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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…


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UK Mulling to Put Muslim Female Spy on £50 Note

The new £50 note could become the UK’s first to feature a Muslim woman, as the Bank of England begins its call for submissions from the public. Historians…

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Varieties Study: Standing While Working Better for Health

Study: Standing While Working Better for Health

A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Monday, researchers said that standing desks for employers help reduce long, often unhealthy,…

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Syrian Refugees Serve Traditional Plates for Brazilians

Every Friday, a new restaurant opens its doors in Sao Paulo, allowing the city's residents to taste food from a different country. These meals are prepared by…

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Scientists Believe Moons have Moons

US Astronomers Sean Raymond and Juna Kollmeier told the New Scientist magazine that they’re happy with any of the following proposed terms: moonmoons, submoons…

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Varieties Muslim World League Signs Cooperation Agreement with Florence’s Uffizi Museum

Muslim World League Signs Cooperation Agreement with Florence’s Uffizi Museum

The Makkah-based Muslim World League signed on Tuesday a cooperation agreement with the Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italy, reported the Saudi Press Agency. …

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Varieties Half of OIC Member-States Suffer Water Shortages

Half of OIC Member-States Suffer Water Shortages

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) warned on Monday that several member-states of the group are suffering from water shortages. OIC Secretary…

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Varieties Ants Produced Antibiotics Millions of Years before Humans

Ants Produced Antibiotics Millions of Years before Humans

The dawn of agriculture did not rise with Neolithic humans in Mesopotamia, or in China, or in the Levant. No, it bloomed in the rain forests of South America…

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Varieties Smart Lenses Developed to Monitor Efficiency of Eye Drops

Smart Lenses Developed to Monitor Efficiency of Eye Drops

Eye drops might be the most efficient method to get medicine directly into the eye, but it is hard to tell how much of the medication is actually getting to it…

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Varieties New System Helps Doctors Predict Complications during Surgeries

New System Helps Doctors Predict Complications during Surgeries

During surgery, anesthesiologists monitor and manage patients to make sure they are safe and breathing well. But these doctors can't always predict when…

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Varieties Prince Sultan Military Medical City to Host Int’l Conference on Prevention

Prince Sultan Military Medical City to Host Int’l Conference on Prevention

The Prince Sultan Military Medical City will host next week a three-day international conference on infection prevention and control, reported the Saudi Press…

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Varieties Saudi Civil Aviation Authority Takes Part in 13th Air Navigation Conference

Saudi Civil Aviation Authority Takes Part in 13th Air Navigation Conference

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) took part in the 13th Air Navigation Conference that kicked off earlier this week. Organized by…

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Rare Arabic Coins Found in Buried Poland Treasure

Farmers in northwest Poland have unearthed silver coins, including rare Arabic dirhams, along with a slew of other artifacts, Britain's The Daily Mail reported…

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Varieties Do Common Viruses Play a Role in Alzheimer’s Disease?

Do Common Viruses Play a Role in Alzheimer’s Disease?

A new study published online June 21 by the journal Neuron links two common viruses to Alzheimer's disease. Based on data from three brain banks, researchers…

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Varieties Open Your Heart to Mindful Eating

Open Your Heart to Mindful Eating

Of all the recommendations for preventing heart disease, maintaining a healthy weight tops the list. Excess weight can raise your blood pressure, blood sugar,…

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Varieties Lebanon: Modern Art, Antiques on Show at Nabu Museum

Lebanon: Modern Art, Antiques on Show at Nabu Museum

At a new private museum in Lebanon, a contemporary sculpture of a mortar missile is displayed alongside millennia-old statues retrieved from the bottom of the…

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Varieties Marie Antoinette Jewels Go on Display in Dubai

Marie Antoinette Jewels Go on Display in Dubai

Jewelry that once belonged to France's ill-fated Queen Marie Antoinette has gone on display in Dubai ahead of a planned auction in Geneva in November. Held…

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Oman, Yemen Brace for Category 1 Tropical Cyclone ‘Luban’

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection issued an up-to-date forecast saying that the storm, dubbed Luban, is expected to…

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Varieties Legendary Arab Poet Antara Rises as Comic Book Superhero

Legendary Arab Poet Antara Rises as Comic Book Superhero

In a red cape, dark hair blowing in the wind, he crosses the dunes under a blazing sun: Antara, the famed 6th century Arab poet born a slave, is now a…

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Varieties Egyptians Look to Make Quick Fortune from Bats' Nests

Egyptians Look to Make Quick Fortune from Bats' Nests

In Upper Egypt, the so-called "red mercury" fever has emerged again. People obsessed with this substance have been looking for it in bats' nests, looking to…

Varieties New App Developed to Help Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease

New App Developed to Help Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease

Two researchers are using smartphone data to try to diagnose Parkinson's disease. Patrick Schwab and Walter Karlen of the Institute for Robotics and…

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Varieties King Faisal Specialist Hospital Signs MoU with London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

King Faisal Specialist Hospital Signs MoU with London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) signed on Monday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Great Ormond Street Hospital…

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Varieties New Swiss Cow Food to Fight Climate Change

New Swiss Cow Food to Fight Climate Change

A Swiss company has produced a new feed to cut the emission of methane from cattle. According to the Agolin firm based in Biere near Lausanne in Switzerland…

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Varieties Robots are Better than Doctors in Medical Diagnosis

Robots are Better than Doctors in Medical Diagnosis

Artificial intelligence has proved remarkable abilities in diagnosing various conditions and has outperformed specialists in many fields. Russia's Kommersant…

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Varieties Smart Caption Glasses Refocus the Action for Deaf Playgoers

Smart Caption Glasses Refocus the Action for Deaf Playgoers

For all his adult life Tim Hardy, who is partially deaf, has watched plays with a torch in his hand and a script on his lap so he can follow what’s being said…

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