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‘Cendol’ at the B24 Bayan Baru Best Cendol. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

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Merlin, a duck wearing ‘El Tri’, the Mexican national football team’s jersey, and shot to fame after a chance encounter on Reforma Avenue went viral following the Fifa 2026 match between Mexico and South Africa. — Reuters pic

Meet Merlin: Street duck in custom socks bewitches as unofficial Mexican World Cup mascot alongside official axolotl

A Palestinian girl tries on a dress to wear at a wedding celebration at a dressmaker’s makeshift workshop where dresses, evening and wedding gowns are created despite limited resources, and old dresses are recycled, in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 13, 2026. — AFP pic

Hope in a dress: Recycled gowns bring moments of escape in Gaza

Norway’s embattled Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 52, diagnosed with a serious lung disease in 2018, underwent a successful lung transplant in June 2026. — Norway OUT pic via AFP

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit receives new lungs after health battle and royal turmoil

The world’s most visited museum, the Louvre, seeks a fix for its ageing palace problems. — AFP pic

The Louvre’s latest exhibit: A growing repair bill

Globally, AF accounts for 20 to 30 per cent of all ischaemic strokes, according to the Framingham Study. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Health puts the figure at 15 to 25 per cent locally. — AFP pic

Atrial fibrillation: Hidden stroke threat affecting Malaysians

Asia business development director Ray Kagami and Mandy Tee, from the Switch2 sales support.  — Picture by Erna Mahyuni

Talking Pokémon: On TCG's explosive popularity and how The Pokémon Company is putting sustainability, and the 30th anniversary party, first

Exclusive stamp designs featured in Loka Made’s stamp rallies. — Picture courtesy of Loka Made

How Malaysia is putting its own stamp on a Japanese-inspired trend (VIDEO)

Sunway Tiny Toys will release 1:64 scale versions of the Proton Saga MC3 and Proton e.MAS 5 as part of its Cerita Malaysia Kita collection.

Sunway Tiny Toys expands its Malaysia-inspired line-up with Proton Saga and e.MAS models this weekend

Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, was recently placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant. — AFP pic

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon scales back royal duties for wife Mette-Marit awaiting lung transplant

A US National Park Service employee uses a vacuum pump to clean algae off the bottom of the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington June 16, 2026. — AFP pic

Swamp Thing: Algae mess with Trump’s pool project

Britain’s Prince George and Princess Charlotte make their way back to Buckingham Palace from Horse Guards Parade during the King’s Birthday Parade ‘Trooping the Colour’ in London June 13, 2026. — AFP pic

Like father, like son: Prince George to attend Eton College

Aedes aegypti mosquitos are seen in containers at a lab of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the Sao Paulo University, on January 8, 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. — AFP file pic

How one scientist is preparing the world for a future shaped by mosquito-borne diseases

Newspapers line a newsstand in London. As readers increasingly get their news from social media, video platforms and AI-powered tools, traditional media organisations face mounting pressure to adapt. — Reuters pic

From front pages to feeds: How social media became the world’s main source of news

Researchers and environmental activists generally attribute the pollution to illegal mines in neighbouring Myanmar, whose long-running civil war enables unregulated exploitation of natural resources, including rare earth elements used in smartphones, wind turbines, electric vehicles and more. — AFP pic

‘The water is dead’: Life along the Mekong faces a growing toxic threat

Among the highlights is the Monopoly Panini Prizm: Fifa World Cup Board Game, which allows players to build teams using football stars featured on Panini cards while competing to take control of historic Fifa World Cup matches.

From Monopoly to Connect 4, Hasbro brings Fifa World Cup fever home with new officially licensed game range