Read more about the article Hundreds Of Firefighters Battle Huge Blaze Threatening City
Picture shows a firefighter battling the wildfire in Simon's Town, South Africa, in December, 2023. Residents were evacuated and 300 firefighters were involved. (Gunnar Oberhosel, @theglobetrotterguy/Newsflash)

Hundreds Of Firefighters Battle Huge Blaze Threatening City

These images show a huge wildfire on the edge of Cape Town in South Africa that was threatening to engulf parts of the city last week and which is still…

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Read more about the article German City Council Gives Green Light To Kill Pigeons By Breaking Their Necks
Photo shows a pigeon, undated. Limburg wants to reduce the number of pigeons in the city by breaking their necks. (Newsflash)

German City Council Gives Green Light To Kill Pigeons By Breaking Their Necks

A German city council has given the green light to kill pigeons by breaking their necks. The City Council in Limburg, the German state of Hesse, has voted in favour…

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Read more about the article Dark Cloud Of Countless Birds Circling Causes Fear Of Disaster
A large number of unknown birds are circling in a place in Inner Mongolia, China, undated. Scientists believe that it may be a migration behavior. (qianqianmamaya./AsiaWire)

Dark Cloud Of Countless Birds Circling Causes Fear Of Disaster

Hundreds of black birds swarm over city streets and fly around in circles, causing concerns among many online users of an oncoming natural disaster. The ominous sight was filmed by…

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Read more about the article World’s Greenest City Stops Cutting Grass To Help Bees And Other Wildlife
Picture shows Kongresssiedlung estate, in Vienna, Austria, undated. The tenants at the estate have convinced officials to reconsider their strict lawn-mowing procedures to support the flora and fauna. (Newsflash)

World’s Greenest City Stops Cutting Grass To Help Bees And Other Wildlife

The world's greenest city has agreed a further reduction to its lawnmowing policy to protect wild plants and animals in the Austiran capital Vienna. The council added the new location…

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Read more about the article City Council Offers Free Hotel And Health Spa For Potted Pals
Picture shows the Plant Hospital in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain, undated. The City Council organized the first plant hospital and nursery so that the residents of the Madrid town can go on vacation without worrying about what they will do with the plants in their home. (Newsflash)

City Council Offers Free Hotel And Health Spa For Potted Pals

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The heatwave may be bad news for plants one Spanish city is doing its bit after setting up a hotel and health spa for plants to have a relaxing break…

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Read more about the article Cat In City With A Million Stray Felines Clears A Safe Space In Packed Metro
A cat attacks passers-by in a metro station in Istanbul, Turkey, undated. The cat was reportedly having a bad day. (CEN )

Cat In City With A Million Stray Felines Clears A Safe Space In Packed Metro

Grumpy cat decides to rest on top of an underground ticket barrier and refuses to let passengers cross through without getting scratched. The footage was apparently shot on the Istanbul…

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Read more about the article Japanese City Hands Admin Tasks To ChatGPT
Picture shows Yokosuka City Hall, in Japan, undated. It announced the press release that it will actively utilize ChatGPT, to carry out various operations leaving staff to focus on the work that only people can do. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Japanese City Hands Admin Tasks To ChatGPT

A Japanese city is to hand over admin tasks to the AI chatbot ChatGPT. Yokosuka City in Kanagawa Prefecture, which lies to the south of the Greater Tokyo Area, has…

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Read more about the article Bad-Tempered Squirrel’s Grate Escape
Image shows firemen rescuing a squirrel, on April 10, 2023. It was stuck in a manhole in the city of Dortmund, North-Rhine Westphalia State, Germany. (Dortmund Fire Brigade/Newsflash)

Bad-Tempered Squirrel’s Grate Escape

A bad-tempered squirrel drove rescuers nuts when it tried to bite them as they freed it from a manhole cover on a city street. The red squirrel - described as…

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Read more about the article 6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Was Used To Catch Sharks
Photo shows a fishhook, which was discovered in the Israel Antiquity Authority excavations carried out prior to the construction of the Agamim neighborhood in Ashkelon, Israel, undated. The copper fishhook is believed to be used for hunting sharks. (Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquity Authority/Newsflash)

6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Was Used To Catch Sharks

Archaeologists in Israel have found a 6,000-year-old copper fishhook so large it may have been used to catch sharks. The piece, which was unearthed during infrastructure work in the coastal…

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