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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 San Diego Zoo Vaccinates 9 Great Apes for COVID-19

San Diego Zoo Vaccinates 9 Great Apes for COVID-19

The San Diego Zoo has vaccinated nine great apes for the coronavirus after a troop of gorillas in its Safari Park became infected. Officials said Thursday…

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Varieties Buckingham Palace: Prince Philip Had a Successful Heart Procedure

Buckingham Palace: Prince Philip Had a Successful Heart Procedure

Queen Elizabeth II's 99-year-old husband Prince Philip has undergone a successful heart procedure at a London hospital, Buckingham Palace said Thursday after…

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Varieties Egyptian 'Scorpion King' Turns Venom into Money

Egyptian 'Scorpion King' Turns Venom into Money

Surrounded by thousands of live scorpions in a laboratory deep in Egypt's Western Desert, Ahmed Abu al-Seoud carefully handles one of the curved-tailed…

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Varieties Experts to Discuss Sector Recovery at Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2021

Experts to Discuss Sector Recovery at Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2021

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi has released the full program for its virtual fourth edition, which will be held under the theme, "The Cultural Economy and the…

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Varieties Egypt’s Fostering Campaign Helps Orphans Find Homes

Egypt’s Fostering Campaign Helps Orphans Find Homes

Yasmina Al-Habbal always wanted to take in an orphan but only did so last year after Egypt’s government eased regulations over who could do so and campaigned…

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Varieties Angelina Jolie Sells Churchill's Morocco Painting

Angelina Jolie Sells Churchill's Morocco Painting

During an auction organized by Christie's house, Winston Churchill's most famous painting sold for 7 million sterling pounds (8.1 million euros) in London. …

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Varieties World's First Space Hotel to Begin Construction in 2025

World's First Space Hotel to Begin Construction in 2025

Work is due to start on the world's first space hotel in low Earth orbit in 2025 - and it will come equipped with restaurants, a cinema, spa and rooms for 400…

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Varieties Sleep Apnea Could Cause Memory Loss, New Study Suggests

Sleep Apnea Could Cause Memory Loss, New Study Suggests

A new research has found that people suffering from obstructive sleep apnea -a case in which breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep- have an…

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Varieties Dubai to Grant Cultural Visas to 1,000 Creators, Artists

Dubai to Grant Cultural Visas to 1,000 Creators, Artists

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority announced that it will grant cultural visas to 1,000 creators and artists from across the world in the upcoming phase. The…

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Varieties Sri Lanka: 9-Year-Old Girl Dies of 'Exorcism'

Sri Lanka: 9-Year-Old Girl Dies of 'Exorcism'

Police in Sri Lanka said Monday they have arrested a woman in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten with a cane during a…

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Varieties  Slime Molds Can Remember Things Without a Brain

Slime Molds Can Remember Things Without a Brain

A recent German study found that the slime mold - known as Physarum polycephalum or The Blob - seems to remember where it previously found sources of food even…

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Varieties Painstaking Study of 'Little Foot' Fossil Sheds Light on Human Origins

Painstaking Study of 'Little Foot' Fossil Sheds Light on Human Origins

Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South…

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Varieties Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Volcano Spews Ash into Sky

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Volcano Spews Ash into Sky

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 5 km (3.1 miles) on Tuesday, in its first big eruption since August last year, the…

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Varieties Good Cholesterols Aren't All 'Healthy,' New Study Finds

Good Cholesterols Aren't All 'Healthy,' New Study Finds

A recent Spanish study has raised some questions on the link between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or "good" cholesterol and lower risks of…

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Varieties UK's Prince Philip, 99, Moves Hospital for Heart Tests

UK's Prince Philip, 99, Moves Hospital for Heart Tests

Britain's Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was transferred to a different hospital in central London on Monday to have tests for a…

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Varieties Beirut Blast 'Collapsed World' of Berlin Film Fest Contenders

Beirut Blast 'Collapsed World' of Berlin Film Fest Contenders

The Berlin film festival kicked off online Monday with a premiere from a Lebanese couple who had to overcome both Beirut's devastating port blast and the…

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Varieties The AlUla Journey in a Photography Exhibition in Milan

The AlUla Journey in a Photography Exhibition in Milan

The exhibition “AlUla - A Journey Through Time” in Milan, Italy, sheds light on the historical and cultural heritage of the Saudi city through a photography…

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Varieties Albanian World Heritage Site Struggles without Tourists

Albanian World Heritage Site Struggles without Tourists

Seeing city streets in 2019 flooded by tourists enjoying its beauty was a dream come true for residents of Gjirokastra, a city in southern Albania recognized…

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Varieties Boutique Mud Houses Change Fortunes of Omani Village

Boutique Mud Houses Change Fortunes of Omani Village

Perched on an Oman mountain top, the village of Misfat al-Abriyeen has changed its fortunes by transforming mud-brick homes into boutique hotels, drawing…

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Varieties Prince Harry Tells Oprah he Worried History Would Repeat Itself

Prince Harry Tells Oprah he Worried History Would Repeat Itself

Prince Harry, who shocked Britain last year when he and his wife Meghan stepped back from royal duties, told US interviewer Oprah Winfrey that he had worried…

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Varieties Dubai Cat Cafe Hopes Rescues Will Find Purr-Fect New Homes

Dubai Cat Cafe Hopes Rescues Will Find Purr-Fect New Homes

A haven for humans craving furry feline company, a cat cafe in Dubai also doubles as an adoption center for some of the United Arab Emirates' many strays. …

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Varieties Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Ceremonial Carriage Near Pompeii

Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Ceremonial Carriage Near Pompeii

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. …

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Varieties Rare Chinese Bowl Expected to Fetch up to $500,000 at Auction

Rare Chinese Bowl Expected to Fetch up to $500,000 at Auction

A rare, century, unique Chinese bowl dating to the Yongle period in the 15th century, will be auctioned for the first time since its surprising discovery at a…

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Varieties After Two Million Meals to Four Presidents…Elysée's Chef Steps Down

After Two Million Meals to Four Presidents…Elysée's Chef Steps Down

Guillaume Gomez, chef of the French presidential palace in the past 25 years, announced on Wednesday he is leaving his post to fill a new role as the "personal…