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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 Nora Al-Matrooshi, First Arab Woman Astronaut in Training

Nora Al-Matrooshi, First Arab Woman Astronaut in Training

The UAE’s Nora Al-Matrooshi is the first Arab woman to start training to be an astronaut, one of two Emiratis picked from thousands of applicants as the Gulf…

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Varieties Poland Plans to Rebuild Enigma-Linked Palace Razed in WWII

Poland Plans to Rebuild Enigma-Linked Palace Razed in WWII

Poland is reviving plans to reconstruct a historic Warsaw palace where the German Enigma machine codes were first cracked in 1932 and which Nazi German…

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Varieties Meet Jellyfishbot, the Robot that Likes to Eat Sea Trash

Meet Jellyfishbot, the Robot that Likes to Eat Sea Trash

Tourists visiting the picturesque port at Cassis, southern France, often see an unedifying sight: plastic bags, discarded drinks bottles, and even used…

Varieties Sale of Rare Leonardo Drawing Triggers Legal Battle in France

Sale of Rare Leonardo Drawing Triggers Legal Battle in France

A small pen-and-ink drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, which lay buried unrecognised in a box for decades, is at the centre of a battle between its owner…

Varieties UN Honors MWL’s Mohammad Al-Issa for Global Diplomacy and Combating Hate

UN Honors MWL’s Mohammad Al-Issa for Global Diplomacy and Combating Hate

Leader of the Muslim World League ((MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa was awarded an honorary doctorate by the United Nations on Monday in recognition of his…

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Varieties Excitement as Cannes Film Festival Reopens after Pandemic Hiatus

Excitement as Cannes Film Festival Reopens after Pandemic Hiatus

The famed Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday, and despite social distancing subduing some of its signature glamour, excitement is rife for the first fully…

Varieties Divers Spot Endangered Seahorses in Polluted Greek Lagoon

Divers Spot Endangered Seahorses in Polluted Greek Lagoon

Divers have reported a rare sighting of hundreds of endangered seahorses in a polluted lagoon in western Greece and warn they could be lost if the area is not…

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Varieties Duchess of Cambridge Self-isolating After COVID-19 Contact

Duchess of Cambridge Self-isolating After COVID-19 Contact

British royal Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, is self-isolating and has cancelled her engagements after someone she came into contact with subsequently tested…

Varieties Heritage Commission Launches Archaeological Excavation Project in Dariyah, Qassim

Heritage Commission Launches Archaeological Excavation Project in Dariyah, Qassim

The Heritage Commission has launched the first phase of the Archaeological Excavation Project in Dariyah the Qassim Region, Central Saudi Arabia, as part of…

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Varieties Chinese Astronauts Make 1st Spacewalk Outside New Station

Chinese Astronauts Make 1st Spacewalk Outside New Station

Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long…

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Varieties After Year of Pandemic Cancellations, Americans Celebrate July Fourth with a Bang

After Year of Pandemic Cancellations, Americans Celebrate July Fourth with a Bang

Americans mark their nation’s 245th birthday on Sunday with fireworks that may look brighter, hotdogs that may taste juicier and marching bands that may sound…

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Varieties Saudi Female Interior Architects Make Fame on Instagram

Saudi Female Interior Architects Make Fame on Instagram

Many Saudi female interior architects have recently become social media stars thanks to Instagram, which has helped them gain the fame that rival celebrities…

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Varieties Expo 2020 Dubai to Start Selling Tickets on July 18

Expo 2020 Dubai to Start Selling Tickets on July 18

Expo 2020 Dubai will start selling tickets on July 18, organizers said on Thursday, in a concrete signal that the world fair set to begin in October after a…

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Varieties Kate Helps out in Kitchen During Wimbledon Visit

Kate Helps out in Kitchen During Wimbledon Visit

New bowls please! The Duchess of Cambridge put in some work in the kitchens during a visit to Wimbledon on Day 5. The duchess, formerly known as Kate…

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Varieties Statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth Toppled in Canada

Statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth Toppled in Canada

Protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in the Canadian city of Winnipeg as anger grows over the discovery of the remains of…

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Varieties Wildfires Rage across Western Canada and California

Wildfires Rage across Western Canada and California

Dozens of fires raged across western Canada and California on Friday with little relief expected from a deadly heat wave that has seen temperatures hit record…

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Varieties Trailblazing Female Pilot Will Go to Space at Age 82 with Jeff Bezos

Trailblazing Female Pilot Will Go to Space at Age 82 with Jeff Bezos

Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos will be joined by Wally Funk, one of the 13 women who passed NASA's astronaut training program in the 1960s, on the…

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Varieties NEOM Scholarship Students Prepare for Academic Year in US Universities

NEOM Scholarship Students Prepare for Academic Year in US Universities

Around 50 male and female students, recipients of the NEOM Scholarship Program, will begin their academic journey at American universities to obtain their…

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Varieties Lebanon Army Offers Tourists Helicopter Joyrides

Lebanon Army Offers Tourists Helicopter Joyrides

The Lebanese army will start offering tourists helicopter joyrides this week in a bid to boost the coffers of one of the crisis-hit country’s key institutions…

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Varieties Egypt Recovers 114 Smuggled Artifacts from France

Egypt Recovers 114 Smuggled Artifacts from France

The Egyptian authorities recently announced the recovery of 114 smuggled artifacts from France, which arrived in Cairo on Sunday, accompanied by Hamada Al…

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Varieties New Study Finds New Evidence on Link between Birds, Dinosaurs

New Study Finds New Evidence on Link between Birds, Dinosaurs

A Chinese research team has discovered a tiny, 120 million-year-old fossil in northeast China that belongs to an animal with a bird body, and a skull similar…

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Varieties Ancient Aromas Aim to Lure New Crop of Tourists to Cyprus

Ancient Aromas Aim to Lure New Crop of Tourists to Cyprus

Lavender, basil and roses: history and aromatic plants are being cultivated in Cyprus to broaden its sun-and-sea appeal and regain its lofty botanical status…

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Varieties Greece Recovers Picasso Stolen in 2012

Greece Recovers Picasso Stolen in 2012

Police in Greece have recovered a Picasso painting stolen in 2012 from the National Gallery, and arrested a suspect in the theft, authorities said late Monday…

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Varieties Customer Leaves $16,000 Tip at New Hampshire Restaurant

Customer Leaves $16,000 Tip at New Hampshire Restaurant

A customer, who ordered two hotdogs and fries in a restaurant in New Hampshire, left a very generous $16,000 tip when he finished. At first, the waiter at…

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