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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 This file photo shows the sole surviving full-scale model of the 1975 "Jaws" shark. (AMPAS/AFP)

Life Imitates Art: ‘Jaws’ Extra Named Police Chief

A man who as a child had a brief but key role in "Jaws" has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the 1975 movie was partially filmed. …

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Varieties General view in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 21 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Saudi Arabia Unanimously Re-elected to Chair ALECSO's Executive Council

The Arab countries, represented by the members of the Executive Council of the Arab Organization for Education, Culture, and Science (ALECSO), have unanimously…

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On Beirut’s Gemmayze Street: An Oasis of Music and Art

Gemmayze Street appeals to a broad segment of Beirutis. Brimming with restaurants, cafes and art galleries, it is also home to exhibitions and stores that sell…

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Varieties This May 16, 2021, photo shows window air conditioners in New York.  (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Scientists Engineer Wood-Based Foam to Keep Buildings Cooler

Summertime is almost here, a time when many people try to beat the heat. But running air conditioners constantly can be expensive and wasteful. Now,…

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Varieties A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Demo 1 crew capsule lifts off from pad 39A, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Boeing's Starliner Spaceship Docks with ISS in High-stakes Test Mission

Boeing's Starliner capsule docked with the International Space Station Friday, a major milestone in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight as the US aerospace…

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Varieties Environmental activist Rob Greenfield walks around Beverly Hills, California May 16, 2022 wearing a suit filled with every piece of trash he has generated living and consuming like a typical American for one month to raise awareness about how much garbage just one person generates. (AFP)

US Campaigner Wanders LA Streets Wearing Trash

Since he launched his awareness campaign, Rob Greenfield has been wandering the luxurious streets of Beverly Hills, wearing around 30 kg of trash packed in his…

Varieties The 75th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Frere et soeur" (Brother and Sister) in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 20, 2022. Rossy de Palma, President of the Camera d'Or Jury, poses. (Reuters)

Small French Town Hosts Mini Cannes Film Festival

As the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on the Mediterranean, the French town of Castelmaurou celebrated the 9th edition of its own film festival, a smaller…

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Varieties This undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Friday, May 20, 2022, shows a gold Mycenaean-era ring which was willingly returned by Swedish officials who provided full assistance with documenting the artifact and its provenance.(Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

After String of Adventures, Ancient Gold Ring Back in Greece

A more than 3,000-year-old gold signet ring that was stolen from an Aegean island in World War II, crossed the Atlantic, was bought by a Nobel Prize-winning…

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Varieties The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is pictured at the French company's headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France, April 22, 2020. (Reuters)

Cancer Coalition Aims to Boost Access to Medicines in Poorer Countries

Pharmaceutical companies including Novartis and Roche have teamed up with global cancer organizations in an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications…

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Varieties Anime Village at Jeddah Season. (SPA)

Manga Arabia Takes Part in Anime Village at Jeddah Season

The Saudi Research and Media Group's (SRMG) Manga Arabia is taking part in the Anime Village as part of Jeddah Season 2022. Anime Village is the first of…

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Varieties A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut became the most expensive car ever sold after fetching 135 million euros at auction - Mercedes-Benz AG/AFP

Vintage Mercedes Fetches Record €135 MN at Auction

A 1955 Mercedes-Benz, one of only two of its kind, was auctioned off earlier this month for a whopping 135 million euros ($143 million), making it the most…

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Varieties Multiple cases of monkeypox in Europe, the UK, Canada and the United States have health authorities worried that the dangerous, though usually not life-threatening, disease could be spreading Cole Burston AFP/File

Rare Monkeypox Outbreaks Detected in N.America, Europe

Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease…

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Varieties The Jean-Michel Basquiat artwork sold for $85 million at auction in New York Tolga Akmen AFP

Basquiat Owned by Japan's Maezawa Sells for $85 mn

Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled" 1982 sold for $85 million at auction in New York Wednesday, well above its pre-sale estimate and netting Japanese billionaire…

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Varieties Handout image of a comic book cover about Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, obtained on May 17, 2022. TidalWave Productions/Handout via Reuters

Ukraine President Zelenskiy’s Life Story Told in New Comic Book

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's life story - from comedian to war-time leader - has been given the graphic novel treatment in TidalWave Comics' latest…

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Varieties Water vapor rises from a cooling tower of a China Energy ultra-low emission coal-fired power plant. Reuters

Study: Pollution Behind 1 in 6 Global Deaths in 2019

Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published Wednesday, with experts raising alarm over…

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Varieties A bank note found in a charity shop was recently auctioned online for £140,000 (Oxfam)

Rare Palestinian Banknote Sold for 140,000 Pounds in Auction

Paul Wyman was volunteering in the Brentwood's Oxfam branch when he noticed in a package of donated goods, an odd-looking banknote of £100 Palestine pounds…

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Varieties Andy Warhol’s “Self Portrait” during a press preview on May 6, 2022 for the Macklowe Collection at Sotheby's in New York TIMOTHY A. CLARY AFP

Macklowe Art Collection Becomes Most Expensive Ever Sold at Auction

The famed Macklowe collection, subject of a bitter divorce battle between a New York property developer and his ex-wife, became the most expensive art…

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Varieties An actor poses with a replica of a vintage cinema camera as visitors enter an invitation-only screening, at the King Abdullah Financial District Theater, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, April
18, 2018. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Saudi Film Festival Announces Juries of Films, Scripts

The committee responsible for organizing the Saudi Film Festival announced the juries assigned to assess feature films, short films, and unproduced scripts…

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Varieties A full moon rises above the iconic Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, early Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP)

Full Lunar Eclipse Brings Rare ‘Super Blood Moon’

One of our planet's most stunning sights came to the skies - a super blood Moon, reported BBC. In the year's only full lunar eclipse, Earth came between the…

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Varieties Tucked away east of Sudan's capital, the Marshall Nature Reserve has been a haven for dozens of exotic birds from far and wide - Khartoum Marshall Nature Reserve/AFP

Sudan Sanctuary Offers Haven for Exotic Birds

Tucked away east of Sudan's capital Khartoum, a sanctuary of lush green vegetation has been a haven for dozens of exotic birds from far and wide. "I have a…

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Varieties Student Abdullah al-Ghamdi, winner of the 2022 Regeneron Young Scientist Award (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Students Win 22 Int’l Awards Paving Way Towards Promising Future

The Saudi science and engineering team won 15 grand prizes and six special prizes during its participation in the most prominent scientific fair for…

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Varieties Civilization in Iraq dates back thousands of years but the country's rich heritage has suffered from decades of looting and war. (AFP)

Briton, German on Trial in Iraq over Pottery Shards

A Briton and a German allegedly found with ancient pottery shards in their luggage told the start of their trial Sunday in Iraq that they had no intention of…

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Varieties A man look on as he sits in a golf cart near Dung Gate, close to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City November 7, 2019. (Reuters)

Opponents of Jerusalem Cable Car Plan Lose Supreme Court Case

Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over Jerusalem to the walls of the Old City lost on Sunday their Supreme Court case…

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Varieties A worker at a rice mill in Iraq's central province of Najaf, where water shortages mean a drastic reduction in the amount that can be cultivated Qassem al-KAABI AFP

Iraq's Prized Rice Crop Threatened by Drought

Drought is threatening the Iraqi tradition of growing amber rice, the aromatic basis of rich lamb and other dishes, and a key element in a struggling economy. …

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