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An Iconic Puzzle Comes Home as Production of the Rubik’s Cube Returns to Hungary

Varieties Hungarian architect and inventor Ernő Rubik attends the opening event of Rubik's Cube production line of the Jasz-Plasztik plastic processing company in Jaszbereny, Hungary, 10 November 2026. (EPA)

An Iconic Puzzle Comes Home as Production of the Rubik’s Cube Returns to Hungary

More than half a century ago, a Hungarian architect, sculptor and professor invented what would become one of the world's most popular and beloved puzzles…

Varieties SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is stacked and prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP)

SpaceX Starship Test to Attempt First-Ever Spaceship ‘Catch'

Elon Musk's SpaceX was poised Friday to carry out its latest test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, with plans for a…

Varieties Traffic moves on a smoggy morning as air pollution spikes in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Delhi Overtakes Lahore as World’s Most Polluted City as Air Quality Drops

India's capital Delhi overtook Lahore in Pakistan to become the world's most polluted city on Friday, with air quality reaching hazardous levels and visibility…

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 Ramadan Tent Project Prepares Iftar Meals in Britain

Ramadan Tent Project Prepares Iftar Meals in Britain

Every year, The Ramadan Tent Project puts on its Open Iftar – a mass meal to be eaten with fellow Muslims at the end of their fast every day during Ramadan. …

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Varieties WHO: 20 Million Babies are Born Underweight Annually

WHO: 20 Million Babies are Born Underweight Annually

The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that there is no remarkable decline in the number of babies born underweight. According to WHO experts, more…

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Varieties New Technique for Cut-Free Surgeries

New Technique for Cut-Free Surgeries

Surgeries usually require patients to go under a surgeon's scalpel. But, this may differ in the near future, as researchers from the University of British…

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Varieties Drivers Wearing Wrong Sunglasses Could Be Fined in Europe

Drivers Wearing Wrong Sunglasses Could Be Fined in Europe

As the weather finally begins to improve drivers are being urged by road safety experts to make sure they don't fall foul of a little-known driving rule. …

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Varieties Jeff Koons 'Rabbit' Sculpture Sold for $91 Million at Christie's Auction

Jeff Koons 'Rabbit' Sculpture Sold for $91 Million at Christie's Auction

Christie’s auction house announced the "Rabbit" sculpture by American artist Jeff Koons was sold for $91.1 million in New York, a record price for a work by a…

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Varieties Mother's Aleppo Film Moves Cannes to Tears

Mother's Aleppo Film Moves Cannes to Tears

With the thud of shells exploding all around them in the dark, a terrified young couple sneak past lines of Syrian regime troops back into besieged Aleppo,…

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Varieties WhatsApp, Security and Spyware: What Happened

WhatsApp, Security and Spyware: What Happened

Facebook-owned WhatsApp's revelation of a security flaw allowing hackers to inject spyware on smartphones raised fresh concerns about the security of the…

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Varieties 'Meules' by Monet Fetches $110.7 Million at Auction

'Meules' by Monet Fetches $110.7 Million at Auction

Claude Monet's "Meules" (Haystacks) fetched $110.7 million at auction in New York. The French Impressionist master completed the painting in 1890. "Meules"…

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Varieties Sea Organism Locked in 99 million-Year-Old Amber

Sea Organism Locked in 99 million-Year-Old Amber

Ambers usually contain creatures that live in ground areas. However, a joint research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Indiana…

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Varieties Audi to Link Cars to Traffic Lights

Audi to Link Cars to Traffic Lights

German premium car manufacturer, Audi, announced that it will connect its new models to the traffic lights in the German city of Ingolstadt as off July. …

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Varieties Angry Elephant Attacks Villagers After Her Calf Fell into Mud Pit

Angry Elephant Attacks Villagers After Her Calf Fell into Mud Pit

An 8-month-old baby elephant was rescued four hours after it fell in a mud pit in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. In a video distributed by Derana TV, two men are…

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Varieties UAE Dismantles Two International Drug Trafficking Gangs

UAE Dismantles Two International Drug Trafficking Gangs

Dubai police announced capturing two international drug smuggling gangs in the largest anti-narcotics operation in UAE's history. The drug haul included 265kg…

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Varieties Rare Auroras Detected Following Geomagnetic Storm

Rare Auroras Detected Following Geomagnetic Storm

Aurora Lights are usually green, sometimes red. However, the geomagnetic storm that hit the Earth On Friday night produced a different and rare color: blue. …

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Varieties Austrian State Plans 'Ten Commandments of Immigration'

Austrian State Plans 'Ten Commandments of Immigration'

An Austrian state plans to introduce new rules dubbed "Ten Commandments of Immigration" targeting asylum seekers. The proposal was submitted by Gottfried…

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Varieties In Iraq, Academics Restock Mosul's Barren Bookshelves

In Iraq, Academics Restock Mosul's Barren Bookshelves

Watheq Mahmud is pursuing an advanced engineering degree but the textbooks he needs are often missing in his native Mosul, the Iraqi city where extremists…

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Varieties Gaza Singers Protest Israel Hosting Eurovision

Gaza Singers Protest Israel Hosting Eurovision

Palestinian singers are protesting Israel's hosting of the Eurovision song contest by performing on the rubble of a building destroyed in recent fighting in…

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Varieties KSrelief Distributes Ramadan Food Baskets to Palestinians, Somalis

KSrelief Distributes Ramadan Food Baskets to Palestinians, Somalis

King Salman Humanitarian Relief and Humanitarian Center (KSrelief) has launched the distribution of Ramadan food baskets to Palestinians in the West Bank and…

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Varieties In Lebanon, Vintage Film Posters Question Western Cliches

In Lebanon, Vintage Film Posters Question Western Cliches

A pale woman rides through the desert, flanked by armed men on camels, a palace shimmering in the distance. This is Lebanon -- or so someone thought in the…

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Varieties In North Syria, the Arts Return to Raqqa

In North Syria, the Arts Return to Raqqa

More than a year after the ISIS group fled, Syrian boys and girls are finally back on stage -- bobbing to the rhythm of drums in the northern city of Raqqa. …

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Varieties Podcasters Find Niche in the Arab World

Podcasters Find Niche in the Arab World

Rana Nawas left the corporate world nearly two years ago to produce and host a podcast -- one that is now considered the most popular in the Arab world. The…

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Varieties Palestinian Lateran Maker Struggles to Compete With Cheap Imports

Palestinian Lateran Maker Struggles to Compete With Cheap Imports

At his shop in Jerusalem's Old City, Palestinian craftsman Issam Zughair makes traditional lanterns for Muslims marking the holy month of Ramadan, battling…

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Varieties USGS: Iraq's Sulaimaniya Hit by Magnitude-5.3 Earthquake

USGS: Iraq's Sulaimaniya Hit by Magnitude-5.3 Earthquake

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey. Local medics noted that no…

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Varieties Fighter Jets Wake People Up for Suhur in Indonesia

Fighter Jets Wake People Up for Suhur in Indonesia

Indonesian Air Force warplanes are participating in waking Muslims up on Java Island during the fasting month of Ramadan for the predawn meal of suhur. "It…

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Varieties Anger more Harmful than Sadness for Health

Anger more Harmful than Sadness for Health

A study carried out by Canadian researchers and published in the journal American Psychological Association found that anger is more harmful than sadness for…

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