Read more about the article Jail Sentence For Teen Who Graffitied Stone Age Temple
Pictre shows the Neolithic monument in Ggantija, Malta, undated. An eighteen-year-old on a school trip engraved two letters on one o the monuents and was sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended for four years and fined EUR 15,000 (GBP 13274). (Newsflash)

Jail Sentence For Teen Who Graffitied Stone Age Temple

A teenage high school student who graffitied a 5,000-year-old Stone Age fertility temple by scratching the initials 'B' and 'H' has been given a two-year jail sentence. The 18-year-old had…

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Read more about the article Germans Increasingly Send Their Deceased’s Ashes To Switzerland To Get Around Burial-Law Red Tape
Image shows undertaker Berto Biaggi, undated photo. He owns a burial service company in the municipality of Gipf-Oberfrick, canton of Aargau, Switzerland. (Newsflash)

Germans Increasingly Send Their Deceased’s Ashes To Switzerland To Get Around Burial-Law Red Tape

Undertakers have revealed that the number of Germans asking for their deceased loved ones' ashes to be sent to Switzerland has dramatically increased in the past 10 years. Swiss funeral…

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Read more about the article Rare White Cub Found Abandoned Under Dumpster
Photo shows a white tiger cub, undated. It was found abandoned near the rubbish bin of the Attica Zoological park in Spata, Greece, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Newsflash)

Rare White Cub Found Abandoned Under Dumpster

Binmen in Greece were shocked to find a rare white tiger cub underneath a waste container outside a zoo. The young feline, believed to be about three months old, was…

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Read more about the article EUR 2 Tip Left By Stingy Customer Is Rare Coin Worth EUR 3,000
Photo shows a coin left as a tip by a customer in Benevento, Campania, Italy, undated. The coin turned out to be worth around EUR 3000. (@rioleons/CEN)

EUR 2 Tip Left By Stingy Customer Is Rare Coin Worth EUR 3,000

A waiter who was left a measly EUR 2 tip by a stingy customer is set to make a mint after discovering the rare coin is apparently worth EUR 3,000.…

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Read more about the article Austria Customs Seize Over 2t Of Fake Louis Vuitton And Versace From China
Image shows the fake brands that were seized by customs in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. A total of 44,830 products equal to two tonnes were taken hold of by customs in March 2023. (BMF, Zoll/Newsflash)

Austria Customs Seize Over 2t Of Fake Louis Vuitton And Versace From China

Austrian customs have seized nearly 45,000 fake Louis Vuitton purses and Versace sunglasses hidden in boxes at Vienna Airport. The counterfeit products, weighing more than two tonnes, were found inside…

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Read more about the article Steel Was Already Used In In Stone Age Europe 2,900 Years Ago, Says Study
Image shows geochemical analyses used by the researchers to show that stone stelae on the Iberian peninsula that date back to the Final Bronze Age feature complex engravings that could only have been done using tempered steel, undated photo. This was backed up by metallographic analyses of an iron chisel from the same period and region that showed the necessary carbon content to be proper steel. (Rafael Ferreiro Maehlmann/Newsflash)

Steel Was Already Used In In Stone Age Europe 2,900 Years Ago, Says Study

New research by German scientists has revealed that Europeans already used steel tools nearly 3,000 years ago. The groundbreaking discovery was made after scientists from the University of Freiburg analysed…

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Read more about the article Rorqual With Crooked Spine Filmed Struggling Off Spanish Coast
Photo shows a disorientated whale with a spinal deformity swimming off the coast of Cullera, Valencia, Spain, Saturday, March 4, 2023. A short time later, the whale headed for the high seas and moved away from the coast. (The Oceanographic Foundation/Newsflash)

Rorqual With Crooked Spine Filmed Struggling Off Spanish Coast

This footage taken off the Spanish coast shows a huge whale with a crooked body bent at about 70 degrees. The 40-tonne rorqual - spotted two miles off the coast…

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Read more about the article Kardashian Vocal Fry Used By Whales To Catch Prey
Image shows a scan of the sound producing nose of a harbor porpoise, undated photo. It shows parts of the two sound sources, and the fatty melon that conducts sound into the water. (Christian B. Christensen, Aarhus University/Newsflash)

Kardashian Vocal Fry Used By Whales To Catch Prey

A sexy vocal technique used by Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry is also being used by dolphins and whales to help them catch their prey, says a new study. Vocal…

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Read more about the article Spanish Firm Rewards Workers Who Sleep Longest With Time Off
Picture shows Otsuka Pharmaceutical staff working, undated. With project 'Dreamland' the company measures the sleep of 60 employees and will reward the ones with highest number with additional vacation days. (Newsflash)

Spanish Firm Rewards Workers Who Sleep Longest With Time Off

A company in Spain is rewarding employees who get the most sleep with extra holidays. Pharma firm Otsuka Pharmaceutical measured the hours and quality of sleep of 60 employees with…

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Read more about the article Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins
Picture shows skull and endocranial cast of DAN5, undated. The study made digital reconstructions of two fossils found in the Ethiopian site of Gona to carry out the analysis of their neurocranial shape and the variability of the first species of the genus Homo erectus. (CENIEH/Newsflash )

Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins

Experts have studied the skull of a 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor with one of the smallest cranial capacities and say that it was longer and rounder than those of modern…

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