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Trump Urges 2028 Astronaut Moon Landing in Sweeping Space Policy Order

Varieties FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., US, December 7, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Trump Urges 2028 Astronaut Moon Landing in Sweeping Space Policy Order

President Donald Trump enshrined the US goal to put humans back on the moon by 2028 and defend space from weapon threats in a sweeping executive order issued…

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Varieties Satish Khatik and Sajid Mohammed found a 15.34-carat gem-quality diamond in Panna (Amit Rathaur)

Rare Diamond Changes Lives of Two Indian Friends

On a recent winter morning in Panna, a diamond mining region in central India, two childhood friends made a discovery that they think could change their lives…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: SpaceX logo and Elon Musk silhouette are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

SpaceX Loses Contact with Starlink Satellite after Mishap

SpaceX's Starlink said one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space on Wednesday that created a "small number" of debris and cut off communications…

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Varieties In this photo, released on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 by Four Paws, veterinarians prepare Erion, a three-year-old lion for its transportation from Tirana to Germany after its illegal keeping in Albania. (Four Paws via AP)

Lion, Bear Kept as Pets in Albania Find New Homes in German Wildlife Sanctuaries

A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after authorities in Tirana discovered…

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Varieties This image made by the Cassini spacecraft and provided by NASA on March 12, 2006, shows two of Saturn's moons, the small Epimetheus and smog-enshrouded Titan, with Saturn's A and F rings stretching across the frame. (NASA via AP)

Saturn's Moon Titan May Not Have a Buried Ocean as Long Suspected, New Study Suggests

Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth’s polar seas…

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Varieties Park ranger José Vallejos stands next to petrified dinosaurs footprints in Carreras Pampa in Toro Toro National Park, north of Potosi, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP) 

16,000 Fossil Footprints in Central Bolivia Reveal Dinosaur Behavior 

Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of…

Varieties A figure depicting the rotation of neutral hydrogen in galaxies residing in an extended filament, where the galaxies exhibit a coherent bulk rotational motion tracing the large-scale cosmic web, is seen in this undated illustration obtained by Reuters on December 4, 2025. (Lyla Jung/Handout via Reuters)

Huge Rotating Structure of Galaxies and Dark Matter Is Detected

Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter…

Varieties The release included six mountain ibex, 20 sand gazelles (reem), six idmi gazelles, and five ostriches - SPA

NCW Releases 37 Wildlife Species in Hegra Reserve in AlUla

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW), in cooperation with the Royal Commission for AlUla, has released 37 wildlife species into Hegra Reserve as part of…

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Varieties Ruins of buildings and a car smolder after a wildfire destroyed houses in Koolewong, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)

Australian Bushfires Raze Homes in Two States; Firefighter Dies 

An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large…

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Queen Elizabeth II to Appear on New Commemorative Coin

Many British know Queen Elizabeth II’s profile better than the back of their own hands. After all, her image has stared back at us from the hundreds of coins…

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Varieties The Nobel medal in physiology or medicine presented to Charles M. Rice is displayed, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, during a ceremony in New York. (AP)

Nobel Laureates Arrive for a Week of Events and Awards in Stockholm and Oslo

Nobel week was underway in Stockholm and Oslo with laureates holding news conferences and lectures before they will be awarded the prestigious prizes. …

Varieties People gather during the lighting of the Christmas tree ceremony at the Manger Square, next to the Church of Nativity in the background, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, 06 December 2025. (EPA)

Bethlehem Lights up Christmas Tree for First Time Since Gaza War

Christmas cheer returned to the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ on Saturday as Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank lit up a tree for the first time…

Varieties Calculators are more affordable than phones, and run on batteries and solar power. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

Number's Up: Calculators Hold Out against AI

The humble pocket calculator may not be able to keep up with the mathematical capabilities of new technology, but it will never hallucinate. The device's…

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Saudi Arabia Ranks 5th Globally, 1st in Arab World for AI Sector Growth on Global AI Index

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked fifth globally and first in the Arab world in artificial intelligence sector growth, according to the Global AI Index, the…

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Varieties Located at the heart of Qiddiya City, PlayMaker Studios sits just 40 minutes from Riyadh

Saudi Arabia: Newest State-of-the-Art Film Production Hub Launched in Qiddiya City

Qiddiya Investment Company has announced the official opening of PlayMaker Studios at Qiddiya City, marking the launch of Saudi Arabia’s newest state-of-the…

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Varieties FILE - French First lady Brigitte Macron attends a naming ceremony of the panda born at the Beauval Zoo, in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France, on Dec. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool, File)

Brigitte Macron Visits an Old Friend in China: Giant Panda Called Yuan Meng

French first lady Brigitte Macron caught up with an old friend — a giant panda born in France — at the tail end Friday of a visit to China with President…

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Varieties FILE - A black bear is weighed by FWC Biologists Alyssa Simmons and Mike Orlando at the Rock Springs Run Wildlife Management Area near Lake Mary, Fla., Oct. 24, 2015. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP, file)

Florida Kicks Off 1st Black Bear Hunt in a Decade, Despite Pushback

For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black…

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Varieties David A Lindon's latest sculpture is the same size as a human blood cell, mould spores, bacteria, talcum powder or a fog droplet (David A Lindon)

British Man Makes Artwork in Size of Human Blood Cell

A micro artist said he has beaten his own world record by creating the smallest handmade sculpture ever. David A Lindon, from Bournemouth, Dorset, says his…

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Varieties Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Cleared to Stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and Others Quit in Protest

Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organizer, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw…

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Varieties Yellow-eyed penguins fights in their colony in Katiki Point, on the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island, about 80 kilometers north of Dunedin on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Sanka VIDANAGAMA / AFP)

Study Says African Penguins Starved En Masse Off South Africa

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by…

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Varieties Saudi Post (SPL) issued a set of commemorative stamps to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Saudi Post Issues Stamp Marking Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities

Saudi Post (SPL), the Kingdom's national postal and logistics provider, has issued a set of commemorative stamps valued at SAR3 to mark the International Day…

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Varieties This handout photo release by New Zealand Police on December 5, 2025 shows an officer displaying a recovered diamond-encrusted green Fabergé egg in Auckland after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. (Photo by Handout / NEW ZEALAND POLICE / AFP)

Police 'Recover' Faberge Egg Swallowed by Thief

New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year…

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Center for Space Futures Holds Workshop with Participation of 40 Global Experts

The Center for Space Futures (CSF) held an international workshop in Riyadh on Thursday, bringing together nearly 40 experts from around the world to explore …

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Varieties (FILES) This photo taken on October 24, 2025 shows a 14-year-old boy posing at his home near Gosford as he looks at social media on his mobile phone. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP)

Australia Says the World Will Follow Social Media Ban as Meta Starts Blocking Teens

Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram,…

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Varieties Members of an expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest stand by their tents at the Everest Base Camp in Nepal on April 28, 2025. (AP)

Altitude Sickness: Don’t Let Your Mountain High Lay You Low

Be it on Mount Kilimanjaro, in the Andes, Himalayas or somewhere else, mountaineering can give you an unforgettable high. But it comes with a risk that's often…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A Long March-2F rocket carrying the unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecrafat takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a mission to China's Tiangong space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China November 25, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS

China's Landspace Fails to Complete Reusable Rocket Test

The maiden flight of LandSpace's next-generation Zhuque-3 ended in failure on Wednesday, dashing the Chinese firm's hopes of becoming the third company after…

Varieties A man with dog reads a sign showing an area infected with the African swine fever virus at Collserola Park, in Cerdanyola del Valles, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Spain's Confirmed Swine Fever Cases Rise to Nine

The number of confirmed cases of African swine fever in wild boars in the same area near Barcelona in northeastern Spain rose to nine on Tuesday from two…

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Varieties Workers remove snow from the sidewalk outside of the Iowa State Capitol Building after a snowstorm left several inches of snow in Des Moines, Iowa, US, January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo

Heavy Snow Expected in Parts of US Midwest, Northeast

An intensifying weather system was expected to bring heavy snow and rain to parts of the US Midwest, the Appalachians and the Northeast on Tuesday, with more…

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Varieties  The moon rises over the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

How to Watch the Last Supermoon of the Year

The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies. The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle so it gets nearer and farther as it…

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