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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 Russian Artist and Ukrainian in Bali Collaborate on Message of Unity

Russian Artist and Ukrainian in Bali Collaborate on Message of Unity

A Russian artist and a Ukrainian owner of a villa complex on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have come together to promote peace and unity through a giant…

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Varieties Britain’s Prince William Pledges ‘Solidarity’ with Ukraine on Tour of Caribbean

Britain’s Prince William Pledges ‘Solidarity’ with Ukraine on Tour of Caribbean

Britain's Prince William on Monday paid tribute to Ukrainians struggling for survival in their homeland after he and wife Kate visited a British military…

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Varieties  Russian Nobel Winner Sells Medal for Refugees

Russian Nobel Winner Sells Medal for Refugees

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov said he wants to auction off his 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. Muratov called…

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Varieties Ministry of Culture Withdraws Moroccan Book Prize from Nine Writers

Ministry of Culture Withdraws Moroccan Book Prize from Nine Writers

Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication has decided to withdraw the 2021 Morocco Book Prize from a number of winners. This came after the…

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Varieties No Country Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2021

No Country Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2021

Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed on…

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Varieties Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Portrait Estimated to Fetch $200 Mn at Auction

Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe Portrait Estimated to Fetch $200 Mn at Auction

Andy Warhol's iconic sage-blue background portrait of Marilyn Monroe is tipped to sell for a record-breaking $200 million at auction in the spring, Christie's…

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Varieties Nations Vet 3,000-page Handbook to Halt Climate Crisis

Nations Vet 3,000-page Handbook to Halt Climate Crisis

Nearly 200 nations gather Monday to grapple with a question that will outlive Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how does a world addicted to fossil…

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Varieties AstraZeneca COVID Drug Neutralizes Omicron Sub-Variants in Lab Study

AstraZeneca COVID Drug Neutralizes Omicron Sub-Variants in Lab Study

AstraZeneca said on Monday its antibody-based cocktail to prevent and treat COVID-19 retained neutralizing activity against Omicron coronavirus variants,…

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Varieties UN Weighs Listing Great Barrier Reef as 'in Danger'

UN Weighs Listing Great Barrier Reef as 'in Danger'

The United Nations began a monitoring mission on the Great Barrier Reef Monday, assessing whether the World Heritage site is being protected from climate…

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Varieties One of Europe's Biggest Steel Works Damaged in Ukraine's Mariupol

One of Europe's Biggest Steel Works Damaged in Ukraine's Mariupol

One of Europe's biggest iron and steel works, Azovstal, has been badly damaged as Russian forces lay siege to the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, officials…

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Varieties Saudi Space Commission, UK Agency Sign MoU on Peaceful Use of Outer Space

Saudi Space Commission, UK Agency Sign MoU on Peaceful Use of Outer Space

The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) and the UK Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space. The…

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Varieties King Salman Royal Natural Reserve Embarks on Planting Half a Million Trees in 2022

King Salman Royal Natural Reserve Embarks on Planting Half a Million Trees in 2022

The King Salman Royal Natural Reserve (KSRNR) started planting 500,000 tree seedlings in the reserve in March. The initiative was kicked off in cooperation…

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Varieties Egypt Displays Ancient Tombs in Saqqara

Egypt Displays Ancient Tombs in Saqqara

Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were…

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Varieties Al-Shouna Fortress Discovery Boosts Jeddah’s Historical Value

Al-Shouna Fortress Discovery Boosts Jeddah’s Historical Value

Saudi Arabia unveiled on Thursday one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the city of Jeddah, in the western part of the Kingdom. Al-Shouna…

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Varieties ICESCO Renews Commitment to Work with Member States on Aspirations of Women and Girls

ICESCO Renews Commitment to Work with Member States on Aspirations of Women and Girls

Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr. Salem bin Mohammad Al-Malik affirmed the organization's…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Wins Best Pavilion Award at Expo 2020 Dubai

Saudi Arabia Wins Best Pavilion Award at Expo 2020 Dubai

The Saudi pavilion at the "Expo 2020 Dubai" has won the award for the best pavilion, along with two honorary awards, according to the selection of the…

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Varieties Hoverfly Brains Mapped To Detect the Sound of Distant Drones

Hoverfly Brains Mapped To Detect the Sound of Distant Drones

For the first time, Australian researchers have reverse engineered the visual systems of hoverflies to develop drones capable of detecting other drones'…

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Varieties Five Tombs of Senior Statesmen Discovered in Egypt

Five Tombs of Senior Statesmen Discovered in Egypt

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of five historic cemeteries in the Saqqara region, Giza, (western Cairo) that…

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Varieties Riyadh Season Hosts Legendary Costume Party

Riyadh Season Hosts Legendary Costume Party

The Boulevard Riyadh City and Winter Wonderland areas were turned into a theater full of cosplay characters and a festival of wonderful costumes as part of the…

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Varieties Musical Evenings, Theatrical Performances and International Operas at Riyadh Front

Musical Evenings, Theatrical Performances and International Operas at Riyadh Front

Within an initiative by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, the Riyadh Front is hosting musical evenings and theatrical and opera performances, featuring a number…

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Varieties New Microscopic Organisms Found in Deep Sea Trench Baffle Chile Scientists

New Microscopic Organisms Found in Deep Sea Trench Baffle Chile Scientists

When Chilean scientist Osvaldo Ulloa led an expedition 8,000 meters under the sea to an area where no human had ever been, his team discovered microscopic…

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Varieties NASA Rolls Out Its Mega Moon Rocket

NASA Rolls Out Its Mega Moon Rocket

NASA's massive new rocket began its first journey to a launchpad on Thursday ahead of a battery of tests that will clear it to blast off to the Moon this…

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Varieties Great Barrier Reef Suffers 'Widespread' Bleaching Event

Great Barrier Reef Suffers 'Widespread' Bleaching Event

The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with "widespread" bleaching, authorities said Friday, as higher-than-average ocean temperatures off Australia's…

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Varieties Sotheby's: Record Sale for Picabia at Paris Auction

Sotheby's: Record Sale for Picabia at Paris Auction

A painting by Francis Picabia sold on Wednesday for 10 million euros ($11 million), Sotheby's said, in a record for a work by the late French surrealist…

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