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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 Bejeweled Mughal-Era Glasses Expected to Fetch up to $3.5 Mln at Auction

Bejeweled Mughal-Era Glasses Expected to Fetch up to $3.5 Mln at Auction

Two pairs of bejeweled Mughal-era spectacles set with diamond and emerald lenses are expected to fetch up to $3.5 million each when they are auctioned in…

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Varieties Into the 'Plastisphere': Scientists Comb Japan Waters to Study New Eco Threat

Into the 'Plastisphere': Scientists Comb Japan Waters to Study New Eco Threat

A boat's crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan's Izu peninsula, but not to catch fish -- they are scooping up microplastics to learn more…

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Varieties Michael Jordan Sneakers Sell for Nearly $1.5 MN, an Auction Record

Michael Jordan Sneakers Sell for Nearly $1.5 MN, an Auction Record

A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan early in his career sold for nearly $1.5 million on Sunday, setting a record price at auction for game…

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Varieties Sheep Replace Cars as they Cross Madrid En Route to Winter Pastures

Sheep Replace Cars as they Cross Madrid En Route to Winter Pastures

The streets of Madrid were filled with sheep and the clanking of bells on Sunday as shepherds guided their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital,…

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Varieties Gaza Fish Restaurants Thrive Far from the Foodie Trail

Gaza Fish Restaurants Thrive Far from the Foodie Trail

The Gaza Strip might be off-limits for foreign foodies but the coastal Palestinian enclave is brimming with seafood restaurants, many owned by one local family…

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Varieties Picasso Artworks in Las Vegas Fetch More than $100 Million

Picasso Artworks in Las Vegas Fetch More than $100 Million

Eleven Picasso paintings and other works that helped turn Las Vegas into an unlikely destination for art were sold at auction on Saturday for more than $100…

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Varieties DNA Match IDs Alaska Serial Killer’s Victim after 37 Years

DNA Match IDs Alaska Serial Killer’s Victim after 37 Years

A woman known for 37 years only as Horseshoe Harriet, one of dozen or so victims of a notorious Alaska serial killer, has been identified through genetic…

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Varieties High Demand for 'Squid Game' Tracksuits Cheers S. Korea's Struggling Garment Sector

High Demand for 'Squid Game' Tracksuits Cheers S. Korea's Struggling Garment Sector

The "Made in Korea" green tracksuits and pink jumpsuits worn by characters in Netflix's (NFLX.O) global hit "Squid Game" have proven a pre-Halloween bright…

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Varieties Canada Hospitals Use Drones to Carry Lungs for Transplant

Canada Hospitals Use Drones to Carry Lungs for Transplant

In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop, the hum of its rotors barely audible over the bustling sounds of the cars and…

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth in Good Spirits After First Night in Hospital in Years

Queen Elizabeth in Good Spirits After First Night in Hospital in Years

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, 95, spent a night in hospital for the first time in years for what Buckingham Palace termed "preliminary investigations," but was in…

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Varieties World's Largest Museum for an Artist? Munch Gets New Digs

World's Largest Museum for an Artist? Munch Gets New Digs

To Edvard Munch, they were his children. And like any doting father, he hated the idea of them straying too far from home. Now, more than 26,000 artworks…

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Varieties S. Korea Prepares Test of 1st Domestically Made Space Rocket

S. Korea Prepares Test of 1st Domestically Made Space Rocket

South Korea was preparing to test-launch its first domestically produced space rocket Thursday in what officials describe as an important step in its pursuit…

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Varieties Canadian Wins Prestigious Chopin Piano Competition

Canadian Wins Prestigious Chopin Piano Competition

Canadian pianist Bruce Xiaoyu Liu was awarded first prize in the Chopin piano competition in Warsaw on Thursday, clinching one of the world's most prestigious…

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Varieties German Museum Repurchases Camille Pissarro Painting Looted by Nazis

German Museum Repurchases Camille Pissarro Painting Looted by Nazis

Berlin's Alte Nationalgalerie museum on Monday handed back and repurchased a painting by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro looted by the Nazis during the…

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Varieties New Study: Light Could be Used to Treat Dementia

New Study: Light Could be Used to Treat Dementia

Infrared light therapy could potentially be used to help people living with dementia, scientists have said. A pilot study used a helmet to beam the light…

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth Told to Rest by Doctors, Cancels Visit

Queen Elizabeth Told to Rest by Doctors, Cancels Visit

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days and has cancelled a planned visit to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace…

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Varieties Scientists Trick Mosquitoes to Stop Spread of Malaria

Scientists Trick Mosquitoes to Stop Spread of Malaria

Scientists have figured out how to trick mosquitoes into drinking a toxic beet juice they think is human blood by tweaking its smell, which could stop the…

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Varieties Lebanon's Car Culture Questioned In Crisis

Lebanon's Car Culture Questioned In Crisis

By challenging Lebanon's national passion for automobile ownership, and driving growing numbers towards greener or more collective transport, the economic…

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Varieties Indian Barber Siblings Turn Heads into Canvasses by Giving Unusual Haircuts

Indian Barber Siblings Turn Heads into Canvasses by Giving Unusual Haircuts

In a small salon in a nondescript town in northern India, a haircut is not just a trim or a crew cut but an opportunity to get some art embossed on the back of…

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Varieties Scientists Uncover Mysterious Secrets about Jellyfish's Diet

Scientists Uncover Mysterious Secrets about Jellyfish's Diet

Researchers from the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at the University of British Columbia, used two biochemical tools, stable isotopes and fatty…

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Varieties Gates Foundation Invests $120 MN for Covid Pill Access

Gates Foundation Invests $120 MN for Covid Pill Access

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday announced an investment of up to $120 million in an effort to speed up low-income countries' access to a new…

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Varieties Meghan’s Father Pleads to See Grandchildren

Meghan’s Father Pleads to See Grandchildren

Meghan Markle's estranged father on Tuesday pleaded with his daughter to let him see his grandchildren. Thomas Markle told ITV's Good Morning Britain…

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Varieties Israeli Diver Discovers Ancient Crusader Sword

Israeli Diver Discovers Ancient Crusader Sword

An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders. Israel's…

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Varieties Drought-hit Iraq's Crop Farmland to be Halved

Drought-hit Iraq's Crop Farmland to be Halved

Extreme water shortages in Iraq will halve the area of crops being grown next harvest, the authorities said Monday, following UN warnings calling for "urgent"…

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