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Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Varieties Around 11 million deaths a year are linked to unhealthy diets, according to the agency, based on data from a global study. (Getty Images)

Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…

Varieties Dozens of Pakistani farmers are suing German firms RWE and Heidelberg Materials in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

Pakistan Farmers in Long Fight to Make German Firms Pay for Flood Damage

In a Pakistani village nestled in rice fields, Abdul Hafeez Khoso remembers the vast industrial zones he saw in Germany when he visited to file a pioneering…

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Varieties A tourist holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun while walking on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

This Year Set to Be One of Four Hottest on Record, UN Report Says

This year is ‌on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN…

Varieties A white-tailed eagle over the Isle of Mull in Scotland. (Natural Resources Wales)

Reintroduction of White-Tailed Eagles Puts Seabird Colonies at Risk of Wipeout

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, The Guardian reported quoting…

Varieties Residents extend a supply hose to fill a barrel with clean water from a tanker truck in Kavling Bakau Serip, amid local water shortages linked to data center developments in Batam. ANDARU / AFP

Can't Cook or Shower: Indonesians Take Aim at Data Centers

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centers spring up to power the…

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Varieties A woman cycles through the Tiergarten park in Berlin as trees sport their autumn foliage, on October 27, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Child Attacked by Wolf in German Wildlife Park

A young girl was attacked by a wolf and badly injured in a German wildlife park Wednesday, police said, adding that the eight-year-old was taken to hospital by…

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Varieties This image shows the orbital pathway of the newly discovered dwarf planet candidate 2026 ED138, as observed by the US National Science Foundation/Department of Energy Vera C. Rubin Observatory. This image is a composite of multiple images captured by Rubin between March 4 and July 11, 2026, at intervals indicated by the teal-colored circles. ED138 is visible at the center of each circle. (NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/Handout via Reuters)

Possible New Dwarf Planet Identified Orbiting Beyond Pluto

Scientists using a Chile-based telescope have identified an icy object orbiting beyond Pluto that may join our solar system's small roster of dwarf planets. …

Varieties (FILES) Emissions spew from a large stack at the coal fired Brandon Shores Power Plant, on March 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by MARK WILSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Lancet Study: Climate Change Must Be Declared 'Global Health Emergency'

Climate change must be declared a "global health emergency" to shape governments' policies after heat caused three million deaths between 2016 and 2023, a…

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Varieties Bluey balloon flies during the 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, New York City, US, November 23, 2023. (Reuters)

Australia's ABC Tells Far-Right Party to Stop Using ‘Bluey’ Character

Australia's national broadcaster ABC called on the far-right One Nation party on Wednesday to stop using children's TV character "Bluey" in its political…

Varieties This photograph shows the exterior of the Safaripark Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, on October 27, 2026. (Photo by ROB ENGELAAR / ANP / AFP)

Dutch Zookeeper Dies after Leopard Attacked her in the Animal's Enclosure

A longtime zookeeper at a safari park in the Netherlands died Tuesday from injuries she suffered when she was attacked by a leopard in its enclosure over the…

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Varieties An artistic reconstruction of the ankylosaur Spicomellus afer shows the animal with the most extensive armor of any known dinosaur. Spicomellus lived about 165 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. REUTERS

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Named after British Dad

A new species and genus of dinosaur has been named after a dad in Surrey, in the UK, according to BBC. Paludohadros proudlovii - an iguanodontian - was named…

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Varieties An artistic reconstruction of the Triassic Period marine amphibian, Gerrothorax maritimus, seen suction-feeding on a coelacanth at the bottom of the ocean, in a handout image released on October 26, 2026. Chen Geng, Guizhou University/Handout via REUTERS

Ancient Armored Bottom-feeder is First Seagoing Amphibian

Amphibians rely on their permeable skin for the crucial functions of breathing and drinking, a wonderful adaptation in freshwater that is subverted by the salt…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: The rotor of a wind turbine turns round at a wind power plant on top of a mountain in Pyeongchang, about 210 km east of Seoul, May 4, 2007. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)/File Photo

UN: Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit New Record Highs in 2025

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere rose to new record highs in 2025, locking in climate impacts that will persist for centuries to come, the…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A resident receives oxygen from a free mobile oxygen bus deployed by the city government amid haze from wildfires in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 23, 2026. REUTERS/Arief Rahman Septian Prathama/File Photo

Indonesia Sends Oxygen Bus to Aid Residents Choking on Forest Fire Haze

A bus fitted out with oxygen tanks is providing a sanctuary in a city on Indonesia's Borneo island where people are choking from forest-fire-induced haze and…

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Varieties Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is the world’s highest, according to Guinness World Records (Shutterstock) 

World’s Highest Bridge Becomes Tourist Hot Spot in China

Against the towering mountains of southwestern China, a crowd gathered as a young man prepared to bungee jump off the world’s highest bridge. He stood above…

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Varieties The sarcophagus of Lady Shep-En-Hor (Instagram)

Scottish Museums Remove Mummies from Display to ‘Protect Their Privacy’

Two museums in Glasgow have removed the remains of Egyptian mummies from display over ethical concerns, according to BBC. The mummified corpse of the priest…

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Varieties  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan poses for the media in Oxford Street as it becomes traffic-free and pedestrianized in London, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (AP)

Buses Out, Shoppers In: London’s Oxford Street Goes Traffic-Free

Part ‌of London's Oxford Street, Britain's busiest shopping thoroughfare, went permanently traffic-free on Monday in an effort to revitalize the area and…

Varieties  People make their way at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan,October 23, 2026. (Reuters)

Nonagenarian in Japan Outwits Suspected Scammer

A 93-year-old woman in western Japan outsmarted a suspected scammer by pretending to fall for the scheme and helping police arrest him at her home, an officer…

Varieties A tourist takes a selfie with the city skyline seen in the background as haze conditions due to Indonesian wildfires improve in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2026. Mohd Rasfan / AFP

Malaysia's Johor Reopens Schools as Haze Eases

Schools reopened in southern Malaysia on Monday as air quality improved after weeks of toxic haze from wildfires in neighboring Indonesia. The closures were…

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Varieties The births included 16 Arabian sand gazelles, two Arabian oryx, and one Arabian mountain gazelle. (SPA)

Saudi Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority Records 19 Wildlife Births in Q3 2026

Saudi Arabia's Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority recorded 19 wildlife births during the third quarter of 2026 in the Imam…

Varieties People walk through heavy rain in Liverpool, Britain, 24 October 2026. (EPA)

UK Endures Second Big Storm of the Weekend, with the North Bearing the Brunt This Time

The second of two storms to hit the UK this weekend brought widespread travel disruptions and power outages to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England…

Varieties A 20-year-old orangutan tries to escape as members of the BKSDA (Natural Resources Conservation Agency), the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia evacuate it due to forest and land fire, in Hampangen Village, Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan, on October 17, 2026. (AFP)

Ensnared Female Orangutan and Her Baby Rescued in Indonesia

Indonesian conservation workers rescued an orangutan ensnared in rope and her baby on the island of Borneo where the critically endangered animals are at risk…

Varieties FILE - A fan attends the performance by American singer Jon Batiste at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Cracking a Smile Regularly May be Good Not Just for Your Mood but for Your Health

Reminding yourself to smile often cannot only make more friendships but it can also make you feel better. And rather than wait for a reason to smile, just…

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Varieties Six Flags Says it Will Install Seat Belts on Georgia Roller Coaster after Rider's Death

Six Flags Says it Will Install Seat Belts on Georgia Roller Coaster after Rider's Death

The chief executive of Six Flags says the company will install seat belts on the Georgia roller coaster from which a rider fell to his death earlier this month…

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Varieties FILE - A photograph of author A. A. Milne with his son Christopher Robin is displayed beside Milne's son Christopher Robin's beloved teddy bear, the inspiration for "Winne-the-Pooh," at the New York Public Library, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens,File)

British Embassy Quashes Winnie-the-Pooh Return Rumors, Keeping the Bear in New York

It turns out Winnie-the-Pooh and his fluffy friends aren't getting bear-napped from their longtime home at the New York Public Library. The British Embassy…

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Varieties In this image taken from video puppies of the Lagotto Romagnolo dog Hilkka sleep in Finland, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Breeder's album, Julia Kiiskinen/Yle - The Finnish Broadcasting Company via AP)

Need a Smile? This Livestream Features 6 Puppies All Day Long

Every wiggle and wobble, every snuffle and squeak of six newborn puppies snuggling together in Finland is captured by cameras monitoring their development in…

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Varieties Britain's Prince William meets with the public on a street during a royal visit to the Aberfan Disaster Memorial Garden to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1966 disaster, in which 109 children and five teachers were killed at Pantglas Junior School when a coal spoil tip collapsed onto the Welsh village, Britain, October 21, 2026. (Reuters)

Prince William, Wannabe DJ and Film-Lover, Appears on UK Chat Show

Prince William talked about his ‌love of Christopher Nolan films and how he once wanted to be a DJ as he appeared on a British television chat show on…

Varieties This photograph shows French painter Claude Monet's "Iris", 1924–1925, during a preview of 28 Impressionist works of the Schlumberger Collection unveiled ahead of the October 22, 2026, sale at Sotheby's auction house in Paris on September 17, 2026.

Monet’s ‘Iris’ Becomes Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction in France, Sotheby’s Says

Claude Monet's "Iris" was sold late on Thursday for €50 million ($56.05 million), becoming the most expensive work of art sold at auction in France, Sotheby's…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Greece Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 15

Greece's parliament approved a bill on Friday that bans the use of social media platforms for children under 15 amid growing concerns over their impact on the…

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