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Missing Teen Found Alive After 6 Days in Australian Woodlands

Varieties In this image made from video and provided by the Victoria State Police 17-year-old William, center right, is embraced by his mother Elizabeth, only first names were provided by police, while in a helicopter in Cowwarr, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, after William spent six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands. (Victoria Police via AP)

Missing Teen Found Alive After 6 Days in Australian Woodlands

A 17-year-old boy with autism was found alive Thursday after six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands. The boy, whom police identified only as William…

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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 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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Varieties Torpedo tubes of the wreck of the USS Samuel B Roberts. Handout Caladan Oceanic and EYOS expeditions/AFP

'Deepest Shipwreck': US WWII Ship Found Off Philippines

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's…

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Varieties Journalists look at the frescoes coming from the sacellum, a small votive chapel, of a two-story home, or "domus," dating from around 134-138 AD that was partially destroyed to make way for the construction of the Caracalla public baths, which opened in 216 AD, are on display at the Caracalla archaeological park in Rome, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP)

Ancient Home, Prayer Room Open at Rome’s Baths of Caracalla

One the most spectacular examples of ancient Roman baths, the Baths of Caracalla, has become more spectacular. Authorities in Rome on Thursday opened to the…

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Varieties Nearly 600,000 additional deaths could have been prevented if the WHO's goal of vaccinating 40 percent of every country's population by the end of 2021 had been met TANG CHHIN Sothy AFP

Covid Vaccines Saved 20 Million Lives in First Year

Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according to the first large modelling study on the topic…

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Varieties Palestinian surfers ride a wave off Gaza City Mahmud HAMS AFP

Swimming and Surfing, Gazans Savor a Cleaner Sea

Palestinians in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip are rediscovering the pleasures of the Mediterranean Sea, after authorities declared the end of a long period…

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Varieties Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) presented new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with a bamboo bike. LAILY RACHEV PRESIDENTIAL PALACE/AFP/File

Indonesian Designer's Wheels behind Leaders' Bamboo Bike Bromance

As Indonesian President Joko Widodo led Anthony Albanese around the lush gardens of a presidential palace south of Jakarta earlier this month, he presented the…

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Varieties The Austrian capital Vienna has returned as the world's most livable city. JOE KLAMAR AFP

Vienna Returns as World's 'Most Livable City'

The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most livable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The…

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Varieties Dr. Andreas Cangellaris, the Founding President of NEOM U. SPA

NEOM Appoints Founding President of its Flagship University

NEOM, the sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia, has appointed Dr. Andreas Cangellaris as the Founding President of NEOM U – NEOM’s first…

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Varieties Aftermath of the Sierra de la Culebra wildfire in Otero de Bodas, Zamora province, Spain, 20 June 2022. (EPA)

In World’s First, Spain’s Seville to Name and Classify Heatwaves

Seville has introduced a pioneering system to name and classify frequent heatwaves that affect the city in Spain's arid south, which will tie meteorological…

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Varieties A staff member stands next to exhibit items displayed during a media preview at the Palace Museum in Hong Kong, China June 22, 2022. (Reuters)

Hong Kong Palace Museum Aims to Engage City’s Youth with Chinese Culture

Hong Kong's new Palace Museum, a gift from Beijing to marks 25th anniversary of the territory's return to Chinese rule, aims to engage the city's younger…

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Varieties A toad is pictured on the road in Tallinn, Estonia April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Frogs Help Identify Three Illness-Resistant Drugs

Humans may soon owe to a species of small frogs that may give them the power to resist illness. A team of researchers have recently identified a mechanism that…

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Varieties Visual artist from Kosovo Petrit Halilaj poses during his exhibition at the Kamel Mennour Gallery in Paris, France, June 10, 2022. (AFP Photo)

Child-Refugee-Turned Artist Showcases War Traumas in Exhibition

Petrit Halilaj, 36, knows war very well because he lived it as a child refugee in Kosovo. The visual artist showcases his experience with drawings that art…

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Varieties A man carries a block of ice at his stall in Iraq's southern city of Basra. Hussein Faleh AFP

For Iraqis a Sweltering Summer Has Begun

Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air…

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Varieties Bryan Ong, founder of the Museum Victoria City, poses next to the burnt Union Jack saved by a British soldier during the Battles of Hong Kong in World War II, at the museum in Hong Kong, China, June 15, 2022. Picture taken June 15, 2022. (Reuters)

‘Good or Bad, It’s Hong Kong History’ Says British Colonial Museum Founder

Bryan Ong has made it his mission to preserve items that tell the story of Hong Kong's British colonial past even as Beijing increasingly shapes life in the…

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Varieties Couples dance at a club in Damascus, Syria, June 13, 2022. For the participants, ballroom dancing is a form of release, finding their rhythm in music away from their country’s many social and economic pressures. (AP)

Away from War, Syrians Find Their Rhythm in Ballroom Dancing

One, two, three, stop. Five, six, seven, stop: A group of young Syrian men and women step, sway and twirl to the backdrop of salsa music, dancing their worries…

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Varieties The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize is held by a handler before the start of an auction benefiting Ukrainian children, at The Times Center in New York, New York, US, 20 June 2022. (EPA)

Russian Journalist’s Nobel Peace Prize Fetches Record $103.5 Mln at Auction to Aid Ukraine Children

Dmitry Muratov, the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and the editor of one of Russia's last major independent newspapers, auctioned off his Nobel medal…

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Varieties In this file photo taken on June 14, 2022 an aerial view of Hong Kong's Jumbo Floating Restaurant, an iconic but ageing tourist attraction designed like a Chinese imperial palace, being towed out of Aberdeen Harbor. (AFP)

Hong Kong’s Iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant Capsizes at Sea

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company…

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Varieties The world's biggest freshwater fish, a giant stingray is pictured with International scientists, Cambodian fisheries officials and villagers at Koh Preah island in the Mekong River south of Stung Treng province, Cambodia June 14, 2022. (Wonder of Mekong/ Handout via Reuters)

Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish

The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast…

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Varieties Prince William turns 40 on Tuesday - KENSINGTON PALACE/AFP

Future King William's Influence Grows as He Hits 40

Prince William's 40th birthday this week marks a significant milestone for the future king, who is rapidly stamping his authority on the British royal family…

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Varieties Workers manually box medicines at the State Company for Drugs Industries factory in Samara. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Iraq Confirms 13 Cholera Cases, Scores Suspected

A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people and scores more suspected cases have been sent for analysis, most from the northern Kurdistan region…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia 1st Among Arab States, 30th Globally in Quality of Scientific Research

Saudi Arabia 1st Among Arab States, 30th Globally in Quality of Scientific Research

The Kingdom’s education is the best among Arab countries and ranked 30th globally, according to the British ‘Nature Index’ that assesses countries,…

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Varieties Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habashi is a seventh century monastery perched atop a barren, rocky hill 100 kilometers north of the Syria capital Damascus. LOUAI BESHARA AFP

Syrian Desert Monastery Seeks Visitors

A Syrian desert monastery that was once a hub for interfaith dialogue, attracting tens of thousands, has reopened to visitors after more than a decade of war…

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Varieties US President Joe Biden falls to the ground after riding up to members of the public during a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, US, June 18, 2022. (Reuters)

Biden Takes Spill While Getting off Bike after Beach Ride

President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn…

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Varieties A researcher works in a lab run by Moderna Inc. (Reuters)

Scientists Identify Potential Drug Combination to Eliminate Cancer with ‘Killer Cells

Most skin cancer drugs that activate the immune system work by triggering immune cells, called T-cells, to attack tumors, but when T-cells are activated for…

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