Read more about the article Scandal As Restored Cherubs At 18th Century Temple Are Turned Into ‘Stunned Cartoon Characters’
Picture shows the painted cherubs in a chapel in Soria, Spain, undated. The restoration of the cherubs of a hermitage provoked indignation. (Newsflash)

Scandal As Restored Cherubs At 18th Century Temple Are Turned Into ‘Stunned Cartoon Characters’

The restoration of a chapel which left the centuries-old cherubs inside looking like "stunned cartoon characters" hassparked so much outrage it forced authorities to close it down until it can…

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Read more about the article Haunted Castle Named World Heritage Site
Image shows Schwerin Castle, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State, Germany, in undated photo. It was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. (Newsflash)

Haunted Castle Named World Heritage Site

A spooky German castle with its own pint-sized poltergeist has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fairy-tale turrets of Schwerin Castle, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State, survived two world…

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Read more about the article Astonishing Crusader Shrine Found Behind Slab Of Tourist Graffiti
Image shows the front panel of the Crusader High Altar, undated photo. It was found in Jerusalem. (Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Astonishing Crusader Shrine Found Behind Slab Of Tourist Graffiti

A magnificent long-lost 900-year-old Crusader altar has been discovered hidden behind a stone slab covered in graffiti in Jerusalem, it has emerged. The marble altar was created by Christian crusaders…

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Read more about the article Outrage After Kazakh Tourist Carves His Name Into Beautiful Pompeii Villa Wall
Photo shows the name written in one of the walls of the archaeological excavations in Casa dei Ceii, Pompeii, undated. The damage was made by a tourist from Kazakhstan. (Newsflash)

Outrage After Kazakh Tourist Carves His Name Into Beautiful Pompeii Villa Wall

A Kazakh tourist is in trouble after he was caught carving his name, 'Ali,' on an ancient wall in Pompeii. The man was reportedly caught red-handed damaging one of the…

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Read more about the article Day Of The Dragon Marked With Spectacular Solar Halo
A beautiful halo appears around the sun in the sky of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, undated. It's an atmospheric optical phenomenon. (131590349/AsiaWire)

Day Of The Dragon Marked With Spectacular Solar Halo

Spectacular solar halo that appeared on an auspicious day celebrating the Dragon in China recently. The footage seen here was shot in the city of Shenzhen which is a special…

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Read more about the article World’s Largest Ottoman Quran Weighing 176lbs Goes On Show In Egypt
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

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…

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Read more about the article Fury As Belarus Paints Over 100-Year-Old Church Fresco Of Polish Rout Of Red Army
Workers paint over the fresco 'Miracle on the Vistula' in Soly, Belarus, in February, 2023. It was painted over, causing Lukasz Jasina, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland to say 'We condemn the destruction of Polish cultural heritage in Belarus by Lukashenko's regime.' (Witek Korybut-Daszkiewicz/Newsflash)

Fury As Belarus Paints Over 100-Year-Old Church Fresco Of Polish Rout Of Red Army

Poland has accused Belarus of cultural vandalism after a century-old fresco showing a historic Polish military rout of the Soviet Red Army was painted over. The painting - 'Miracle on…

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Read more about the article 70-Million-Year-Old Fossilised Dinosaur Eggs Unveiled
Picture shows dinosaur egg fossil, undated. After research by many fossil experts, it is preliminarily determined that the dinosaur egg fossil found in Wuning, Jiangxi in China was from the Late Cretaceous, about 70 million years ago. (Wuning County Museum/AsiaWire)

70-Million-Year-Old Fossilised Dinosaur Eggs Unveiled

A scientific research team has unveiled a site with well-preserved fossilised dinosaur eggs that date back almost 70 million years in south-eastern China. Woman takes a picture of the dinosaur…

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