Read more about the article Seven-Year-Old Dies After Swallowing Button Battery
Image shows the city of Coimbra, Portugal, undated photo. A boy, aged 7, died after swallowing a button battery while on a holiday. (Newsflash)

Seven-Year-Old Dies After Swallowing Button Battery

A seven-year-old boy has died after swallowing a button battery while on holiday in Portugal. The family - from Payerne, Switzerland - had been spending the winter break in the…

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Read more about the article New Lizard Species With Tail Longer Than Its Body
Photo shows a new species of lizard discovered in Otishi National Park in Peru, undated. This new species belongs to the genus Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae) whose greatest diversity is found in the Andean foothills and whose specimens are characterized by having a tail longer than the body. (SERNANP/Newsflash)

New Lizard Species With Tail Longer Than Its Body

A new species of lizard with a tail longer than its entire body has been discovered in Peru. The species- named 'Proctoporus titans' - was found in the Andes mountains…

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Read more about the article Wolf Enthusiast From Ukraine Shares Insight Into Home Life With Wolves
Sergei Semennikov kisses his pet, a wolf named Chavez, undated. Sergei has been studying the behaviour of wolves for 12 years now. (@wolf__chavez; Sergei Semennikov/Newsflash)

Wolf Enthusiast From Ukraine Shares Insight Into Home Life With Wolves

A wolf enthusiast from Ukraine has shared what an incredible connection people and wolves can have while he shares his home with the animals in his war-ravaged country. Wolf owner…

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Read more about the article Egypt Returns Priceless Coins Looted From Ancient Civilisations
Photo shows a jewellery of the Queen Ahhotep, which was displayed at the Egyptian Museum of Liberation in Cairo, Egypt, undated photo. Sabah Abdel Razek, director general of the museum, explained that this was the first time that these treasures were being displayed after having been in storage. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

Egypt Returns Priceless Coins Looted From Ancient Civilisations

Egypt has returned nearly 200 ancient coins to their modern homelands after they were seized by officials being trafficked into the country. Envoys from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and China…

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Read more about the article Driver Kills Mum-Of-Two Rider And Horse In Smash
Image shows a destroyed vehicle, undated photo. The driver of the car crashed it into rider Martina K., 61, and her horse in the district of Harburg, in Hamburg, Germany on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. (Newsflash)

Driver Kills Mum-Of-Two Rider And Horse In Smash

A mother of two was killed when a 76-year-old SUV driver ploughed into her and her horse as she rode beside a country lane in Germany. Victim Martina K.'s white…

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Read more about the article Pair of Toucans Upstaged By Sparrow As Bird Brains Try To Puzzle Out Traffic Cameras
A bird looking at a security camera on the BR-163/MS highway, near Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The bird stayed for a few seconds in front of the camera investigating the lens. (CCR MSVia/Newsflash )

Pair of Toucans Upstaged By Sparrow As Bird Brains Try To Puzzle Out Traffic Cameras

A curious sparrow has joined a lineup of bird brains including this pair of toucans that have been sizing up motorway cameras in Brazil. They are just the latest high-flying…

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Read more about the article Army Commander Points Finger At USA And Israel, Saying Iran Will Not Allow Foreign Interference
Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi poses in an undated photo. He stressed on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, that the army will not permit any interference and aggression by any foreign powers in the country's internal affairs. (Newsflash)

Army Commander Points Finger At USA And Israel, Saying Iran Will Not Allow Foreign Interference

The head of the Iranian army has pointed the finger at the USA and Israel and said that the country's Armed Forces will not allow any foreign interference or aggression…

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Read more about the article Artefact Dating Back Over 1,000 Years Among 50 Handed In To Embassies
Photo shows one of the artefacts that were recovered by Mexico's embassies and consulates abroad, undated photo. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico/Newsflash)

Artefact Dating Back Over 1,000 Years Among 50 Handed In To Embassies

These are some of the 50 pre-Hispanic artefacts that have been returned to Mexico after being handed over to the country's embassies around the world – including one piece that…

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