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Portugal Closes All Schools and Non-Essential Services Ahead of a Major Atlantic Storm

Varieties Heavy machinery clears the debris from a landslide along the Marocos road in Machico municipality, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, due to severe weather caused by the passage of Storm Charles, 11 November 2026. (EPA)

Portugal Closes All Schools and Non-Essential Services Ahead of a Major Atlantic Storm

Portugal closed all schools and shuttered non-essential public services on Wednesday as a major Atlantic storm headed for the country's mainland. Streets…

Varieties The S.S. United States crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times. (Getty Images)

Once the World's Fastest, Ocean Liner Will Become Largest Artificial Reef

An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas is headed to a final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world's…

Varieties Celine Dion. (AFP)

Medical Breakthrough for People with Same Disorder as Celine Dion

People suffering from stiff person syndrome (SPS), which affects Celine Dion, the singer, could soon benefit from a new medicine which improves symptoms. …

Varieties View of a flooded area after storm Leo passed by Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, February 5, 2026. (Reuters)

Portugal Storm Alert Closes Schools

Portugal will shut schools and non-essential public services on Wednesday, with the government urging people to shelter from winds potentially reaching 140…

Varieties British author John Harrison poses after winning the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel "The End of Everything" at the awards ceremony in London, Britain, 09 November 2026. (EPA)

British Writer John Harrison Wins 2026 Booker Prize for ‘The End of Everything’

British author ‌John Harrison has won the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel, "The End of Everything," a dystopian satire that the prize says probes the…


Varieties This aerial view shows fish floating on the surface of the water during during a mass die-off at the Ibn Najm marsh, about 25 kilometers northeast of Najaf in central Iraq on June 1, 2025. (AFP)

Iraq Probes Fish Die-off in Southern Marshes 

Iraqi authorities on Monday launched a probe into a mass die-off of fish in the southern marshlands, the latest in a string of such events in recent years. …

Varieties A police officer checks documents of homeless people in Terminal 4 of the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport in Madrid, on May 28, 2025. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

Homeless Seek Refuge at Madrid Airport as Rents Soar

Victor Fernando Meza works during the day, but his salary is not enough to afford rent in the Spanish capital Madrid. So, once again, the 45-year-old Peruvian…

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Varieties A combination of coke with salted French fries could help hundreds of people with migraines (AFP) 

After Extolling Its Virtues on TikTok… Is Cola-Fries Combination Helping Migraine?

Migraine is a painful and disturbing condition that affects many people. So when a hack comes along that says it can “cure,” or at the very least fend off a…

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Varieties By promoting thinness, strictly controlled diets and relentless exercise, social media can drive eating disorders. Loic VENANCE / AFP/File

How Social Media Can 'Trigger' Eating Disorders in Young People

Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake, dangerous advice about diet and…

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Varieties Smoke rises from the Nopiming Provincial Park wildfire EA061 east of Bird River, Manitoba, Canada May 29, 2025. (Manitoba Government/Handout via Reuters)

Thousands Evacuated in 3 Provinces as Canadian Wildfires Threaten Air Quality Into Some US States

More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada…

Varieties The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. (Reuters)

China’s Yunnan Hit with Floods, Mudslides from Intense Rains

Heavy rainfall triggering flash floods and mudslides have damaged roads, destroyed buildings and claimed bridges, wreaking havoc in China's southwestern Yunnan…

Varieties Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri reacts after being crowned Miss World at the 72nd Miss World finale in Hyderabad, India, May 31, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Opal Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand Crowned Miss World 2025

Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World on Saturday in India, where the international pageant was held this year. Chuangsri topped a…

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Varieties The full project is scheduled for completion by next year's Hajj season, with an expected capacity of up to 20,000 pilgrims. - SPA

Kidana Completes 1st Phase of Double-Story Tent Project in Mina to Expand Hajj Capacity

Kidana Development Company, the executive arm of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites, has successfully completed the first phase of its double…

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Varieties Hailstones covered the ground and battered seafront businesses during the storm in Egypt's Alexandria © Hazem GOUDA / AFP

Sudden Hailstorm Lashes Egypt's Alexandria

An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic…

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Varieties Competitors take part in the Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Dragon Boats Thunder Through Hong Kong Waters to Mark Ancient Chinese Festival

Throngs of people flocked to southern Hong Kong on Saturday to watch the iconic dragon boat races, a highlight of a Chinese festival with over 2,000 years of…

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Varieties (FILES) A display of disposable vape electronic cigarettes are seen in a shop in Liverpool, north-west England, on July 15, 2023. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

UK Ban on Disposable Vapes Goes into Effect

A ban on disposable vapes goes into effect across the UK on Sunday in a bid to protect children's health and tackle a "throwaway" culture. "For too long,…

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Varieties SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its ninth test at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, US, May 27, 2025. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

FAA Demands Accident Probe into SpaceX's Latest Out-of-control Starship Flight

The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into this week’s out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX. Tuesday's test flight…

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Varieties A man poses by an artwork by street artist Banksy, Friday, May 30, 2025 in Marseille, southern France. (AP Photo/Bishr Eltoni)

Hunt for Banksy's New Lighthouse Artwork Leads to South of France

Images of an enigmatic new work by elusive street artist Banksy set off debate about its meaning — and a hunt for its location that ended Friday in the south…

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Varieties This photograph shows a bulldozer dredging stones to restore the artificial beaches of Primosten a coastal town in Croatia on May 9, 2025. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

Booming Tourism Takes its Toll on Croatia's Coast

With its rugged coastline, pristine waters and more than a thousand inlets and islands, Croatia has seen a tourist boom in recent years. Last year alone, more…

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Varieties This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies created on May 29, 2025, shows the small village of Blatten and its surroundings in the Bietschhorn mountain of the Swiss Alps, Switzerland on May 29, 2025 after it was destroyed the previous day by a landslide. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies / AFP)

Flood Risk Threatens Swiss Valley after Village Destroyed by Glacier

Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has sparked warnings that further…

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Varieties An ashtray with cigarette butts. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

France to Ban Smoking Outdoors in Most places

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, like beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister said in an…

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Varieties A tourist explores the Ritacuba Blanco glacier at the Natural National Park Nevado El Cocuy in Boyaca Department, Colombia, on April 19, 2024. Luis ACOSTA / AFP/File

Climate Action Could Save Half of World's Vanishing Glaciers

More than three-quarters of the world's glaciers are set to vanish if climate change continues unchecked, a major new study warned Thursday, fueling sea-level…

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Varieties The patient underwent a delicate, one-day surgery and was discharged in stable condition. (SPA)

Swift Intervention Restores Sight of Egyptian Hajj Pilgrim in Makkah

Rapid and precise intervention by a medical team at the Eye Health Center of King Abdullah Medical City, a member of the Makkah Health Cluster, saved the sight…

Varieties A newborn Saiga calf lies in the steppe on the border of Akmola and Kostanay regions of Kazakhstan on May 8, 2022. (AFP)

Kazakhstan to Allow Hunting Once Endangered Antelopes 

Kazakhstan said Wednesday it will authorize the hunting of saiga antelopes, once an endangered species that the government says is now threatening farming in…

Varieties A Long March-3B Y110 rocket carrying Tianwen-2 probe takes off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, China May 29, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS

China Launches Mission to Retrieve Asteroid Samples

China embarked on Thursday on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, set to make…

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Varieties (FILES) This photograph taken on April 26, 2018 shows a general view of Everest base camp, some 140 kilometers northeast of Kathmandu. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)

Army Searches for Missing Man after Glacier Debris Buries Swiss Village

The army was deployed and rescue specialists were airlifted in to search for a man still missing on Thursday after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down a…

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Varieties Nepali people take part in a procession to mark the 18th International Everest Day and the 72nd anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in Kathmandu on May 29, 2025. (AFP)

Nepal’s Mountaineering Community Celebrates 72nd Anniversary of Mount Everest Conquest 

Nepal's mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world's highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for…

Varieties The Milky Way is seen in the night sky around telescopes and camps of people over rocks in the White Desert north of the Farafra Oasis southwest of Cairo May 16, 2015. (Reuters)

Astronomers Discover Strange New Celestial Object in Our Milky Way Galaxy

Astronomers have discovered a strange new object in our Milky Way galaxy. An international team reported Wednesday that this celestial object — perhaps a star…

Varieties FILE - A Turkish Airlines plane takes off from Istanbul Airport near the Black Sea shores, in Istanbul, on April 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Türkiye Will Fine Airline Passengers who Unbuckle Before Plane Stops

Airline passengers in Türkiye who unbuckle their seat belts, access overhead compartments, or occupy the aisle before their plane has fully stopped now face…

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