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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 Sunlight Could Help Desalinate Water Within Minutes, Say Scientists

Sunlight Could Help Desalinate Water Within Minutes, Say Scientists

In the 1990s, the Arab-American professor Omar Yaghi created a porous crystalline material known as the metal-organic framework (MOF) which has been used in…

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Varieties Chinese 'Nail House' Becomes Tourist Destination

Chinese 'Nail House' Becomes Tourist Destination

The so-called "Nail House" in China, which its owner refused to make way for a highway project, has become an Internet sensation and tourist attraction after a…

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Varieties Bioprinting Microrobot to Treat Gastric Wall Injuries

Bioprinting Microrobot to Treat Gastric Wall Injuries

The Science Daily website has reported that Chinese researchers have created a new method that can be used to treat gastric injuries instead of the…

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Varieties Scientists Develop New Face Mask to Analyze Exhaled Breath Aerosols

Scientists Develop New Face Mask to Analyze Exhaled Breath Aerosols

A research team in China has developed new smart face masks that analyze air breathed by the wearer, which could help screen for disease biomarkers on a large…

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Varieties Who Let the Dogs out? China Firefighters Rescue Mutts Caught in Flood

Who Let the Dogs out? China Firefighters Rescue Mutts Caught in Flood

Firefighters in lifejackets waded through chest-high water to rescue around 20 dogs trapped at a pet hospital in southwest China's Sichuan province as heavy…

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Varieties Gaza Rapper, 11, Strikes Chord with Rhymes about War and Hardship

Gaza Rapper, 11, Strikes Chord with Rhymes about War and Hardship

Gaza rapper Abdel-Rahman Al-Shantti may only be 11 years old but his rhymes on war and hardship in the Palestinian enclave have reached thousands of people,…

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Varieties Thermometer in Death Valley, California Shows Highest Global Temperature in over 100 Years

Thermometer in Death Valley, California Shows Highest Global Temperature in over 100 Years

A thermometer at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek in the Southern California desert has soared to 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 Celsius), the highest global…

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Varieties Manhattan's Light Display Marking 9/11 Back on

Manhattan's Light Display Marking 9/11 Back on

New York's annual light display honoring victims of 9/11 is back on, officials announced Saturday. They said health officials will supervise this year’s…

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Varieties China Restaurant Apologizes for Weighing Customers

China Restaurant Apologizes for Weighing Customers

A restaurant in China has apologized for its controversial policy of asking diners to weigh themselves before entry in an overzealous response to a new…

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Varieties Surfer Saved After Friend Punches Shark in Australian Attack

Surfer Saved After Friend Punches Shark in Australian Attack

A woman has survived a great white shark attack on Australia´s east coast after her surfing companion repeatedly punched it until it let her go. Paramedics…

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Varieties Mexico Zoo Live-Streams Birth of ‘Zoom’ the Elephant

Mexico Zoo Live-Streams Birth of ‘Zoom’ the Elephant

A baby African elephant whose birth was live-streamed by a safari park in Mexico has been named Zoom after the video chat app made popular by the coronavirus…

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Varieties France Sees High Demand on Self Defense Classes

France Sees High Demand on Self Defense Classes

Martial arts classes, small tear gas cans, and pocket knives …these methods and many more are seeing unprecedented demand in France. Would self-defense tools…

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Varieties Astronomers Discover New Galaxy Born 12 Billion Light Years Ago

Astronomers Discover New Galaxy Born 12 Billion Light Years Ago

Astronomers have discovered a very young galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way, appearing as a ring of light at a distance of 12 billion light…

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Varieties Volunteers Rescue Pets, Search for Lost Ones in Beirut Blast

Volunteers Rescue Pets, Search for Lost Ones in Beirut Blast

When the massive explosion tore through Beirut last week, it did not only kill and injure thousands of people and destroy a large part of the city — it also…

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Varieties UK's Princess Anne to Mark 70th Birthday in Low-Key Fashion

UK's Princess Anne to Mark 70th Birthday in Low-Key Fashion

Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter, Princess Anne, will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday in a no-nonsense manner befitting her reputation in…

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Varieties Kenyan All-Female Wildlife Ranger Team Breaks down Barriers

Kenyan All-Female Wildlife Ranger Team Breaks down Barriers

On the sweeping plains at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, a group of female wildlife rangers is making history by defying patriarchal norms that have been…

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Varieties Michael Jordan's Sneakers Sell for $615,000

Michael Jordan's Sneakers Sell for $615,000

A pair of Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers sold for $615,000, Christie's auction house said Thursday, shattering a record set just months ago by the sale of…

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Varieties Fortnite Maker Sues Apple, Google After Removal of Game From App Stores

Fortnite Maker Sues Apple, Google After Removal of Game From App Stores

Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday removed popular video game "Fortnite" from their app stores for violating the in-app payment guidelines,…

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Varieties UNESCO Rushes to Help Lebanon as 60 Historic Buildings 'Risk Collapse'

UNESCO Rushes to Help Lebanon as 60 Historic Buildings 'Risk Collapse'

The UN's cultural agency UNESCO vowed Thursday to lead efforts to protect vulnerable heritage in Lebanon after last week's gigantic Beirut port blast, warning…

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Varieties Chinese Diners Told to Order Less

Chinese Diners Told to Order Less

Chinese diners are being told to order less food as part of a campaign by President Xi Jinping to tackle waste and embrace thrift. "Operation empty plate"…

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Varieties Prince Harry, Meghan Move to New California Family Home

Prince Harry, Meghan Move to New California Family Home

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have purchased and moved into a new family home in Santa Barbara, an affluent seaside city outside Los Angeles, according to US…

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Varieties Study: Crocodylian Deinosuchus Preyed on Large Dinosaurs

Study: Crocodylian Deinosuchus Preyed on Large Dinosaurs

A new study on crocodylian Deinosuchus has explained the bite marks on dinosaur fossil bones. Paleontologists have long speculated that massive beasts preyed…

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Varieties Open-Air Cinemas in Greece Lose Visitors Amid Coronavirus Fears

Open-Air Cinemas in Greece Lose Visitors Amid Coronavirus Fears

Open-air cinemas are a familiar scene in the summer evenings of Greece. But this year, they have seen a declining number of visitors amid fears of the…

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Varieties Renaissance Master Raphael Altered Nose in Self-Portrait

Renaissance Master Raphael Altered Nose in Self-Portrait

The Renaissance Master Raphael probably didn't like his nose, and replaced it with an idealized version in his famous self-portrait. That is the conclusion of…