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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 NASA Confirms Perseverance Mars Rover Got Its First Piece of Rock

NASA Confirms Perseverance Mars Rover Got Its First Piece of Rock

NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission…

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Varieties Saudi Crown Prince Announces the Historic Jeddah Revival Project

Saudi Crown Prince Announces the Historic Jeddah Revival Project

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, unveiled on Monday the Historic Jeddah Revival Project as part of a…

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Varieties Mexico City to Replace Columbus Statue on Central Avenue

Mexico City to Replace Columbus Statue on Central Avenue

A prominent statue of explorer Christopher Columbus will be removed from one of Mexico City's principal avenues and be replaced with one of an indigenous…

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Varieties Shark Tourism Grows on Cape Cod, 3 Years after Attacks

Shark Tourism Grows on Cape Cod, 3 Years after Attacks

There’s no ominous music, no telltale fin breaking the surface as the powerful silhouette of a great white shark glides alongside the small tour boat off Cape…

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Varieties Newly Discovered Napoleon Hat with DNA Previews in Hong Kong

Newly Discovered Napoleon Hat with DNA Previews in Hong Kong

A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed by auction house…

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Varieties Princess Charlene of Monaco Leaves Hospital after Treatment for Infection

Princess Charlene of Monaco Leaves Hospital after Treatment for Infection

Princess Charlene of Monaco has left hospital in South Africa following treatment for an ear, nose and throat infection, a spokeswoman for the principality's…

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Varieties Saudi Education Ministry, SRMG Signs MoU to Support Manga Arabia Project

Saudi Education Ministry, SRMG Signs MoU to Support Manga Arabia Project

The Saudi Education Ministry and the Saudi Research & Media Group (SRMG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-manage the Manga Arabia project…

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Varieties Norway Seizes 100 Iraqi Archaeological Objects

Norway Seizes 100 Iraqi Archaeological Objects

Norwegian police said Friday they have seized nearly 100 Mesopotamian archaeological artefacts, claimed by Iraq, from a collector. "The seizure involves…

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Varieties Unfinished Beethoven Symphony Reimagined In a Click

Unfinished Beethoven Symphony Reimagined In a Click

As conductor Guillaume Berney marks the opening downbeat, the first chords ring out in a Lausanne concert hall of what could conceivably be an extract of…

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Varieties Shadow of Syria’s Exiled Hangs Over Revived Aleppo Souk

Shadow of Syria’s Exiled Hangs Over Revived Aleppo Souk

The historic Khan al-Harir souk in war-torn Syria's erstwhile economic capital of Aleppo has reopened following restoration work, but much of the former…

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Varieties With No Tourist Handouts, Hungry Bali Monkeys Raid Homes

With No Tourist Handouts, Hungry Bali Monkeys Raid Homes

Deprived of their preferred food source — the bananas, peanuts and other goodies brought in by tourists now kept away by the coronavirus — hungry monkeys on…

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Varieties Swiss Glaciologist Bears Witness to Relentless Alpine Glacier Melt

Swiss Glaciologist Bears Witness to Relentless Alpine Glacier Melt

After hiking for hours across the mountain and a vast expanse of white, Swiss glaciologist Matthias Huss crouches down near the middle of the massive glacier…

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Varieties NASA Thinks Mars Rover Succeeded in Taking Rock Sample

NASA Thinks Mars Rover Succeeded in Taking Rock Sample

NASA's Perseverance rover succeeded in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists on Earth -- probably. Its…

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Varieties Kenya Says Black Rhino, Sable Antelope, Other Species at Risk from Growing Human Population

Kenya Says Black Rhino, Sable Antelope, Other Species at Risk from Growing Human Population

Kenya's black rhinos, sable antelope and three other species are critically endangered, while nine more species including lions, elephants and cheetahs are…

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Varieties Endangered Bengal Tiger Cub Born at Nicaragua Zoo

Endangered Bengal Tiger Cub Born at Nicaragua Zoo

A Bengal tiger cub is being cared for by humans at Nicaragua's National Zoo after its mother was unable to produce the milk necessary to feed the latest little…

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Varieties Twin Elephants Born in Sri Lanka in Rare Occurrence

Twin Elephants Born in Sri Lanka in Rare Occurrence

An elephant in Sri Lanka gave birth to twins on Tuesday for the first time in nearly 80 years, wildlife authorities said. The twins, both males, were born…

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Varieties Tunisia Plants Seeds of Hope Against Climate Change

Tunisia Plants Seeds of Hope Against Climate Change

Tunisian farmers are turning to the past to ensure a future by planting indigenous seeds as the North African country suffers at a time of drought, disease and…

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Varieties Wild Puma Found Living in New York Apartment

Wild Puma Found Living in New York Apartment

US authorities have rescued from a New York apartment a feline that was no house cat -- she was an 80-pound wild cougar. The 11-month-old puma -- called…

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Varieties For Transplants, Covid Complicates the Race against Time

For Transplants, Covid Complicates the Race against Time

Its blue lights flashing, the ambulance races along the Madrid ring road towards the airport, the words "organ donation" clearly marked on its side, cars…

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Varieties Experts Call for Ban of e-Cigarette Packaging Aimed at Children

Experts Call for Ban of e-Cigarette Packaging Aimed at Children

Health experts want e-cigarette makers to be banned from promoting them in ways that will appeal to children, including naming their products after sweets and…

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Varieties Dog Travels 380 Km to Return Home in France

Dog Travels 380 Km to Return Home in France

A dog lost on a holiday trip in France reappeared in its home town 380 kilometers away. On the way back from a holiday in Italy, the owners of hunting terrier…

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Varieties E-Learning in Saudi Arabia Shifts from Planning to Execution under Pandemic

E-Learning in Saudi Arabia Shifts from Planning to Execution under Pandemic

At the start, e-learning in Saudi Arabia was considered the future of education in the Kingdom. However, the coronavirus pandemic made studying online a vital…

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Varieties China Bans Exams for Six-Year-Olds as Beijing Retools Education System

China Bans Exams for Six-Year-Olds as Beijing Retools Education System

Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at relieving pressure on pupils and parents in…

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Varieties Milan Tower Block Goes Up in Flames

Milan Tower Block Goes Up in Flames

Fire ripped through a 20-storey residential building in Milan, northern Italy, on Sunday, leaving rescue workers scrambling to make sure no one had been caught…

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