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Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Varieties Around 11 million deaths a year are linked to unhealthy diets, according to the agency, based on data from a global study. (Getty Images)

Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…

Varieties Dozens of Pakistani farmers are suing German firms RWE and Heidelberg Materials in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

Pakistan Farmers in Long Fight to Make German Firms Pay for Flood Damage

In a Pakistani village nestled in rice fields, Abdul Hafeez Khoso remembers the vast industrial zones he saw in Germany when he visited to file a pioneering…

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Varieties A tourist holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun while walking on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

This Year Set to Be One of Four Hottest on Record, UN Report Says

This year is ‌on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN…

Varieties A white-tailed eagle over the Isle of Mull in Scotland. (Natural Resources Wales)

Reintroduction of White-Tailed Eagles Puts Seabird Colonies at Risk of Wipeout

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, The Guardian reported quoting…

Varieties Residents extend a supply hose to fill a barrel with clean water from a tanker truck in Kavling Bakau Serip, amid local water shortages linked to data center developments in Batam. ANDARU / AFP

Can't Cook or Shower: Indonesians Take Aim at Data Centers

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centers spring up to power the…

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Varieties This photograph taken on October 23, 2026 shows electric vehicles at the Mahindra Last Mile Mobility EV manufacturing facility at Zaheerabad in Sangareddy district of India's Telangana state. (AFP)

Electric Auto Rickshaws Reshape India’s Roads

Every 90 seconds, an electric three-wheeler rolls off the production line at an Indian factory, underscoring a transformation that has made the country the…

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Saudi Healthcare Sector Wins 36 Awards at International Customer Experience Awards 2026 in London

The Saudi healthcare sector won 36 gold, silver, and bronze awards at the International Customer Experience Awards 2026 (ICXA) in London, including 29 awarded…

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Varieties Artist Jessy Tabet in front of a selection of her paintings (Rebirth Beirut)

"Lebanon in Every Shade": More Than 60 Paintings Capture the Land of the Cedars

In acrylic paintings where bright colors intertwine to transport viewers into a dreamlike world, Lebanese artist Jessy Tabet presents her works in an…

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Varieties FILE - The Shenzhou-23 manned mission launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan,File)

Pakistani Astronaut to Join China's Next Space-station Mission

A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreigner to visit China's space station when they join the country's next mission into orbit, Beijing's manned…

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Varieties Ping Ping, a giant panda on loan from China, is seen in his new habitat at the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2026. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP)

China's Giant Pandas Make Public Debut at US Zoo

Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang delighted visitors to Zoo Atlanta during their public debut Friday, chewing bamboo and lounging in their new US habitat…

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Varieties This photo provided by the Mingan Island Cetacean Study shows a North Atlantic Right whales mother, Silt (#1817) swims with her calf (no identification number yet) in the Jacques-Cartier Passage, Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada on Sept. 25, 2026. (Mathilde Laverdière /Mingan Island Cetacean Study via AP)

Scientists Discover Unknown Baby Right Whale Off Canada

It would seem difficult to miss a 15,000-pound (6,804-kilogram) baby, but for months scientists who study rare whales did just that, and now they couldn't be…

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Varieties Scientists crack code to 400-year-old padlock from shipwreck (Amgueddfa Cymru)

Scan Reveals Four-Letter Code to 400-Year-Old Lock from Welsh Shipwreck

Scientists have used cutting-edge technology to crack the four-letter code of a brass combination lock from that lay buried on a beach in Wales for more than…

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Varieties This photograph taken on October 31, 2026 shows a bear walking at Dachigam National Park in Srinagar. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)

Officials Search for Bear that Killed a Mother, Daughter in British Columbia

Selah Reed's family first knew something was wrong when the 20-year-old missed a routine Saturday night call with her sister. When no one had heard from…

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Varieties Vehicles drive over the Woodhead reservoir amid a drought near Manchester, England, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP)

2026 ‘Most Likely’ to Be Second-Hottest Year on Record, Says EU Monitor

The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global…

Varieties Women take a selfie with a cat statue displayed near autumn-colored ginkgo trees as visitors tour Zhongshan Park in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (AP)

China’s Marriage Rate in Third Quarter Tumbles to 18-Year Low

China's ‌marriage rate for the first nine months of this year plummeted to its lowest level in 18 years, fueling concerns about declining births and…

Varieties Türkiye’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar attends the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow, Russia, October 16, 2026. (Reuters)

Türkiye Outlines Plans for ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Energy Use Ahead of Climate Summit

The Turkish energy minister has laid out plans for his country to wean itself away from coal and other fossil fuels as it prepares to host the COP31 climate…

Varieties Pakistan will next develop its pavilion in the Culture District at Expo 2030 Riyadh. (SPA)

Pakistan Signs Participation Contract for Expo 2030 Riyadh as Preparations Advance

Pakistan officially signed its participation contract for Expo 2030 Riyadh, advancing preparations to develop its pavilion, programs, and experiences for…

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Varieties Brendan Larsen, 51, documented his creative process in a video, because he was expecting the accusations that he had used AI. (Brendan Larsen) 

Man Behind Extraordinary Photos of Sky Accused of Using AI

Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand. His photograph showing thousands of satellites cross…

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Varieties Schools of grunt fish (top) and other fish swim over a coral reef in the southern Caribbean Sea, off Palm Beach in the western coast of Aruba, on October 22, 2026. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

Study: Almost All Coral Reef Ecosystems Face Risk of Collapse in 50 Years

The world’s coral reef ecosystems almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years, mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, according to a…

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Varieties Oarsmen row barges in the rain along the Chao Phraya River during the full dress rehearsal for the Royal Barge Procession in honor of Queen Suthida's 48th birthday, in Bangkok on October 28, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Prehistoric 'Giant Rat' Found in Thailand from Fossil Teeth

A giant rodent weighing around 30 kilograms roamed what is now southern Thailand 33 to 35 million years ago, scientists said, after identifying a previously…

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Varieties A close-up view of an 'akiapōlā'au bird showing its distinctive long, curved upper bill, in Pu'u Maka' Ala Natural Area Reserve, in Hawaii, US, September 3, 2022. Bret Nainoa Mossman/Handout via REUTERS

Endangered Hawaiian Bird Uses Beak and Body to Dig Out its Dinner

The ʻakiapōlāʻau has no need for a toolbox. The endangered Hawaiian bird taps the wood of trees, hacks into it with the lower half of its unusual beak, then…

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Varieties Large crowds attend the final of the 2026 Al-Qudah Village Football Tournament (Al-Qudah Professional Championship Facebook page)

Egyptian Village of Al-Qudah Gains Nationwide Fame Through Football

A small Egyptian village in the Nile Delta's Sharqia Governorate has gained widespread media attention and popularity far beyond its borders thanks to football…

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Varieties The National Orchestra performs a tribute concert to Abdel Wahab at Casino du Liban (Maestro Andre Hajj)

Lebanon Concert to Celebrate Mohammed Abdel Wahab's Musical Legacy

The Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music will hold a concert on November 11 honoring legendary composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab, titled "In Love…

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Varieties  As daylight savings time came to an end today, children play with their dog at sunrise on Higgins Beach, days before Election Day, in Scarborough, Maine, US, November 1, 2026. (Reuters)

WHO Sounds Alarm Over Lack of Physical Activity Among Teens

A quarter of teens globally engage in basically no physical activity -- not even an hour of exercise a week -- the World Health Organization said Wednesday,…

Varieties Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks to the media in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 16, 2026. (AP)

Six Measures Could Save 1.6 Million Lives a Year, Says WHO

Implementing a few climate and health measures could save nearly 1.6 million lives a year and generate trillions of dollars for the economy, the World Health…

Varieties Truffle hunter Giuseppe Esposito shows a black truffle harvested from the truffle plantation of Boido Tartufi in Pietra Marazzi, near Alessandria, northern Italy on October 27, 2026. (AFP)

‘Fewer and Fewer’: Dry Summer Hits Italy Truffle Season

After an excessively dry summer, black truffles are becoming few and far between in the misty hills of the Piedmont region in northern Italy. "The moon is…

Varieties A person walks by the water at Jones Beach in Wantagh, N.Y., May 21, 2020. (AP)

Iconic New York Figure Was Likely ‘Major Player’ in Murderous Pirate's 1695 Heist

An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship…

Varieties An evening view of the financial Central district and Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, China, May 9, 2023. (Reuters)

Hong Kong Logs Hottest October on Record

Hong Kong experienced its hottest October since records began, data from the city's weather service showed on Tuesday. The Hong Kong Observatory logged a…

Varieties Monarch butterflies rest on their way to Mexico, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP)

Monarch Butterflies Get Tiny Trackers to Help Scientists Follow Their Mysterious Migration

As a child, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón wondered where monarch butterflies stop for a meal and a night's rest on their long migrations across North America. Now she…