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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 Rescue officials conduct search operations for the second day, for a missing person in a subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, South Korea, 12 April 2025. (EPA/Yonhap)

Worker Rescued from Collapsed Subway Construction Site in South Korea

South Korean rescue workers on Saturday pulled a man from a collapsed subway construction site near the capital of Seoul and continued searching for another…

Varieties Former US president Barack Obama's portrait was unveiled at the White House by then-president Joe Biden in September 2022. Mandel NGAN / AFP/File

Trump Replaces Obama Portrait with Painting of... Himself

Donald Trump took his rivalry with Barack Obama to the walls of the White House Friday, replacing a portrait of the former US president with one of himself…

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Varieties  The logo of American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson is seen at an Harley-Davidson dealership in Paris, France, April 8, 2025. (Reuters)

French Bikers Race to Buy Harleys before Possible Tariffs

Sales are brisk at the Villiers-Sur-Marne Harley-Davidson dealership outside Paris, where French bikers reckon they had better hurry if they want the American…

Varieties  A bird flies in silhouette as the sun rises over the Atlantic ocean in Lido Beach, New York, US, April 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Renews Call for End to Seasonal Clock Changes

President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his call for an end to the "costly" custom of moving clocks back one hour every autumn, which he said was imposing an…

Varieties FILE - N'Gola, the silverback male of the gorilla group at Zurich Zoo celebrates his 40th birthday on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Zurich. (Siggi Bucher/Keystone via AP, file)

Beloved Zurich Zoo Gorilla Euthanized after Years of Declining Health

The Zurich Zoo’s beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down after a long struggle with declining health, a zoo official in the Swiss city said…

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Varieties FILE - Lab staff prepare small petri dishes, each holding several 1-7 day old embryos, for cells to be extracted from each embryo to test for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Houston.  (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Australian Woman Unknowingly Gives Birth to a Stranger's Baby after IVF Error

A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after she received another patient's embryo from her in vitro fertilization clinic due to …

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Varieties This illustration provided by researchers in April 2025 depicts a Denisovan male in Taiwan in the Pleistocene era about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. (Cheng-Han Sun via AP)

Scientists: Ancient Jawbone from Taiwan Belongs to Mysterious Group of Human Ancestors

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively…

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Varieties The released animals included five Arabian oryxes, 15 sand gazelles, two steppe eagles, and three Egyptian vultures - SPA

Wildlife Center Releases 25 Endangered Species in Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve

The National Center for Wildlife, in cooperation with the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority, has released 25 endangered native…

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Saudi Artist Presents Unique Art Collection at Art Week Riyadh

As part of Art Week Riyadh, organized by the Visual Arts Commission from April 6 to 13, Saudi artist Jassim Al-Dhamin is presenting a collection of artworks…

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Varieties General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Over 500 Media Professionals at 'Riyadh Tour' for Arabian Horses

The "Riyadh Tour", the fourth stage of the Global Champions Arabians Tour taking place in Riyadh, set a major record in the number of registered media…

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Varieties Australia's remote, uninhabited outposts were slugged with US levies - AFP

Not Just Penguins on Antarctic Islands Hit by Trump Tariffs

A pair of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands unexpectedly hit by Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs may be the world's most inhospitable spot for international trade…

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Varieties Work of the scientific team at the discovery sites (Heritage Commission)

Saudi Arabia Unveils 8-Million-Year-Old Longest Climate Record

The Saudi Heritage Commission has unveiled new evidence of recurrent humid periods that shaped the Arabian Peninsula’s climate over the past 8 million years. …

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Varieties Britain's Queen Camilla receives an ice cream as she leaves the Italian Lower House, where King Charles III addressed a joint session of the Italian Parliament during a special ceremony in front of both Chambers of the Italian Parliament, during their state visit to Italy, in Rome, Italy, 09 April 2025. (EPA)

Queen Camilla Celebrates Anniversary with Italian Pizza and Ice Cream

Italians offered pizza and ice cream to Britain's Queen Camilla to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of her wedding to King Charles during a state visit to…

Varieties This image provided by the Allen Institute on April 8, 2025, shows a digital representation of neurons in a section of a mouse's brain, part of a project to create the largest map to date of brain wiring and function, in Seattle, Wash. (Forrest Collman/Allen Institute via AP)

Scientists Produce Painstaking Wiring Diagram of a Mouse’s Brain

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex…

Varieties A selection of Lifestyle WD water bottles featuring animals are displayed at the Ambiente homewares trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany in Feb. 2025. (Kim Cook via AP)

That Water Bottle You're Carrying Says a Lot More than 'Hydration'

If you like to stay hydrated no matter where you go, chances are you´ve got a reusable water bottle or two. Or 10. (The collectors know who they are.) Whether…

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Varieties Native to Saudi Arabia, the sand gazelle is one of 23 species chosen for reintroduction into their natural habitat. SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Welcomes 1st Sand Gazelle Birth of 2025 Spring Season

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has celebrated the birth of the first sand gazelle of the 2025 spring season, raising the total number of births to 94…

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Varieties An expert keeper displays critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insects, nicknamed "tree lobster," at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Prague Zoo Joins Effort to Ensure Survival of Rare Insect

The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is…

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Varieties This composite image of asteroid 2024 YR4 was captured with the Gemini South telescope in Chile. (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani via AP)

New Observations Show Asteroid Resembling a Spinning Hockey Puck

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team…

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Varieties Mommy is considered one of the most genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' species survival plan. AP

Tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo Become First-time Parents at Nearly 100

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the…

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Varieties Five endangered Arabian sand gazelles were born in the Buraidah Oasis. (SPA)

National Wildlife Center Announces Birth of Five Arabian Sand Gazelles

The Saudi National Center for Wildlife (NCW) announced the birth of five endangered Arabian sand gazelles in the Buraidah Oasis, as part of the center's…

Varieties Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Queen Camilla greet people outside the Colosseum in Rome, on April 8, 2025. (AFP)

British Royals Greet Crowds at Colosseum During Italy Visit

King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla greeted crowds on Tuesday as they visited the Colosseum and Roman Forum on the second day of a state visit which is…

Varieties  Sotheby’s unveils "The Mediterranean Blue Diamond" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates April 8, 2025. (Reuters)

Rare Blue Diamond Shines at a $100 Million Exhibition in Abu Dhabi

A rare blue diamond was on display Tuesday at an exhibition of $100 million worth of the world's rarest diamonds in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu…

Varieties In this photo taken from video released by Roscosmos space corporation, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, lifts off for the International Space Station from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Roscosmos space corporation, via AP)

US-Russian Crew of 3 Arrives at International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket…

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Varieties A person poses for a picture near pink cherry blossom trees on Cherry Blossom Avenue in downtown Bonn, Germany, April 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Europe Just Had Warmest March on Record 

Europe experienced its warmest March since records began, as climate change continues to push temperatures to unprecedented levels, European Union scientists…