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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 British Pianist's Velvety Tones Soothe Thailand's Hungry Monkeys

British Pianist's Velvety Tones Soothe Thailand's Hungry Monkeys

While on tour in central Thailand, British musician Paul Barton has been mobbed by unruly audiences that tug his hair, steal his music and climb over his piano…

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Varieties Drying Habitat Makes Australia's Platypus Vulnerable, Scientists Say

Drying Habitat Makes Australia's Platypus Vulnerable, Scientists Say

Australian scientists pushed on Monday to list the platypus as a vulnerable species after a report showed the habitat of the semi-aquatic native mammal had…

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Varieties Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Creator Patrick Quinn Dies at Age 37

Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Creator Patrick Quinn Dies at Age 37

Patrick Quinn, whose personal battle with ALS helped power the Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign, died on Sunday at age 37, seven years after his…

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Varieties Australia: Man Dies in Shark Attack at Popular Tourist Spot

Australia: Man Dies in Shark Attack at Popular Tourist Spot

A man died Sunday after being attacked by a shark in Western Australia state, the eighth fatality in the country this year. Police were called to Cable…

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Varieties China to Launch Moon Probe, Seeking First Lunar Rock Retrieval since 1970s

China to Launch Moon Probe, Seeking First Lunar Rock Retrieval since 1970s

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth…

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Varieties Smithsonian Museums Are Latest to Shutter as Virus Surges

Smithsonian Museums Are Latest to Shutter as Virus Surges

As coronavirus cases increase across the country, the Smithsonian will once again temporarily close eight of its Washington-area institutions on Monday. …

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Varieties Bodies of Man and His Slave Unearthed From Ashes at Pompeii

Bodies of Man and His Slave Unearthed From Ashes at Pompeii

The skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave fleeing the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been…

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Varieties Caroline Chaptini Set to Break a World Record With Largest Lebanese Flag

Caroline Chaptini Set to Break a World Record With Largest Lebanese Flag

Plastic poses an environmental threat that reflects negatively on people’s health, leaving repercussions that cannot be underestimated, especially since it…

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Varieties UK's Prince Harry Welcomes Princess Diana Interview Inquiry

UK's Prince Harry Welcomes Princess Diana Interview Inquiry

Britain's Prince Harry has joined his brother William in welcoming a new investigation into how the BBC secured a famous and controversial 1995 interview with…

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Varieties The Show Goes on at Madrid's Opera House Despite Pandemic

The Show Goes on at Madrid's Opera House Despite Pandemic

No one performing on stage in Spain´s Teatro Real opera house is masked, and that alone looks odd these days amid a pandemic. And that's even before the…

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Varieties New Magnetic Spray Transforms Objects Into Tiny Robots

New Magnetic Spray Transforms Objects Into Tiny Robots

Researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have developed an easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a glue-like magnetic spray. …

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Varieties Half of World's Population Will Be Overweight by 2050, New Report Suggests

Half of World's Population Will Be Overweight by 2050, New Report Suggests

Global eating habits have set the world on course to have more than four billion overweight people by 2050, reported a new study, suggesting that 1.5 billion…

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Varieties UK's Queen Elizabeth and Husband Philip Celebrate 73rd Wedding Anniversary

UK's Queen Elizabeth and Husband Philip Celebrate 73rd Wedding Anniversary

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary on Friday, an occasion they were unable to share with their family during…

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Varieties Fundraising Campaign Seeks to Reopen Muhammad Ali Museum

Fundraising Campaign Seeks to Reopen Muhammad Ali Museum

A fundraising campaign has been launched in an effort to raise enough money to renovate and reopen a museum at Muhammad Ali's childhood home in Louisville,…

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Varieties Shaping Saudi Arabia’s Global Identity Through Diriyah

Shaping Saudi Arabia’s Global Identity Through Diriyah

Diriyah Gate Development Authority CEO Jerry Inzerillo has stressed that Saudi Arabia has an abundance of historical sites, but described Diriyah as “special…

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Varieties Trump's Team Intimidated Miss France in 2001 Beauty Pageant

Trump's Team Intimidated Miss France in 2001 Beauty Pageant

It's an incident that took place around 20 years ago, but it was recently unveiled in a local French TV program presented by Cyril Hanouna. Former Miss…

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Varieties Wrinkle-Faced Bats Hide Behind Masks to Attract Female Mates

Wrinkle-Faced Bats Hide Behind Masks to Attract Female Mates

Humans use facemasks to avoid infection, but the wrinkle-faced bats use it for a totally different reason. A new study published in the recent issue of the…

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Varieties WHO Launches New Strategy to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

WHO Launches New Strategy to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

The World Health Organization has launched a strategy to rid the world of cervical cancer, stressing that broad use of vaccines, new tests and treatments could…

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Varieties G20 Sets Plan to Save Education From Pandemic Repercussions

G20 Sets Plan to Save Education From Pandemic Repercussions

Saudi Education Minister Dr. Hamad Bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh confirmed that the Kingdom had placed two education-related priorities on its presidency agenda for…

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Varieties Indonesia's Prambanan Temple to See More Visitors During Holidays

Indonesia's Prambanan Temple to See More Visitors During Holidays

Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta plans to increase its tourist quota for the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holidays. The concerned authorities recently…

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Varieties Kakapo Wins New Zealand's Bird of the Year

Kakapo Wins New Zealand's Bird of the Year

Kakapo, a critically endangered large parrot that can't fly and hides during the day is back in the limelight having been named New Zealand's bird of the year…

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Varieties Early Life Antibiotic Exposure Increases Risk of Childhood Obesity

Early Life Antibiotic Exposure Increases Risk of Childhood Obesity

In a retrospective case study, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that antibiotics administered to children younger than 2 are associated with several ongoing…

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Varieties Nestlé Renames 2 Candy Products to Avoid Racial Hints

Nestlé Renames 2 Candy Products to Avoid Racial Hints

Nestle Australia on Monday announced the new names of two of its popular Allen's Lollies sweets after acknowledging the previous names had overtones which were…

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Varieties Thieves Steal $6.6 Million of Apple Products in UK Truck Heist

Thieves Steal $6.6 Million of Apple Products in UK Truck Heist

British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for thieves who made off with 5 million pounds ($6.6 million) worth of Apple products after tying up a driver…

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