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.…

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Image shows the adorable seal pup and its mum, undated photo. It was born at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, on June 28, 2023. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Newborn Seal Pup’s Loving Display With Mum

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:September 22, 2023

Newborn harbour seal pup snuggles up to its mother just hours after it came into the world. The pup and its mum delighted crowds at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland when…

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Police give tribute to the medical workers

No Social Distancing As Cops And Crowds Cheer NHS Staff

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:April 24, 2020

This is the moment crowds including police officers not wearing masks are packed close together ignoring social distancing outside Southend Hospital in Essex in a tribute to the medical workers…

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Crowd on the streets of Alexandria

No Social Distance Devotees Chant Prayers To Beat COVID

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:March 30, 2020

This is the moment crowds of Egyptian religious devotees take to the streets and chant prayers in protest at the COVID-19 outbreak while ignoring social distancing rules. The protest took…

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Spring peach blossoms in Jiufeng Town, Guangdong, China

China Cuts Blossoming Trees To Deter Tourists

• Post author:John Feng
• Post published:March 2, 2020

Chinese officials wary of the risk of the deadly coronavirus spreading when crowds gather have hacked down the branches of peach trees in full bloom in a bid to deter…

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The woman trapped under the bus

Crowds Bid To Rescue Woman Run Over By 20t Bus

• Post author:John Feng
• Post published:August 10, 2019

This is the moment a group of pedestrians band together in a bid to lift a 20-tonne bus off an injured woman who was run over and trapped in the…

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