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Picture shows the Facebook post of the church that offers free hamburgers, Jan. 29, 2025. It says: "Due to the large participation at the Youth Dinner, due to organizational reasons, registration will close today, Wednesday, January 29." (Newsflash/NX)

Hamburger In Church Initiative Sees 400 Youths Show Up Despite Protest

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 24, 2025

A church offering free hamburgers to teenagers had 400 young people show up for mass despite a protest by the faithful outside that required a police presence to maintain order.…

Picture shows the cat that was given a real student ID, undated. Cat Agnia from Almetyevsk became a student following a Labrador from Samara, Russia. (AGTU VSN/Newsflash/NX)

Cat Becomes A University Student After Receiving Student ID Card

Post author:Clive Goodman
Post published:February 21, 2025

A stray cat who set up home in a university has been issued with her own ID card so she can wander into any lecture or class in the campus.…

Picture shows the Facebook post of the church that offers free hamburgers for attending its service on Jan. 22, 2025. The aim is to attract young people to church. (Newsflash/NX)

Priest Offers Free Burgers To Get Teens Into Church

Post author:Clive Goodman
Post published:February 9, 2025

A priest advertising free burgers to tempt teenagers into church is facing a furious fightback from angry critics. Father Domenico Pegoraro, parish priest of San Pietro church in Trissino, a…

Picture shows Antonio Torchia, undated. In the municipality of Belcastro, Italy it is "forbidden to get sick". (NF/newsX)

Italian Mayor Bans Locals From Getting Ill Because There Is No Medical Care Available

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:February 3, 2025

A mayor in Italy has issued a controversial order banning illness in his community. The decree was made by mayor Antonio Torchia, mayor of Belcastro, a small village in the…

Picture shows aerial view of Stuttgart, Germany, undated. (NF/newsX)

Another German City Centre Becomes ‘No Go’ Area For Jews As Anti Israel Protests Grow

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 2, 2025

German Jews in Stuttgart have been advised to avoid the city centre at certain times following reports that it is not safe to be seen in certain areas of the…

Image shows a pizza box, undated photo. They were set in the city of Erfurt, Germany, in a bid to battle littering. (City Administration of Erfurt/Newsflash)

German City Introduces Pizza Box Recycling Bins To Combat Littering

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:July 22, 2024

A city in Germany has come up with a creative way to combat littering by introducing pizza recycling bins for the oversized boxes in several locations. The so-called Pizzaboxes were…

The video shows a woman wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt and holding a kitchen knife stood nearby a silk cotton tree that is more than 60 years old and is known as the "welcoming pine.". The famous internet celebrity tree was cut out illegally in Bianshan Mountain in Xiangyang, Hubei Province on 30 May 2024. (@896723229/Asia Wire)

Outrage As Famous 60-year-Old “Welcoming” Tree Attracting Countless Visitors Is Vandalised

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:June 18, 2024

An online-famous 60-year-old tree that drew in countless tourists hoping to get an Insta-worthy photo next to it has been vandalised, sparking fury among locals. Known as the "Xiangyang Welcoming…

Emily, aged 7, from the town of Dueren, North Rhine-Westphalia State, Germany, poses in undated photo. Her parents are gathering donations to grant her final wish to eat a pizza in Italy. (GoFundMe/Newsflash)

Devastated Parents Gather Donations To Grant Dying Daughter’s Final Wish For Pizza In Italy

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:June 15, 2024

The devastated parents of a seven-year-old girl are gathering donations to grant her final wish to have pizza in Italy. The parents of Emily, from the town of Dueren, in…

Photo shows the worlds largest Ottoman Quran during the opening of Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center in the new administrative capital by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, undated. The Quran weighs about 80 kilograms and was written with iron ink on parchment in Kufic script. (Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency/Newsflash)

World’s Largest Ottoman Quran Weighing 176lbs Goes On Show In Egypt

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 3, 2023

The world's largest Ottoman Quran weighing 176lbs has gone on show in Egypt. The Quran, which weighs an impressive 80 kilogrammes (176 lbs), went on show at Egypt’s Islamic Cultural…

Photo shows the oldest pearling town on Siniyah Island in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates, undated. Artifacts found in this town, date as far back as the region’s pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century. (Umm al-Quwain Department of Tourism and Archeology/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Gulf’s Oldest Known Pearl Diving Town

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:March 26, 2023

A 1,500-year-old town unearthed by archaeologists has been declared the Persian Gulf's oldest known commercial pearl diving community. The 6th-century town - in the Emirati state of Umm Al Quwain…