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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 Prince Charles Visits Father Philip in Hospital

Prince Charles Visits Father Philip in Hospital

Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, on Saturday visited the hospital where his father Prince Philip is being kept as a precaution after feeling ill, a…

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Varieties Arturo Di Modica, Sculptor of the Wall Street Charging Bull, Dies

Arturo Di Modica, Sculptor of the Wall Street Charging Bull, Dies

Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica, who created the famous "Charging Bull" statue which has become a symbol of New York's Wall Street, died overnight at the age…

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Varieties Museum Pavilions Feature the History of Egyptian Theater

Museum Pavilions Feature the History of Egyptian Theater

To document the history of Egyptian theater, which dates back to 150 years, and celebrate the success of its most iconic performances over the past decades,…

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Varieties Fin Whale Washes Up Dead on Israel Beach

Fin Whale Washes Up Dead on Israel Beach

Israeli officials are investigating the cause of death of a fin whale that was found washed up on a beach in southern Israel. The 17-meter-long whale was…

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Varieties Women Dressed as Elderly Caught Trying to Get COVID-19 Shot

Women Dressed as Elderly Caught Trying to Get COVID-19 Shot

Two women who dressed up to make themselves appear as older adults to get coronavirus vaccinations were turned away and issued trespass warnings in Orlando,…

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Varieties Harry, Meghan Make Final Split With British Royal Family

Harry, Meghan Make Final Split With British Royal Family

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan made their final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working…

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Varieties Snow Blankets Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Mountains

Snow Blankets Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Mountains

Tabuk's northern region has been affected by a polar wave accompanied by heavy snowfall that capped its mountains Thursday night. Many sightseers across the…

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Varieties Touchdown: NASA's Perseverance Rover Ready to Search for Life on Mars

Touchdown: NASA's Perseverance Rover Ready to Search for Life on Mars

After seven months in space, NASA's Perseverance rover overcame a tense landing phase with a series of perfectly executed maneuvers to gently float down to the…

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Varieties Lebanese-French Doctor Delivers First Baby Born after Uterus Transplant

Lebanese-French Doctor Delivers First Baby Born after Uterus Transplant

A baby has been born following a uterus transplant for the first time ever in France, the hospital treating mother and infant said Wednesday. Such births…

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Varieties Islamic 12th-Century Bathhouse Uncovered in Seville Tapas Bar

Islamic 12th-Century Bathhouse Uncovered in Seville Tapas Bar

A magnificently decorated 12th-century Islamic bathhouse, replete with dazzling geometric motifs and skylights in the form of eight-pointed stars, has emerged,…

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Varieties Ancient Jordan Site Restoration Brings Locals, Refugees Jobs

Ancient Jordan Site Restoration Brings Locals, Refugees Jobs

In the ruins of an ancient Byzantine church in northern Jordan, local townspeople and Syrian refugees work side-by-side on a project that preserves cultural…

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Varieties Market for Edible Flowers Blossoms in Tunisia

Market for Edible Flowers Blossoms in Tunisia

A Tunisian entrepreneur growing edible flowers said she is surprised by the appetite for her homegrown product in the North African country and hopes to see a …

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Varieties NASA Rover Streaks Toward a Landing on Mars

NASA Rover Streaks Toward a Landing on Mars

A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars on Thursday in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever…

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Varieties Jerusalem's Old City Turns White After Rare Snowfall

Jerusalem's Old City Turns White After Rare Snowfall

Jerusalem woke up to the rare experience of seeing its holy sites covered in snow on Thursday, with the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall under a layer of…

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Varieties Snow Covers Historic Acropolis in Athens

Snow Covers Historic Acropolis in Athens

Greece has been hit by a cold weather front that caused a major disruption of transportation. Snowfalls have covered many famous tourist landmarks in Athens…

Varieties Songbirds Grow Feather to Cope With Extreme Cold

Songbirds Grow Feather to Cope With Extreme Cold

A study of 250 species of Himalayan songbirds has revealed how their feathers evolved for higher altitudes. The study found birds living in colder, more…

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Varieties Morocco Factory Boss Held in Deadly Flood Probe

Morocco Factory Boss Held in Deadly Flood Probe

Moroccan authorities have detained the owner of an underground textile factory in Tangiers where 28 people died earlier this month, trapped when storm waters…

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Varieties Teeth from Siberian Mammoths Yield Oldest DNA Ever Recovered

Teeth from Siberian Mammoths Yield Oldest DNA Ever Recovered

Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of mammoths that roamed northeastern Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago in…

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Varieties Egypt Autopsy Offers New Clues 3,600 Years after Murder

Egypt Autopsy Offers New Clues 3,600 Years after Murder

A high-tech study has offered new clues into the killing of a pharaoh who ruled Egypt over three millennia ago, the antiquities ministry said Wednesday. …

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth's Husband, Philip, Admitted to Hospital

Queen Elizabeth's Husband, Philip, Admitted to Hospital

Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday evening as a precautionary measure, Buckingham Palace said. "The Duke's…

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Varieties British Artist Sets Guinness Record for Largest Canvas

British Artist Sets Guinness Record for Largest Canvas

British painter Sacha Jafri has officially set a Guinness World Record for "The Largest Art Canvas" in the world. Measuring over 17,000 square feet, the record…

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Varieties Scientists Surprised by Living Organisms in Sea Floor under Antarctica

Scientists Surprised by Living Organisms in Sea Floor under Antarctica

A report by The Guardian revealed that the accidental discovery of marine organisms on a boulder on the sea floor beneath 900 meters of Antarctic ice shelf has…

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Varieties Video Calls With Goats Boost Income in UK Farm

Video Calls With Goats Boost Income in UK Farm

A British farmer came up with a jokey idea to rent out her goats to liven up video call meetings -- and found an unexpected source of lockdown income,…

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Varieties Prince Harry and Meghan to Break Silence in Oprah Interview

Prince Harry and Meghan to Break Silence in Oprah Interview

Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan will break their silence in their first interview since they quit Britain’s royal family when they sit down with…

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