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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 Colors Trigger Same Feelings Around the World, New Study Finds

Colors Trigger Same Feelings Around the World, New Study Finds

A new study published this week has found that colors trigger same feelings among people around the world. For example, throughout the world the color of red…

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Varieties TIFF Kicks Off with Hybrid Solutions amid Pandemic

TIFF Kicks Off with Hybrid Solutions amid Pandemic

The Venice Film Festival, which concluded last Saturday, pushed other international cinema events to launch after taking the necessary prevention measures…

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Varieties Unleash the Ducks! Thai Drought Worries Threaten Farming Tradition

Unleash the Ducks! Thai Drought Worries Threaten Farming Tradition

After harvesting the rice crop in this part of central Thailand, a flock of around 10,000 ducks is released from a pen and instinctively stream towards the…

Varieties Whales Stranded in Crocodile-Infested Australian River

Whales Stranded in Crocodile-Infested Australian River

Australia’s northern tropical rivers are renowned for being crocodile-infested, so the appearance of migrating humpback whales in one waterway has baffled…

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Varieties Young Chinese Escape Reality to Ask: 'Whodunnit?'

Young Chinese Escape Reality to Ask: 'Whodunnit?'

A scream echoes from behind a black door, while inside a young woman cowers as she hides from an attacker. But Zeng Tian is not in real danger -- this is an…

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Varieties Warm Environments Could Prevent Osteoporosis

Warm Environments Could Prevent Osteoporosis

A research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in Switzerland, has observed that exposure to warmer ambient temperatures (34 °C) may help prevent…

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Varieties Mattel Releases 2nd Edition of 'Day of the Dead' Barbie

Mattel Releases 2nd Edition of 'Day of the Dead' Barbie

Mattel's latest Barbie Dia De Muertos, inspired by Mexico's Day of the Dead tradition, is back. With a delicate lace gown and face painted in skull style,…

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Varieties Potential Sign of Alien Life Detected on Inhospitable Venus

Potential Sign of Alien Life Detected on Inhospitable Venus

Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s…

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Varieties A Big Chunk of Greenland’s Ice Cap Has Broken off

A Big Chunk of Greenland’s Ice Cap Has Broken off

A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometers (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far north east Arctic which…

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Varieties Google Aims to Run on Carbon-Free Energy by 2030

Google Aims to Run on Carbon-Free Energy by 2030

Alphabet Inc's Google aims to power its data centers and offices 24-7 using solely carbon-free electricity by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, building…

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Varieties The Treasures of the ‘Golden Pharaoh’ Attract Visitors to Hurghada Museum

The Treasures of the ‘Golden Pharaoh’ Attract Visitors to Hurghada Museum

The treasures of Tutankhamun, nicknamed “the Golden Pharaoh,” have been attracting visitors to the Hurghada Museum although it has only been six months since…

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Varieties Crown Prince Orders Renovation of Heritage Buildings in Central Riyadh

Crown Prince Orders Renovation of Heritage Buildings in Central Riyadh

Saudi Minister of Culture and head of the Heritage Commission Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan announced on Sunday the launch of a project to renovate…

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Varieties Spartacus the Serval Cat Found Safe after Escape from Home

Spartacus the Serval Cat Found Safe after Escape from Home

A 40-pound (18-kilogram) African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and spending days in the New Hampshire…

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Varieties With Travel Limited, Plane Cafes Take off in Thailand

With Travel Limited, Plane Cafes Take off in Thailand

With millions around the world stuck at home due to the pandemic, "plane cafes" in Thailand are offering customers the chance to pretend they are in the sky --…

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Varieties Palestinian Teachers Trade Pens for Paintbrushes in West Bank

Palestinian Teachers Trade Pens for Paintbrushes in West Bank

Standing next to a pile of building materials in the West Bank, Ibrahim al-Barghouti gives instructions to his fellow educators as they give their school a…

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Varieties Spanish Princess Quarantined after Classmate Tests COVID-19 Positive

Spanish Princess Quarantined after Classmate Tests COVID-19 Positive

Princess Leonor, the heir to the Spanish throne, has gone into quarantine after a classmate at her school tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the royal…

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Varieties Dogs Really Love Owners, New Study Finds

Dogs Really Love Owners, New Study Finds

Any dog owner will tell you that their pooch knows when it's time for a walk, a meal or snuggle. But new research commissioned by Canine Cottages, shows just…

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Varieties Canadian Scientists Retrieve DNA of Extinct Animals from Soil

Canadian Scientists Retrieve DNA of Extinct Animals from Soil

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new technique to tease ancient DNA from soil, pulling the genomes of hundreds of animals and thousands of…

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Varieties Dana Alalami: From Jewelry Making to International Auctions

Dana Alalami: From Jewelry Making to International Auctions

The road was not easy for Saudi Arabia’s Dana Alalami as she forged her way through the world of gold and jewelry in 2006. Amid fierce competition in the…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Elected to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee

Saudi Arabia Elected to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee

Saudi Arabia has been elected as a member of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee for the first time. The Kingdom’s accession to the committee…

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Varieties Flawless 102-carat Diamond Could Fetch Up to $30 Million

Flawless 102-carat Diamond Could Fetch Up to $30 Million

One of the world's rarest diamonds, about the size of an egg or a large lollipop, is going up for auction next month and is expected to fetch $12 million to …

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Varieties New Documentary About da Vinci Soon in Cinemas of 60 Countries

New Documentary About da Vinci Soon in Cinemas of 60 Countries

A documentary about Leonardo da Vinci and the successful exhibition of his works held at the Louvre in 2019 is set to be screened soon in over 60 countries. …

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Varieties World Wildlife Plummets More Than Two-Thirds in 50 Years: Index

World Wildlife Plummets More Than Two-Thirds in 50 Years: Index

Global animal, bird, and fish populations have plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years due to rampant over-consumption, experts said Thursday in a…

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Varieties Yahtzee, Baby Nancy, My Little Pony up for Toy Hall of Fame

Yahtzee, Baby Nancy, My Little Pony up for Toy Hall of Fame

Breyer Horses and My Little Pony are neck-and-neck in the race to the National Toy Hall of Fame, making the list of 12 finalists for the Class of 2020,…

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