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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 Australian Sheep Gets Rid of 35 kg of Wool

Australian Sheep Gets Rid of 35 kg of Wool

A wild sheep found wandering the wilderness of the Australian bush has been sheared of a huge 35-kilogram wool coat after an estimated five years of unchecked…

Varieties ‘Guernica’ Tapestry Long on View at UN, No Longer Is

‘Guernica’ Tapestry Long on View at UN, No Longer Is

A large tapestry depicting Pablo Picasso's fabled "Guernica" that hung outside the UN Security Council chamber for decades to remind diplomats of the risks of…

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Varieties Mr. Potato Head Drops 'Mr.' from Brand Name

Mr. Potato Head Drops 'Mr.' from Brand Name

Hasbro Inc said on Thursday it was renaming its popular Mr. Potato Head brand to drop the ‘Mr.’, giving the “Potato Head” line a less gender-focused identity. …

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Varieties Don't Be Selfish - Get a COVID Shot, Says UK's Queen Elizabeth

Don't Be Selfish - Get a COVID Shot, Says UK's Queen Elizabeth

Britain’s 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth, who last month had her first COVID-19 vaccination dose, has encouraged the public to follow suit, saying it did not hurt…

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Varieties On a Retro Style Milk Truck, London Entrepreneur Chases a 'Zero Waste' Future

On a Retro Style Milk Truck, London Entrepreneur Chases a 'Zero Waste' Future

Heralded by the whirr of its underpowered electric engine and the clink of bottles stacked in crates on the back, Ella Shone's 'Topup Truck' started life…

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Varieties NASA Releases Panorama Taken by Mars Rover

NASA Releases Panorama Taken by Mars Rover

The US space agency NASA released a spectacular panoramic view on Wednesday of the landing site of the Perseverance rover on Mars. The panorama shows the…

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Varieties Culture Summit Abu Dhabi Announces New Theme

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi Announces New Theme

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced that the next edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, a global forum which…

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Varieties US Woman Went Shopping With $150k Virus Relief Loan

US Woman Went Shopping With $150k Virus Relief Loan

A North Carolina woman who lied to get a coronavirus relief loan spent the money on shopping excursions to Nieman Marcus, Nordstrom, Louis Vuitton, and diamond…

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Varieties Saudi Tour Guide Association Promotes Virtual Tours

Saudi Tour Guide Association Promotes Virtual Tours

Over 900 tour guides in Saudi Arabia are joining digital tourism as an inevitable option after the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The Saudi Tour Guide…

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Varieties Dogs Came to N. America With Earliest Humans: Study

Dogs Came to N. America With Earliest Humans: Study

Scientists said Wednesday they had discovered the oldest remains of a domestic dog in the Americas dating back more than 10,000 years, suggesting the animals…

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Varieties Dentist Creates Prosthetic Foot for Koala Suffering Birth Defect

Dentist Creates Prosthetic Foot for Koala Suffering Birth Defect

Triumph, a male koala born without a foot, has been climbing and running since he was fitted with a prosthetic one made by a neighborhood dentist. …

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Varieties Scientists Map Psychological Signature of People with Extremist Tendencies

Scientists Map Psychological Signature of People with Extremist Tendencies

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have mapped an underlying "psychological signature" for people who are predisposed to holding extreme social,…

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Varieties Czech Free-Diver Breaks Ice-Swim World Record

Czech Free-Diver Breaks Ice-Swim World Record

Czech free-diver David Vencl swam nearly 81 meters (265.75 ft) beneath the ice on Tuesday, breaking the world record after braving the freezing water wearing…

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Varieties Five-Year-Old Egyptian Rally Driver's Son Takes the Wheel

Five-Year-Old Egyptian Rally Driver's Son Takes the Wheel

Egyptian Mansour Tarek hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a professional rally driver when he’s older. Aged just five, he is already on…

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Varieties Norway Museum: Munch Wrote 'Madman' Sentence on 'The Scream'

Norway Museum: Munch Wrote 'Madman' Sentence on 'The Scream'

Norway’s National Museum says a small, barely visible sentence written with a pencil on Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece “The Scream” was penned by the…

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Varieties UK Royals in TV Head-to-Head with Prince Harry and Meghan

UK Royals in TV Head-to-Head with Prince Harry and Meghan

Queen Elizabeth and other senior British royals will appear in a TV program to discuss the importance of the Commonwealth on the same day that Oprah Winfrey’s…

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Varieties Abdullah Al-Washmi Appointed Secretary-General of King Salman Int’l Complex for Arabic Language

Abdullah Al-Washmi Appointed Secretary-General of King Salman Int’l Complex for Arabic Language

Saudi Minister of Culture and head of the King Salman International Complex for the Arabic Language’s broad of trustees Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farahan…

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Varieties Tunisian Doctor Plays Violin to Boost Virus Patients’ Morale

Tunisian Doctor Plays Violin to Boost Virus Patients’ Morale

When Dr. Mohamed Salah Siala began working on the COVID-19 front line in January in a Tunisian hospital he never imagined harnessing his music skills in the…

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Varieties Yacht Once Owned by French Tycoon Sinks off Malaysia

Yacht Once Owned by French Tycoon Sinks off Malaysia

A multimillion-dollar sailing yacht that once belonged to French tycoon Bernard Tapie has sunk off the coast of Malaysia, an official confirmed Sunday, after…

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Varieties ‘Special and Beautiful’ Whistled Language Echoes Around This Island

‘Special and Beautiful’ Whistled Language Echoes Around This Island

Sitting atop a cliff in the Canary Islands, Antonio Márquez Navarro issued an invitation — “Come over here, we’re going to slaughter the pig” — without…

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Varieties Jennifer or Jenny? Confused Osaka 'So Sorry' for Brady Blunder

Jennifer or Jenny? Confused Osaka 'So Sorry' for Brady Blunder

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka told Jennifer Brady she was "so sorry" on Sunday after making an embarrassing gaffe with the American player's name. …

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Varieties With No Crowds, Louvre Gets Rare Chance to Refurbish

With No Crowds, Louvre Gets Rare Chance to Refurbish

The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors. As she stares out…

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Varieties Cyprus Activists: Hunters' Lead Pellets Threaten Flamingos

Cyprus Activists: Hunters' Lead Pellets Threaten Flamingos

Conservationists in Cyprus are urging authorities to expand a hunting ban throughout a coastal salt lake network amid concerns that migrating flamingos could…

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