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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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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 Khaybar: A Saudi Town of Water Springs, Forts and Volcanic Craters

Khaybar: A Saudi Town of Water Springs, Forts and Volcanic Craters

With its farms, springs, volcanoes, and forts, Khaybar combines historic charm and breathtaking landscape on a unique piece of land in the Madinah region in…

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Varieties Brooklyn Museum Introduces a Virtual Exhibition of Costumes from 'The Crown'

Brooklyn Museum Introduces a Virtual Exhibition of Costumes from 'The Crown'

No entry fee, no face masks, and no risks. In a new pandemic-age online exhibition, New York's Brooklyn Museum is displaying costumes from the popular show …

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Varieties India Bans Fireworks on Light Festival

India Bans Fireworks on Light Festival

India's environmental court on Monday ordered a ban on firecrackers during the Hindu Festival of Light in cities battling hazardously poor air quality, citing…

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Varieties Egypt Hopes 'Paranormal' Show Can Resurrect Movie Glory

Egypt Hopes 'Paranormal' Show Can Resurrect Movie Glory

With killer mummies, a house of horrors, slick special effects and a melancholic soundtrack, streaming giant Netflix is banking on new blockbuster Egyptian…

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Varieties KAUST Experts Reveal the Most Accurate Image of COVID-19

KAUST Experts Reveal the Most Accurate Image of COVID-19

Scientists have released the most up-to-date illustration of the coronavirus ever made, mapping both its external appearance and internal structure. The…

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Varieties 'Lockdown' is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

'Lockdown' is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is its Word of The Year in 2020 following a dramatic increase in usage during the spread of Covid-19. …

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Varieties Continuous Interruption during Work Increases Stress Hormone

Continuous Interruption during Work Increases Stress Hormone

When you work in an office, you have to remain productive despite continual interruptions. After a while, responding to questions, texts, calls, and emails…

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Varieties Cairo's 'City of the Dead' Brought Back to Life

Cairo's 'City of the Dead' Brought Back to Life

In Egypt's "City of the Dead", centuries-old monuments are being restored and artisanal heritage revived, turning a corner of the vast historical cemetery into…

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Varieties Women Leaders? Youth Found to Be More Prejudiced than Older People

Women Leaders? Youth Found to Be More Prejudiced than Older People

From New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern to Germany’s Angela Merkel, women leaders have won praise for their handling of the COVID-19 crisis, but more than half of…

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Varieties As African Penguin Population Dwindles, Researchers Plan New Colony

As African Penguin Population Dwindles, Researchers Plan New Colony

South African researchers plan to release scores of abandoned, hand-reared African penguin chicks at the Western Cape's De Hoop nature reserve, boosting…

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Varieties Beijing Noodle Restaurant Remembers Biden's 2011 Visit

Beijing Noodle Restaurant Remembers Biden's 2011 Visit

The Yaoji Chaogan noodle restaurant beneath Beijing’s 600-year-old Drum Tower knows Joe Biden. Management has hung up photos of the US president-elect from…

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth II Wears Mask at Tribute to Unknown Warrior

Queen Elizabeth II Wears Mask at Tribute to Unknown Warrior

Queen Elizabeth II donned a face mask in public for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic when attending a brief ceremony at Westminster Abbey last…

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Varieties Looking for Another Earth? Here Are 300 Million, Maybe

Looking for Another Earth? Here Are 300 Million, Maybe

A decade ago, a band of astronomers set out to investigate one of the oldest questions taunting philosophers, scientists, priests, astronomers, mystics, and…

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Varieties Two Men Dead in Algeria Wildfire

Two Men Dead in Algeria Wildfire

A wildfire has killed two people west of the Algerian capital, the emergency services said Saturday, one of a spate of seasonal blazes to hit the country. …

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Varieties Radio Waves in Milky Way May Help Solve Universal Mystery

Radio Waves in Milky Way May Help Solve Universal Mystery

Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our solar system for the first time and identified its source, reported a new research that…

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Varieties Delay in Cancer Treatment Increases Risk of Death

Delay in Cancer Treatment Increases Risk of Death

Delaying cancer treatment by just a month can significantly increase the risk of death for patients, said a new study that raises alarm over the effects of the…

Varieties Rare Yellow Albino Turtle Saved in Western India

Rare Yellow Albino Turtle Saved in Western India

A bizarre turtle that is bright yellow has been spotted in a village pond in West Bengal, India. The rare animal is afflicted with a form of albinism, which…

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Varieties Athens' First Mosque in Nearly 200 Years Opens for Friday Prayers

Athens' First Mosque in Nearly 200 Years Opens for Friday Prayers

After years of delays caused by red tape, cutbacks and opposition from religious and political factions, the first government-funded mosque in Athens since…

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Varieties Haul of Rare Photos of Space Exploration's 'Golden Age' up for Auction

Haul of Rare Photos of Space Exploration's 'Golden Age' up for Auction

A rare photograph of US astronaut Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon is among thousands of space photographs in a collection up for auction at Christie…

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Varieties Sharjah Ruler Launches ‘Arabic Language Historical Dictionary’

Sharjah Ruler Launches ‘Arabic Language Historical Dictionary’

Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has launched the first eight volumes of "Arabic Language Historical Dictionary…

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Varieties Online Posts From Expats in France Find an Increased Audience Among Stressed Americans.

Online Posts From Expats in France Find an Increased Audience Among Stressed Americans.

With American tourists banned from Europe, online posts from expatriates are as close to a vacation abroad as many got this year. Jamie Beck, 37, a…

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Varieties Pet Parrot Saves Australian Man From House Fire

Pet Parrot Saves Australian Man From House Fire

An Australian man survived a fire that destroyed his Queensland home on Tuesday night after his pet parrot screeched his name to alert him to the blaze. Anton…

Varieties Scientists Reconstruct a Dinosaur’s Pea-Sized Brain

Scientists Reconstruct a Dinosaur’s Pea-Sized Brain

The study of the brain of extinct organisms and speies sheds light on their behaviors. However, soft tissues, like the brain, are not usually preserved for…

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Varieties Ancient Skeleton in Germany Offers Clues on Prehistoric Era

Ancient Skeleton in Germany Offers Clues on Prehistoric Era

German researchers are piecing together the life of a prehistoric woman who died more than 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic period, after her skeleton was…

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