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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 “Dream of the Desert” is scheduled to begin its first journeys by the end of 2026. (SPA)

‘Dream of the Desert’ Train to be Unveiled for First Time at FII9 in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and Italian company Arsenale announced on Sunday the unveiling of one of the luxury “Dream of the Desert” train carriages for the…

Varieties Inmates and guests watch a screening during the San Quentin Film Festival at the infamous California prison. Karl Mondon / AFP

Prison Film Fest Brings Hollywood and Healing to US Jailhouse

Held inside a notorious prison among some of California's most dangerous felons, the San Quentin Film Festival is not your typical Hollywood affair. Red…

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Varieties Aseer Region stands as one of the most naturally diverse destinations in the Kingdom. (SPA)

Aseer’s Coastline: A Hub for Ecotourism and Marine Beauty on the Red Sea

Aseer Region stands as one of the most naturally diverse destinations in the Kingdom, featuring highlands, majestic mountains, and an extended coastline…

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Varieties Comets of this type are visible only once every few centuries - SPA

Rare Green Comet Lemmon Passes over Saudi Arabia's Northern Borders

The skies over Northern Borders Region witnessed a rare astronomical phenomenon yesterday as Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) passed over the region's northwestern…

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Varieties The season now welcomes visitors from both inside and outside the Kingdom - SPA

King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Launches First Ecotourism Al-Touqi Season

The King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority announced the launch of its first integrated ecotourism season, Al-Touqi Season, running from October…

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Varieties Saudi Falcons Club Announces Terms for 300-Meter Melwah Race in Eastern Region

Saudi Falcons Club Announces Terms for 300-Meter Melwah Race in Eastern Region

The Saudi Falcons Club announced the terms and conditions for the 300-meter Melwah Race, a key competition of the Falcons Club Cup 2025, to be held in Eastern…

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Varieties Jack Lang and his wife visit Byblos. Photo: Social media

Jack Lang: Byblos Exhibition to Spotlight Role of Phoenician Port

Despite France’s economic crisis, which has hit cultural institutions hardest, Jack Lang, President of the Arab World Institute in Paris and former French…

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Varieties A brown bear rests in its enclosure at the Bear Sanctuary near Pristina on October 23, 2025. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)

Japanese Film About Man-eating Bear Delayed after Deadly Attacks

A recent string of deadly bear attacks has prompted Japanese filmmakers to postpone the release of a gory horror movie with the same theme. Bears have killed…

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Varieties Golden snub-nosed monkeys sit together in the Shennongjia National Park in Shennongjia in central China's Hubei province on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China's Rare Golden Monkeys Debut at European Zoos

With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it's hard to mistake China's endangered golden snub…

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Varieties Falconer Nawaf Al-Enezi sold the first peregrine falcon (shaheen) of his career for SAR193,000  - SPA

First-Time Falconer Traps, Sells Peregrine for SAR193,000 at Saudi Auction

Falconer Nawaf Al-Enezi sold the first peregrine falcon (shaheen) of his career for SAR193,000 at the 12th session of the Saudi Falcons Club Auction 2025, held…

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Varieties The fifth edition of AlUla Wellness Festival kicked off Friday- SPA

AlUla Wellness Festival Kicks Off Fifth Edition with Duathlon Race

The fifth edition of AlUla Wellness Festival kicked off Friday and will continue until November 1, amidst stunning natural surroundings that reflect AlUla's…

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Varieties Alexander Böcker, CEO of German crane manufacturer Böcker Maschinenwerke GmbH, poses in front of a crane similar to the one that was used for the Louvre jewellery heist, in Werne, Germany October 23, 2025. (Reuters)

How a German Freight Lift Became an Unexpected Social Media Star in the Louvre Heist 

Forget France: The Louvre Museum jewelry heist was a classic case of German efficiency. Photos of a German-made freight lift that the thieves used in a…

Varieties Glaciers of Livingston Island are pictured in the Antarctica continent. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Bird Flu Likely Killed Hundreds of Seal Pups on Sub-Antarctic Island

Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they were killed by a destructive bird…

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Varieties A pumpkin sculpture is displayed at Klaistow farm’s annual pumpkin festival, which this year celebrates “powerful women,” in Beelitz near Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP) 

At Pumpkin Festival Near Berlin, Powerful Women Take Shape

The pumpkin is the undisputed star of the show at the Klaistow farm near Berlin. Over 100,000 pumpkins in various shapes and colors are laid out across the…

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Varieties Constructions workers begin demolition of part of the East Wing of the White House for construction of President Trump's ballroom in Washington, DC, USA, 20 October 2025. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Trump Completes Demolition of White House East Wing

Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House's entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump's giant new $300 million ballroom,…

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Varieties US reality TV personality and cast member Kim Kardashian poses on the carpet for the premiere of new Disney series 'All's Fair' in London, Britain, 22 October 2025.  EPA/ANDY RAIN

Kim Kardashian Reveals Brain Aneurysm Diagnosis

American media personality Kim Kardashian said she had been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, US media outlets reported on Thursday. Kardashian revealed her…

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Varieties This undated handout released on October 24, 2025 from the New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) shows an x-ray image of pieces of high-power magnets clumped up in the intestines of a New Zealand teenager in Tauranga. Handout / NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL (NZMDJ)/AFP

Surgeons Remove Up to 100 Magnets from N. Zealand Teen's Gut

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought on Temu, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said…

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Since its opening, Riyadh Season has featured major world-class events, drawing wide attention from local and global audiences. SPA

Riyadh Season 2025 Draws 1 Million Visitors in 13 Days

General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Chairman Turki Alalshikh said Riyadh Season 2025 has attracted one million visitors just 13 after its launch on October…

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Varieties This program is the first coordinated national effort to create a comprehensive database on non-native and invasive marine species in Saudi Arabia. SPA

Saudi Arabia Launches National Program to Protect Red Sea and Arabian Gulf from Non-Native, Invasive Species

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW), in collaboration with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), launched a pioneering national…

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S.Africa Seeks to Save Birds from Wind Turbine Risks

Powerful gusts shook an observation post perched on a hill at a wind farm in South Africa as two monitors scanned the landscape through binoculars. The…

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Varieties In this image supplied by Parks Australia, red crabs cross a road during their annual migration on Christmas Island, Australia in October 2025. (Parks Australia via AP)

People Use Garden Tools to Protect Millions of Migrating Red Crabs on Christmas Island

Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human population…

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Varieties This photo provided by the Oregon Zoo shows Asian elephant calf Tula-Tu plays with a pumpkin at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Kathy Street/Oregon Zoo via AP)

Elephant Family Smashed Pumpkins at Oregon Zoo. But this Baby Just Wanted to Play Ball

A baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo had more tricks than treats to show when handlers gave it a small pumpkin to play with during an annual fall event where…

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Varieties Malaysian experts and officials admit that resources fall far short of what is needed to protect the country's famed big cat, listed as critically endangered. MOHD RASFAN / AFP/File

Tigers in Trouble as Malaysian Big Cat Numbers Dwindle

For two years, Malaysian conservationists tracked a tiger named "Bulan" as she raised four cubs. Then a fatal traffic accident made her another statistic in…

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Varieties The Roblox logo is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, July 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Iraq Bans US Gaming Platform Roblox over Child Safety Concerns

Iraq has banned US user-generated videogame platform Roblox due to concerns over child safety, the government said, joining other countries in cracking down on…

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