Read more about the article Woman Aged 103 Who Defied Mussolini After He Annexed Her Home Wants To Die Austrian
Hermine Orian, aged 103, from the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol in Italy who is fighting for an Austrian citizenship, as according to her statements "she wants to die an Austrian." (Andreas Hofer, Bund fur Tirol (AHBT)/Newsflash)

Woman Aged 103 Who Defied Mussolini After He Annexed Her Home Wants To Die Austrian

A brave woman who refused to accept that she had to speak Italian when Austria lost South Tyrol to the fascists after the First World War has said she wants…

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Read more about the article Black Death Only Spread Because Man Was Too Close To Rats, Says Oxford Study
The Black Rat (Rattus rattus) which is one of the most common of the world’s 56 Rattus species, and is also known as the house, roof or ship rat. It is found throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. (division, CSIRO/Newsflash)

Black Death Only Spread Because Man Was Too Close To Rats, Says Oxford Study

The Black Death was only possible because human civilisation had become advanced enough to allow rats to survive and flourish, according to the first study of the ancient genes of…

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Read more about the article Dinosaur Extinction Slowed Down Evolution Of New Plants
The large, woody fruits of the Manicaria saccifera palm that depend on large animals for their dispersal. (John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Newsflash)

Dinosaur Extinction Slowed Down Evolution Of New Plants

The extinction of dinosaur had a significant impact on the development of plants, a new study has shown. Experts at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in the…

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Read more about the article Comeback For New Model Of Nazi Germany Aircraft
The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed Tante Ju and Iron Annie) which a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers. (Newsflash)

Comeback For New Model Of Nazi Germany Aircraft

One of the most iconic airplanes in history is set to make a comeback as Swiss manufacturer Junkers revealed plans to bring back its legendary Ju-52, nicknamed Tante Ju (Aunt…

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Read more about the article USD 215 Million Compo Fund For Hitlers Victims Closed
Claims Committee Chairman Sir Franklin Berman takes the lectern – a view to the audience. Reception in honor of the Claims Committee held at the Austrian Parliament on 4 April 2017. (Parlamentsdirektion, Johannes Zinner/Newsflash)

USD 215 Million Compo Fund For Hitlers Victims Closed

A programme that handed out USD 215 million in compensation to victims of Nazi plunder in World War II has closed in Austria, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler. Trustees of…

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Read more about the article Hitler Sculpture On Show As Part Of Tribute To Jew Who Fled Nazis At 16, Served In US Navy And Became Major Art Collector
The Stefan Edlis exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna located in Austria's capital Vienna. (David Bohmann/Newsflash)

Hitler Sculpture On Show As Part Of Tribute To Jew Who Fled Nazis At 16, Served In US Navy And Became Major Art Collector

Adolf Hitler has gone on display at the Jewish Museum in Vienna as part of a project focusing on the creator of one of the most important contemporary art collections…

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Read more about the article How Cross-Dressing Knights Of Old Showed Off Their Lances
Exhibition view at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Austria's capital Vienna. (KHM-Museumsverband/Newsflash)

How Cross-Dressing Knights Of Old Showed Off Their Lances

Armoured knights used bizarre upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, a new exhibition of medieval clothing has revealed. And the fashion was often adopted by bold, 'gender-fluid' noblewomen to…

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Read more about the article Haunting Wreckage Of Downed British WWII Bomber Where 8 Killed Washes Up On Dutch Beach
Short Stirling MK1, the first four-engined British heavy bomber used in the Second World War. (@Egmond4045/Newsflash)

Haunting Wreckage Of Downed British WWII Bomber Where 8 Killed Washes Up On Dutch Beach

The wreckage of this British World War II bomber that crashed, killing all eight people on board, has washed up on a Dutch beach in what has been described as…

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Read more about the article German Farmer Gets Plough Embedded In Unexploded British World War II Bomb During Fieldwork
The British INC30 World War II grenade that a farmer found during fieldwork in the German town of Viersen. (Stadt Viersen/Newsflash)

German Farmer Gets Plough Embedded In Unexploded British World War II Bomb During Fieldwork

These images show how a German farmer got his plough embedded in an unexploded British World War II bomb while working his field. Newsflash obtained the images and a statement…

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Read more about the article Rare Queen Elizabeth I Golden Coin Auctioned For EUR 700,000 Becomes Most Expensive Coin Ever Auctioned In Germany
The extremely rare Queen Elisabeth I golden coin which was sold at the Kunker auction house located in the German city of Osnabruck for EUR 700,000 and thus became the most expensive coin ever auctioned in the country. (Kunker/Newsflash)

Rare Queen Elizabeth I Golden Coin Auctioned For EUR 700,000 Becomes Most Expensive Coin Ever Auctioned In Germany

An extremely rare gold coin depicting Queen Elizabeth I has been sold for EUR 700,000 (GBP 585,000) at an auction in Germany, making it the most expensive coin ever auctioned…

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