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Israel Cleared to Stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and Others Quit in Protest

Varieties Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Cleared to Stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and Others Quit in Protest

Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organizer, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw…

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Varieties Yellow-eyed penguins fights in their colony in Katiki Point, on the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island, about 80 kilometers north of Dunedin on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Sanka VIDANAGAMA / AFP)

Study Says African Penguins Starved En Masse Off South Africa

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by…

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Varieties Saudi Post (SPL) issued a set of commemorative stamps to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Saudi Post Issues Stamp Marking Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities

Saudi Post (SPL), the Kingdom's national postal and logistics provider, has issued a set of commemorative stamps valued at SAR3 to mark the International Day…

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Varieties This handout photo release by New Zealand Police on December 5, 2025 shows an officer displaying a recovered diamond-encrusted green Fabergé egg in Auckland after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. (Photo by Handout / NEW ZEALAND POLICE / AFP)

Police 'Recover' Faberge Egg Swallowed by Thief

New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year…

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Center for Space Futures Holds Workshop with Participation of 40 Global Experts

The Center for Space Futures (CSF) held an international workshop in Riyadh on Thursday, bringing together nearly 40 experts from around the world to explore …

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Varieties Scaffolding surrounds the Artemis solid rocket boosters inside the Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay 3 during a NASA media day event at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo

US to Seek Rival Bids for Artemis 3 as SpaceX Lags, NASA Chief Says

NASA's top official on Monday said the US space agency was opening up the contract for its Artemis 3 moon mission to compete against SpaceX, which he said was…

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Varieties An arrangement of peanuts is seen Feb. 20, 2015, in New York. (AP)

Advice to Feed Babies Peanuts Early and Often Helped 60,000 Kids Avoid Allergies, Study Finds 

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds…

Varieties Motorists drive amidst morning smog, as authorities enforce measures to curb air pollution ahead of the Diwali festival, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Subhash Paul)

Toxic Haze Chokes Indian Capital

India's capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organization’s…

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Varieties The initiative is part of the broader Saudi Green Initiative to enhance vegetation cover and promote environmental sustainability - SPA

Saudi Arabia Plants Over 14,000 Trees in New Phase of Green Qassim Initiative

The 16th phase of the Green Qassim Land initiative, launched by Qassim Governor Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, is currently underway,…

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Varieties Fred Durst (L) and Sam Rivers from the US band "Limp Bizkit" perform in Bogota on March 21, 2024 - AFP

Limp Bizkit Founding Bassist Sam Rivers Dies Aged 48

The founding bassist of American nu metal band Limp Bizkit, Sam Rivers, has died, the band officially announced. He was 48. "Today we lost our brother. Our…

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Varieties Nurse Rod Salaysay plays guitar for patient Richard Hoang in the recovery unit of UC San Diego Health in San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Javier Arciga)

Music Could Help Ease Pain from Surgery or Illness. Scientists are Listening

Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. In the recovery…

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Varieties A crocodile moves from the riverbank into the waters of the Adelaide River in Wak Wak, Northern Territory, Australia, July 19, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a Reuters video. REUTERS/Stefica Nicol Bikes/File Photo

Crocodile Lurks in Australian Luxury Hotel Pool

A crocodile took a dip in a luxury hotel pool in northeastern Australia this weekend but failed to stir guests who relaxed in the sun a few steps away. Video…

Varieties The initiative forms part of the Riyadh Art Program’s broader mission to strengthen the international presence of Saudi art. SPA

From Riyadh to Venice: Noor Riyadh Expands Global Horizons for Saudi Art

The Noor Riyadh festival is set to illuminate Venice with a new art exhibition from October 19 to November 23, introducing international audiences to the…

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Varieties A pair of sea otters swim at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. (AP)

A T-Shirt Worn by Taylor Swift Sparks a $2Mln Windfall for Sea Otters

A Northern California aquarium has raised more than $2 million for sea otter conservation in just two days. All it took was Taylor Swift wearing a vintage T…

Varieties  Visitors walk their dogs during an event for dog trick-or-treating, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Lansing, Mich. (AP)

Dozens of Costumed Canines Get Their Chance to Trick-or-Treating at Howloween Event in Michigan

Dogs dressed up as everything from Elvis Presley to Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine went trick-or-treating in Michigan’s capital Friday as part of the annual…

Varieties Coffee-lovers are facing increasing pain as the cost of beans has jumped 21 percent between August 2024 and August 2025 in the United States. ANGELA WEISS / AFP/File

Brewing Crisis: Java-loving NY Confronts Soaring Coffee Costs

New Yorkers run on coffee. From high-end experimental boutique cafes to the humble sidewalk cart, millions of cups of java are sold every day. But coffee…

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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…