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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 A woman picks up plastic cups along the riverbank of Pasig river, in Manila, Philippines, June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

India Bans Many Single-use Plastics to Tackle Waste

India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe…

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Varieties Giant male panda Xiao Liwu eats a meal of bamboo before being repatriated to China with his mother Bai Yun, bringing an end to a 23-year-long panda research program in San Diego, California, US, April 18, 2019. Picture taken April 18, 2019. (Reuters)

For Pandas, It’s Been Two ‘Thumbs’ up for Millions of Years

Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one of the marvels of evolution: the giant panda's false thumb, which helps this veggie…

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Varieties Scientists take a picture of the lionfish in the Red Sea. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Largest Study Reveals Diversity of Habitats in Red Sea

The Red Sea Development Company, the developer of the world's most ambitious renewable tourism projects, has published the results of one of the largest…

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Varieties FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, March 5, 2020, Britain's Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex leaves after attending the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in London.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, FILE)

UK Royal Family Will Not Release Meghan 'Bullying' Report

The details of a probe into allegations of bullying by the Duchess of Sussex against royal family staff will not be published despite its outcome leading to…

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Varieties An image of Mars captured by Chinese rover Zhurong of the Tianwen-1 mission is seen in this image released by China National Space Administration (CNSA) June 29, 2022. (CNSA/Handout via Reuters)

Chinese Spacecraft Acquires Images of Entire Planet of Mars

An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft has acquired imagery data covering all of Mars, including visuals of its south pole, after circling the planet more than 1,300…

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Varieties A white heron looks for food on the Po river, in Linarolo, near Pavia, Italy, Monday, June 27, 2022. Italy's largest river, which is turning into a long stretch of sand due to the lack of rain, is leaving the Lomellina rice flats - nestled between the river Po and the Alps - without the necessary water to flood the paddies. (AP)

EU Countries Approve Climate Measures after Long Talks

European Union countries reached a deal backing stricter climate rules that would eliminate carbon emissions from new cars by 2035 following hard-fought talks…

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Varieties A farmer holds up handful of locusts that descended on a field in Byblos, north of Beirut, November 2, 2004. REUTERS/Sharif Karim

Scientists Make First Complete Genome of Desert Locust

The first high-quality genome of the desert locust -- the most destructive migratory insect in the world -- has been produced by US Department of Agriculture…

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Varieties Racers run with their buffaloes in a traditional buffalo race during the rice-planting festival in Chonburi on June 26, 2022 to celebrate the start of paddy-sowing season. AFP

Traditional Water Buffalo Race Marks Beginning of Rice Planting Season in Thailand

Four participants in the Thai water buffalo race sprint barefoot trying to control their beasts galloping across a decorated paddy field, amid screaming fans…

Varieties FILE - A nurse stands outside a coronavirus vaccination room at a clinic in Baghdad, Iraq, April 21, 2021. AP

Iraq Announces 1st Cholera Death Since New Outbreak

A cholera outbreak in Iraq claimed its first victim Tuesday, with 17 new cases recorded in the country within 24 hours, a health ministry spokesperson said. …

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Varieties The director general of the World Wildlife Fund, Marco Lambertini, gives an interview to Reuters at the United Nations Ocean Conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, June 28, 2022. (Reuters)

‘Terrifying’: WWF Chief Hits Out at Plans to Mine the Deep Sea

The World Wildlife Fund's chief warned on Tuesday that the potential impact of mining the deep sea could be "terrifying" and called for strict regulations to…

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Varieties Rocket Lab's Electron rocket sits on the launch pad on the Mahia peninsula in New Zealand, in this May 17, 2022 photo. (Rocket Lab va AP)

NASA Hopes New Zealand Launch Will Pave Way for Moon Landing

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. So it…

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Varieties People walk over a pedestrian crossing under an intense sun Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP)

Tokyo June Heatwave Worst Since 1875 as Power Supply Creaks under Strain

Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and…

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Varieties Workers clean a restored Roman-era mosaic after it was put on display at its original site in Lod, now an Israeli city where an archaeological centre has been inaugurated, Israel June 27, 2022. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen

Magnificent Ancient Mosaic Found Near Tel Aviv Returns Home

An exceptionally well-preserved Roman floor mosaic, showing a rich variety of fish, animals, birds and ships, has returned to the site where it was first found…

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Varieties The waters off Hon Mun island are a popular diving spot in Vietnam. Quang DUC AFP

Vietnam Halts Scuba Diving off Popular Island to Protect Coral

Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The…

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Varieties UN Oceans Conference Eyes Steps toward High Seas Agreement

UN Oceans Conference Eyes Steps toward High Seas Agreement

The United Nations is hoping that a conference starting Monday will bring fresh momentum for protracted efforts to find an international agreement on…

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Varieties Diver during a research trip in the Red Sea offshore of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. (Reuters)

KAUST Announces Partnership with Ocean Aero for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced a new collaboration agreement with Ocean Aero, a manufacturer and service provider of…

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Varieties 26 June 2022, Bavaria, Elmau: (L-R) Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida, European Union Council President Charles Michel, President of France Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, and European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gather at the holding room of Schloss Elmau ahead of the official welcome ceremony of the G7 Summit. (Federal Government/Bundesregieru via PA Media/dpa)

Leaders at G7 Mock Bare-Chested Horseback Rider Putin

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday, at a meeting in Germany dominated by…

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Varieties File Photo: An artist's reconstruction shows the extinct steppe mammoth, an evolutionary predecessor to the woolly mammoth that flourished during the last Ice Age. (Handout via Reuters)

Canadian Gold Miners Find Rare Mummified Baby Woolly Mammoth

Miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada's far north have made a rare discovery, digging up the mummified remains of a near complete baby woolly mammoth. …

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Varieties Joseph Tso, owner of Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong's porcelain factory, holds a plate with dragon print in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP)

Hong Kong’s Last Hand-Painted Porcelain Factory

Step into Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong’s last remaining hand-painted porcelain factory, and you find yourself surrounded by stacks of dinnerware, each…

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Varieties Saint Hilarion monastery is one of the heritage sites in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory home to rich, if under-developed, archaeological treasures MAHMUD HAMS AFP

Rich Heritage Buried under Impoverished Gaza Strip

While workers labored on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth. "I…

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Varieties The three-day exhibition was organized by the Association of Culture and Arts in Tabuk Region in partnership with the US Consulate

1st Saudi-American Joint Exhibition of Photography Held in Tabuk Region

The Association of Culture and Arts in Tabuk Region has held the first Saudi-American Joint Exhibition of Photography in the region in the presence of the US…

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Varieties Minister Leila Benali presents a report on the quality of beach waters on Friday, June 25, 2022. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Moroccan Beaches Classified According to Quality of Water, Sand

Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali said that 379 monitoring stations for the quality of water in the kingdom’s…

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Varieties A newly-born white rhinoceros follows its mother (not pictured) at the National Zoo in Havana, Cuba, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Cuba Zookeepers Celebrate Birth of Rare Baby White Rhino

The zookeepers at Cuba's National Zoo are especially proud of Ale, a pudgy, gray-brown baby white rhinoceros born earlier this month on the outskirts of…

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Varieties The system won the United Nations Public Service Award 2022 in the category of institutional resilience and innovative responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. SPA

Tawakkalna Wins United Nations Public Service Award 2022

Saudi Arabia is seeking to develop digital governance through the national transformation program of Vision 2030 by launching several services aimed at…

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