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UK's Princess Kate Visits Hospital Where She Had Cancer Treatment

Varieties  Catherine, Princess of Wales talks with Katherine Field as she visits The Royal Marsden Hospital on January 14, 2025 in London, Britain. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS

UK's Princess Kate Visits Hospital Where She Had Cancer Treatment

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, visited a London hospital on Tuesday where she underwent cancer treatment last year to personally thank medics there for…

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Varieties A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready for its inaugural launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo

Bezos' Blue Origin calls off New Glenn Launch Again, Eyes Thursday

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin moved the launch of its New Glenn rocket from Tuesday to Thursday, Jan. 16, further pushing back its inaugural attempt…

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Varieties The RCMC announced that Makkah Taxi began operations on Monday January 13 - SPA

Makkah Taxi Service Introduced at Hajj Conference, Exhibition

The Hajj Conference and Exhibition marked the launch of Makkah Taxi, a new transportation service developed by the General Transport Center of the Royal…

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Varieties The fourth edition of the forum, held between January 14 and 16 - SPA

Fourth Future Minerals Forum Starts in Riyadh

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the fourth edition of the Future Minerals Forum kicked off in…

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Varieties A handout photo made available by the Northern Beaches Council shows samples of the unidentified ball-shaped debris found washed ashore at Manly Beach and eight other beaches in Sydney's north, New South Wales, Australia, 14 January 2025. (EPA/Northern Beaches Council / Handout)

Sydney Closes Nine Beaches Due to Mysterious Ball-Shaped Debris

Nine beaches in Sydney, including well-known Manly beach, were closed to bathers on Tuesday after small white and grey balls of debris washed up on the shores…


Varieties Tourists walk through the streets by Yasaka Pagoda (behind) during a visit to the city of Kyoto on January 13, 2025. (Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP)

Japanese Tourist Hotspot Kyoto to Hike Hotel Taxes

Authorities in Kyoto announced Tuesday plans for a big hike in hotel lodging taxes, as Japan's picture-perfect ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from…

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Varieties A new species of Funnel Web Spider named Atrax christenseni and nicknamed 'Big Boy' is pictured next to the Sydney Funnel Web Spider in a container at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Stefica Nicol Bikes

Australian Scientists Discover Bigger Species of Deadly Funnel Web Spiders

Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species…

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Varieties The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, April 10, 1912, on her maiden voyage. (AP)

Firm Has No Plans to Salvage More Titanic Artifacts, Snuffing Out Legal Fight

The US government has scrapped its litigation against the company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic, noting that the firm no longer has expedition…

Varieties Palestinian farmers plant the first olive tree ahead of the replant of a 10 dunam, 2.5 acres, of land with 250 olive trees, part of the joint Freedom Farm project of the Palestinian Farmers Union and the Treedom for Palestine 2025 in memory of President Jimmy Carter, in the West Bank city of Tulkarem Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP)

Palestinians Plant Olive Trees to Honor Jimmy Carter

In memory of late US President Jimmy Carter, a grove of 250 young olive trees was planted Monday in the occupied West Bank by Palestinian activists and…

Varieties Former first lady Melania Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP)

Melania Trump Says She’s Packed and Ready for the Move Back into the White House

Incoming first lady Melania Trump says she's packed and ready to move back into the White House, where son Barron will have a bedroom, and she plans to revive…

Varieties  Colorful lights shine inside inside the walls of ice at Ice Castles, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in North Woodstock, N.H. (AP)

Dazzling Ice Castles Draw Tourists to New Hampshire, Other States

An annual architectural celebration of ice is up and running again in New Hampshire and several other US states. Ice Castles, which are both temporary art…

Varieties Zeytin, a 5-month-old male gorilla infant who was rescued at Istanbul Airport, drinks milk in a specially created section of a zoo, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A Young Gorilla Rescued from Aircraft Hold Recovers at Istanbul Zoo

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to…

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Varieties A drone view shows dragon and cat figures created by Thunyapong Jaikum, a Thai farmer and artist, in rice fields in Chiang Rai province, north of Thailand, January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Artorn Pookasook

Thai Rice Fields Transformed into Vibrant Art Depicting Red Dragon, Feline Deity

A red dragon, a feline deity and dogs and cats cover Tanyapong Jaikham's rice paddies in northern Thailand, a living tribute in rice plants to flooding that…

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Varieties Marine specialists treat a sea turtle on a care barge in Tunisia's Kerkennah Island, the only one in the Mediterranean, on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Akim REZGUI / AFP)

Tunisia Rehab Barge Offers Hope for Vulnerable Sea Turtles

On a barge hundreds of meters off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a recovering sea turtle, shuffles…

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Varieties Riyadh Season 2024 has achieved a historic milestone, surpassing 16 million visitors. SPA

Riyadh Season Sets New Record with Over 16 Million Visitors

Riyadh Season 2024 has achieved a historic milestone, surpassing 16 million visitors, according to Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General…

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Varieties Conservation rangers Sharyn Broni, left, and Colin Facer weigh an albatross at Taiaroa Head, New Zealand on June 18, 2024. (Michael Hayward/New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP)

Albatross Couple Shares Egg Duty in Captivating Low-drama Reality Show

It’s a reality show about a loving couple waiting to welcome their new arrival, watched by thousands of ardent fans. But the stars of Royal Cam, now in its…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Jodi Lakatos unloads the last of her 15 horses at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center after evacuating Altadena as large animals are evacuated from several wildfires, in Burbank, California, US January 8, 2025. REUTERS/Carlin Stiehl/File Photo

Animal Rescuers Care for LA Fire Evacuees - Dogs, Donkeys, Horses

The pitbull mix arrived at Pasadena Humane covered in ash, his paw pads ulcerated from walking on fire debris, his lungs choked with smoke. A good Samaritan…

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Varieties This handout picture taken and released on January 11, 2025 by Indonesian Geological Agency shows Mount Ibu spewing volcanic material approximately 4,000 meters high during an eruption as observed from the Mount Ibu Volcano Observation Post in West Halmahera, North Maluku on January 11, 2025. (Handout / Indonesian Geological Agency / AFP)

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu Erupts, Spews Hot Lava and Smoke

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Saturday, spewing hot lava and releasing a column of smoke and ash four kilometers (3.1 miles) into the air, an…

Varieties This photo taken on February 18, 2020 shows medical personnel walking among patients with mild symptoms of the Covid-19 coronavirus resting at night in the temporary Hospital set up in a sports stadium in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. (AFP)

China Marks Muted 5th Anniversary of First Covid Death

The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the…

Varieties Atlanta Resident Harry Crowell throws a snowball as Atlanta residents receive a snowstorm on January 10, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Getty Images/AFP)

Powerful Winter Storm That Dumped Snow in US South Maintains Its Icy Grip

A winter storm that dropped heavy snow and glazed roads throughout the US South was maintaining its icy grip on much of the region into the weekend. Power…

Varieties Visitors tour by the ice structures during the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP)

Warm Clothing, Hot Pot and Even Ice Cream Bars Feature at China’s Ice Capital

Faced with temperatures dipping to -30 Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit), visitors to China's wintertime resort city of Harbin often make a beeline for stalls selling…

Varieties  People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP)

2024 Was the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say

2024 was the hottest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday, and the first in which temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre…

Varieties An international team of scientists announced successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet - The AP

Scientists Drill Nearly 2 Miles Down to Pull 1.2 Million-year-old Ice Core from Antarctic

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers…

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Varieties A migrant holds a newborn baby as a woman lies inside a rubber boat with other migrants who were rescued off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote in Spain, in this handout picture obtained on January 8, 2025/File Photo

Baby Born on Packed Migrant Boat off Canary Islands 'Doing Well'

A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother…

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Varieties African tiger fish (Hydrocynus vittatus) swim in the Okavango river, Botswana in this undated handout picture. Michel Roggo/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Study Documents Extinction Threats to World's Freshwater Species

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems,…

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Varieties Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi soars through the air during the trial round of the Four Hills FIS Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee), in Innsbruck, Austria on January 4, 2025. (Photo by GEORG HOCHMUTH / APA / AFP)

Japan Startup Hopeful Ahead of Second Moon Launch

Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned Moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two…

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Saudi Arabia’s Thuwal: Private Island Resort in the Red Sea

Thuwal Private Resort has officially opened as the first island of its kind in Saudi Arabia, located off the coast of Jeddah. The resort offers a unique…

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Varieties A blackened US flag flies above a charred structure after the passage of the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 8, 2025. (Photo by AGUSTIN PAULLIER / AFP)

Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore Among Those who Lost Homes in Los Angeles Fires

Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton and led to…

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Varieties  The Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve is the second largest royal reserve in the Kingdom - SPA

Endangered Species Return to Natural Habitat at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Reserve

The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority, in collaboration with the National Center for Wildlife, reintroduced endangered species…

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