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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 Iraq, a country heavily impacted by climate change, has been ravaged for years by drought and low rainfall © Hussein FALEH / AFP

Water Salinity Hurting Farmers, Livestock in Iraq

Iraqi farmer Umm Ali has watched her poultry die as salinity levels in the country's south hit record highs, rendering already scarce water unfit for human…

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Varieties File Photo: A 19-by-20-foot theater curtain "Le Tricorne" painted by Pablo Picasso hangs at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City, April 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Picasso Painting Disappears en route to Granada Exhibit

A 1919 Pablo Picasso painting has disappeared in transit ahead of its display at a temporary exhibition in the southern Spanish city of Granada, prompting a…

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Varieties HorrorCon is geared toward adventure and fantasy lovers and can accommodate 10,000 visitors daily. (SPA)

‘HorrorCon’, Largest Horror and Fantasy Event in the Middle East, Opens in Jeddah 

HorrorCon, one of the most prominent events of Jeddah Season 2025, opened in Jeddah, offering 20 days of the latest and largest international horror…

Varieties Brazilian sailor Tamara Klink poses on her sailboat 'Sardinha 2' as she completed her trip through the Northwest Passage. Tamara KLINK / Courtesy of Tamara Klink/AFP

'Less and Less Sea Ice': Brazil Woman Sails Solo through Arctic

Brazilian navigator Tamara Klink told AFP she encountered "very little" sea ice on her solo sail through the Northwest Passage -- a rare feat that would have…

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Varieties The upcoming UN climate summit in Brazil 'is the moment for world leaders to look at climate action as action against poverty,' the UN says. Mukesh GUPTA / AFP/File

Nearly 900 Mn Poor People Exposed to Climate Shocks, UN Warns

Nearly 80 percent of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double…

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Varieties General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Chairman Turki Alalshikh speaks at the event on Thursday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Kicks off Joy Forum 2025 in Riyadh 

The Joy Forum 2025, one of the world’s largest events dedicated to the entertainment industry, kicked off at Boulevard City in Riyadh on Thursday. General…

Varieties Handout photo released by Argentina's CONICET shows researchers working in the area where the remains of Huayracursor jaguensis were found in Quebrada de Santo Domingo, La Rioja province, Argentina, on March 15, 2018. (Photo by CONICET Press Office / CONICET / AFP)

One of World's Oldest Dinosaurs Discovered in Argentina

Argentinian scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the CONICET research agency announced…

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Varieties A street in the Mexican town of Huehuetla, where flooding caused by heavy rains caused widespread devastation. Alfredo Estrella / AFP

Flood-hit Mexican Town Digs out Debris, Fearing Disease Outbreaks

Mexican survivors of floods and landslides that killed at least 66 people last week have appealed for urgent aid, saying they are worried about disease…

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Varieties Last week an adult bear entered a supermarket in Numata, Gunma, north of Tokyo. STR / GUNMA PREFECTURAL POLICE VIA JIJI PRESS/AFP/File

Fatal Bear Attacks Hit New Record in Japan

Bears have killed a record seven people in Japan this year, the highest since 2006 when the survey started, an environment ministry official said Thursday. …

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Varieties (FILES) Kancha Sherpa gestures after offering garlands over the statues of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary during the Mount Everest Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Kathmandu on May 29, 2013. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Last Member of the First Successful Everest Expedition Dies

The last surviving member of the first mountaineering expedition to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest died in Kathmandu on Thursday, aged 92, his…

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Varieties Each winter, Delhi is blanketed in acrid smog, a toxic mix of crop-burning, factory emissions and choking traffic. Arun SANKAR / AFP

India's Pollution Refugees Fleeing Delhi's Toxic Air

Pollution levels in India's capital shaped Natasha Uppal and her husband's decision on parenthood -- either raise their child away from the city, or stay put…

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Varieties Three AT-3 advanced jet trainers release coloured trails as they fly in formation past the Taipei 101 building as part of rehearsals ahead of Taiwan's National Day, also refered to as Double Ten Day, in Taipei on October 2, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

Chinese Customs Seize 60,000 'Problematic' Maps

Chinese customs seized 60,000 maps it deemed "problematic" over their labelling of Taiwan and omission of territory Beijing claims in the South China Sea,…

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Varieties  Pope Leo looks at a purebred Arabian horse named "Proton" given as a gift by Andrzej Michalski, owner and founder of the Michalski Stud Farm in Kolobrzeg-Budzistowo, in Poland, at the Vatican October 15, 2025. (Vatican Media/­Handout via Reuters)

Step Aside, Popemobile: Pope Gets a White Purebred Arabian Horse

Who needs a popemobile when you have a new four-legged ride that whinnies? Pope Leo XIV was given a 12-year-old white purebred Arabian horse, "Proton", on…

Varieties The sixth session of the Saudi Falcons Club Auction 2025 saw sale of three falcons - SPA

Three Falcons Fetch SAR585,000 at Saudi Falcons Club Auction

The sixth session of the Saudi Falcons Club Auction 2025 saw brisk sales, with three falcons selling for a total of SAR585,000. The auction is organized by…

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Varieties This illustration shows a reconstruction of the centaur object (2060) Chiron, which orbits the sun between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus, and its ring system, in this handout image released on October 14, 2025. UTFPR/Alexandre Crispim/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers Observe Rings Forming Around Icy Celestial Body Chiron

The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) as they encircle the giant planet…

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Varieties India is home to the majority of the world's remaining wild Asian elephants, like this herd bathing in Assam - AFP

Jumbo Drop in Estimates of India Elephant Population

India's wild elephant population estimates have dropped sharply by a quarter, a government survey incorporating a new DNA system has found, marking the most…

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Varieties In this photo released by Geological Agency (Badan Geologi) of the Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic material during an eruption in East Flores, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (Badan Geologi via AP) 

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Erupts, Spewing Ash 10 Km into the Sky 

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 km (6.2 miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, forcing…

Varieties From left, Brandon Dawson celebrates with his children Roman and Ayla after winning the Safeway 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Gardening Enthusiast Wins Pumpkin Contest in California  

A California engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’…

Varieties Cats are seen at a park in Lakatamia area, of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP)

An Estimated 1 Million Cats Prowl the Streets of Cyprus as Officials Scramble to Check Their Numbers 

The island of cats has a cat problem. Officials in Cyprus, the small island nation in the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, estimate there is roughly one…

Varieties The commemorative stamp will be available to travelers arriving in the Kingdom through King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. (SPA)

Interior Ministry Launches Stamp Marking Handover of BIE Flag to Saudi Arabia to Host Expo 2030 

The Saudi Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Passports, in cooperation with Expo 2030 Riyadh Company (ERC), launched a special…

Varieties A screen displays the portraits of the 2025 prize winners (L-R) Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, during the announcement of the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 13, 2025. (AFP)

Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt Win 2025 Nobel Economics Prize for Work on Innovation and Growth 

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize for "having explained innovation-driven economic growth", the Royal Swedish…

Varieties A researcher separates pupae from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia, a dengue-blocking bacteria, at the Oxitec facility during a press tour, in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)

WHO: Spread Of Drug-resistant Superbugs Surging

The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life…

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Varieties Russia's Ivan Lavrentiev and  Tadjikistan's Jahongir Abdullov, members of the expedition "Pamir-Ice-Memory" climb up at the  base of Pamir Glacier on September 25, 2025 in Kon Chukurbashi, eastern Tadjikistan. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Scientists Probe Tajik Glacier for Clues to Climate Resistance

Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained…

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Varieties The message was found by a German couple on holiday in Denmark (Getty)

Couple Trying to Find Message in a Bottle Writer

A couple from Germany are looking for a child in Devon who wrote a message in a bottle, which they found washed up on a beach in Denmark. Barnstaple Town…

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