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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  Dolphins Bring Joy to Ukrainian Children Fleeing War

Dolphins Bring Joy to Ukrainian Children Fleeing War

A dolphin show has provided some much-needed respite from the horrors of war for several dozen Ukrainians, many of them children, fleeing the heavily bombarded…

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth Says COVID Left 'One Very Tired and Exhausted'

Queen Elizabeth Says COVID Left 'One Very Tired and Exhausted'

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said COVID-19 had left "one very tired and exhausted" as she talked to health workers and a former patient about her own experience…

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Varieties Indian Sari Weavers Toil to Keep Tradition Alive

Indian Sari Weavers Toil to Keep Tradition Alive

In a dim room near the banks of India's Ganges river, arms glide over a creaking loom as another silken fiber is guided into place with the rhythmic clack of a…

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Varieties Iraqis Clean up River as First Green Projects Take Root

Iraqis Clean up River as First Green Projects Take Root

Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq's Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered…

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Varieties World Spider Catalog Welcomes 50,000th Species

World Spider Catalog Welcomes 50,000th Species

There are now 50,000 known different species of spider crawling the Earth, the World Spider Catalog (WSC) announced Wednesday -- and there might be another 50…

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Varieties Adele, Ed Sheeran and Dave Nominated for Ivor Songwriting Awards

Adele, Ed Sheeran and Dave Nominated for Ivor Songwriting Awards

British singers Adele, Ed Sheeran, rapper Dave and group Coldplay will compete for songwriter of the year at the Ivors, according to official announcement of…

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Varieties Early Dinosaur Fossils Linked to Asteroid Strike, Scientists Suggest

Early Dinosaur Fossils Linked to Asteroid Strike, Scientists Suggest

The dinosaur limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State of North Dakota. But it…

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Varieties Female Fox Sparks Fear around Capitol

Female Fox Sparks Fear around Capitol

Health authorities in Washington D.C. have "humanely euthanized" a rabid fox that attacked pedestrians including a congressman near the Capitol, according to…

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Varieties Finland to Return Seized Art Works to Russia

Finland to Return Seized Art Works to Russia

Finland will return to Russia some Russian art works seized by Finnish customs, the country's foreign ministry said on Friday. Finnish customs had stopped…

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Varieties First Private Mission Readies for Launch to ISS

First Private Mission Readies for Launch to ISS

The first fully private mission to the International Space Station is set to blast off Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. The…

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Varieties Ukrainian Scientists Feel Helpless at Antarctic Base as War Rages

Ukrainian Scientists Feel Helpless at Antarctic Base as War Rages

For a dozen Ukrainian scientists thousands of kilometers from home at the Vernadsky Antarctic base, the biting cold hurts less than the feeling of helplessness…

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Varieties Omicron Lasts Three Days less than Delta for Boosted

Omicron Lasts Three Days less than Delta for Boosted

People who are vaccinated and have had a booster shot against Covid-19 recover from symptoms from the Omicron variant more than three days earlier than those…

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Varieties Jeddah’s Ramadan Nights...Festival that Seeks to Revive Social, Urban Heritage

Jeddah’s Ramadan Nights...Festival that Seeks to Revive Social, Urban Heritage

The Abdul Raouf Khalil Museum opens its doors on Thursday to the public with an assortment of heritage and artistic activities to take them to an open space of…

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Varieties Covid Increases Risk of Blood Clots for Up to Six Months

Covid Increases Risk of Blood Clots for Up to Six Months

People who have had Covid-19 have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after getting infected, even in mild cases, a study…

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Varieties Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi Announces Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags from June 2022

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi Announces Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags from June 2022

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced on Wednesday that its ban on the use of single-use plastic bags will be effective from June 2022, based on…

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Varieties Freshwater Fish Can Do Math, New Study Suggests

Freshwater Fish Can Do Math, New Study Suggests

Some primates, bees, birds, and now freshwater fish: the circle of animals with mathematical skills is widening. A recent study has found that some types of…

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Varieties Renowned Moroccan Plastic Surgeon Arrested for Human Trafficking, Fraud

Renowned Moroccan Plastic Surgeon Arrested for Human Trafficking, Fraud

Authorities in Casablanca have arrested famous plastic surgeon Hassan Tazi, his wife, and a number of employees from his clinic on April 2. The doctor is…

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Varieties ‘Why Are You Angry?’…New Exhibition Explores Gauguin's Works

‘Why Are You Angry?’…New Exhibition Explores Gauguin's Works

The south sea paradise, rich colors, and beautiful faces; the paintings of French artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) are famed for depicting an Orientalist…

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Varieties New Mechanism Inhibits Bacteria’s Resistance to Antibiotics

New Mechanism Inhibits Bacteria’s Resistance to Antibiotics

Instead of waiting years to develop new antibiotics, a research team from the University of New York designed an early-stage therapeutic that sabotages ‘the…

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Varieties White House Nuptials: Biden Granddaughter to Wed this Fall

White House Nuptials: Biden Granddaughter to Wed this Fall

There's going to be a rare wedding reception at the White House this fall when Naomi Biden, President Joe Biden's granddaughter, celebrates her marriage to…

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Varieties Old Ottoman Method of Tarawih Prayer Makes Comeback in Turkey

Old Ottoman Method of Tarawih Prayer Makes Comeback in Turkey

Turkey saw a comeback for an old tradition that was common in Ottoman palaces during the holy month of Ramadan. It’s the ‘Enderûn’ Tarawih prayer which will be…

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Varieties Omani Woman Invents Smart Bracelet to Measure Muscle Effort

Omani Woman Invents Smart Bracelet to Measure Muscle Effort

Omani Khawla Bint Ali Al Amriya has invented a smart bracelet that measures muscular effort, as an alternative to the currently used conventional medical…

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Varieties Study: Mammals Needed Muscles More than Brain in Post-Dinosaurs World

Study: Mammals Needed Muscles More than Brain in Post-Dinosaurs World

While much is known about the evolution of the brains of modern-day mammals, it has been unclear until now how they developed in the first few million years…

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Varieties Butterflies in UK Struggle to Survive in Warm Autumns

Butterflies in UK Struggle to Survive in Warm Autumns

Butterflies may struggle to survive because of longer and warmer autumns caused by climate change, a new study has suggested. Researchers said hotter…

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