Felipe Barbosa Francisco, 5, pictured, died after being bitten by a scorpion while playing at his great-grandmother's residence, in Valparaiso, Brazil, on 15th December. (Newsflash)

Children / General News / South America

Child, 5, Dies After Being Stung By Scorpion In Brazil Despite Being Given Serum Treatment

A five-year-old child has died in Brazil after being stung by a scorpion, despite being given an anti-scorpion serum. The incident took place in the town of Valparaiso, which is located in the state of Sao Paulo in south-eastern Brazil, on Wednesday 15th December. Young Felipe Barbosa Francisco was stung…

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December 27, 2021

Run Run, after he was captured and transferred to the Parque de Las Leyendas, in Peru, in November, 2021. (Newsflash)

Animal Rights / General News / South America

Fox That Terrorised Town After Being Sold As Puppy Now In Zoo With Its Own OnlyFans Page

The fox that terrorised a sleepy neighbourhood after its owners thought they had bought a puppy has been captured and transferred to a Peruvian zoo where it now boasts its own OnlyFans page to help other trafficked animals. The incident took place in the area of Sol Naciente in the…

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November 13, 2021

Sergei Pavlovich, 38, (pictured) a famous hacker, was allegedly arrested by Interpol in St. Petersburg, Russia on 1st November 2021. (@carding.pro/Newsflash)

General News / Media / Russia

Famous Hacker Wanted In USA For Biggest Data Theft In History Denies Being Detained By Interpol

This famous hacker wanted in the USA for the biggest data theft in the country's history has denied reports in Russian media that he has been detained by Interpol. Russian media outlet Life said today (2nd November) that the famous hacker, who is also the author of a book titled…

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November 8, 2021

Portrait of the female Northern Bald Ibis. (Waldrappteam Conservation and Research/Newsflash)

Animal Rights / Europe / General News

Endangered Northern Bald Ibis Dies In Agony After Being Shot By Hunters In Tuscany

An endangered northern bald ibis which is one of those reintroduced into Europe after they became extinct on the continent hundreds of years ago has died in agony after it was shot by hunters in Tuscany. The northern bald ibis, also known as the waldrapp (Geronticus eremita), has been listed…

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October 26, 2021

42-year-old Amber LaBelle was attacked by a pit bull in her home at Myrtle Point, Oregon in the USA on 24th September, died the next morning in Riverbend Hospital in Springfield.

Animals / General News / North America And Caribbean

Mum Saves Kids Lives While Being Mauled To Death By Dog With History Of Attacks

A 42-year-old woman has been mauled to death by a dog with a history of attacks while shouting for her children to get out of the house, prompting her ex-partner to say “the very last thing she did on this Earth was save the lives of her children”. Amber LaBelle,…

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October 8, 2021

During Zapad-2021, the final stage of joint training of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, the Uran-9 and Nerekhta reconnaissance and fire support robots were used in combat formations for the first time in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia in September 2021.

General News / Military / Russia

New Images Have Emerged Of Russias State Of The Art Robot Terminator Tank Being Tested During Military Exercise

Russia has released images of its high-tech robot tank equipped with anti-tank missiles, high power flamethrowers and a machine gun known as the 'Uran-9' being tested during a combat exercise. The Uran-9 is a state of the art tracked unmanned combat ground vehicle (UCGV) designed to carry out combat, reconnaissance…

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September 27, 2021

Motorway police rescued three dogs transported in a too tight space kept between unsecured pieces of luggage, traveling from Bulgaria to the UK, near Freudenberg, on 9th September.

Animals / Europe / General News

German Cops Rescue 3 Puppies In Cramped Boxes Being Driven From Bulgaria To UK

German cops have rescued three puppies in cramped boxes being driven from Bulgaria to the UK where they were intended to be sold. The van driver, name not reported, was stopped on the A45 motorway near the town of Freudenberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Local traffic police…

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September 24, 2021

The street sign of the village of Fucking, before it was renamed to Fugging.

Bizarre / Europe / General News

Rare Street Sign From Austrian Village Named F***ing Goes On Display In Museum After Being Stolen Repeatedly By Pranksters

A rare street sign from the Austrian village of 'Fucking' which changed its name to Fugging because they kept being stolen is going on display at a museum in Vienna. Fucking village drew a huge amount of unwanted attention ever since it was first discovered by American soldiers across the…

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September 20, 2021

A female white-necked Jacobin that has taken on a male look that is being released.

Animals / General News / North America And Caribbean

Female Hummingbirds Can Disguise Themselves As Males In Order To Avoid Being S3xually Harassed

Researchers studying the changes in the colour of hummingbird plumage have found that some females change their colours to appear more masculine allowing them to slip under the radar of aggressive males and go about their lives in peace. In a study, led by Doctor Jay Falk at the Cornell…

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September 6, 2021

Doctor Daniele De Luca who worked on a research paper titled 'Transplacental transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection'.

COVID / Europe / General News

Stillborn Baby Whose Mum Was COVID 19 Positive Also Tests Positive For The Virus

A stillborn baby was COVID-19 positive after being infected by his mother according to a post mortem carried out by French doctors. The postmortem has confirmed that the dead baby was COVID-19 positive after the virus was transmitted from mother to child through the umbilical cord. The Regional Health Agency…

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August 31, 2021