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KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

Varieties KCRI is designed to restore the Red Sea reefscape and offer a framework that coral restoration programs worldwide can adopt. (SPA)

KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) launched the KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative’s large-scale coral facility, restoring and…

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 Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Moderna-Merck Skin Cancer Vaccine Shows Survival Benefit in Long-term Follow-up

Moderna and partner Merck & Co said on Monday their cancer vaccine in combination with blockbuster cancer therapy Keytruda improved survival and showed durable…

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Varieties Farmers work at a farm in Sinfra, Ivory Coast April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

More Rain Needed to Boost Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop

Following below average rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions, more downpours are needed throughout the month to ensure the April-to…

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Varieties La Dame de Fer (The Iron Lady) needs no introduction and is still going strong at 135 years old.  (AP)

The Most Iconic Venues of the Paris Olympics

There will be no shortage of iconic venues at the Paris Olympics. From the Palace of Versailles to the Place de La Concorde and of course, the Eiffel Tower,…

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Varieties The spoon is aimed at people struggling to cut their salt intake. Pic: Reuters

Electric Spoon that Makes Food Taste Saltier Goes on Sale

A battery-operated spoon that makes food taste saltier has gone on sale in Japan. The spoon, which is made of plastic and metal, is aimed at people struggling…

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Varieties Scientists say a lunar time scale is needed before astronauts return to the moon, seen in the sky in the evening hours in Kars, Turkey, on May 18. Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu/Getty Images

Why Telling Time on the Moon is a Conundrum for NASA?

It’s easy to take the moon for granted as a silvery orb in the night sky, providing a soft light on most evenings. But have you ever pondered what time it is…

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Varieties Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, US, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Donald Trump Joins TikTok, Rapidly Wins over a Million Followers

Within hours of joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted over 1.3 million followers on the short video social media…

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Varieties In this photo released by the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (PVMBG-ESDM), Mount Ibu spews volcanic materials into the air during an eruption in West Halmahera, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2024. (PVMBG-ESDM via AP)

Indonesia's Mount Ibu Erupts Again

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted again on Sunday and spewed thick, gray ash 7,000 meters (16,000 feet) into the air, officials said. The volcano, which is located…

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Varieties CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - JUNE 01: (L-R) Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager of Boeing's Commercial Crew Program, and Tory Bruno, the president and CEO for United Launch Alliance, hold a press conference after the launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was scrubbed on June 01, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP

Boeing's 1st Astronaut Flight Called Off at Last Minute in Latest Setback

Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years. Two NASA…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Baptista/File Photo

China Lands on Moon's Far Side in Historic Sample-retrieval Mission

China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world's first rock…

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Varieties Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah, who will turn two in July, plays on a table at his mother's art gallery in Accra, Ghana, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Ghana Toddler Sets World Record as Youngest Male Artist

Meet Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghana toddler who has set the record as the world's youngest male artist. His mother, Chantelle Kukua Eghan, says it all started by…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia, UNEP to Host World Environment Day

Saudi Arabia, UNEP to Host World Environment Day

Saudi Arabia and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) will mark World Environment Day on June 5 under the theme “Our land, Our future”. The ceremony…

Varieties Indigenous Gunas sit outside their new homes in Nuevo Carti, Guna Yala Comarca, on the Caribbean coast in mainland Panama, on May 29, 2024. (AFP)

Panama Prepares to Evacuate First Island in Face of Rising Sea Level

On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who…

Varieties Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who returned to Earth last month after a 12-day journey into space, attends a news conference after returning to Japan, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, in Tokyo, Japan January 7, 2022. (Reuters)

Japanese Billionaire Maezawa Cancels Moon Flyby Mission

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancelled his "dearMoon" mission, which the project said was to have been the first private flight around the moon, the…

Varieties Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash during an eruption as seen from Bukittinggi, West Sumatera province, Indonesia, May 30, 2024, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Al Fatah/ via Reuter

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu Erupts as Disaster Agency Warns of Possible Floods, Cold Lava Flow

A volcano in Indonesia's eastern island of Halmahera erupted on Saturday spewing a five-km (3-mile) high ash cloud, the country's volcanology agency (PVMBG)…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US FDA Approves Moderna's RSV Vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, the company announced on Friday, giving it a shot at much…

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Varieties Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people. (AFP)

Researchers Find a Single, Surprising Gene Behind Disorder That Causes Intellectual Disability

Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people…

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Varieties The crop is seen in a wheat field ahead of annual harvest near Moree, Australia, October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Barrett

Rain in Australia's Parched Crop Zones Boosts Harvest Outlook

Rain in parched areas of Western and South Australia and more expected in coming days could add as much as a million tons to the country's wheat harvest,…

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Varieties Bruhat Soma, who also competed in the past two annual competitions, will take home a $50,000 prize and a championship trophy. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

Florida 12-year-old Triumphs at US Spelling Bee

Mastering words such as "cricetine" and "indumentum", 12-year-old Bruhat Soma clinched victory Thursday in the United States' spelling bee. The seventh-grade…

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Varieties A book borrowed from a Helsinki library was returned in May -- 84 years overdue, a librarian told AFP on Wednesday.

Finnish Library Book Returned 84 Years Overdue

A book borrowed from a Helsinki library was returned in May -- 84 years overdue, a librarian told AFP on Wednesday. A Finnish translation of Sir Arthur Conan…

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Varieties Covehithe Beach sits in the Benacre National Nature Reserve (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

One of the UK’s Best Beaches Could Disappear Soon

A Suffolk beach considered one of the UK’s best stretches of coastline could be lost to the North Sea in as little as 16 years. Covehithe Beach in the Benacre…

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Varieties FILE - Britain's King Charles III pauses during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)

King Charles to Take Part in Official Birthday Celebrations

King Charles III will take part in his official birthday celebrations in a little over two weeks, as the monarch eases his way back into public duties while…

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Varieties Devoted dog Boncuk looks for his owner, Cemal Senturk, at the entrance of a medical care facility in the Black Sea city of Trabzon, Türkiye, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (DHA via AP)

Türkiye's Plan to Get Stray Dogs off Streets Touches Raw Nerve

Dogs rush over and greet Nilgul Sayar when she arrives by car to feed them in the countryside near Istanbul, one of many Turks with affection for Türkiye's…

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Varieties The refreshed ROSHN Waterfront will be unveiled in early June. - SPA

ROSHN Launches Waterfront Walkway Revamp in Jeddah

ROSHN Group has announced, in a press release, a revamp of ROSHN Waterfront, a popular destination in Jeddah that attracts over 55 million visitors annually…

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Varieties 30 May 2024, South Korea, Sacheon-si: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech during an opening ceremony of the temporary headquarters of the Korea AeroSpace Administration in Sacheon. Photo: YNA/dpa

South Korea Plans Mars Landing in 2045

South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) until then on space exploration, President Yoon Suk Yeol said on…

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