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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 According to the bread register of the German Institute for Bread, there are now more than 3,200 officially recognized types of bread in the country

German Bread Could be More Famous Than the French Baguette

You’ve seen the French sauntering around with slender baguettes under their arms or sporting jaunty berets as they pedal bicycles laden with crusty bread. …

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British University Calls Charles Dickens a Racist

In a move that sparked widespread debate in academic and cultural circles, the University of Manchester accused Britain's greatest novelist, Charles Dickens,…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Residential houses can be seen along a road in a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand, June 24, 2017. PREUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

Rain Helps Tame Wildfire in New Zealand's Oldest National Park

A large wildfire burning through New Zealand’s oldest national park has probably been extinguished after steady rainfall helped to suppress the flames,…

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Varieties Fans and their pets participates in the 2025 Pawchella Shaggy Dog Show at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi on November 9, 2025. (AFP)

Paws on Parade: Nairobi's Dogs Dazzle at 'Pawchella'

Nairobi dog lovers showed off their four-legged friends in an array of quirky, colorful outfits Sunday as the Kenyan capital's annual dog show returned with…

Varieties  A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is fueled for launch with NASA's EscaPADE mission, carrying two satellites to orbit Mars, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, November 9, 2025. (Reuters)

Bezos's Blue Origin Set to Launch NASA Mission to Mars

New Glenn, the towering rocket built by Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin, is set to take off on its second mission Sunday as competition intensifies with…

Varieties  Britain's King Charles attends the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at The Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, Sunday Nov. 9, 2025. (AP)

King Charles III Leads Britain’s Remembrance Sunday Ceremony for War Dead

Thousands of military personnel, veterans and members of the public gathered under blue skies Sunday in London as King Charles III led Britain’s annual…

Varieties Jailyn Martinez points to a real firearm during a gun safety lesson at Berclair Elementary School, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Some US States Now Require Public Schools to Teach Kids about Gun Safety

This school year, students in elementary, middle and high schools in some states will get a new lesson on safety: what to do if they find a firearm. Arkansas,…

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Varieties In this image made from video remora fish ride a humpback whale off the coast of south-east Queensland, Australia, on June 15, 2024. (Olaf Meynecke/Whales and Climate Program via AP)

Rare Footage Shows Sucker Fish as They Whale-surf in the Ocean's Wildest Joyride

There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride. Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of…

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Varieties The exhibition achieved its goal of supporting and empowering Saudi entrepreneurs in this growing sector - SPA

International Coffee and Chocolate Exhibition Concludes in Jeddah

The Jeddah International Coffee and Chocolate Exhibition concluded after three days of participation by leading producers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in the…

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Varieties A selection of Lifestyle WD water bottles featuring animals are displayed at the Ambiente homewares trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany in Feb. 2025. (Kim Cook via AP)

Yes, You Do Need to Clean Your Water Bottle. Here's Why and How

You keep your trusty reusable bottle filled with only clear, delicious water. Do you still need to wash it? Experts say reusable bottles get grubby no matter…

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Varieties FILE - The label for a bottle of melatonin pills is seen in New York on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Study Questions Melatonin Use and Heart Health but Don't Lose Sleep Over it

Don’t lose sleep over headlines linking melatonin to heart failure. That’s the message after some scary-sounding reports about a preliminary study involving…

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Varieties Prince Harry (right) and Meghan Markle sit during the eight inning between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 4 of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium (Shutterstock)

Prince Harry Apologizes to Canada Over Hat

The Duke of Sussex has apologized to Canada for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers hat while attending a World Series game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Prince…

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Varieties Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen in Oceanside, California, US, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Gilead's Breast Cancer Drug Fails to Meet Main Goal of Late-stage Study

Gilead Sciences said on Friday its breast cancer drug Trodelvy did not significantly lower the risk of disease progression in patients when used as a first…

Varieties Smoking paraphernalia is seen during the "Expocannabis" fair on its opening day in Leganes, outside Madrid, January 26, 2007. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Dubai Hookah Maker AIR to Go Public in US

Dubai's AIR, the owner of hookah brand Al Fakher, said on Friday it had agreed to go public in the US through a merger with blank-check firm Cantor Equity…

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Varieties Actor Daniel Craig poses for photographers on the red carpet at the German premiere of the new James Bond 007 film "Spectre" in Berlin, Germany, October 28, 2015. (Reuters)

James Bond Fantasist Jailed for 7 Years in UK for Trying to Spy for Russia

A British man who would "dream about being like James Bond" was jailed Friday for seven years after trying to spy for Russia. Howard Phillips, 65, was found…

Varieties The local council said they could not remove the eyes without damaging the artwork (Facebook/Amelia Vanderhorst)

Australian Teen Charged Over Sticking Eyes on Artwork

An Australian teenager has faced court for allegedly defacing a large blue sculpture of a mythical creature by sticking googly eyes on it. Amelia…

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Varieties The Groves opens at Riyadh Season 2025 with exceptional experiences. (SPA)

The Groves Opens at Riyadh Season 2025 with Exceptional Experiences

The Groves welcomed visitors on Wednesday as part of Riyadh Season 2025, unveiling a new chapter of luxury and creativity in the heart of Al-Rafiah District…

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Varieties A researcher holds a human brain, part of a collection of more than 3,000 brains at the psychiatric hospital in Duffel, Belgium, July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Scientists Unveil First Draft of Atlas of the Developing Brain

Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature from the earliest embryonic and…

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Varieties Yalung Ri Peak region, Dolakha district, Nepal, November 4, 2025 in this image taken from social media. Mingma Sherpa via REUTERS

Nepal Searches for Avalanche Victims

Nepali rescuers on Thursday searched for the bodies of multiple climbers killed in an avalanche this week, while Italy said five citizens reported missing in a…

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Varieties Miss Finland Sarah Dzafce (C) poses on stage with other contestants during the Miss Universe 2025 official welcome event in Bangkok, Thailand, 05 November 2025. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Turmoil In Tiaras At Miss Universe Pageant In Thailand

This year's Miss Universe in Thailand has been marred by ugly drama, with allegations of an insult to a beauty queen's intellect, a walkout by pageant…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: French CRS riot police officers walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, after French police arrested suspects in the Louvre heist case, in Paris, France October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

Louvre Museum Will Need Years to Fix Security Issues

France's Louvre Museum began a security audit a decade ago but the recommended upgrades will not be completed until 2032, the state auditor said in a report on…

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Varieties A woman pans for gold at the Matelot Gulch Mining Company on October 26, 2025 in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Columbia, California. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)

Frenchman Discovers Gold Buried in Garden

A Frenchman earlier this year discovered a gold treasure worth $800,000 while digging a swimming pool in his garden, local officials have said. The man…

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Varieties Saudi National Wildlife Center Releases Rehabilitated Loggerhead, Green Turtles at Abu Ali Island

Saudi National Wildlife Center Releases Rehabilitated Loggerhead, Green Turtles at Abu Ali Island

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Wildlife released a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on Abu Ali Island in the…

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Varieties A group of Syrian graffiti artists paint a mural on the collapsed ceiling of a war-damaged house in Daraya, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrian Artists Transform Bombed-out House into Mural of Remembrance, in Photos

In the war-ravaged town of Daraya, on the outskirts of Damascus, a group of young Syrian artists has turned the ruins of a bombed-out house into a canvas of…

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