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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 The auction coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Jim Henson Company and is expected to raise tens of thousands of dollars. Paula RAMON / AFP

Something for Moi? Miss Piggy's Shoes Go under the Hammer

Some of Jim Henson's most memorable creations go under the hammer in California next week, with the first US auction of puppets and memorabilia from the late…

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Varieties While mRNA was discovered in the early 1960s, it rose to global prominence when it was used in some Covid vaccines. JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP

French Scientists Probe mRNA's Potential to Fight Cancer

Inside a lab in the French city of Orleans, scientists are testing out the limits of molecules in our body called messenger RNA -- best known for being used in…

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Varieties The Saudi Falcons Club Cup is one of the club’s key annual events celebrating falconry heritage - SPA

Saudi Falcons Club Cup Draws 480 Competitors for Prizes Exceeding SAR10 Million

The Saudi Falcons Club announced the prize details for winners of the Saudi Falcons Club Cup 2025, held in partnership with Eastern Region Principality from…

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Varieties  In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits an exhibition of the AI Journey international AI (Artificial intelligence) conference in Moscow on November 19, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/ Pool / AFP)

AI-Powered Robot Dances for Putin Days After Another Russian Robot Stumbles

An AI-powered robot danced for President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at an exhibition put on by Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, designed to showcase the…

Varieties Anubis Baboons eat in their enclosure at the French CNRS' (National Centre for Scientific Research) primatology center where various monkey species are raised for the entire French scientific community in Rousset, south-eastern France, on November 6, 2025. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)

France Expansion of Lab Monkey Center Sparks Division

Monkey calls ring out from a compound tucked away from the iconic vineyards and rolling hills of southern France, where one of the country's key primatology…

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Varieties A snowboarder on a run at a ski field in Hami, Xinjiang, China, Feb. 3, 2022. (AFP)

Chinese Students Get ‘Snow Break’, Including Free Skiing, Transport 

Chinese authorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region have announced their first official snow holiday for more than 70,000 students, a push to bolster the…

Varieties Residents watch flames rise from the site of a fire in Oita, southern Japan Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Fire Burning in Southwestern Japan Damages 170 Homes, Forces Evacuations

Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring another and…

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Varieties The watch was made in Coventry and took about four years to make (Philips Watches)

'Complicated' Watch from 1907 Sets World Record at Auction

A pocket watch made in the British city of Coventry in 1907 has set a new world record after being sold at an auction in Switzerland. Carl Player, 31, from…

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Varieties A menu is seen on a table as President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

Fall Theme Menu at White House Dinner for Saudi Crown Prince 

US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner in honor of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, at the White House on Tuesday. The…

Varieties A piece of toast is prepared with Vegemite in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP) 

Loaf Behind Bars: Aussie Inmate Says Vegemite a Human Right 

Simply tasting Australia's Vegemite spread might seem like cruel and unusual punishment to some, but one prison inmate from the land down under argues he…

Varieties The front and back of a commemorative ornament released by America250 as part of events leading up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, is photographed Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

America Will Celebrate Its 250th Birthday Next Year. There's a Commemorative Ornament for It

When the nonprofit organization planning America's 250th birthday celebrations decided it wanted an ornament to commemorate that milestone in history, its…

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Varieties  Urban pigeons sit on power lines and fly around in St. Petersburg, Russia, 09 November 2025. (EPA)

‘No Strings Attached’: Meet Paris’ Pigeon Doctor 

It's a familiar sight in French cities: pigeons with mangled feet and missing toes. But one woman in Paris is on a mission to save the pigeons from their…

Varieties Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before a MIKTA photo session amidst the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, November 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Australia Rules Out Co-Hosting Climate Summit with Türkiye 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia would not co-host the COP31 climate summit with Türkiye amid an ongoing stalemate between the two…

Varieties Ripley Castle near Harrogate (Shutterstock) 

14th-Century Castle Has Had Its Price Cut By £7.5 million

If every Englishman’s home is his castle, then the opportunity to snap up Ripley Castle could fulfil the ideal for some. This property near Harrogate,…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Couples prepare to get their photo taken during a wedding photography shoot on a street, in Shanghai, China September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Cash Vouchers for Newlyweds as China Tries to Boost Marriages

The eastern Chinese city of Ningbo will issue marriage consumption vouchers for couples who register their marriage between October 28 and December 31, as…

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Varieties View of the Galleria Colonna on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at Rome's Palazzo Colonna, or the Colonna Palace, whose original design was by architect Antonio del Grande and later enhanced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Johan Paul Schor and Carlo Fontana in the final decades of the 17th century. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

A Peek Inside the Colonna Palace, Rome’s Most Exclusive Tourist Site

Millions of tourists visit the Colosseum and Sistine Chapel each year, yet only a tiny fraction ever step inside the gilded halls of Rome’s most exclusive site…

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Varieties Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, reacts during a plenary session at the COP30 UN Climate Summit, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

As Nations Push for More Ambition at Climate Talks, Chairman Says They May Get It

Going into United Nations climate negotiations, the Brazilian hosts weren’t looking for big end-of-session pronouncements on lofty goals. This conference was…

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Varieties Cattle graze on land recently burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, on Aug. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

In this Brazilian State, a New Push to Track Cattle is Key to Slowing Deforestation

Maria Gorete, who just began ranching three years ago, is doing something new with her 76 head of cattle in the Brazilian countryside near the town of Novo…

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Varieties Mount Fuji and city's skyline are pictured from Tower Hall Funabori Observation Deck in Edogawa district of Tokyo on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Ashfall Warning in Japan as Volcano Erupts

A volcano in southern Japan erupted early Sunday sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and prompting a warning over ashfall. Sakurajima, one of Japan…

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Varieties Located at the heart of the Tuwaiq Mountains, just 40 minutes from Riyadh, Six Flags Qiddiya City will bring world-class entertainment, sports, and cultural experiences together in a way never seen before. (SPA)

Qiddiya City Announces Opening of Six Flags Qiddiya City on December 31

Six Flags Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia's first of its kind theme park and entertainment destination, will welcome visitors from December 31, reported the Saudi…

Varieties  Leonardo Muylaert, known as the "Brazilian Superman", poses with patients and their relatives during a visit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, on November 14, 2025. (AFP)

Brazilian 'Superman' Cheers Child Cancer Patients in Ghana

The three-storey Child Health Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana's capital Accra is a place with hushed corridors, labored breathing and…

Varieties Elon Musk has accused Wikipedia of being biased against right-wing ideas. Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP

Musk's Grokipedia Leans on 'Questionable' Sources, Study Says

Elon Musk's Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to "questionable" and "problematic" sources, US researchers said Friday, raising doubts about the…

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Varieties Chelsea Palacio, public information manager for the City of San Jose, showcases how a small detection camera uses AI to detect road hazards and potholes, in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

From Guardrails to Potholes, AI is Becoming the New Eyes on America’s Roads

As America’s aging roads fall further behind on much-needed repairs, cities and states are turning to artificial intelligence to spot the worst hazards and…

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Varieties In this photo provided by Charvet Drucker, a seal rests on her boat in the Saratoga passage between Camano and Whidbey Island, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, north of Seattle, Wash. (Charvet Drucker via AP)

Seal Escapes Orca Hunt by Jumping onto Photographer's Boat

A wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that…

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