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Europe’s Hera Spacecraft Begins Close Inspections of an Asteroid Rammed by NASA in a 2022 Test

Varieties This undated image provided by the European Space Agency on Nov. 5, 2026 and taken by the Hera spacecraft, shows asteroid Didymos. (European Space Agency via AP)

Europe’s Hera Spacecraft Begins Close Inspections of an Asteroid Rammed by NASA in a 2022 Test

A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test. The European Space Agency…

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Varieties Looking across vast distances means peering into the past because of the time needed for light from distant objects to reach us (Reuters)

Euclid Mission Data Release Spans More than 900 Million Galaxies

The European Space Agency has released its first big collection of data from the orbiting Euclid telescope's mission to map the universe's large-scale…

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Varieties The program also provides specialized training in organic farming, pest control, modern irrigation, and coffee cultivation - SPA

Saudi Reef: Coffee Production Reaches 7,400 Tons in 2026

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Saudi Reef) reported that Saudi coffee production rose from 800 tons annually in 2020 to approximately…

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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 Saudi Astronaut Program will send Saudi astronauts into space to help better serve humanity

Saudi Arabia Launches Program to Send Astronauts into Space in 2023

Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will launch a training program with the goal of sending its own astronauts, including a woman, into space next year. "The…

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Varieties File Photo: A scene from the “Gustav Klimt: Gold and Color” show at “Bassins de Lumières” in Bordeaux, France, in June.Credit...Georges Gobet/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Visions of Creativity in Middle East Youth Art Scene

From a Lebanese student decrying government failures through art to a Palestinian teacher seeking escape in music, young people across the Middle East are…

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Varieties Pilot whales beached on Macquarie Harbour, in Tasmania HANDOUT AFP

About 200 Pilot Whales Perish on Australian Beach

About 200 pilot whales have perished after stranding themselves on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, Australian rescuers said…

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Varieties A customer walks in to the Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, Ill., where the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold, Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP)

2 Claim Mega Millions Prize; 3rd-Largest US Lottery Jackpot

Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket to the late July drawing was sold in a…

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Varieties Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza, right, crowns India's Harnaaz Sandhu as Miss Universe 2021 during the 70th Miss Universe pageant, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Eilat, Israel. (AP)

Next Miss Universe Pageant to Be Broadcast from New Orleans

New Orleans will be the site of the 71st Miss Universe contest, bringing together nearly 90 women contestants from around the world in January, the Miss…

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Varieties Manga Arabia signs an agreement with Malaysian comic publisher Kadokawa Gempak Starz (KGS). (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Manga Arabia Signs Agreement with Malaysia’s Kadokawa Gempak Starz (KGS)

Manga Arabia, one of the latest creative content projects from leading global media group Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG), on Tuesday signed an agreement…

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Varieties A Canadian $20 note from 1935, featuring a portrait 8-years-old Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth), which will be auctioned later this month is seen in this undated handout picture provided September 20, 2022. (Sean Isaacs/Handout via Reuters)

Collectors Clamor for Rare Queen Elizabeth Coins and Notes

The death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth has collectors scrambling to secure rare coins and bills bearing her likeness, even as her portrait is set to remain in…

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Varieties A cook waits for customers at the IKEA cafeteria in Prague, February 25, 2013. (Reuters)

IKEA's Restaurants Have More than Halved Food Waste Since 2017

IKEA, which as well as being the largest furniture brand also runs one of the world's biggest restaurant chains, has slashed its food waste by 54% since 2017…

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Varieties Vessels that contained opium in the 14th century BC, when it was used by Canaanites as an offering for the dead, according to a study by the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University and The Weizmann Institute of Science, are displayed in Jerusalem, September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Opium Dating Back to 14th Century BC Found in Ancient Grave Site in Israel

Opium traces have been discovered in Israel in vessels used in burial rituals by the ancient Canaanites, providing one of the world's earliest evidences of use…

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MBC Group Inaugurates New Offices in Riyadh

MBC Media Group inaugurated its new headquarters in Riyadh during a huge ceremony attended by Acting Minister of Media Majed al-Qasabi and several prominent…

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Varieties Iraqi fisherman Naim Haddad, 40, stands barefoot on his boat at sunset on Shatt al-Arab, the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that empties into the Gulf, near the city of Basrah in southern Iraq, on February 12, 2022. (Photo by Ayman HENNA / AFP)

Iraq's Mighty River Drying Up

It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilization itself. But today the Tigris is dying. …

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Varieties This combination of photos shows images from "Monet’s Garden: The Immersive Experience" in Berlin on Jan. 11, 2022. (DKC/O&M via AP)

Immersive Claude Monet Exhibit Planned for NYC This Fall

Acres of water lilies will bloom on Wall Street this fall, at least digitally. A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating French artist Claude Monet will…

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Varieties Emma, the monarch's fell pony, stands as the Ceremonial Procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Windsor Castle for the Committal Service at St George's Chapel, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. (AP)

Loyal to the Last, Queen’s Corgis and Pony Watch Her Pass

Queen Elizabeth's black pony Emma watched the monarch's funeral procession pass by in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where it was held on a lead by a groomsman…

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Varieties A preliminary inspection of the 3,300-year-old cave at Palmahim National Park, on Sept 13, 2022. PHOTO: ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY/TWITTER

Rameses II-era Burial Cave Found in Israel

Israeli archaeologists on Sunday announced the "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery of a burial cave from the time of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II, filled…

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Varieties General Entertainment Authority Launches Program to Celebrate 92nd Saudi National Day

General Entertainment Authority Launches Program to Celebrate 92nd Saudi National Day

Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki bin Abdulmuhsen Al Al-Sheikh has launched a huge program of events on the occasion of the 92nd Saudi…

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Varieties  US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate during a meeting with Egypt’s Minister of Environment on the sidelines of the 18th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Senegal. (Egypt’s Ministry of Environment)

Cairo, Washington Agree to Launch Initiative to Adapt to Clime Changes

Egypt and the United States agreed on the importance of adapting to climate changes, especially in developing countries and the African continent. This…

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Varieties A Tunisian flag flutters on a makeshift boat on the Salt Lake in Kebili province, southern Tunisia August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

Tunisian ‘Hanging Garden’ Farms Cling on Despite Drought

High in the hills of northwestern Tunisia, farmers are tending thousands of fig trees with a unique system of terracing they hope will protect them from ever…

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Varieties "French Spiderman", climber Alain Robert, climbs the TotalEnergies skyscraper in La Defense near Paris, France September 17, 2022. (Reuters)

‘French Spiderman’ Climbs Paris Skyscraper to Mark Turning 60

Alain Robert, the free climber dubbed the "French Spiderman", scaled a 48-storey skyscraper in Paris on Saturday, fulfilling a goal he had set for himself once…

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Varieties A cheetah runs off a mount in the Masai Mara National Park, Kenya, September 2, 2022. (Reuters)

Cheetahs Make a Comeback in India after 70 Years

Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they're back. Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the…

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Varieties Details of parts of a Byzantine-era mosaic floor are uncovered by a Palestinian farmer in Bureij in central Gaza Strip, Sept. 5, 2022. (AFP)

Byzantine Mosaics Discovered under Gaza Farm

Byzantine mosaics dating from the 5th to 7th centuries were unveiled in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, after being uncovered by a farmer ploughing his land…

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Varieties Former football player David Beckham leaves after paying his respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth lying in state, following her death, in London, Britain September 16, 2022. (Reuters)

Former England Football Captain Beckham Queues to See Queen Elizabeth’s Coffin

Former England football captain David Beckham queued for more than 13 hours alongside thousands of other mourners to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state in…

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Varieties Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been named UNICEF's new Goodwill Ambassador Ed JONES AFP

New UNICEF Ambassador Seeks to Give Louder Voice to Climate Change Victims

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate recently traveled to the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa to hear from children suffering from starvation. The next day…

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Varieties A classroom awaits students at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School, part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada September 14, 2020. Nathan Denette/Pool via REUTERS

Saudi Education Minister to Participate in Transforming Education Summit in New York

The Saudi Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammad Al Al-Sheikh, will participate in the Transforming Education Summit being held in New York from…

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Varieties A general view of Beirut central district, Lebanon, August 22, 2019. Picture taken August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanese Rejoice after Mayyas Win 'America's Got Talent'

Lebanese celebrated the local dance troupe Mayyas on Thursday after it won the "America's Got Talent" TV contest, stoking joy and pride in a country battered…

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