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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 'Like Family': Japan's Virtual YouTubers Make Millions from Fans

'Like Family': Japan's Virtual YouTubers Make Millions from Fans

Mayu Iizuka sheds her soft-spoken personality and starts cackling, screaming and waving wildly in a makeshift studio in Tokyo as her avatar appears on a…

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Varieties Warhol Monroe Portrait Set to Smash Records at New York Sales

Warhol Monroe Portrait Set to Smash Records at New York Sales

An Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe worth an estimated $200 million headlines this month's spring sales in New York that collectors say are among the…

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Varieties Saudi Students Head to the US for Int’l Science, Engineering Fair

Saudi Students Head to the US for Int’l Science, Engineering Fair

A Saudi science and engineering team traveled to the US on Friday to compete for awards in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2022)…

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Varieties SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Home with Midnight Splashdown

SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Home with Midnight Splashdown

SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s taxi service. …

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Varieties EU Citizens May Sue Countries for Health-Damaging Dirty Air, Top Court Adviser Says

EU Citizens May Sue Countries for Health-Damaging Dirty Air, Top Court Adviser Says

Citizens in European Union countries may be able to sue their governments for financial compensation if illegal levels of air pollution damage their health, an…

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Varieties Omicron as Severe as Previous COVID Variants, Large Study Finds

Omicron as Severe as Previous COVID Variants, Large Study Finds

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in previous studies that it was more…

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Varieties Buckingham Palace Parties Return, Without Queen Elizabeth

Buckingham Palace Parties Return, Without Queen Elizabeth

Members of the British royal family will stand in for Queen Elizabeth when the traditional garden parties return this summer at Buckingham Palace, her office…

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Varieties Four-Astronaut Team Departs International Space Station on Flight Back to Earth

Four-Astronaut Team Departs International Space Station on Flight Back to Earth

The third long-duration team of astronauts launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA safely departed the orbiting outpost early on…

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Varieties Space Hotel to Offer Luxurious Tourism Experience as of 2025

Space Hotel to Offer Luxurious Tourism Experience as of 2025

Plans for a new space hotel - set to open in 2025 - have been unveiled showing the plush interior with stunning views of the galaxy, according to The Mirror. …

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Varieties Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Shirt Sold for 7.1 Mln Pounds

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Shirt Sold for 7.1 Mln Pounds

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored two of the most famous goals in football history was sold for 7.14 million pounds ($8.93 million) on Wednesday,…

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Varieties Batman, Princess Elsa and Other Superheroes Visit Argentine Prison

Batman, Princess Elsa and Other Superheroes Visit Argentine Prison

Argentine volunteers are trying to bring a little cheer to children living with their mothers in prison by dressing up as superheroes like Batman, Iron Man and…

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Varieties Sudan's Electric Rickshaws Cut Costs, Help Environment

Sudan's Electric Rickshaws Cut Costs, Help Environment

Sudanese entrepreneur Mohamed Samir watches proudly as workers assemble garishly colored rickshaws, unique in the North African nation because they run on…

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Varieties Ukrainian Tartan Proves a Hit in Scotland

Ukrainian Tartan Proves a Hit in Scotland

At a tartan workshop in northeast Scotland, machines slowly unwind miles of the familiar criss-cross patterns of fabric in green, red, black, blue and white. …

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Varieties Sunflowers: Popular, Native and, for Some, Newly Meaningful

Sunflowers: Popular, Native and, for Some, Newly Meaningful

The annual sunflower (Helianthus annus) has a long history in North America, with evidence of its cultivation for food, ceremonial and medical use by Native…

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Varieties UN: Obesity Levels in Europe at ‘Epidemic Proportions’

UN: Obesity Levels in Europe at ‘Epidemic Proportions’

The World Health Organization says the rates of people who are obese and overweight in Europe have hit "epidemic proportions," with nearly 60% of adults and a…

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Varieties New Zealand Sea Level Rising More Quickly than Forecast

New Zealand Sea Level Rising More Quickly than Forecast

The sea level is rising twice as fast as previously forecast around parts of New Zealand, according to research published Monday, putting the country's two…

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Varieties Murals Bring 'Joy' to Baghdad Concrete Jungle

Murals Bring 'Joy' to Baghdad Concrete Jungle

Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is transforming Baghdad's concrete jungle into a color-filled city with murals depicting well-known figures from the war-scarred…

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Varieties 'Lungs of the Mediterranean' at Risk

'Lungs of the Mediterranean' at Risk

Under the Mediterranean waters off Tunisia, gently waving green seagrass meadows provide vital marine habitats for the fishing fleets and an erosion buffer for…

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Varieties Over 40,000 People Visit Holy Quran in Exhibition in Makkah

Over 40,000 People Visit Holy Quran in Exhibition in Makkah

The Holy Quran Exhibition, held in the holy city of Makkah, has attracted over 40,000 visitors since its opening 12 days ago, reported the Saudi Press Agency…

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Varieties COVID's New Omicron Sub-lineages Can Dodge Immunity from Past Infection

COVID's New Omicron Sub-lineages Can Dodge Immunity from Past Infection

Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to…

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Varieties UAE Signs Agreement to Send Emirati Astronaut to ISS for 182 Days

UAE Signs Agreement to Send Emirati Astronaut to ISS for 182 Days

The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of a new space mission to the International Space Station that will last for six months. The Mohammed bin…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Facilitates Zakat al-Fitr Performance with Digital Services

Saudi Arabia Facilitates Zakat al-Fitr Performance with Digital Services

The end of Ramadan is approaching, and people are rushing to perform Zakat al-Fitr -a duty incumbent on every Muslim- that will be distributed on the less…

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Varieties Life Returns Gradually to Normal at ‘Jemaa el-Fnaa’ Square in Marrakesh

Life Returns Gradually to Normal at ‘Jemaa el-Fnaa’ Square in Marrakesh

Wandering in the Jemaa el-Fnaa Square these days can prompt mixed feelings: fatigue after a health crisis that lasted for months and affected tourism worldwide…

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Varieties Sisi Inaugurates Al-Hussein Mosque after Renovation

Sisi Inaugurates Al-Hussein Mosque after Renovation

After 21 days of non-stop work, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated the Imam Hussein Mosque in central Cairo. The mosque has recovered its…

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