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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 Sanofi/GSK Report Positive Interim Results for their COVID-19 Shot

Sanofi/GSK Report Positive Interim Results for their COVID-19 Shot

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline showed a robust immune response in early-stage clinical trial results, enabling them…

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Varieties Icelandic Volcanic Eruption a 'Wonder of Nature'

Icelandic Volcanic Eruption a 'Wonder of Nature'

Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never stand still. That's perhaps no clearer than in Iceland, where a volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted…

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Varieties Britain to Treble Tree Planting by 2024 to Fight Climate Change

Britain to Treble Tree Planting by 2024 to Fight Climate Change

Britain said it planned to treble tree planting rates over the next three years to help reach its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, as part of…

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Varieties China's Zhurong Rover Touches Down on Red Planet

China's Zhurong Rover Touches Down on Red Planet

China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet early Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, state media reported. The lander carrying Zhurong completed…

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Varieties Picasso Painting Sells for $103 Mn

Picasso Painting Sells for $103 Mn

Pablo Picasso's "Woman Sitting Near a Window (Marie-Therese)" sold Thursday for $103.4 million at Christie's in New York, the auction house said. The…

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Varieties Heart of Paris to be Pedestrianized as of 2022

Heart of Paris to be Pedestrianized as of 2022

Paris has recently limited transportation in the Rivoli Street to buses and bicycles, and now officials are seeking to expand these restrictions to include the…

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Varieties Teeth Reveal Origins of Fighters in Greek Himera Battle

Teeth Reveal Origins of Fighters in Greek Himera Battle

Geochemical evidence collected by US researchers revealed that armies in the Greek Battles of Himera were a mixture of locals and outsiders. According to a…

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Varieties China Mars Rover to Land between Saturday and Wednesday

China Mars Rover to Land between Saturday and Wednesday

China said its Mars probe and accompanying rover are expected to land on the red planet sometime between Saturday and Wednesday Beijing time. The China…

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Varieties Benghazi Bikers Rev up to Show Another Side of Libya

Benghazi Bikers Rev up to Show Another Side of Libya

Bikers of Libya's Mediterranean city of Benghazi, the cradle of its 2011 revolution and a one-time Islamist bastion, rev up their motors to show another side…

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Varieties Eid Prayers Return to Mosul Mosque Ruined in ISIS War

Eid Prayers Return to Mosul Mosque Ruined in ISIS War

As dawn broke over Mosul on Thursday, worshipers knelt between piles of rubble while Eid Al-Fitr prayers took place in the city’s oldest mosque for the first…

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Varieties India Probes Death of 18 Elephants 'Hit by Lightning'

India Probes Death of 18 Elephants 'Hit by Lightning'

Indian authorities launched a probe Friday into the deaths of at least 18 elephants, as a leading conservationist raised doubts that the animals were killed by…

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Varieties US, Swiss Climbers Die on Everest

US, Swiss Climbers Die on Everest

Two climbers from the United States and Switzerland have died on Mount Everest, the first fatalities of this year's season, expedition organizers in Nepal said…

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Varieties Librarian Finds 400-Year-Old Butterfly Inside Book

Librarian Finds 400-Year-Old Butterfly Inside Book

A Librarian found a 400-year-old butterfly pressed between the pages of an ancient library book. According to The Metro, the perfectly preserved small…

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Varieties 'Exhilarating' Views from New Observation Deck 1,200 Feet Above NYC

'Exhilarating' Views from New Observation Deck 1,200 Feet Above NYC

A new skyscraper in New York's midtown Manhattan that towers 150 feet above the Empire State Building transports visitors in glass elevators up the sides of…

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Varieties Rome Approves Plans to Renovate Colosseum Arena

Rome Approves Plans to Renovate Colosseum Arena

Visitors would soon have the chance to stand where gladiators once fought in the Colosseum, thanks to a new wooden, retractable floor. A board of experts has…

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Varieties Italian Museum Commemorates 700th Anniversary of Dante's Death

Italian Museum Commemorates 700th Anniversary of Dante's Death

The Italian city of Forlì has celebrated the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's death by organizing a huge event featuring 300 artworks that explore the…

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Varieties Twirl and Spin: Damascus Family Preserves Sufi Whirling Tradition

Twirl and Spin: Damascus Family Preserves Sufi Whirling Tradition

Three-year-old Anas al-Kharrat gracefully raises one hand to the sky as his long white robe twirls around his tiny spinning body. His dancing skills run in…

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Varieties With Cleavers and Blowtorches, Pakistan Barber Offers Hair-Raising Cuts

With Cleavers and Blowtorches, Pakistan Barber Offers Hair-Raising Cuts

Hoping to prove a cut above the competition, Pakistani barber Ali Abbas relies on an unusual array of tools to practice his craft -- including blowtorches,…

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Varieties 18.5 Million Year Old Vine Fossil Identified as New Species

18.5 Million Year Old Vine Fossil Identified as New Species

A research team from the University of Panama found the oldest fossil of an 18-million-year-old vine tree. According to the researchers, who published their…

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Varieties Leopard on the Loose: Escaped Big Cat Sparks Fear in China

Leopard on the Loose: Escaped Big Cat Sparks Fear in China

A leopard remained at large in eastern China Monday after escaping from a safari park with two fellow big cats, sparking a frenzy among web-users who have…

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Varieties Obama Family Dog BO, a 'Constant, Gentle Presence', Dies

Obama Family Dog BO, a 'Constant, Gentle Presence', Dies

Former US President Barack Obama's family dog Bo, a male Portuguese Water Dog with a mop of black and white fur who became a familiar playful sight around the…

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Varieties Iraq's Heritage Battered by Desert Sun, Rain and State Apathy

Iraq's Heritage Battered by Desert Sun, Rain and State Apathy

One of the world's oldest churches is crumbling deep in Iraq's desert, another victim of years of conflict, government negligence and climate change in a…

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Varieties Dubai: Expo 2020 Calls on Participants to Join its Vaccination Drive

Dubai: Expo 2020 Calls on Participants to Join its Vaccination Drive

The Expo 2020 Dubai Steering Committee has urged all of Expo’s 200-plus participants to join Expo 2020’s vaccination drive, praising the decision of Sheikh…

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Varieties Mosque Named after King Salman to Be Built at Int’l Islamic University in Pakistan

Mosque Named after King Salman to Be Built at Int’l Islamic University in Pakistan

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz approved on Friday the building of a mosque after his name at the International Islamic University…

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