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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 Arab World’s Largest Cultural Forum Prepares to Open its Doors

Arab World’s Largest Cultural Forum Prepares to Open its Doors

The Riyadh International Book Fair is preparing to open its doors on October 1 and draw visitors from across the Arab world. The event is considered among…

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Varieties Egypt Team Identifies Fossil of Land-roaming Whale Species

Egypt Team Identifies Fossil of Land-roaming Whale Species

Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country's Western Desert, is that of a previously…

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Varieties Flatulence Vegans Feel Is Indication of Good Gut Health, New Study Suggests

Flatulence Vegans Feel Is Indication of Good Gut Health, New Study Suggests

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Spain has found that the increase in flatulence experienced by people switching to a plant…

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Varieties Pets Enjoy Some Pampering in Palestinian Clinic

Pets Enjoy Some Pampering in Palestinian Clinic

A new animal clinic has opened in the occupied West Bank, part of a growing tendency among Palestinians to raise and pamper pets. Veterinarian Ahmed Al-Amad…

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Varieties Britain Urges Net Zero Shipping Emissions by 2050

Britain Urges Net Zero Shipping Emissions by 2050

Britain, host of this year's COP26 climate change summit, called Monday for net zero global shipping emissions by 2050 and the launch of non-polluting…

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Varieties Jill Biden, Prince Harry to Host Event for Wounded Soldiers

Jill Biden, Prince Harry to Host Event for Wounded Soldiers

US First Lady Jill Biden will host a virtual event along with Britain's Prince Harry for athletes involved in the Warrior Games, an event for wounded US…

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Varieties Space Tourism: What's on Offer

Space Tourism: What's on Offer

A few minutes of weightlessness, or a few days. A short hop above the Earth's atmosphere, or a journey to the Moon and back... the era of space tourism is upon…

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Varieties Wrapping of Arc de Triomphe Begins in Paris Art Installation

Wrapping of Arc de Triomphe Begins in Paris Art Installation

Visitors to Paris were surprised on Sunday when strolling up the Champs-Elysees as dozens of workers began enveloping in a shimmering wrapper a posthumous…

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Varieties SpaceX Gets Ready to Launch First All-Civilian Crew to Orbit

SpaceX Gets Ready to Launch First All-Civilian Crew to Orbit

Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team…

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Varieties Domestic Tourism Boom Gives UK Seaside New Lease of Life

Domestic Tourism Boom Gives UK Seaside New Lease of Life

Children clutching glow sticks shrieked with delight and onlookers gazed awestruck as Blackpool's Illuminations lights festival launched to a spectacular…

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Varieties Louvre Abu Dhabi’s New Exhibition to Explore Chinese-Islamic Cultural Exchange

Louvre Abu Dhabi’s New Exhibition to Explore Chinese-Islamic Cultural Exchange

Louvre Abu Dhabi has announced its second international exhibition of 2021, Dragon and Phoenix – Centuries of Exchange between Chinese and Islamic Worlds,…

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Varieties Prehistoric Winged Lizard Unearthed in Chile

Prehistoric Winged Lizard Unearthed in Chile

Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known as a pterosaur. …

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Varieties Control of ‘Body Batteries’ Boosts Battle against Diseases, New Study Finds

Control of ‘Body Batteries’ Boosts Battle against Diseases, New Study Finds

A research team at the University of Virginia's (UVA) School of Medicine has figured out a mechanism to control the performance of cellular "batteries" known…

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Varieties Scientists Find Stunning Natural Landscape from Ice Age Hidden under North Sea

Scientists Find Stunning Natural Landscape from Ice Age Hidden under North Sea

Recent 3D scans revealed huge channels — each 10 times wider than the River Thames — that were carved by rivers crossing much of the UK and Western Europe…

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Varieties The Beach is Back: French Riviera Marsh Ditches Seawalls for Sand

The Beach is Back: French Riviera Marsh Ditches Seawalls for Sand

To save one of the last wetlands on the French Riviera from rising sea levels, conservationists have taken the unusual step of removing its protective seawalls…

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Varieties Co-Inventor of mRNA Shots Sets Sights on Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine

Co-Inventor of mRNA Shots Sets Sights on Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine

Drew Weissman's decades of research helped pave the way for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but the scientist isn't resting on his laurels. The University of…

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Varieties Nerve Disorder Listed as 'Very Rare' Side Effect of AstraZeneca Jab

Nerve Disorder Listed as 'Very Rare' Side Effect of AstraZeneca Jab

The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary paralysis, as a "very rare" side effect…

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Varieties Researchers Complete First-Ever Detailed Map of Global Coral

Researchers Complete First-Ever Detailed Map of Global Coral

Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the globe. The…

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Varieties Milan Furniture Fair Reopens Doors after 2-Year Pause

Milan Furniture Fair Reopens Doors after 2-Year Pause

In light of the recovery of the furniture industry, the Milan Furniture Fair has reopened its doors to the audience on September 5 after a two-year pause due…

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Varieties Sharjah Hosts Int’l Forum to Discuss Role of Communications in Crisis Management

Sharjah Hosts Int’l Forum to Discuss Role of Communications in Crisis Management

Sharjah is set to host an international gathering to discuss crisis management mechanisms using contemporary and innovative communication means later this…

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Varieties Fallas Festival Returns to Spain with Fireworks, Colorful Sculptures

Fallas Festival Returns to Spain with Fireworks, Colorful Sculptures

Valencia’s Fallas Festival wrapped up with fireworks and the burning of colorful sculptures after returning to the eastern Spanish city following a pandemic…

Varieties Virginia is Set to Remove Richmond's Lee Statue on Wednesday

Virginia is Set to Remove Richmond's Lee Statue on Wednesday

A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, will be taken down on Wednesday as a symbol of racial injustice, more than 130 years…

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Varieties Conservation Meet Mulls Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining

Conservation Meet Mulls Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining

The world's top conservation forum will vote this week on whether to recommend a moratorium on deep sea mining, with scientists warning that ecosystems…

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Varieties Kuwait Starts to Recycle Massive Tire Graveyard

Kuwait Starts to Recycle Massive Tire Graveyard

More than 42 million old vehicle tires dumped in Kuwait's sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the…

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