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This Beirut Family Has Sold Falafel for 100 Years, Through War and Crisis. It Has No Plan to Stop

Varieties  Ziad Tabarra, right, holds falafel sandwiches made with finely ground fava beans at his family's shop in Beirut's Hamra district, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP)

This Beirut Family Has Sold Falafel for 100 Years, Through War and Crisis. It Has No Plan to Stop

For more than a century, the Tabbara family has been serving up falafel to Beirut’s residents. Their business, which predates Lebanon’s founding, has…

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 Heavy Snowfall in Japan Traps 1,000 Vehicles

Heavy Snowfall in Japan Traps 1,000 Vehicles

More than 1,000 vehicles were temporarily stranded in central Japan on Sunday as heavy snowfall continued across wide areas of the country, forcing some…

Varieties Orphaned Rhinos Find Safe Refuge in S.Africa Sanctuary

Orphaned Rhinos Find Safe Refuge in S.Africa Sanctuary

Rhinoceros calf "Jessie" was just four-months-old when she arrived at a shelter in northern South Africa, bleeding from a cut to the shoulder and deeply…

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Varieties RCU Expects over 90,000 Domestic Tourists to Visit AlUla in 2021

RCU Expects over 90,000 Domestic Tourists to Visit AlUla in 2021

As the world hopes to turn a new page and for life to go back to normal with the start of the new year, there are hopes for a rejuvenation in the tourism and…

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Varieties Only Ash and Shells of Homes Left on Volcano Isle

Only Ash and Shells of Homes Left on Volcano Isle

The island is a ghost town, its trees just dead sticks in a gray landscape, its homes and school ash-covered and damaged by continuing earthquakes and the…

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Varieties Thousands Gather for Japan Coming-of-Age Day Despite Virus Surge

Thousands Gather for Japan Coming-of-Age Day Despite Virus Surge

Young adults dressed to the nines in kimonos gathered at venues in Japan on Monday to celebrate reaching the age of majority, although many of the usually…

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Varieties Avalanche Kills Three in Russian Ski Resort

Avalanche Kills Three in Russian Ski Resort

Three people were killed after an avalanche struck a ski resort near the Arctic city of Norilsk late on Friday, the local branch of Russia’s emergency services…

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Varieties Dinosaurs Spread Seeds in Prehistoric World, New Study Suggests

Dinosaurs Spread Seeds in Prehistoric World, New Study Suggests

A new study from the University of Auckland looks at animals' roles in moving seeds from one place to another. Evidence from fossils indicates that seeds…

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Varieties Retired Brit Receives Postcard Sent 66 Years ago

Retired Brit Receives Postcard Sent 66 Years ago

A retired salesman has declared himself elated after a long-lost postcard from 1955 was unexpectedly delivered to him. Chris Harmon, 75, was sent the letter by…

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Varieties French Man Contracts Bat Virus, Dies From Rabies

French Man Contracts Bat Virus, Dies From Rabies

A man, who was likely bitten or scratched by a bat nesting in the attic of his house in central France, died of rabies, announced the Pasteur Institute, noting…

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Varieties German Bakery's Syringe Cakes Help the COVID Medicine Go down

German Bakery's Syringe Cakes Help the COVID Medicine Go down

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down at a bakery in the western German town of Dortmund, which is celebrating the year of the coronavirus vaccine…

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Varieties Gamal Fahmy Resists Pandemic Gloominess With Vibrant Colors

Gamal Fahmy Resists Pandemic Gloominess With Vibrant Colors

Gamal Fahmy spent the entire period defined by the coronavirus pandemic contemplating its psychological impact on the world. This contemplation was…

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Varieties Albert Roux, Major Influence on UK Dining Habits, Dies at 85

Albert Roux, Major Influence on UK Dining Habits, Dies at 85

Albert Roux, the French-born chef and restaurateur who along with his late brother Michel had a profound influence on British dining habits, has died at 85. …

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Varieties Identical Twins Aren’t Perfect Clones, Research Shows

Identical Twins Aren’t Perfect Clones, Research Shows

If you’re an identical twin who’s always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have a point. Identical twins are not exactly…

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Varieties Freezing Madrid Braces for Heaviest Snowfall in Decades

Freezing Madrid Braces for Heaviest Snowfall in Decades

Spain's capital Madrid and much of the neighboring region of Castilla-La Mancha were on high alert on Friday for what meteorologists expect to be the heaviest…

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Varieties French Goats Like Chewing Old Christmas Trees

French Goats Like Chewing Old Christmas Trees

French and mostly residents of the large cities are used to a sad scene that follows Christmas and New Year's Eve. The natural green trees that adorned houses…

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Varieties Royal Employee Jailed for Stealing Possessions From Buckingham Palace

Royal Employee Jailed for Stealing Possessions From Buckingham Palace

An employee has reportedly been jailed in London for eight months for the theft from Buckingham Palace of dozens of medals, signed photographs, and other items…

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Varieties UA Releases New Breathtaking Images of Deepest Canyon in Solar System

UA Releases New Breathtaking Images of Deepest Canyon in Solar System

Scientists from the University of Arizona (UA) have released on Monday a new batch of images described as "breathtaking" showing Mars' Valles Marineris, known…

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Varieties Egypt’s Development of the Holy Family Trail Close to Completion

Egypt’s Development of the Holy Family Trail Close to Completion

Cairo is close to completing its project to develop and renovate the sites on the Holy Family Trail in Egypt. The trail has 25 stops, which begin on the Sinai…

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Varieties Frozen Towers and Palaces Stun Visitors at Harbin Ice Festival

Frozen Towers and Palaces Stun Visitors at Harbin Ice Festival

Giant snow mazes, illuminated frozen towers and crystal palaces etched from vast blocks of ice greeted visitors to China's annual ice festival in Harbin. …

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Varieties Ring with 12,638 Diamonds Sets New Guinness World Record

Ring with 12,638 Diamonds Sets New Guinness World Record

How many diamonds can fit in a single ring? The answer, according to the new Guinness World Records book is 12,638. Harshit Bansal, founder of Renani…

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Varieties Mexico City Turns 500 in 2021

Mexico City Turns 500 in 2021

Most of us are looking to 2021 with optimism, but for Mexico, this upcoming year won't just be about saying goodbye to 2020. President Andrés Manuel López…

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Varieties Switzerland…Land of Astonishing Lakes

Switzerland…Land of Astonishing Lakes

Switzerland is known as the home of the mountains but Switzerland also has more than 1,500 lakes and water bodies. According to the Travel Daily website,…

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Varieties Lava Spatters, Flows inside Crater of Hawaii Volcano

Lava Spatters, Flows inside Crater of Hawaii Volcano

Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the…

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Varieties In the Alps, White Caviar Offers an Exclusive Alternative

In the Alps, White Caviar Offers an Exclusive Alternative

In his waders, Stefan Astner checks on the albino sturgeon: Almost two decades after they hatched, they're ready to be gutted for their caviar to be shipped…

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