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Aizaratbek Esenov, the 33-year-old civil servant, practices cycling during his training at the Triathlon Centre in Bishkek on April 29, 2026. After ‘basically a whole day of sitting’ at his desk, Aizaratbek Esenov, working in an IT team at the Kyrgyzstan Academy of Sciences, heads to a sports centre to practice his running, swimming and bike skills. — AFP pic

Civil servants train for triathlon on TV as Kyrgyzstan turns to reality shows to fight obesity

Nizam Cendol Goncang, Taman Melati, a popular spot for ‘cendol’ and ‘mee bandung’ for folks in Taman Melati, Gombak. — Picture by Sayuti Zainuddin

Delivery riders in Kuala Lumpur tell us where to go for food that is cheap and good

A queen bee is surrounded by worker bees on a honeycomb frame inside a beehive, in this handout picture taken at the National Botanical Garden, in Beijing June 22, 2020, released on June 3, 2026. — Kai Wang/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences handout pic via Reuters

Honeybee queens need more than royal jelly — they need a ‘royal palace,’ researchers say

A view of the soon-to-be-completed and sealed central detector at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, during an organised media tour by the Chinese foreign ministry and the Chinese Academy of Science, in Kaiping, Guangdong province October 11, 2024. — Reuters pic

Ghostly neutrinos come into focus as China’s Juno underground detector logs first high‑precision results

Performers participate in a past Kuching’s Got Talent show. The city is reopening its talent hunt  for 2026, with the closing date for registration at 4.30pm on June 23, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/古晋

Kuching’s got talent — and the city is ready for its next star

Spectators in Magura marvel at a 7.5‑km German flag unfurled by farmer Amjad Hossain. — AFP pic

From medicine to Oliver Kahn, Bangladeshi farmer’s colossal German flag tells a love story

Britain’s King Charles with Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate, Princess of Wales, and their children on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour, London, June 13, 2026. — Reuters pic

King Charles marks official birthday with Trooping the Colour spectacle of pomp, pageantry and tradition

The updated Zeekr X for 2026 is now open for booking in Malaysia. — SoyaCincau pic

Zeekr X 2026 opens for booking in Malaysia with fridge, auto doors, faster charging

Freddy, a young German fan roadtripping with two pals from Atlanta to Houston to watch his team play, has captured the adoration of many Americans — and even the White House — with his posts on X gushing over mainstays of the US heartland. — Picture via X/@FreddyLA7

Breakout star: World Cup underway in US and the winner is Freddy, as German fan’s road‑trip goes viral (VIDEO)

In this photo taken on June 5, 2026, a worker packs merchandise of Lionel Messi of Argentina’s national football team, which will participate in the Fifa World Cup 2026, at the All Star Partner factory in Yiwu in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Stuffed ‘goat’ plushies donning Lionel Messi’s famous Argentina no. 10 pepper a factory tabletop in eastern China, where sellers are betting on the country’s lucrative fan market for a World Cup boost. — AFP pic

Messi ‘GOAT’ plushies fly off shelves as fans chase ‘emotional value’ while Chinese firms cash in on World Cup fever

Artist David Hockney poses with his artworks ‘Card Players #3 2014’ (left) and ‘A Bigger Card Players 2015’ at a press preview of his new exhibition entitled ‘Painting and Photography’ in central London, on May 14, 2015. — AFP pic

David Hockney, the endlessly inventive British master of brilliant, bold colour and light

Expect to see many likeminded journal and stationery lovers at the event. — Picture courtesy of CzipLee

Stationery lovers unite: CzipVillage returns with more analog creativity goodness this weekend at One Bangsar (VIDEO)

Nearly 40 per cent of older adults in Japan want to remain in paid employment after the age of 65, with financial necessity emerging as the leading motivation. — AFP pic

Japan’s silver generation shrugs off retirement, with four in ten keen to keep earning past 65

Students from the chemical engineering department of Benghazi University pose next to diffused ammunitions and explosive devices on October 24, 2016, during their graduation ceremony. — AFP pic

Libya’s oldest university rebuilds after jihadist battles, students dream again in Benghazi’s revival

When they get home, the residents of a small housing association on the outskirts of Hudiksvall, Sweden, plug in their electric vehicles to charge them or, intriguingly, power their homes. — AFP pic

Battery on wheels: Swedish families use parked EVs to light homes and cut costs

In the Philippines, jeepneys are known as the ‘kings of the road’. — Bernama pic

Colour, chaos and community on wheels, jeepneys remain Manila’s most iconic and contested transport