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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 Mexican Airport Site Emerges as Major Graveyard of Ice Age Mammoths

Mexican Airport Site Emerges as Major Graveyard of Ice Age Mammoths

Amid busy construction crews racing to build an airport in Mexico, scientists are unearthing more and more mammoth skeletons in what has quickly become one of…

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Varieties Marine Snails Have Unique Swimming Patterns, New Study

Marine Snails Have Unique Swimming Patterns, New Study

In the world's oceans, billions of tiny marine snails commute daily between surface waters, where they feed at night, to depths of several hundred meters…

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Varieties Racist Shampoo Advertisement Stirs Anger in South Africa

Racist Shampoo Advertisement Stirs Anger in South Africa

Protesters have gathered outside several pharmacy chain stores in South Africa in reaction to a shampoo advertisement slammed by critics as "racist." The…

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Varieties Taj Mahal to Reopen Even as Virus Rages in India

Taj Mahal to Reopen Even as Virus Rages in India

India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles…

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Varieties What Should I Look for in a Hand Sanitizer?

What Should I Look for in a Hand Sanitizer?

What should I look for in a hand sanitizer? Pick one that contains mostly alcohol, and has few other ingredients. The US Centers for Disease Control and…

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Varieties Trees, Birds, Ponds: Mexico City's Ancient Lake Reclaims Scrapped Airport

Trees, Birds, Ponds: Mexico City's Ancient Lake Reclaims Scrapped Airport

Bright green stalks of weeds are sprouting from the ground where planes were supposed to take off at a new Mexico City airport as officials let nature take…

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Varieties One Third of Germans Believe in Conspiracy Theory

One Third of Germans Believe in Conspiracy Theory

The results of a recent survey released on Sunday revealed that many Germans believe in "conspiracy theory." One-third of the respondents said conspiracy…

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Varieties Ancient Brits Honored Dead People With Great Keepsakes

Ancient Brits Honored Dead People With Great Keepsakes

A British research team unveiled that ancient Brits had their own special burial practice that differed from practices in other civilizations. In Vietnam,…

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Varieties Sudan Floods Threaten Ancient Archaeological Gem

Sudan Floods Threaten Ancient Archaeological Gem

Rising Nile floodwaters are threatening to swamp an ancient archaeological site in Sudan, after some of the highest ever recorded river levels, archaeologists…

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Varieties Prince Harry Repays Taxpayer Money for UK Home Renovation

Prince Harry Repays Taxpayer Money for UK Home Renovation

Prince Harry has repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million) in British taxpayers’ money that was used to renovate the home in Windsor intended for him and his…

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Varieties Sunken German World War Two Battleship Found off Norway

Sunken German World War Two Battleship Found off Norway

The wreckage of a major German warship has been discovered off the coast of Norway some 80 years after it was sunk in a World War Two battle, Norwegian power…

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Varieties Spain's Migrant Fruit-Pickers Find Unexpected Haven in Quarantine Center

Spain's Migrant Fruit-Pickers Find Unexpected Haven in Quarantine Center

Moroccan fruit-picker Abdelhak el Yakoubi was dizzy and aching when he arrived at La Manreana, a farm school in Spain that has been turned into a quarantine…

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Varieties Lebanese Recycle Glass from Beirut Blast

Lebanese Recycle Glass from Beirut Blast

Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man heaved shovel-loads of shards -- retrieved from Beirut after the massive explosion at its port --…

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Varieties Chilling out: Austrian Breaks Record for Standing in Box of Ice

Chilling out: Austrian Breaks Record for Standing in Box of Ice

An Austrian on Saturday kept his cool and set a new world record for standing in a box full of ice cubes, lasting a teeth-chattering two hours, 30 minutes and…

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Varieties As Slow as Possible: German Organ Changes Note for First Time in Years

As Slow as Possible: German Organ Changes Note for First Time in Years

Dozens of mask-wearing music enthusiasts gathered at a church in an eastern German town on Saturday to witness the first note change in seven years in the…

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Varieties During Pandemic, Brazilian Horror Park Reopens as Drive-Thru

During Pandemic, Brazilian Horror Park Reopens as Drive-Thru

A large Ferris wheel with red lights illuminates a gloomy path at a horror theme amusement park in Brazil. A line of cars carrying spectators moves slowly as…

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Varieties Israelis Rejoice in Weed from the Sky

Israelis Rejoice in Weed from the Sky

Cannabis rained from on high in Israel's liberal hub of Tel Aviv this week as legalization campaigners used a drone to airdrop bags of the drug, sparking…

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Varieties Environment Activists Blockade UK Newspaper Printing Plants

Environment Activists Blockade UK Newspaper Printing Plants

Environmental activists have blockaded two British printing plants, disrupting the distribution of several national newspapers on Saturday. The group…

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Varieties Mexico Tortilla Shop Gives Free TV, Internet for School Kids

Mexico Tortilla Shop Gives Free TV, Internet for School Kids

A tortilla shop has started giving free wifi and television access for kids in its Mexico City neighborhood whose homes don’t have them, or whose brothers and…

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Varieties Ice in Bering Sea Declines to Lowest Level in 5,500 Years

Ice in Bering Sea Declines to Lowest Level in 5,500 Years

Winter ice in the Bering Sea, in the northern Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia, is at its lowest level in the past 5,500 years. Researchers analyzed…

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Varieties Oxford University Unveils 2 Letters on Ancient Egyptian Mathematics

Oxford University Unveils 2 Letters on Ancient Egyptian Mathematics

Two researchers at Oxford University unveiled a scientific document on mathematics in Ancient Egypt. The document features two letters exchanged between…

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Varieties Scientists Invent Artificial Skin that Reacts to Pain

Scientists Invent Artificial Skin that Reacts to Pain

Australian researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter…

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Varieties Study: Venom From Honeybees Found to Kill Breast Cancer Cells

Study: Venom From Honeybees Found to Kill Breast Cancer Cells

The venom from European honeybees has been found to be "remarkably effective" at killing hard-to-treat aggressive breast cancer cells, according to researchers…

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Varieties Macron Meets Majida El Roumi at End of Beirut Visit

Macron Meets Majida El Roumi at End of Beirut Visit

French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off his two-day visit to Beirut this week with the historical meeting that brought him together with Fairouz and…

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