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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 India's Taj Mahal Gets First Visitors Even as Coronavirus Infections Climb

India's Taj Mahal Gets First Visitors Even as Coronavirus Infections Climb

India reopened its famed monument to love, the Taj Mahal, with the first visitors trickling in on Monday, as authorities reported 86,961 new coronavirus…

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Varieties Egypt Discovers 14 Ancient Sarcophagi at Saqqara

Egypt Discovers 14 Ancient Sarcophagi at Saqqara

Egypt's antiquities ministry announced Sunday the discovery of 14 sarcophagi in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo that had lain buried for 2,500 years. …

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Varieties Up to 70 Whales Stranded in South Australia

Up to 70 Whales Stranded in South Australia

Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials said Monday, with marine experts now mobilizing to see if a rescue is…

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Varieties China's Rich Seek Bodyguards Schooled in Digital Dark Arts

China's Rich Seek Bodyguards Schooled in Digital Dark Arts

At the "Genghis Security Academy", which bills itself as China's only dedicated bodyguard school, students learn that the threats to the country's newly-rich…

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Varieties German Bakery Helps Deaf Chinese Earn their Daily Bread

German Bakery Helps Deaf Chinese Earn their Daily Bread

The oven's warm glow and aroma of fresh bread signal the morning rush at Bach's Bakery in the central Chinese city of Changsha, but although the baking staff…

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Varieties Carpenters Wow Public with Medieval Techniques at Notre Dame

Carpenters Wow Public with Medieval Techniques at Notre Dame

With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up — by hand — a three-ton oak truss Saturday in front of Notre…

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Varieties Ginsburg to Be Remembered with Statue in her Native Brooklyn

Ginsburg to Be Remembered with Statue in her Native Brooklyn

A statue of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be built in her native Brooklyn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Ginsburg…

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Varieties Dubai Police Arrest Head of Transnational Crime Group

Dubai Police Arrest Head of Transnational Crime Group

The general command of Dubai Police announced it has arrested Denis Matoshi, a leader of the Kompania Bello criminal group, a transnational organized crime…

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Varieties Ferrari Unveils First New Model after Pandemic Closure

Ferrari Unveils First New Model after Pandemic Closure

Ferrari unveiled its first new model since the coronavirus pandemic temporarily closed much of the company's operations, unveiling a more powerful Portofino. …

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Varieties Scientists Identify Stellar Phosphorus as Probable Marker of Life on Other Planets

Scientists Identify Stellar Phosphorus as Probable Marker of Life on Other Planets

US scientists have identified stellar phosphorus as a probable marker of life on other planets. When searching for exoplanets and trying to see whether they…

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Varieties Saudi Civil Defense Keep Up Efforts to Put Out Amad Mountain Fire

Saudi Civil Defense Keep Up Efforts to Put Out Amad Mountain Fire

Saudi Civil Defense teams are still working to tackle a fire that broke out on Amad Mountain in South Taif on Thursday. The blaze had spread to the…

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Varieties Romania Police Find 'Irreplaceable' Tomes Stolen in London in 2017

Romania Police Find 'Irreplaceable' Tomes Stolen in London in 2017

Police in Romania have uncovered a trove of “irreplaceable” books including first editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton that were stolen in a…

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Varieties Protesters in New Zealand Prevent Removal of 100-Year-old Trees

Protesters in New Zealand Prevent Removal of 100-Year-old Trees

Protesters in New Zealand have gathered to stop the removal of native 100-year-old trees, with one man tying himself to a digger. The tree removal in…

Varieties New 'Eternal Sleeper' Dinosaur Unearthed in China

New 'Eternal Sleeper' Dinosaur Unearthed in China

A pair of dinosaurs were buried some 125 million years ago when a nearby volcano erupted, sending lava down the valley and trapping them in an underground…

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Varieties Scientists Develop Mathematical Index to Determine Healthy Gut Microbiome

Scientists Develop Mathematical Index to Determine Healthy Gut Microbiome

What causes some people to develop chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and metabolic syndrome while others stay healthy? A major clue could…

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Varieties Royal Commission for AlUla, Monsha’at Partner to Unlock Region’s Economic Potential

Royal Commission for AlUla, Monsha’at Partner to Unlock Region’s Economic Potential

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and the Saudi Arabian Government’s Small & Medium Sized Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) have signed an agreement…

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Varieties Saudi Tourism Minister, UNWTO Chief Sign Deal to Establish Regional Office in Riyadh

Saudi Tourism Minister, UNWTO Chief Sign Deal to Establish Regional Office in Riyadh

Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Kateeb and Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili have signed an agreement…

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Varieties Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich Top Index of World's Smartest Cities

Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich Top Index of World's Smartest Cities

Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich are the world's smartest cities, according to an index published on Thursday amid a growing debate on the future of urban design…

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Varieties Netherlands: Mushroom Coffins Turn Bodies into Compost

Netherlands: Mushroom Coffins Turn Bodies into Compost

In the Netherlands you can keep helping the planet after you die -- by opting for a living coffin made of mushrooms which speeds up the decomposition of your…

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Varieties Australia Scientists: Stinging Trees Contain 'Scorpion-like Venom'

Australia Scientists: Stinging Trees Contain 'Scorpion-like Venom'

Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified "scorpion-like" toxins secreted by a tree that…

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Varieties Ancient Inscription Reminds Modern Egypt of Drought Risk

Ancient Inscription Reminds Modern Egypt of Drought Risk

Nile failed to go through its annual flooding cycle, causing a devastating drought and famine. The hieroglyphs on Nile’s Sehel Island near Aswan in southern…

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Varieties Moroccan Village Riffs on Hendrix Legends and Myths

Moroccan Village Riffs on Hendrix Legends and Myths

Some claim to have seen him, others to have spoken with him -- 50 years after guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's untimely death, a village on Morocco's Atlantic…

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Varieties Satellites: Smoke from US Wildfires Reaches Europe

Satellites: Smoke from US Wildfires Reaches Europe

Satellite images show that smoke from wildfires in the western United States has reached as far as Europe, scientists said Wednesday. Data collected by the…

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Varieties Coronavirus Lanes in Paris Anger Locals

Coronavirus Lanes in Paris Anger Locals

Parisians have been increasingly complaining about the municipality's efforts to reduce car use and promote bicycles. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo has angered…

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