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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 Silkworm Cat Grub Smells Like Success

Silkworm Cat Grub Smells Like Success

Licking its lips imperiously, a ginger cat mops up every last morsel of food from its curly whiskers, clearly undaunted by its supper's rather unusual base…

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Varieties India's Top Court Says New Delhi Air Pollution Situation Is 'Very Serious'

India's Top Court Says New Delhi Air Pollution Situation Is 'Very Serious'

The Chief Justice of India on Saturday asked the central government to come up with an emergency plan to tackle New Delhi's toxic air quality and dangerous…

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Varieties Desperate US Bid to Engineer Corals for Climate Change

Desperate US Bid to Engineer Corals for Climate Change

A bit of coral shimmers like gold in a US lab as part of urgent work to help the species protect itself from climate change, an effort even skeptical experts…

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Varieties Impressionist Painting Sells for Record $53m at NY Auction

Impressionist Painting Sells for Record $53m at NY Auction

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles purchased Gustave Caillebotte's painting "Young Man at His Window" for $53 million Thursday evening at a Christie's auction in…

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Varieties Syria Reservoir Dries up for First Time

Syria Reservoir Dries up for First Time

Low rainfall, structural damage and extraction by struggling farmers have emptied a key reservoir in northwestern Syria, leaving it completely dry for the…

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Varieties Porters Carry Istanbul’s Trade Traditions on Their Backs

Porters Carry Istanbul’s Trade Traditions on Their Backs

Just blocks from Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, porter Bayram Yildiz waits his turn in a dark alley to heave a huge bale on his back nearly double his bodyweight. …

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Varieties SpaceX Crew Launch Marks 600 Space Travelers in 60 Years

SpaceX Crew Launch Marks 600 Space Travelers in 60 Years

A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years. The repeatedly delayed flight…

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Varieties KAUST Hosts The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) General Conference

KAUST Hosts The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) General Conference

The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries, held its fifteen General Conference online between the…

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Varieties Lost Dolphin Transferred to Sanctuary in Pakistan

Lost Dolphin Transferred to Sanctuary in Pakistan

An endangered grey dolphin twitches its flippers weakly as it lies in a truck speeding towards a sanctuary in Pakistan, while rescuers sprinkle water on the…

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Varieties How to Be Smart a Traveler and Integrate Seamlessly into Cultures

How to Be Smart a Traveler and Integrate Seamlessly into Cultures

In the beginning, you make a lot of travel mistakes. Travel savviness is a process born of missed buses, foolish behavior, cultural unawareness and countless…

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Varieties Macklowe Collection Adds Special Touch to US Fall Auctions

Macklowe Collection Adds Special Touch to US Fall Auctions

The Macklowe collection, the world’s most expensive, is set to add a special touch to New York’s fall auctions, which have resumed their in-person events this…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia, France Eye Boosting Cultural Cooperation

Saudi Arabia, France Eye Boosting Cultural Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud met French Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin in Paris on Monday, and they…

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Varieties Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Coptic Church Call for Confronting Extremism

Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Coptic Church Call for Confronting Extremism

Participants at a conference organized by Egypt’s Al-Azhar and the Coptic Church underscored on Monday the pivotal role played by the Egyptian Family House in…

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Varieties Casamaures Villa … A Moroccan Architectural Masterpiece Near the French Alps

Casamaures Villa … A Moroccan Architectural Masterpiece Near the French Alps

The Casamaures villa is an oriental masterpiece from the 19th century, inspired by Moroccan architecture, near the city of Grenoble, in southeastern France…

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Varieties Twitter Flags US Lawmaker's Video on Biden, Ocasio-Cortez for Violating Policy

Twitter Flags US Lawmaker's Video on Biden, Ocasio-Cortez for Violating Policy

Twitter Inc added a warning label on Tuesday to an anime video shared by US Republican lawmaker Paul Gosar, depicting him swinging swords at President Joe…

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Varieties Magical Effects of Psychedelics Can Transform Psychiatry

Magical Effects of Psychedelics Can Transform Psychiatry

Imagine a medicine that could help people process disturbing memories, sparking behavioral changes rather than merely burying and suppressing symptoms and…

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Varieties Chinese City Offers Cash for Clues in Covid 'People's War'

Chinese City Offers Cash for Clues in Covid 'People's War'

A Covid-hit Chinese city is offering thousands of dollars for anyone giving clues in tracing the source of its latest outbreak, as part of a "people's war" to…

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Varieties New Study: Genes in Some Plants Could Resist Climate Change

New Study: Genes in Some Plants Could Resist Climate Change

Plants adapt to their nutritional needs by modifying the permeability of their roots through the production or degradation of a cork-like layer called suberin…

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Varieties ISS Astronauts Return to Earth in SpaceX Craft

ISS Astronauts Return to Earth in SpaceX Craft

A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth after a busy six months on the International Space Station landed Monday off the coast of Florida, a…

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Varieties EU Says Face Masks Don’t Pose Health Risks after Report Raises Concerns

EU Says Face Masks Don’t Pose Health Risks after Report Raises Concerns

EU authorities say there is no conclusive evidence of a cancer risk from synthetic face masks and have urged people to keep wearing them after a Belgian study…

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Varieties From Arts to Agriculture, Algerian Wins Int’l Recognition in Producing Organic Olive Oil

From Arts to Agriculture, Algerian Wins Int’l Recognition in Producing Organic Olive Oil

Hakim Alileche left a successful career in graphic design and moved to the Algerian countryside to produce organic olive oil that has won him international…

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Varieties Tuvalu Minister Stands in Sea to Film COP26 Speech to Show Climate Change

Tuvalu Minister Stands in Sea to Film COP26 Speech to Show Climate Change

Tuvalu's foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to show how his low-lying…

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Varieties Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace: Camilla Steps Up

Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace: Camilla Steps Up

A gradual changing of the guard is happening at the head of Britain's royal family, as Queen Elizabeth II steps back from public engagements due to her…

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Varieties Egypt Money-pooling Apps Thrive

Egypt Money-pooling Apps Thrive

Cash-strapped Egyptians fearful of banks have long relied on a "gameya" to access money in time of need, but now tech startups are cashing in on the age-old…

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