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Aroya Cruises Launches First Voyage in the Mediterranean

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Aroya Cruises Launches First Voyage in the Mediterranean

Aroya Cruises, a subsidiary of Cruise Saudi and fully owned by the Public Investment Fund, has announced the launch of its inaugural Mediterranean voyage on…

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Varieties US Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos leave the Aman Hotel for lunch a day after their wedding in Venice on June 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREA PATTARO / AFP)

Bezos-backed Methane-tracking Satellite Lost in Space

A satellite backed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been lost in space while carrying out an important climate change mission, New Zealand…

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Varieties FILE - Whales swim past as a fisherman stands in his boat at Boat Harbour north of Sydney, Australia, on June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,File)

Killer Whales Found Sharing Food with Humans

Killer whales sometimes offer to share their prey with people, a new study finds, hinting that some intelligent orcas may be attempting to develop…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Qantas Airways planes are parked at the domestic terminal at Sydney airport in Australia, July 1, 2017. Picture taken July 1, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo/File Photo

Snake on a Plane Delays Flight in Australia

An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold, officials said on Wednesday. The snake…

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Varieties A city sanitation worker uses a high-pressure hose to cool people off by the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris, France, 01 July 2025. EPA/YOAN VALAT

Europe Sizzles and Eiffel Tower's Summit Closes

Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century and the summit of Paris’ iconic…

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Varieties Simon Stiell, Secretary of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), speaks during an event with the newly announced COP30 President Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago, in Brasilia, Brazil February 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Countries Agree 10% Increase for UN Climate Budget

Countries agreed on Thursday to increase the UN climate body's budget by 10% for the next two years, a move the body welcomed as a commitment by governments to…

Varieties 26 June 2025, United Kingdom, Eastleigh: A view of a Bluestar bus that was carrying pupils from Barton Peveril Sixth Form College after it came off the road and ended up in a river. (dpa)

Double-Decker Bus Carrying Students Plunges into River in England in ‘Terrifying’ Crash

A double-decker bus carrying high school students plunged into a river in southern England on Thursday, sending the driver and four teens to the hospital and…

Varieties A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom-4 crew of four astronauts lifts off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

International Space Station Welcomes 1st Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a…

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Varieties Rescued brown bear cubs, Lucy (left) and Mish (right) explore gifts stuffed with their favorite treats ahead of their move from the Wildwood Trust in Kent to their forever home at the Trust's sister site, Escot in Devon, on Wednesday April 7, 2021. Getty images  

Two Bears Escape Wildlife Park Enclosure, Eat a 7-Day Supply of Honey, Then Fall Asleep

Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a UK wildlife park and devoured a week's worth of food store honey before falling asleep, the park said on…

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Varieties Developers fill in farmland despite regulations protecting these areas as rare green spaces in Abuja. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP

Nigerian Farms Battle Traffic, Developers in Downtown Abuja

Under the din of traffic from the highway bridge that cuts over his fields, Bala Haruna inspects corn, cassava and okra on his family farm. A pump pulls up…

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Varieties A staff member at Tokyo's Milia Matcha prepares a matcha drink for a customer. Philip FONG / AFP

Matcha: The Japanese Tea Taking over the World

Matcha is the new drink of choice at hip cafes worldwide, but Japanese producers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand for the powdered green tea. …

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Highlights Global Leadership in Protecting Children in Cyberspace

Saudi Arabia Highlights Global Leadership in Protecting Children in Cyberspace

As part of the global initiative “Child Protection in Cyberspace” (CPC) launched by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime…

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Varieties Buses cross Waterloo Bridge with the City of London financial district seen behind, in London, Britain, March 5, 2024. (Reuters)

UK Living Standards Set to Stagnate for Rest of 2020s, Think Tank Says

Living standards in Britain look set to barely grow over the rest of the decade and poorer households are likely to suffer a drop, in part due to a welfare…

Varieties Saudi Space Agency Announces Launch of 'Madak Space' Experiments to Int’l Space Station

Saudi Space Agency Announces Launch of 'Madak Space' Experiments to Int’l Space Station

The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) announced the launch of the winning experiments from the "Madak Space" competition to the International Space Station (ISS) as…

Varieties  This undated image provided by the Lake Superior Zoo, shows Tundra, an Alaskan brown bear, before undergoing a procedure for a new canine tooth, Monday June 23, 2025, at the zoo in Duluth, Minn. (Lake Superior Zoo via AP)

An Alaska Brown Bear Has a New Shiny Smile After Getting a Huge Metal Crown for a Canine Tooth

An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a…

Varieties Damage inside a building after a recent Israeli airstrike, in Tehran, Iran, 25 June 2025, during a US-mediated ceasefire between Iran and Israel that started on 24 June. (EPA)

A Chilean Cyclist and His Dog Get Caught up in the Israel-Iran War

Diego Haro, a Chilean traveler from one of the world's southernmost towns, never thought biking across Iran with his dog Mirlo would be easy. For all the…

Varieties The project will feature a dedicated fan zone, health and fitness clubs, swimming pools, international restaurants, retail outlets, athlete-specific facilities, and conference and event halls - SPA

Deals Signed for Hotel Development at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah

The Saudi Ministry of Sport has announced the signing of contracts with several local and international companies to manage, operate, and develop the…

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Varieties A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Axiom-4 crew of four astronauts lifts off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary Launched on 1st Space Station Mission

NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson was launched on the fifth flight to orbit of her career early on Wednesday, joined by crewmates from India,…

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Varieties Sarah McDonner, a volunteer for Wild Tunes, which aims to soothe stressed shelter animals with live music, plays the flute at the Denver Animal Shelter, on Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Volunteers Use Universal Language of Music to Soothe Stressed Shelter Animals

It is often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test among an unlikely audience — man's best…

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Arrowhead…Remembering India's Iconic Crocodile-Hunting Tigress

Indian wildlife photographer Sachin Rai still remembers tigress “Arrowhead” pouncing on a crocodile and tearing away its leathery flesh with her teeth. Rai…

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Varieties A huge asteroid threatens the Moon (European Space Agency)

Study: Earth's Satellites at Risk if Asteroid Smashes into Moon

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a…

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Varieties A firefighting helicopter during firefighting operations on Chios Island, Greece, 24 June 2025. EPA/KOSTAS KOURGIAS

Firefighters Battle a Wildfire Burning Out of Control on the Greek Island of Chios

Hundreds of firefighters backed up by aircraft were battling a wildfire burning out of control for the third day on the eastern Aegean island of Chios Tuesday,…

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Varieties This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) on June 9, 2025 shows a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbour. (Photo by Handout and Clay Sweetman / ORRCA / AFP)

Killer Whales Spotted Grooming Each Other with Seaweed

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced Monday, in what they said is the first…

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Varieties The club has implemented a comprehensive scientific strategy to enhance biodiversity - SPA

Saudi Falcons Club Raises Endangered Wakri Falcon Count to 14 Through Hadad Program

The Saudi Falcons Club has achieved a major environmental milestone by raising the number of endangered Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) breeding pairs, known…

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Varieties This image provided by the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory shows another small section of the observatory's total view of the Virgo cluster. (NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory via AP)

The Largest Digital Camera Ever Built Has Released its 1st Glamour Shots of the Universe

The largest digital camera ever built released its first glamour shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C…

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Varieties Canadair planes and firefighting helicopters in action during firefighting operations on Chios Island, Greece, 23 June 2025. EPA/KOSTAS KOURGIAS

Greece to Reinforce Firefighting Teams on Chios as Wildfires Rage for Second day

Greece will send more than 170 more firefighters on Monday to reinforce teams battling wildfires on the Greek island of Chios for a second day, as winds…

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Varieties A woman wearing sun protective clothing rides a bicycle along a street in Beijing on June 23, 2025.  (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)

Beijing Issues Weather Warning for Hottest Days of Year

Beijing residents sought shade and cooled off in canals on Monday as authorities issued the second-highest heat warning for the Chinese capital on one of its…

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Varieties A kid cools off in Crown Fountain in Millennium Park as temperatures climbed to over 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius), in Chicago, Illinois, on June 21, 2025. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

Eastern Half of US Braces for More Long Days of Dangerous Heat

Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East braced Sunday for another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a rare June heat wave…

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Varieties FILE - Demonstrators march in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as residents protest mass tourism. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Surging Travel in Europe Spikes Concerns over Tourism's Drawbacks

Suitcases rattle against cobblestones. Selfie-snappers jostle for the same shot. Ice cream shops are everywhere. Europe has been called the world’s museum, but…

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