice: Central Perk cafe opening in Manhattan later this year

Gloria Tsang, a 33-year-old speech therapist, and her wife Jaedyn Yu, a 35-year-old drum school owner, hold hands on a pedestrian overpass in Hong Kong September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 17 Sep 2025

‘I don’t think we are up to par’: Hong Kong newlyweds mourn same-sex rights Bill veto, call it setback for equality