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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 (FILES) This underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, located 270 kilometres (167 miles) north of the city of Cairns. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Global Experts: World's Coral Reefs Cross Survival Limit

The world's tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can survive, a major scientific report…

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Varieties KAMC said the implanted device, the smallest available and representing the latest advancement in cochlear implant technology, offers patients greater comfort and a more natural hearing experience. (SPA)

Makkah Medical City Implants World's Smallest Hearing Aid

King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC), part of the Makkah Health Cluster, has successfully implanted the world’s smallest osseointegrated hearing aid using ultra…

Varieties Europe depends on Asia for 70 percent of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Nicolas TUCAT / AFP

Chronic Drug Shortages Frustrate EU Pharmacists, Patients

At a drug wholesaler warehouse in Belgium, shelves are emptier than they used to be. Like other EU nations, Belgium has increasingly experienced medicine…

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Varieties Saudi Space Agency Concludes Participation in World Space Week 2025

Saudi Space Agency Concludes Participation in World Space Week 2025

The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) concluded its participation in World Space Week 2025, designated by the United Nations to be held annually from October 4 to 10,…

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Varieties Three falcons were sold for SAR428,000 at the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2025 - SPA

Falcons Sold for SAR428,000 at Saudi Falcons Exhibition

Three falcons, two from Mongolia and one local, were sold for SAR428,000 at the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2025, amidst strong…

Varieties A bird sits on a branch in front of a partial solar eclipse near Bridgwater, in southwestern England, March 20, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Study Shows How Solar Eclipse Made Some Birds Sing Like a New Day Dawned

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse traversed a wide swathe of North America stretching 2,500 miles (4,000 km) from Mexico's Pacific Coast through Texas…

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Varieties The competition was held over six days in Malham, north of Riyadh - SPA

Melwah Falcon Race Concludes in Riyadh with SAR600,000 in Prizes

The Melwah Race, one of the most anticipated events accompanying the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2025, concluded on Friday, SPA reported…

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Varieties A male Eastern Black Rhino calf born Sept. 13, 2025, right, is pictured with his mother, 22-year-old Kibibbi, left, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 as he makes his public debut at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Critically Endangered Baby Black Rhino Makes Debut at Cleveland Zoo

A critically endangered rhino made its public debut Friday at a Cleveland zoo, dashing about its enclosure and giving a boost to the endangered species. …

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Varieties General Entertainment Authority Board Chairman and Advisor Turki Alalshikh announced the opening of the season. Photo: GEA

Launch of Riyadh Season 2025 Draws Massive Crowd

The Saudi capital has witnessed the launch of Riyadh Season 2025 through a grand opening parade held between Kingdom Arena and Boulevard World (BLVD World),…

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Varieties An optical observation satellite on H-IIA rocket is launched at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on January 12, 2024. Kyodo/via REUTERS

Investors Pour Record $3.5 billion into Space

Global space investment hit a record $3.5 billion in the third quarter, driven by a wider range of startups and continued defense spending, according to a…

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Varieties Coral reefs bleach in the Great Barrier Reef as scientists conduct in-water monitoring during marine heat in Mackay Reef, February 24, 2024 in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on April 12, 2024. Australian Institute of Marine Science/Grace Frank/ Handout via REUTERS

Coral Reef Discovered off Naples, in Rare Find for Mediterranean

large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare…

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Varieties Mayor Masafumi Kouki says he worried for many months about the "negative effects of excessive smartphone use, especially the sharp decrease in direct human communication". Caroline GARDIN / AFP

'Time Runs Away': Japan's City with a Two-hour Cap on Phone Use

Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour limit can help residents find a healthier…

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Varieties (FILES) A brown bear snags a sockeye salmon in mid-air on August 11, 2023 at Brooks Falls, Alaska within the Katmai National Park and Preserve. (Photo by JOHN MOORE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Apparent Bear Attack Kills Man in Japan as Deaths Mount

A bear appears to have killed a man picking mushrooms in a Japanese forest, police said Friday, the latest in a spate of suspected confrontations that could…

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Varieties The initiative will include a diverse array of short films from Saudi filmmakers

Red Sea International Film Festival Raises Curtain on ‘New Saudi Cinema’ Short Film Program

The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) revealed the first highlights of its highly anticipated fifth edition, announcing the “New Saudi Cinema” short…

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Varieties The theft on Oct. 6 struck at the heart of Wales’ national museum system, which safeguards important cultural treasures. (iStock) 

Thieves Steal Priceless Ancient Jewelry from Prominent Museum

Thieves recently targeted a prominent cultural institution in Wales, stealing precious ancient jewelry from its gallery, officials said, according to Fox News…

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Varieties A collection of items recovered from the nests of bearded vultures in Spain (Ecology/Wiley Periodicals LLC) 

Secrets of Medieval Society Revealed by Endangered Birds’ Nests

Archeologists have uncovered an “extraordinary” stash of 600-year-old medieval artefacts within bearded vulture nests in the southern Spanish mountains. …

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Varieties This image made from a Parma Heights Police Department body camera video shows a police officer approaching a runaway inflatable pumpkin on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Parma Heights Police Department via AP)

Runaway Inflatable Pumpkin Spooks Police in Ohio

Police in northeast Ohio went in pursuit of a runaway inflatable pumpkin after receiving calls of a large, orange inflatable object on the run. Body camera…

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Varieties Artist's impression shows the planet Cha 1107-7626, located about 620 light-years from Earth, in this image released on October 2, 2025. European Southern Observatory/L. Calcada/M. Kornmesser/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers Spot Young Rogue Planet Gobbling up its Surroundings

Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar system orbit a host star. But some are out there all by themselves, called rogue planets…

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Varieties A view shows the area of an unusual winter bloom on Atacama desert prior to the spring phenomenon known as 'Desierto Florido' (Bloomed desert), which fills the driest desert in the world with flowers and plants, near Copiapo, Atacama region, Chile, July 6, 2024. REUTERS/Rodrigo Gutierrez/File Photo

Chile's Atacama Desert Flower Could Hold Key to Drought Tolerant Crops

In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, scientists are studying a small, resilient flower that could hold genetic clues to help crops…

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Varieties General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. Picture taken January 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Participates in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is participating in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, which is taking place from October 9 to 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi,…

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French Cinema Booms in Russia despite Political Rift

On a cold autumn evening in Moscow, Alexandra was headed to a cinema, hoping to escape reality for a few hours by taking in a new French comedy. With…

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Varieties Thaer Abbas, Beirut bureau chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, receives the embassy medal from Saudi Ambassador Waleed bin Abdullah Bukhari (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Ambassador Honors Asharq Al-Awsat with Embassy Medal

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Waleed bin Abdullah Bukhari, awarded the embassy’s medal to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in recognition of the efforts of…

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Varieties Designed by award-winning firm X Architects, the mosque will accommodate 11,400 worshippers. (SPA)

Diriyah Company Awards Contract for Development of Grand Mosque in Diriyah’s Second Phase

Diriyah Company said on Wednesday that it has signed an approximately $244 million (SAR917 million) joint venture contract for the development of the Grand…

Varieties (LtoR) Heiner Linke, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, Hans Ellegren, Secretary General of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Olof Ramstroem, Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, address a press conference to announce the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 8, 2025. (AFP)

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi Share Nobel Prize in Chemistry 

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi share the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work in the development of metal–organic frameworks. Hans…