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Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Varieties Around 11 million deaths a year are linked to unhealthy diets, according to the agency, based on data from a global study. (Getty Images)

Food Industry Pushes Back on WHO Guidance for Products with Added Color, Sweeteners

Governments should consider regulating foods that include added colors, flavors or sweeteners designed to make the product more appealing to consumers,…

Varieties Dozens of Pakistani farmers are suing German firms RWE and Heidelberg Materials in a rare bid to make big polluters pay damages for climate impacts. Aamir QURESHI / AFP

Pakistan Farmers in Long Fight to Make German Firms Pay for Flood Damage

In a Pakistani village nestled in rice fields, Abdul Hafeez Khoso remembers the vast industrial zones he saw in Germany when he visited to file a pioneering…

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Varieties A tourist holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun while walking on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (AFP)

This Year Set to Be One of Four Hottest on Record, UN Report Says

This year is ‌on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN…

Varieties A white-tailed eagle over the Isle of Mull in Scotland. (Natural Resources Wales)

Reintroduction of White-Tailed Eagles Puts Seabird Colonies at Risk of Wipeout

White-tailed eagles reintroduced into England and Wales imperil endangered seabird populations and risk wiping out some colonies, The Guardian reported quoting…

Varieties Residents extend a supply hose to fill a barrel with clean water from a tanker truck in Kavling Bakau Serip, amid local water shortages linked to data center developments in Batam. ANDARU / AFP

Can't Cook or Shower: Indonesians Take Aim at Data Centers

Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centers spring up to power the…

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Varieties  Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter drops water during firefighting operations, as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 25, 2026. (Reuters)

Hundreds of Firefighters Battle Japan Forest Blazes

Hundreds of firefighters were battling wildfires in the forests of northern Japan on Saturday, as authorities urged more than 3,200 people to evacuate from…

Varieties New Zealand soldiers march during the international service in recognition of the Gallipoli campaign at Mehmetcik monument, a day before ANZAC Day, in the Gallipoli peninsula near Canakkale, Türkiye, Friday, April 24, 2026. (Sercan Ozkurnazli/Dia Photo via AP)

Australia and New Zealand Gather in Türkiye to Commemorate WWI Battle

Officials and visitors from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey gathered in northwest Türkiye on Saturday to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the Battle of…

Varieties One of four panda bears at Zoo Atlanta rests in their habitat on Dec. 30, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP)

Chinese Panda Pair Headed to US Zoo

Two giant pandas from China are headed to Atlanta on a new 10-year conservation deal. Pandas Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shuang, a female, will live at Zoo…

Varieties This photo provided by the Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society Clearance shows a koala named Ellin and her newborn joey in a habitat at the Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (John Towey/Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society via AP)

Meet the Baby Koala Hiding in Its Mom’s Pouch at a Florida Zoo’s New Outback Habitat

A zoo in Florida has two reasons to celebrate — the first birth of a koala and a newly renovated habitat for the cuddly creatures is opening to the public on…

Varieties  First lady Melania Trump smiles during the 113th Annual First Lady's Luncheon, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP)

Melania Trump Is Growing the White House Honey Program with a New Beehive

What's all the buzz about? Melania Trump on Friday announced that she is expanding the White House honey program by adding a beehive in the shape of the…

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AlUla Manara Team Hosts Lyrid Meteor Shower Observation

AlUla Manara team hosted an educational astronomy evening yesterday near the iconic Arch Rock, aimed at promoting astrotourism and scientific awareness. The…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration/File Photo

Norway Plans to Ban Social Media Use by Children Under 16

Norway said on Friday it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16, making technology companies…

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Varieties An artist's reconstruction of a finned octopus of the species Nanaimoteuthis haggarti that reached a length estimated at up to 18.6 meters (61.02 feet) and lived about 86 to 72 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, released on April 23, 2026. Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University/Handout via REUTERS

'Cretaceous Kraken' Prowled the Seas During the Age of Dinosaurs

The Kraken is a huge tentacled sea monster from Norse folklore that drags ships and sailors down into the deep. During the age of dinosaurs, new research shows…

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Varieties The operation was conducted at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City of the Ministry of National Guard in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Team Successfully Separates Filipino Conjoined Twins in Highly Complex Surgery

The specialized medical and surgical team of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program achieved on Thursday a new medical milestone by successfully separating the…

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Varieties 22 April 2026, US, Seattle: Juniper, a Coastal Alaskan Brown Bear pictured on Earth Day at the Woodland Park Zoo. Photo: Shane Srogi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

58-year-old Woman Killed in Bear Attack in Poland

A 58-year-old woman was killed by a bear in Southeastern Poland on Thursday, Pawel Giba, press officer for the District State Fire Service Headquarters in…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Ten wolves were released in a wolf wildlife park in Saint Martin Vesubie, southern France, December 16, 2004. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

Mass Poisoning Suspected as 18 Wolves Die in Italian National Park

Italian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 18 wolves and several other wild animals found in recent days in a national park, in what…

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Varieties FILE - This image, provided by NASA, shows the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Nov. 30, 2025, about 178 million miles (286 million kilometers) from Earth. (NASA, ESA, STScI, D. Jewitt (UCLA), M.-T. Hui (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory), J. DePasquale (STScI) via AP, File)

Scientists Trace Latest Interstellar Comet's Home to a Cold, Isolated Corner of the Milky Way

The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar…

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Surgery Begins in Riyadh for Most Complex Conjoined Twins Cases in the World

The medical and surgical team of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program began on Thursday the separation surgery for the Filipino conjoined twins Klea and Maurice…

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Varieties FILED - 16 May 2024, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: The Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp apps can be seen on a smartphone display in front of the logo of the internet company Meta. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa

Turkish Parliament Passes Bill to Restrict Social Media Access for Under-15s

Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported. The…

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Varieties Linh Mai, a 10-week-old Asian elephant calf, copies "auntie" Swarna reaching into the hay feeder during her public debut at the National Zoo, in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Asian Elephant Calf Makes her Public Debut at DC's National Zoo

The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai, who made her public debut Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. She is…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Gibraltar monkeys play on the top of the Rock of Gibraltar overlooking the colony April 16, 2008. REUTERS/Anton Meres/File Photo

Gibraltar's Monkeys Find Clever Way to Avoid Junk Food Bellyache

On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys begging for food - and sometimes stealing sweet and salty snacks from…

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Varieties NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after it was unveiled to the public at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on April 21, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

NASA Unveils New Space Telescope to Give 'Atlas of the Universe'

NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and…

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Varieties French pastry chef Pierre Herme poses at Pierre Herme's headquarters in Paris on March 24, 2026. (AFP)

Macarons Used to Bore Me, Says French Pioneer Pierre Herme

Pierre Herme, the French master of macarons, says he was inspired to build his multi-country empire selling the sugary French treats by a desire to reinvent an…

Varieties Monika Jansen, 85, touches a sculpture of a rhino as she takes part in a guided tour for people with dementia organized by Malteser Deutschland, part of the international Catholic aid organization Malteser Order of Malta, at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Specialized Tour at Berlin Zoo Brings Joy to People Living with Dementia

Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and her child sleeping on a sandbar. …

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Varieties  Women dressed in imperial outfits visit the Zhongshan Park during spring season in Beijing on April 18, 2026. (AFP)

China Unveils Plan to Make Cities More Youth, Child Friendly

China ‌has issued a new proposal urging cities to integrate youth development into urban planning, housing, healthcare, education and public services, in…

Varieties The milestone underscores the authority’s pivotal role in restoring ecosystems and enhancing their sustainability across the Kingdom. (SPA)

Saudi King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Rehabilitates over 60% of First One Mln Hectares of Vegetated Land

Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority announced on Tuesday a significant environmental milestone with the rehabilitation of more…

Varieties NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed “Mary Anning” after a 19th-century English palaeontologist in this image released by the US space agency on Nov 12, 2020. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Handout via Reuters)

Rover Discovers More Building Blocks of Life on Mars

A NASA rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists…

Varieties This photo provided by Hunter Perrin shows people riding a hot air balloon posing for a photo after making an emergency landing in Perrin's backyard on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Temecula, Calif. (Hunter Perrin via AP)

Hot Air Balloon with 13 Aboard Makes Emergency Landing in California Backyard

A balloon landed in a Southern California backyard — a balloon with 13 people. The enormous hot air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket,…

Varieties A baby fox is treated at the Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in Maisons-Alfort, outside Paris, April 17, 2026. (AP)

How a Paris-Area Wildlife Hospital Keeps Rescued Animals Wild

A wildlife hospital in a southeastern Paris suburb is a place of no cuddles but lots of care. It helps injured, sick and orphaned animals — often victims of…