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Europe's Oldest Lake Settlement Uncovered in Albania

Varieties A drone view shows archaeologists diving in the lake of Ohrid to uncover objects, in the village of Lin, Albania, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci

Europe's Oldest Lake Settlement Uncovered in Albania

Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding…

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Varieties Partial view of the Coca-Cola Company's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia on June 29, 2025. JUAN MABROMATA / AFP/File

Trump Says Coca-Cola to Switch to Cane Sugar in US

Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday on social media. The company…

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Varieties The video game industry has undergone rapid evolution over the past decades. (SPA)

'Retro Park' Revives 80s and 90s Gaming Nostalgia at the Esports World Cup 2025

The video game industry has undergone rapid evolution over the past decades, with various devices and platforms shaping the features of successive generations,…

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Varieties A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, at Sotheby's, in New York, July 9, 2025. (AP)

Largest Piece of Mars on Earth Fetches $5.3 Million at Auction, but Young Dinosaur Steals the Show

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on…

Varieties  A couple watches a storm passes in the distance, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP)

Puppies Rescued from Flood-Stricken Texas Arrive at Chicago Shelter

Nine puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people arrived Wednesday at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago,…


Varieties Solar had never before been Europe's top energy source, consultants say. Damien MEYER / AFP/File

Solar Becomes Europe's Main Energy Source in June

Solar power became the European Union's biggest single energy source for the first time in June, an energy think tank said Thursday. The Ember group that…

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Varieties Lapdog Lassie: the chihuahua that helped rescuers find its master in the Swiss Alps. HANDOUT / Air Zermatt/AFP

Funny Old World: The Week's Offbeat News

From a hero lapdog Lassie to why tennis stars can't stop pinching Wimbledon towels. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. Chihuahua…

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Varieties This photo provided by Mattel, Inc., shows the new Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes (T1D).   (Mattel, Inc. via AP)

Mattel Introduces its First Barbie with Type 1 Diabetes

Mattel has introduced its first Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes, as part of wider efforts from the toy maker to increase inclusivity among…

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Varieties This achievement was highlighted in the monthly report by Cirium - SPA

King Khalid International Airport Achieves Global Top Ranking for June

The King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), managed and operated by Riyadh Airports, has achieved the first global ranking for the most punctual airports…

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Varieties A worker uses tongs to move ice blocks inside a refrigerated store at the Feichao Ice Factory in Hangzhou. Heatwaves across China have caused demand for ice to soar  - AFP

China Heatwaves Boost Ice Factory Sales

In a high-ceilinged room on the outskirts of eastern China's Hangzhou, workers use tongs to slide large blocks of frosty white ice along a metal track into a…

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Varieties US agriculture officials are closing the southern border to cattle due to concerns over a flesh-eating pest detected in Mexican herds - AFP

Mexico Barred from Sending Cattle to US over Flesh-eating Pest

The US Secretary of Agriculture has announced ports will be closed to the livestock trade at the southern border after Mexican cattle tested positive for the…

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Varieties SHAMS Engages Community with New Coral Initiative for Red Sea Protection

SHAMS Engages Community with New Coral Initiative for Red Sea Protection

The General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS) is set to launch a new environmental initiative titled “Adopt a…

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Varieties A man faces the realistic artist" robot "Ai-Da" using artificial intelligence at a stand during the ITU AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP/File

Humanoid Robot Says Not Aiming to 'Replace Human Artists'

When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and…

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Varieties A drone view of the empty Acropolis, after the authorities closed the site for the hottest part of the day, as a heatwave grips Athens, Greece, July 8,  2025. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

Acropolis Trims Hours Again Amid Greek Heatwave

The Acropolis in Athens will limit its operating hours for a second straight day because of heatwave conditions, the Greek culture ministry said Wednesday. …

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Varieties New image captured by a NASA employee and amateur astronomer appears to show a space object crashing into Saturn for the first time. Photo: NASA

Faint Glow in Saturn… Did a Mystery Object Crash into the Gas Giant on Saturday?

Astronomers have called for help to identify a mystery object that may have hit Saturn on Saturday in what could be the first recorded instance of a space…

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Varieties  Smoke rises over Marseille as a fast-moving wildfire spreads on the outskirts the city, southern France, July 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Marseille Airport Suspends Flights Due to Wildfire as Public Warned to Stay at Home

A wildfire spurred by hot summer winds reached France's second-largest city Tuesday, grounding all flights to and from Marseille, injuring at least nine people…

Varieties FILE : A fire burns at a forest in Latakia province, Syria in this handout released by SANA on October 9, 2020. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Syria Seeks EU Help to Battle Massive Wildfires

Syria’s minister of emergencies and disaster management on Tuesday requested support from the European Union to battle wildfires that have swept through a vast…

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Saudi Students Compete in 57th International Chemistry Olympiad in Dubai

Saudi students are participating in the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), the world’s largest high school chemistry competition, currently taking…

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Varieties 'Mozos' or runners take part in the second Running of the Bulls during the Sanfermines festival in Pamplona, Spain, 08 July 2025. The San Fermin festival runs until 14 July 2025. EPA/Daniel Fernandez

One Man Gored, 7 Others Bruised in Spain's Bull Running Festival

A man was gored and seven others lightly injured on Tuesday, the second day of Pamplona's San Fermin festival in which thousands of people line the medieval…

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Varieties People stand in a shade while visiting the Acropolis, at the start of a 3-days heatwave with temperatures expected to overpass 40 Celsius degrees, in Athens, Greece, July 7, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Acropolis to Close in the Afternoon Due to Heatwave

Greece's culture ministry on Tuesday ordered a partial closure of the Acropolis, the country's top monument, to protect visitors amid heatwave conditions. …

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Varieties A handout photo made available by Indonesia's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) shows Mount Lewitobi Lake-laki spewing ash during its eruption in East Flores, Indonesia, 07 July 2025. EPA/PVMBG HANDOUT

Indonesia: Residents Wear Masks as Volcanic Ash Blankets Villages Near Erupting Volcano

Residents wore masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that blanketed roads and green rice fields in villages in south-central Indonesia as…

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Varieties Between Sleeping and Waking: Hospital Dreams and Visions is at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind in Beckenham, London, from 14 August (Bethlem Museum of the Mind)

Dreams and Nightmares Exhibit at World’s Oldest Psychiatric Hospital

A new exhibition featuring artwork and poems from contemporary artists and former patients will go on show at the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital, Bethlem,…

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Varieties  Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves to Australia's Alex de Minaur during a fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP)

Djokovic’s 11-Year-Old Son, Stefan, Is Getting Wimbledon Players’ Autographs. But Not Dad’s

Novak Djokovic's 11-year-old son, Stefan, seems to be having the time of his life at Wimbledon, where he has been wearing a white hat with autographs of…

Varieties File Photo: An imagined view of the three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth discovered using a specialist telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatoryin Chile. ESO/M. Kornmesser/N. Risinger

Alien Planet Lashed by Huge Flares from its 'Angry Beast' Star

Scientists are tracking a large gas planet experiencing quite a quandary as it orbits extremely close to a young star - a predicament never previously observed…

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Varieties A bee sits on a flower that is planted to decorate at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, Sunday, June 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

Unusual Bee Attack in French Town Leaves 24 Injured, 3 Critically

A unusual attack by bees in the French town of Aurillac has left 24 people injured, including three in critical condition, according to local authorities. …

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Varieties Participants run ahead of bulls during the first "encierro" (bull-run) of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 7, 2025. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

Pamplona Holds Opening Bull Run during San Fermín Festival

Thousands of daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the way of six charging bulls at the opening run of the San Fermín festival Monday. It was the first…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A view of the city skyline of Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo

Lion Attacks Woman in Australian Zoo, Severely Injuring her Arm

A woman has sustained severe injuries to an arm when she was attacked by a lion at an Australian zoo. The Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland state said the 50…

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Varieties Volunteers from the local fishing community in Urk have launched a campaign using DNA analysis and artificial intelligence to locate the remains of fishermen lost at sea. Nicolas TUCAT / AFP

Dutch Coastal Village Turns to Tech to Find Lost Fishermen

Jan van den Berg stares out at the sea where his father vanished seven decades ago -- lost in a storm just days before his birth. Now aged 70, he clings to the…

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Varieties Autism affects the way children communicate and interact socially (University of Manitoba, Canada)

Nanoemulsion Form of Vitamin D3 Could Improve Core Manifestations of Autism

A recent clinical study conducted in China suggests promising results for a vitamin D3-loaded nanoemulsion in improving the core symptoms of autism spectrum…

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