Cat stands on top of a glass partition in the intensive care unit in the hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in undated footage. The viral video has caused outrage in Ecuador. (CEN)

Animals / General News / South America

Outrage Over Cat Spotted In Intensive Care Unit Of Ecuadorian Hospital

These images showing a cat in the intensive care unit of an Ecuadorian hospital have caused outrage. The images were reportedly filmed in the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo public hospital, in the coastal city of Guayaquil, in western-central Ecuador. They have been confirmed as genuine by the hospital, according to local…

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October 15, 2022

The 101-year-old former concentration camp guard Josef Schuetz hiding his face in the Neuruppin Regional Court in Germany before being sentenced to five years in jail. (Newsflash)

Crime / Europe / General News

101-Year-Old SS Guard Appeals Five Years Behind Bars

A 101-year-old Nazi death camp SS guard has appealed after being given a five-year jail sentence for aiding in the murder of 3,518 victims. The Neuruppin district court in Brandenburg, Germany, confirmed on Monday, 4th July, that the defendant is appealing his conviction. Josef Schuetz had one month after the…

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July 20, 2022

Virus particles pictured, a study by Spanish researchers has identified a type of glass and a clay that reduce viral infectivity by more than 99% in 10 minutes of contact with a virus. (CSIC/Newsflash)

COVID / Europe / General News

Scientists Discover Glass And Clay Capable Of Destroying COVID-19 In 10 Minutes

Scientists in Spain say they have discovered a type of glass and a type of clay that have antiviral properties and are capable of destroying viruses including COVID-19 in 10 minutes. The Spanish scientists, from the Higher Centre for Scientific Research (CSIC; 'Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas'), have reportedly confirmed…

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February 2, 2022

Brazilian model Valetina Boscardin who died due to complications from Covid-19 on 9th January 2022. (@valenbos/Newsflash)

COVID / General News / South America

Vaccinated Brazilian Model Dies Of COVID Complications At Just 18

This vaccinated model has died from complications caused by COVID-19 at the age of just 18. Valetina Boscardin, the daughter of well-known TV presenter, reporter and former model Marcia Boscardin, is reported to have died from complications caused by COVID-19. Valetina, who came from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo,…

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January 21, 2022

The former senator of the 5 Star Movement Bartolomeo Pepe, died of Covid in December 2021 in Naples, Italy. (Newsflash)

COVID / Europe / General News

Italian Senator Who Tried To Get Anti Vax Movie Screened In Parliament Dies Of COVID

An Italian politician who tried to get an anti-vaccination movie screened in Parliament and branded fears over COVID-19 a "ridiculous hysteria" has died from the coronavirus. Bartolomeo Pepe, 59, is a former senator for the Five Star Movement and he passed away in Cutugno Hospital in the Italian city of…

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January 4, 2022

The items seized by police during a search of the residence of a 39-year-old unidentified person, where they found over 100 different professionally manufactured objects with Nazi symbols, on 6th December, in Zwickau, Germany. (Polizeidirektion Zwickau/Newsflash)

Europe / Extremism / General News

Cops Bust Nazi Santa Making Far Right ChristmasTree Decorations and Presents In Santa Workshop

It will not be a merry Christmas for neo-Nazis this year after a Nazi Santa who had set up a professional workshop making swastika themed Christmas tree decorations and Nazi gifts to put under the tree was busted during an eight hour raid. The police confirmed details of the arrest…

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December 17, 2021

The portrait of Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, who was the last reigning Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796 and the country's longest-ruling female leader. (MacDougall Auctions/Newsflash)

General News / History / Russia

Catherine The Greats 1787 Letter Urging Vaccination And Portrait Fetch USD 1.26 Million At Auction

This letter written by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia in 1787 advocating vaccination has been sold for USD 1.26 million after it was put up for auction together with a portrait of her. The portrait of the Russian Empress Catherine II - also known as Catherine the Great -…

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December 7, 2021

Figurine head. Representation of the goddess Cihuacoatl. (Mauricio Marat, INAH/Newsflash)

Archaeology / General News / North America And Caribbean

Archaeologists Unearth Native Mexican Altar And Pot With Human Remains Marking Fading Old World After Spanish Conquest

Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed an altar built by native Mexicans and complete with a pot containing human remains that was part of a ritual to mark their fading world after the Spanish conquest. The discovery took place near what is now Garibaldi Plaza in the Mexican capital Mexico City.…

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December 6, 2021

A recreation of the type of pterosaur discovered near the city of Calama, Chile, that inhabited the megacontinent Gondwana about 160 million years ago.

Archaeology / General News / South America

160-Million-Year-Old Dragon-Like Dinosaur Found In The Jurassic Desert

A 'flying dragon' like dinosaur which had a wingspan wider than a fully grown man and soared over a Jurassic desert 160 million years ago has been unearthed. The exact species of the 'flying dragon' has not been confirmed, but researchers believe it is a Pterosaur, a member of Rhamphorhynchinae,…

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October 4, 2021

The Sachsenhausen concentration camp where the 100-year-old SS guard worked, he will be on trial from 7th October, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Crime / Europe / General News

German Prosecutors Reveal Dates For Month Long Trial Of Former Concentration Camp SS Guard

German prosecutors have confirmed dates and details for the trial of a 100-year-old former SS guard on charges of aiding and abetting murder while he was at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp under the Nazi regime. An initial trial date has been set for 7th October, with the district court in…

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September 22, 2021