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‘Like Skiing’: First Urban Cable Car Unveiled Outside Paris

Varieties This photograph shows the first urban cable car "C1" in Ile-de-France region during its official launch, in between Creteil Pointe du Lac and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, on the outskirts of Paris on December 13, 2025. (AFP)

‘Like Skiing’: First Urban Cable Car Unveiled Outside Paris

Gondolas floated above a cityscape in the southeastern suburbs of Paris on Saturday as officials unveiled the first urban cable car in the French capital's…

Varieties  A illustration made in Sept. 3, 2025, of a gigantic 8 meter (26 foot) long mega-predatory lamniform shark swimming beside a long-necked plesiosaur in the seas off Australia 115 million years ago. (Pollyanna von Knorring/Swedish Museum of Natural History via AP)

Before Megalodon, Researchers Say a Monstrous Shark Ruled Ancient Australian Seas

In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia,…

Varieties Larry the Downing Street cat is a global celebrity in his own right, with more than 900,000 followers on X. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP/File

Move over Larry: Maximus the PM's Cat Grabs Belgium Spotlight

It is no secret that a tabby named Larry wields considerable power in Downing Street. Now in Belgium, a rescue cat named Maximus has shot to social media…

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Varieties Residents rest as they search for the remains of their house, buried under piles of uprooted trees swept by the flash flood, in Lintang Baru village in Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Aji / AFP)

Indonesia Floods Were 'Extinction Level' for Rare Orangutans

Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its…

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Varieties Discovery of the first fragment of iron pyrite in 2017, at Barnham, England. (Jordan Mansfield/Pathways to Ancient Britain Project via AP)

Study Finds Humans Were Making Fire 400,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Once Thought

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire…

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Varieties People wearing thick winter coats walk on Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, South Korea, 12 December 2025.  EPA/YONHAP

South Korea Exam Chief Quits Over Complaints of Too-hard Tests

The chief organizer of South Korea's notoriously grueling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just…

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Varieties Bears have killed several people in Japan this year. Caroline GARDIN / AFP

Japan Bear Victim's Watch Shows Last Movements

The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next…

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Varieties The initiative forms part of RCU's strategy to rehabilitate wildlife and achieve environmental sustainability.

Reintroduction of Wildlife Species at Saudi Arabia’s Hegra Reserve to Enhance Ecological Balance

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), in cooperation with the National Center for Wildlife, has reintroduced 37 wildlife species at the Hegra Nature Reserve in…

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Varieties The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

WHO Reaffirms No Link between Vaccines and Autism

The World Health Organization's vaccine safety committee said on Thursday that new reviews of scientific evidence found no link between vaccines and autism…

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Varieties This picture shows vehicles driving on a highway amid heavy air pollution conditions in Hanoi on December 11, 2025. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)

Vietnam's Capital Chokes Through Week of Toxic Smog

Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam's capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as Hanoi's air quality dipped to among…

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Varieties This frame grab taken from undated video footage provided by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau on December 11, 2025 shows the moment a skydiver was left dangling thousands of meters in the air after their parachute caught on the plane's tail. (Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU / AFP)

Skydiver Survives Plane-tail Dangling Incident in Australia

Heart-stopping footage released Thursday by Australian authorities showed the moment a skydiver was left dangling thousands of meters in the air after their…

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Varieties Producers harvest cocoa on a plantation in Agboville, in the Agneby-Tiassa region of Ivory Coast, on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP)

Chocolate Prices High Before Christmas Despite Cocoa Fall

After soaring for nearly two years, cocoa prices dropped sharply in 2025. However, chocolate, in demand ahead of the festive holiday season, has seen prices…

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Varieties This picture taken on November 10, 2025 shows Charlie Kerr from the shark monitoring program retrieving smart drumlines equipped with baited hooks that were deployed at popular coastal locations in waters up to 15 meters (50 feet) deep near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Racing Towards Great White Sharks in Australia

Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there's one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators. …

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Varieties FILE - Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton checks on his laptop computer the position of an elephant fitted with a Global Positioning System (GPS) beacon in the Meru National Park, Kenya, May 21, 1998. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju, File)

World Bids Farewell to Pioneering Elephant Conservationist, Fiercest Warrior of Ivory Trade

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to pioneering elephant conservationist Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who died aged 83 at his home in Nairobi on Monday. …

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Varieties The daring robbery at the Louvre took place in broad daylight © Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

Louvre Thieves Escaped With 30 Seconds to Spare, Probe Reveals

The thieves who stole priceless crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with just 30 seconds to spare due to avoidable security failures at the Paris…

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Varieties This data will fill a critical regional knowledge gap and drive unified, cross-border conservation strategies for these globally endangered species - SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Launches Live Turtle Tracking Program

In a milestone for marine conservation, Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has launched a live satellite tracking program for hawksbill and green turtles…

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Varieties The projects falls in line with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 - SPA

National Greening Program to Plant 400,000 Seedlings in North Riyadh Geopark

The National Greening Program, affiliated with the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC), has launched its…

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Varieties A general view shows the Iranian capital Tehran with the snow-covered Alborz mountain range in the background on December 9, 2025, after a year of drought and water shortage in Iran. (AFP)

First Rain of Autumn Falls in Iran’s Capital, but the Drought-Ravaged Nation Needs Far More 

Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched country as it suffers through the driest autumn…

Varieties A lone Arsenal fan sits in the stands ahead of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Brentford at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 3, 2025. (AFP)

UK Stadiums Swap Beef Burgers for Wild Venison to Cut Carbon Emissions 

The humble beef burger is disappearing from menus at stadiums across Britain, as venues such as Brentford’s Gtech Stadium switch to wild venison in a bid to…

Varieties It remains unclear whether Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado will be able to attend the ceremony in person. Odd ANDERSEN / AFP

Questions over Machado's Whereabouts as Nobel Event Postponed

Nobel officials delayed a press conference with Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday, but said they remained confident Venezuela's elusive…

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Varieties Greater coffee consumption could lead to higher pain (AFP) 

Beware: Your Morning Coffee Could Lead to Chronic Pain

A new research has suggested that while starting the morning with a cup of coffee is essential to help kickstart your day, it could also be worsening chronic…

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Varieties Last year was the planet's hottest on record. (AFP)

2025 Will Be World’s Second or Third-Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say

This year is set to be the world's second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024's record-breaking heat, the European Union's…

Varieties This photograph taken on November 9, 2025 shows a lioness resting after a kill in Gir National Park in India's western state of Gujarat. (AFP)

Indian Pride as Asiatic Lions Roar Back 

A powerful roar rocked the forest before the silhouette of a lioness appeared at an Indian reserve, a potent image of how conservation efforts have brought the…

Varieties Park ranger José Vallejos stands next to petrified dinosaurs footprints in Carreras Pampa in Toro Toro National Park, north of Potosi, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP) 

16,000 Fossil Footprints in Central Bolivia Reveal Dinosaur Behavior 

Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of…

Varieties A figure depicting the rotation of neutral hydrogen in galaxies residing in an extended filament, where the galaxies exhibit a coherent bulk rotational motion tracing the large-scale cosmic web, is seen in this undated illustration obtained by Reuters on December 4, 2025. (Lyla Jung/Handout via Reuters)

Huge Rotating Structure of Galaxies and Dark Matter Is Detected

Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter…

Varieties The release included six mountain ibex, 20 sand gazelles (reem), six idmi gazelles, and five ostriches - SPA

NCW Releases 37 Wildlife Species in Hegra Reserve in AlUla

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW), in cooperation with the Royal Commission for AlUla, has released 37 wildlife species into Hegra Reserve as part of…

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Varieties Ruins of buildings and a car smolder after a wildfire destroyed houses in Koolewong, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)

Australian Bushfires Raze Homes in Two States; Firefighter Dies 

An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large…

Varieties Queen Elizabeth II gold coins (Shutterstock) 

Queen Elizabeth II to Appear on New Commemorative Coin

Many British know Queen Elizabeth II’s profile better than the back of their own hands. After all, her image has stared back at us from the hundreds of coins…

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Varieties The Nobel medal in physiology or medicine presented to Charles M. Rice is displayed, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, during a ceremony in New York. (AP)

Nobel Laureates Arrive for a Week of Events and Awards in Stockholm and Oslo

Nobel week was underway in Stockholm and Oslo with laureates holding news conferences and lectures before they will be awarded the prestigious prizes. …