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But drop bears aren’t real? US man crushed to death by bear that fell from tree

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 — A 58-year-old man from Virginia, US, was killed after being struck by a bear th...

New giant pitcher plant ‘Pongo’ discovered in Sabah, named after orangutan

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 17 — Researchers from the Sabah Forestry Department’s Forest Research Centre (FRC...

TikTok’s #ThinkTwice campaign engages millions in Malaysia with 26.2 million views on digital safety

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — TikTok’s #ThinkTwice campaign has made a significant impact in Malaysia, gene...

Egg-ceptional find: ‘One-in-a-billion’ spherical egg auctioned for £200 after UK man’s beer-fuelled purchase

LONDON, Dec 17 — A man’s spontaneous purchase of a “one-in-a-billion” spherical egg after a few pint...

Fewer freezing days: Climate change melts Europe’s white Christmas dreams

PARIS, Dec 17 — A white Christmas may increasingly become a nostalgic memory as the Northern Hemisph...

Japan, India startups to study laser-equipped satellites to combat growing space debris crisis

TOKYO, Dec 17 — Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study u...

Novo’s Ozempic under spotlight: Danish studies link diabetes drug to rare eye disease

COPENHAGEN, Dec 17 — Danish health authorities said on Monday they would ask the European Union’s dr...

From nonce to Chinese spy’s mark — Prince ‘Randy Andy’ lands UK royals in yet another scandal

LONDON, Dec 16 — Revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of Britain’s Prince And...

World’s climate is getting hot so fast that it’s confounding scientists

PARIS, Dec 16 — The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge i...

From YouTube to martial law: Yoon Suk-yeol’s rhetoric stirs South Korean divisions, echoing Trump’s tactics

SEOUL, Dec 17 — When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol cited claims of election hacking and “anti...

‘Tiger father’ meets ‘gaokao’: How homework gave one anxious dad in China a heart attack — literally

BEIJING, Dec 17 — In the latest instalment of Parenting: The Extreme Sports Edition, a father in Chi...

Pint-sized panic: The viral Guinness craze draining UK pubs and sparking stout rationing

LONDON, Dec 16 — At her London pub, landlady Kate Davidson has taken to issuing Guinness ration card...

China court denies mistress’ refund request after paying divorce fee to legal wife

BEIJING, Dec 16 — A Chinese mistress paid a “divorce fee” of 1.2 million yuan (RM736,000) to the leg...

’Eyelash viper’, leaf-nosed bat among over 200 new species found in Mekong region in 2023

HANOI, Dec 16 — A viper with scales that look like eyelashes and a leaf-nosed bat are among dozens o...

South Korea’s ‘First Lady’ documentary on Kim Keon-hee controversies sparks nationwide frenzy with sold-out screenings

SEOUL, Dec 16 — The documentary First Lady, which explores the controversies surrounding Kim Keon-he...