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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 Moroccan artist Najwa al-Haythami

Moroccan Artist Najwa al-Haythami Exhibits Latest Works in Tangier

Moroccan artist Najwa al-Haythami has launched a new exhibition at the Contemporary Art Hall in Tangier, introducing a new interesting experience that reflects…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Receives Six Prizes in ISEF 2022

Saudi Arabia Receives Six Prizes in ISEF 2022

King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftness and Creativity 'Mawhiba' as well as the Saudi Ministry of Education have received six prizes at the…

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Varieties Jemma Melvin the Platinum Jubilee Pudding winner poses for the media with her creation, at a department store in London, Friday, May 13, 2022. Jemma was chosen from over 5000, entries. (AP)

A Trifle for the Queen: UK Unveils Jubilee Pudding Winner

It’s not just a trifle. It’s history. A 31-year-old copywriter's seven-layer lemon Swiss roll and amaretti trifle beat 5,000 desserts in a UK-wide…

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Varieties This University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) handout photo shows several Arabidopsis plants sprouting from lunar soil at a laboratory at the University of Florida in Gainesville on May 5, 2021. Tyler JONES UF/IFAS Communications/AFP

Scientists Successfully Grow Plants in Soil from the Moon

That's one small pot of soil, one giant leap for man's knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought…

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Varieties A man impersonating North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un arrives as Prime Minister Scott Morrison leaves Extel Technologies manufacturing facility on Day 33 of the 2022 federal election campaign, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP)

Kim Jong Un Lookalike Disrupts Australian Election Campaign

A man impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday disrupted the Australian election campaign when he burst into an event that Prime Minister Scott…

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Varieties A woman looks at Pablo Picasso's "Tete de femme" during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview in New York on April 29, 2022 Angela Weiss AFP/File

Degas, Picasso Sculptures Bring Record Prices in New York

A sculpture by Edgar Degas sold Thursday for $41.6 million at Christie's in New York, the highest price paid at auction for a work by the French artist, while…

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Varieties Saudi Film Festival to Screen 69 Films this Year, New Awards are on Offer

Saudi Film Festival to Screen 69 Films this Year, New Awards are on Offer

The Saudi Film Festival announced that 106 movies of the 117 registered by late March have been accepted and that 69 movies were nominated to take part in the…

Varieties Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival Returns in New Edition

Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival Returns in New Edition

The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival has returned in its 13th edition at the Expo Centre Sharjah from May 11 to 22, under the theme ‘Create Creativity’. …

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Varieties Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have joined the Gulf countries that are exempt from entry visas to Britain, Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Get UK E-Visa Waiver Status

The UK Government has announced that starting June 1, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will join other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with UK electronic visa…

Varieties Coronation Chicken: The UK Culinary Classic Fit for a Queen

Coronation Chicken: The UK Culinary Classic Fit for a Queen

Angela Wood proudly recalls the poached chicken in creamy curry sauce recipe that she helped create for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953, and which has…

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Varieties Blow to Roche’s Cancer Immunotherapy Prospects as 2nd Trial Fails

Blow to Roche’s Cancer Immunotherapy Prospects as 2nd Trial Fails

Development of a new cancer immunotherapy pioneered by Roche was thrown in doubt on Wednesday when its drug tiragolumab failed to slow the progression of lung…

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Varieties Consuming ‘Faux Beef’ Could Reduce Global Warming, New Study

Consuming ‘Faux Beef’ Could Reduce Global Warming, New Study

Gradually replacing 20 percent of global beef and lamb consumption with meat-textured proteins also known as ‘Faux Beef’ could cut agriculture-related CO2…

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Varieties Magnetic Soil Bacteria Gives Hope for Breast Cancer Patients

Magnetic Soil Bacteria Gives Hope for Breast Cancer Patients

Scientists are developing magnetically guided microscopic projectiles that can be injected into patients’ blood to attack breast, prostate and other tumors,…

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Varieties Australian Dog Drives Owner’s Car

Australian Dog Drives Owner’s Car

A Jack Russell named Lexie is an Australian farmer’s right-hand after he taught her how to drive, reported The Metro. Footage shows the one-year-old dog…

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Varieties Prince Charles Delivers Queen’s Speech for the First Time

Prince Charles Delivers Queen’s Speech for the First Time

Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took center stage at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, replacing the 96-year-old Queen…

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Varieties Even Chance World Will Breach 1.5C Warming Within 5 Years, Says UN

Even Chance World Will Breach 1.5C Warming Within 5 Years, Says UN

There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next…

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Varieties Luxor’s Mummification Museum Documents 25 Years of Pharaonic Secrets

Luxor’s Mummification Museum Documents 25 Years of Pharaonic Secrets

On the eastern shore of the Nile River and the northern side of the Luxor Temple, stands the Mummification Museum, one of the largest specialized museums in…

Abdul Fattah Faraj (Cairo)
Varieties Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Auction Nabs $195M; Highest for US Artist

Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Auction Nabs $195M; Highest for US Artist

Andy Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold for a cool $195 million on Monday, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive artwork by a US…

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Varieties Canadian Offices Going to the Dogs as Work-from-home Ending

Canadian Offices Going to the Dogs as Work-from-home Ending

Daisy moseys over to greet visitors, her tail wagging. She's listed as chief morale officer on Tungsten Collaborative's website, and is among the many pets…

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Varieties Global Plastic Watch: Satellite Eyes Pinpoint Waste From Space to Reduce Ocean Pollution

Global Plastic Watch: Satellite Eyes Pinpoint Waste From Space to Reduce Ocean Pollution

A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced…

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Varieties Russian Climber Dies at Camp on Mount Everest

Russian Climber Dies at Camp on Mount Everest

Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world's highest peak in the current climbing…

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Varieties Rich Nations Must Stick to Climate Promises, Says US Envoy Kerry

Rich Nations Must Stick to Climate Promises, Says US Envoy Kerry

The world's richest nations must implement their promises to keep alive a global goal to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, US climate envoy John Kerry…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Celebrates Eid Al-Fitr with Theater Shows

Saudi Arabia Celebrates Eid Al-Fitr with Theater Shows

The special theater shows enlisted in the Eid Al-Fitr Celebrations Program 2022 organized by the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) in Riyadh kicked off on…

Mohammed Helal (Riyadh)
Varieties Egyptian Museums Exhibit Antiquities Documenting Celebrations throughout History

Egyptian Museums Exhibit Antiquities Documenting Celebrations throughout History

“Egyptians preceded other civilizations to celebrating public holidays and organizing massive convoys; they were an inspiration for the Greeks.” These are the…

Fathiya al-Dakhakhni (Cairo)