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Study Reveals Why Cats Meow More Around Humans

Varieties The findings confirm that meowing is not simply an involuntary expression of emotion, but can be an audience-directed form of communication. (Getty Images)

Study Reveals Why Cats Meow More Around Humans

Domestic cats meow differently depending on whether their human caretakers are present in the room or not, scientists confirm in a new study published by The…

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 Moon Is 85 Million Years Younger Than Previously Thought

Moon Is 85 Million Years Younger Than Previously Thought

A research team including scientists from the German Aerospace Center and the University of Münster, has devised a new numerical model to recalculate the birth…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Syria: Pistachio Farmers Hope to Revive Cultivation

Syria: Pistachio Farmers Hope to Revive Cultivation

Pruning scissors in hand, Syrian pistachio farmer Fadi al-Mahmoud inspected his orchard, hoping for his first harvest after years of war, as nearby army de…

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Varieties Russian Prankster Acts as UN Chief, Reaches Polish President

Russian Prankster Acts as UN Chief, Reaches Polish President

A Russian prankster posing as the UN secretary-general managed to reach Poland’s president on the telephone and rendered him speechless with questions about…

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Varieties Banksy's Last COVID-19 Tags Scrubbed from London Tube Train

Banksy's Last COVID-19 Tags Scrubbed from London Tube Train

Even if you are Banksy, tagging is forbidden on London's Underground. Transport for London, the transportation agency for the greater London area, scrubbed…

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Varieties Statue of Black Protester Replaces Toppled UK Slave Trader

Statue of Black Protester Replaces Toppled UK Slave Trader

An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in the English city of Bristol formerly occupied by a statue of a slave trader…

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Varieties Janadriyah Festival Postponed to First Quarter of 2021

Janadriyah Festival Postponed to First Quarter of 2021

Saudi Arabia’s Janadriyah festival has been postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak. The event was originally scheduled for November. The…

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Varieties UAE Postpones Mars Mission Again due to Weather at Japan Launch Site

UAE Postpones Mars Mission Again due to Weather at Japan Launch Site

The United Arab Emirates has postponed the launch of its mission to Mars for a second time due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan, the…

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Varieties Our Home Cinema: 11 New Movies about Refugees

Our Home Cinema: 11 New Movies about Refugees

The Our Home Cinema platform, launched by the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF), has added 11 new movies about refugees and the…

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Varieties French School of Culinary Arts to Open in Saudi Arabia

French School of Culinary Arts to Open in Saudi Arabia

The Quality of Life Program Center, one of the Saudi Vision 2030 programs, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with a company for education and…

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Varieties Oops, I Forgot my Mask! French Minister Makes COVID Faux Pas

Oops, I Forgot my Mask! French Minister Makes COVID Faux Pas

A French government minister buried her face in her hands after she realized she had arrived at the annual national day parade and forgotten her mask. Agnes…

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Varieties Banksy Mural Stolen at Bataclan Returned to France from Italy

Banksy Mural Stolen at Bataclan Returned to France from Italy

Italy on Tuesday handed back to France a mural painted by British street artist Banksy which was stolen from the Paris Bataclan theater, where extremist gunmen…

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Varieties UAE Plans to Launch Mars Probe Friday after Weather Delay

UAE Plans to Launch Mars Probe Friday after Weather Delay

The United Arab Emirates said it plans to launch its "Hope" Mars probe on Friday local time from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center after a two-day delay due to…

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Varieties New Paint Keeps Buildings Cool Amid High Temperatures

New Paint Keeps Buildings Cool Amid High Temperatures

A research team led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists has created a super white paint that reflects as much as 98% of incoming…

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Varieties New York's MET Opera Organizes Virtual Performance for $20

New York's MET Opera Organizes Virtual Performance for $20

Several of opera's biggest stars beamed in from around the world to announce the Metropolitan Opera's latest virtual initiative amid the coronavirus outbreak…

Varieties Volunteers Make Meals with Love for Egypt Virus Patients

Volunteers Make Meals with Love for Egypt Virus Patients

Fatma Youssef stuffs rice, chicken or meat and vegetables into boxes spread on her dining table -- tens of them in the last few weeks. On some, she scribbles …

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Varieties Cavusoglu: Turkey will Inform UNESCO about Hagia Sophia Moves

Cavusoglu: Turkey will Inform UNESCO about Hagia Sophia Moves

Turkey will inform the United Nation's cultural body UNESCO about changes to Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia after Ankara converted the museum back into a…

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Varieties China, UAE, US to Send Spacecraft to Mars

China, UAE, US to Send Spacecraft to Mars

Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth - big time. Three countries - the United States, China, and the United Arab Emirates - are sending unmanned…

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Varieties Kenya Wildlife Reserves Threatened as Tourists Stay Away

Kenya Wildlife Reserves Threatened as Tourists Stay Away

In the majestic plains of the Maasai Mara, the coronavirus pandemic spells economic disaster for locals who earn a living from tourists coming to see Kenya's…

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Varieties Indonesia Military Academy Hit by COVID-19

Indonesia Military Academy Hit by COVID-19

Nearly 1,300 people at a military academy in Indonesia have tested positive for the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said. The Indonesian Army Officer…

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Varieties Venice Tourism May Never Be the Same. It Could Be Better.

Venice Tourism May Never Be the Same. It Could Be Better.

Long before Venice became the destination of choice for millions of international holidaymakers, locals had a tradition of flânerie, an aimless stroll through…

Anna Momigliano (Venice)
Varieties French-language Schools at Risk of Closure amid Lebanon's Crisis

French-language Schools at Risk of Closure amid Lebanon's Crisis

Inside the French-language school she has run for years in east Lebanon, Sister Colette Moughabghab welcomed parents devastated by the news the century-old…

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Varieties Deceased Cat Gets Voter Registration Application in Mail

Deceased Cat Gets Voter Registration Application in Mail

In a presidential election year, there's always a push to get people registered to vote. For one Atlanta family, that push got a little interesting. Ron…

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Varieties Indonesia 'Dog Doctor' Rescues Canines From Pandemic Peril

Indonesia 'Dog Doctor' Rescues Canines From Pandemic Peril

Indonesian doctor Susana Somali and her staff cut tightly-bound plastic ropes off dozens of whimpering dogs rescued from the butcher's block after being sold…

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Varieties Ghana Library Showcases Black and African Literature

Ghana Library Showcases Black and African Literature

A small group of visitors waits eagerly at the entrance to a single-story building in Ghana's capital Accra, looking to explore the literary treasure inside. …

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