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5 Foods That Were Once Reserved for Royal Families but Are on Everyone's Plate Today

Food has always reflected social status. In ancient kingdoms and medieval courts, what appeared on a dining table often determined one's position in society. Kings and queens displayed their power through lavish feasts featuring ingredients that common people could rarely even see, let alone taste. Today, many of these once-exclusive…

MyLifeXP · Jun 19

“Is Your IQ Above Average?”: Beat These 26 Hard General Knowledge Questions

Is your general knowledge that advanced? Welcome to the ‘Most Difficult General Knowledge Test.’ 🧠🔥This is not your typical trivia quiz filled with easy facts everyone already knows, like “What is the capital of the UK?” or “Who was Nelson Mandela?” Here, you’ll face questions designed to test your memory,…

Bored Panda · Jun 19

India's Spark qualifies for Trackmania event at Esports World Cup

Kunal Upreti, also known as Spark, is the only Indian player to qualify for the Esports World Cup in Trackmania. He secured his spot through the Asia and Oceania qualifiers. Spark will represent India and his organization S8UL at the prestigious tournament. Trackmania is a highly skilled racing esports title.

The Economic Times · Jun 19

Global stocks dip after US-Iran peace talks delay

World shares have fallen into negative territory and oil has erased its earlier losses after the US and Iran called off planned negotiations in Switzerland.

AAP · Jun 19

Global Market Today: Asian stocks hit record highs, oil heads for weekly loss

Asian stocks reached a record high, fueled by optimism that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will normalize oil flows and ease inflation. This development, coupled with positive semiconductor news, boosted investor confidence. Lower energy costs are also easing concerns about future interest rate hikes.

The Economic Times · Jun 19

Affinidi and CardInfoLink Put the Missing Trust Layer for AI Agents into Production

SINGAPORE, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CardInfoLink has deployed Agent Gateway on Agenzo, its agentic commerce platform for travel and hospitality merchants, making it what is believed to be the first commercial deployment in Asia to operate AI agents under an independent trust and governance layer. Every AI agent connecting…

AAP · Jun 19

Branded residences take off in Thailand

While Vietnam has surpassed Thailand as Asia's most valuable branded residence market, Thailand still leads its peer with the largest launch of luxury development, according to hospitality consultancy C9 Hotelworks.

Bangkok Post · Jun 18

DIFC Future of Finance Report: Digital native, AI driven challenger banks redefining banking models, signalling industry's biggest shift since 2008

DUBAI, UAE, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, launched the second report in its 2026 Future of Finance series. The Changing Face of Banking: Building Resilience Through Change report underscores that resilience, rather…

AAP · Jun 18

Flexsys Announces Price Increase for Insoluble Sulfur in Asia

AKRON, Ohio, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective on or after June 18, 2026, or as contracts allow, Flexsys is announcing a price increase in Asia for the following products, in the following territories: Insoluble Sulfur, all grades and pack types, in China: +US$ 0.60/kgInsoluble Sulfur, all grades and pack…

AAP · Jun 18

"They were like, ‘Are you going to choose heavy metal? Or are you going to join the police?’" Black market bootlegs, tours with Iron Maiden and rock'n'roll monks: The Hu's Enkush Batjargal on how he became a folk metal icon

From growing up in Communist Mongolia to revolutionising folk metal, The Hu's Enkush Batjargal shares his wisdom (and why swordfighting with a horsehead fiddle is a bad idea)

Metal Hammer · Jun 18