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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 Painting Drawn by Robot Sold for $700,000

Painting Drawn by Robot Sold for $700,000

A digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia was sold at auction on Thursday for $688,888 in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT), a digital signature saved on…

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Varieties Putin Tells How He Fell Off Horse

Putin Tells How He Fell Off Horse

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has in the past presented himself sitting proud, bare-chested on a horse, but on Friday he admitted to taking a fall. The…

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Varieties Sakura Selfies: Tokyo Enjoys Cherry Blossoms Despite Virus Warning

Sakura Selfies: Tokyo Enjoys Cherry Blossoms Despite Virus Warning

People in Tokyo flocked to admire cherry blossoms in full bloom at parks, shrines and rivers on Friday, despite coronavirus warnings against holding…

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Varieties Dozens of Dolphins Rescued in Saudi Arabia’s Ras Al-Shabaan Region

Dozens of Dolphins Rescued in Saudi Arabia’s Ras Al-Shabaan Region

Dozens of Dolphins were driven this week ashore in Saudi Arabia’s Khor Al Thuqba in Ras Al Shabaan (35 km south of Umluj governorate), due to heavy winds and…

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Varieties Rare Van Gogh Masterpiece Sells for $15.4 Million in Paris

Rare Van Gogh Masterpiece Sells for $15.4 Million in Paris

A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction Thursday by Sotheby’s Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). The sale of “Street Scene in…

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Varieties Octopus Research Yields Insight into the Evolution of Sleep

Octopus Research Yields Insight into the Evolution of Sleep

The octopus is an extraordinary creature - and not only because of its eight limbs, three hearts, blue blood, ink squirting, camouflage capacity and the tragic…

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Varieties Sharjah Heritage Day: A Lot of Room for Reading

Sharjah Heritage Day: A Lot of Room for Reading

The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) opened its doors to book lovers, providing them with a wide array of books and a suitable atmosphere to read them. …

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Varieties  Make it Rain: US Attempt to Combat Drought

Make it Rain: US Attempt to Combat Drought

With three-quarters of the US west gripped by a seemingly ceaseless drought, several states are increasingly embracing a drastic intervention – the…

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Varieties Saudi Artist Highlights Role of Women in ‘Malamih Najdia’ Exhibit

Saudi Artist Highlights Role of Women in ‘Malamih Najdia’ Exhibit

The Naila Art Gallery in Riyadh will host an exhibition by Saudi artist Fatimah Al Nemer that highlights women from Najd who left their mark on the worlds of…

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth's Granddaughter Zara Has Third Child at Home

Queen Elizabeth's Granddaughter Zara Has Third Child at Home

Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband, the former rugby player, Mike Tindall, are celebrating the birth of their third child, who was…

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Varieties Archaeologists Find 3000-year-old Gold Mask in Sichuan

Archaeologists Find 3000-year-old Gold Mask in Sichuan

The remains of a gold mask are among a huge cache of 3,000-year-old artifacts found at an archaeological site in China's Sichuan province, according to CNN. …

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Varieties Artist Preserves Wuhan’s COVID Memories

Artist Preserves Wuhan’s COVID Memories

Scribbled instructions for incoming patients plastered on the window of a silent hospital reception counter. A lone worker in a hazmat suit, steadily spraying…

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Varieties Artwork from World's Largest Canvas Painting Sells for $62 Million in Dubai

Artwork from World's Largest Canvas Painting Sells for $62 Million in Dubai

An artwork created from the world’s largest canvas painting has sold for $62 million in Dubai, the second most expensive painting sold at auction by a living…

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Varieties Lego Collector Recreates Vietnam Street Scenes in Miniature

Lego Collector Recreates Vietnam Street Scenes in Miniature

In a room crammed from ceiling to floor with boxes, cabinets and drawers of Lego bricks, Hoang Dang intently builds a bright blue, yellow and red fishing boat…

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Varieties Surfing Pet Goat Coolly Rides the Waves at California Beach

Surfing Pet Goat Coolly Rides the Waves at California Beach

As cheering children and men frantically paddle their inflatable surfboard through the frothy Pacific waves onto the beach, one passenger placidly sits in the…

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Varieties Women with Hearing Loss in Gaza Make Animations to Raise Awareness

Women with Hearing Loss in Gaza Make Animations to Raise Awareness

A group of Palestinian women with hearing loss are using stop motion animation to make short films about their condition to teach children about their…

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Varieties Sisi Pledges Support for Egyptian Women, Vows to Bar Child Marriage

Sisi Pledges Support for Egyptian Women, Vows to Bar Child Marriage

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged on Sunday to approve social, economic and legal measures to support Egyptian women. He also vowed to speed…

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Varieties Bookseller Keeps Paris Plush with Teddy Bears

Bookseller Keeps Paris Plush with Teddy Bears

A bookshop owner has found a way to keep people in Paris feeling plush during the depressing days of the coronavirus pandemic: giant teddy bears. Philippe…

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Varieties Launch Postponed for Soyuz Rocket with Saudi Satellites

Launch Postponed for Soyuz Rocket with Saudi Satellites

The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket, with two Saudi and other satellites on board, has been postponed until Sunday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. …

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Varieties Florida Seeks to Criminalize DNA Theft

Florida Seeks to Criminalize DNA Theft

It could be a nosy neighbor questioning your ancestry. Perhaps it's a lover who's curious if you carry a gene for male pattern baldness, or a rich grandparent…

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Varieties Scientists Create Model of Human Embryo to Study Early Abortion

Scientists Create Model of Human Embryo to Study Early Abortion

An international team of scientists led by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, has generated a model of a human embryo from skin cells. This discovery…

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Varieties In Gaza, Loss of a Leg Doesn't Deter 'Hero' Footballers

In Gaza, Loss of a Leg Doesn't Deter 'Hero' Footballers

Using his crutches, Mohammed Abu Bayad runs as fast as he can, kicks the ball and... goal! He's the first to score in a football match in Gaza between…

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Varieties In Pandemic Year, Syrians Blocked From Zoom, Netflix

In Pandemic Year, Syrians Blocked From Zoom, Netflix

Virtual platforms like Netflix and Zoom have emerged as lifelines for a pandemic-hit world forced indoors, but in sanctioned Syria where both websites are…

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Varieties Successful Test for NASA's Giant Moon Rocket

Successful Test for NASA's Giant Moon Rocket

NASA successfully carried out a key static test of its troubled Space Launch System rocket on Thursday, a win for the agency as it prepares to return to the…

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