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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 Almost a Third of People Report Lingering Symptom 6-12 Months after COVID-19, Finds Study

Almost a Third of People Report Lingering Symptom 6-12 Months after COVID-19, Finds Study

Almost a third of people report at least one ongoing symptom between 6 and 12 months after their coronavirus infection, a survey of 152,000 people in Denmark…

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Varieties Expert Expects 3 Tons of Space Junk to Hit Moon on Friday

Expert Expects 3 Tons of Space Junk to Hit Moon on Friday

The moon is about to get walloped by three tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several tractor-trailers. Low-orbiting…

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Varieties Key to Alzheimer’s Lies in Gut Not Brain, Says New Study

Key to Alzheimer’s Lies in Gut Not Brain, Says New Study

The key to stopping dementia could lie in the gut rather than the brain, new research suggests. Decades of studies from around the world costing billions of…

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Varieties UN, Cairo Discuss Preparations for COP27 Climate Conference

UN, Cairo Discuss Preparations for COP27 Climate Conference

Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad met on Thursday with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable…

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Varieties Familiar Formula from Switzerland Named World’s Best Cheese

Familiar Formula from Switzerland Named World’s Best Cheese

A Gruyere from Switzerland was named Thursday as the top cheese for the second consecutive time in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. The…

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Varieties Heritage of Iraq’s Last Few Jews at Risk

Heritage of Iraq’s Last Few Jews at Risk

In a busy district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, there is little to distinguish the faded brick building, except for a Hebrew inscription above the entrance. …

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Varieties Cairo’s Newspaper Vendors Go Silent as Sales Collapse

Cairo’s Newspaper Vendors Go Silent as Sales Collapse

Newspaper sellers were once a dime a dozen on Cairo's bustling streets, but now the vendors hawking hot-off-the-press editions have fallen almost silent As…

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Varieties US Returns Billionaire’s Plundered Artifacts to Jordan

US Returns Billionaire’s Plundered Artifacts to Jordan

American authorities have returned nine looted artifacts to Jordan that were seized from a US billionaire collector as part of a landmark deal announced in…

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Varieties Will Determined Inheritance between Married Couples in Ancient Egypt, Study Finds

Will Determined Inheritance between Married Couples in Ancient Egypt, Study Finds

According to inheritance laws in Ancient Egypt, married couples were not allowed to inherit each other unless a will states that, found a study that analyzed…

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Varieties Your Pillow Can Cause You Acne, Sore Throat, Neck Pain

Your Pillow Can Cause You Acne, Sore Throat, Neck Pain

A sleep expert revealed that pillows should be replaced once a year and washed every three months to avoid health issues, reported The Daily Mail. If you…

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Varieties Physical Fitness Could Help Reduce Alzheimer Risk, New Study Suggests

Physical Fitness Could Help Reduce Alzheimer Risk, New Study Suggests

Staying fit into middle age can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to a third, suggests a recent US study led by Dr. Edward Zamrini. …

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Varieties UN to Take First Step towards 'Historic' Plastic Treaty

UN to Take First Step towards 'Historic' Plastic Treaty

The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash "epidemic" that supporters say is a historic…

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Varieties Breakthrough Triple Treatment Could Help Prostate Cancer Patients

Breakthrough Triple Treatment Could Help Prostate Cancer Patients

A breakthrough triple therapy for advanced prostate cancer can give patients years more of healthy life and reduces the overall risk of death by a third. …

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Varieties ‘Finger-Like Solar Flares’ Explained in New Study

‘Finger-Like Solar Flares’ Explained in New Study

In January 1999, scientists observed mysterious motions within a solar flare. Unlike typical flares that showed bright energy erupting outwards from the Sun,…

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Varieties Seals Help Japanese Researchers Collect Data under Antarctic Ice

Seals Help Japanese Researchers Collect Data under Antarctic Ice

A seal wearing a helmet with an antenna might look unusual, but eight Weddell seals, each with a 580g monitoring device on their heads, have been helping…

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Varieties Vietnamese Couple on Dog-Adoption Spree after Authorities Cull their Pets

Vietnamese Couple on Dog-Adoption Spree after Authorities Cull their Pets

Nguyen Thi Chi Em's face is red with laughter as she plays with seven rescue dogs, rolling around with them on the living room floor as her beaming husband…

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Varieties GSK Halts 3 Trials of Respiratory Virus Vaccine in Pregnant Women

GSK Halts 3 Trials of Respiratory Virus Vaccine in Pregnant Women

Britain's GSK said on Monday it had halted enrollment and vaccination in three trials of its experimental vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)…

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Varieties ICESCO Joins Gaza’s Children in ‘Enjoy Your Life with Music’

ICESCO Joins Gaza’s Children in ‘Enjoy Your Life with Music’

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) took part in the closing ceremony of the “Enjoy Your Life with Music,” an ICESCO…

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Varieties 20 Arabian Oryx Released in Jordanian Wildlife Reserve

20 Arabian Oryx Released in Jordanian Wildlife Reserve

The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has recently transferred 20 Arabian Oryx to the Shumari Wildlife Reserve in Jordan, Emirates News Agency (WAM)…

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Varieties Saudi Crown Prince Awards Winner of Saudi Cup 2022

Saudi Crown Prince Awards Winner of Saudi Cup 2022

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz crowned the horse Emblem Road, owned by Prince Saud bin Salman, with the title of the 2022 Saudi Cup, in a…

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Varieties Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine

Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine

Elon Musk said Saturday his company SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service had been activated in Ukraine, after a Kyiv official urged the tech titan to…

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Varieties Study: African Nations Forced to Spend on Climate Adaptation

Study: African Nations Forced to Spend on Climate Adaptation

African countries are having to spend up to five percent of their annual economic output to shield themselves against the impacts of climate change, even…

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Varieties UN to Agree on Plan for 'Historic' Plastics Treaty

UN to Agree on Plan for 'Historic' Plastics Treaty

More than 100 nations convening in Nairobi next week are expected to take the first steps toward establishing a historic global treaty to tackle the plastic…

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Varieties Study: Artemisia Scoparia Could Help Humans Live Longer

Study: Artemisia Scoparia Could Help Humans Live Longer

US researchers have made a step closer to making a drug that could help human beings live longer, using the extract of an Asian plant named Artemisia scoparia…

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