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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 An oyster farm at Hirota Bay in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, Japan. (Reuters)

Japan Oysters Dying ‘En Masse’, Likely Due to Warmer Sea

Oysters in Japan are dying en masse in parts of the country's top production area, likely due to warmer sea temperatures, officials said Monday. In some…

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Unknown French Ticketholder Wins Euromillions

One lucky player has won the Euromillions jackpot for a life-changing sum of £157 million. The ticketholder, from France, can claim £157 million (or 179…

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Varieties Midlife is when risks for certain health issues increase, making exercise more important, experts said. (Getty Images)

Exercise Lowers Risk of Brain Degenerating

Scientists have hailed the benefits of exercising early in life to lower the risk of your brain degenerating later. But new research suggests that even once…

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Varieties This handout photo taken on November 10, 2025 and released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan shows Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, posing for a photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, ahead of her 24th birthday on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Handout / Imperial Household Agency / AFP)

Princess Aiko's Popularity Sparks Calls to Change Japan's Male-only Succession Law

Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name…

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Varieties The hand-made Christmas baubles are prepared at GlitterLab in Czestochowa, southern Poland, on Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

The Polish 'Magicians of Glass' Who Create Christmas Baubles for Clients Worldwide

If you could design a bauble for your own Christmas tree, what would it be — a teddy bear dressed as a ballerina, a hummingbird, or a crimson phoenix? The…

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Varieties At Woohoo, the brains behind the menu is not a person but an AI program -- known as chef Aiman -- trained on thousands of recipes and decades of culinary research - AFP

Dinosaur Tartare and Holograms: Dubai’s AI Chef Concept Draws Major Attention

A Dubai restaurant has opened that features what it calls the world's "first AI chef", introducing new technology in a city focused on the future. The Emirati…

Varieties Shoppers browse through stores at Mall of America for Black Friday deals, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

AI-assisted Shopping is the Talk of the Shopping Season

Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season, hoping to give…

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Varieties (FILES) European wolves (canis lupus) are seen in their enclosure at the "Wildparadies Tripsdrill", a wildlife park near Cleebronn, southern Germany, on May 10, 2023. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP)

Indian Authorities Deploy Drones to Track Killer Wolves

Forest rangers in India have deployed drones to track man-eater wolves after nine people, mostly children, were killed by the animals in recent weeks,…

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Saudi Space Agency Announces Launch of Two Saudi Satellites

The Saudi Space Agency announced on Saturday the successful launch of two Saudi satellites, designed by students from Umm Al-Qura University and Prince Sultan…

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Varieties A collection of clothing items occupies shelves at Transport for London’s Lost Property Office, among thousands of items lost by commuters and stored in Europe’s largest lost property warehouse, in London, Britain, November 24, 2025. (Reuters)

From Mobile Phones to Cooked Frogs, Inside London’s Biggest Lost Property Office

Mobile phones, wallets, rucksacks, spectacles and keys top the list of the 6,000 items that arrive weekly at Transport for London's lost property warehouse,…

Varieties Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

China Launches Campaign Against Fire Hazards in High-rise Buildings

China has launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings, state media reported Saturday, after at least 128 people were killed in one of Hong…

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Varieties This photo taken on April 9, 2025 shows the Mirai Human Washing Machine, which attracted attention at the Osaka Expo. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

Human Washing Machine Goes on Sale in Japan

After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said Friday. Users lie down in the pod, close the…

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Varieties Manta rays are among the species that will have upgraded protections. Mladen ANTONOV / AFP/File

Over 70 Shark, Ray Species Win New Wildlife Trade Protections

The world's top wildlife trade organization increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Cats crowd the harbour on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan February 25, 2015. Picture taken February 25, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

Genome Study Reveals Milestone in History of Cat Domestication

Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with people around the world. But despite…

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Varieties Head of Department Margo Organesian looks towards the Winter Egg by Faberge as it is displayed at Christie's auction rooms in London, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Crystal Fabergé Egg Crafted for Russian Royalty Expected to Sell for More Than $26 Million

A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was toppled by revolution is going up for auction, valued at more than 20…

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Varieties Fossils called Gondwanax paraisensis, a species that lived 237 million years ago and was a precursor to dinosaurs, in the Cappa laboratory (Support Center for Paleontological Research of the Quarta Colonia) in Sao Joao do Polesine, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, 8 October 2024. REUTERS

Physician Hails Love of Paleontology That Led to Major Ancient Reptile Discovery

When physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio unearthed a fossil in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state in 2014, he could barely imagine his discovery…

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Varieties KAUST Named First in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings for Third Consecutive Year

KAUST Named First in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings for Third Consecutive Year

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has been ranked first in the Times Higher Education (THE) Arab University Rankings 2025, marking its…

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Varieties The Russian Soyuz-2.1a booster rocket carrying the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft blasts off from the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 27 November 2025. The rocket is transporting NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev to the International Space Station (ISS). EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

US-Russian Crew of 3 Blasts Off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz Spacecraft

A US-Russian crew of three began a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a successful launch Thursday. A Soyuz…

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Varieties  The event is an international gathering designed to foster knowledge exchange, advance the development of modern surgical practices, and contribute to the global discussion shaping the future of robotic surgery - SPA

KFSHRC to Host Robotic Surgery Collaboration Summit in Riyadh in December

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh is set to host the Robotic Surgery Collaboration Summit (RSC Summit) from December 4 to…

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Varieties The public transport network in Riyadh supports the city’s traffic, economic, urban, social, and environmental development, while enhancing accessibility for all members of the community  - SPA

Riyadh Metro Breaks Guinness World Record as Longest Fully Driverless Train Network

Riyadh Metro has achieved a global milestone after being officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest fully driverless train network in the…

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Varieties This image provided by NASA, shows a selfie of their Perseverance Mars rover, on July 23, 2024. The image is made up of 62 individual images that were stitched together. (NASA via AP, file)

Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. The crackling…

Varieties Six Flags Qiddiya City is among the first major destinations within the city - SPA

Six Flags Qiddiya City Reveals Record-Breaking Giant Rides

Qiddiya City has introduced a new dimension to entertainment through its “Power of Play” concept, offering a wide array of exceptional experiences and…

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Varieties Hospitals received 13 awards under the hospital development projects category - SPA

Saudi Arabia Wins 18 International Awards in Geneva for Hospital Excellence, Health Sector Research

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won 18 international awards in the categories of hospital development and scientific research during the 48th World Hospital…

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Varieties Outdoor seating areas allow visitors to enjoy the scenic landscape and engage in activities such as camel riding and hiking - SPA

Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Launches the Leaf Camp in Nafud Desert

The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority has unveiled the Leaf Camp as a key tourist destination within the “Winter at Darb…

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