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China bank staff repair a pile of banknotes that had been cut into more than 100,000 pieces by a depressed woman in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It took four workers 22 days to stitch the pieces together using a magnifying glass. (AsiaWire)

Kind Bank Staff Piece Together Family’s Chopped-Up Savings After Woman Cuts Notes Into 100,000 Pieces

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:August 16, 2024

This picture shows a kindhearted banking team that spent more than 20 days preparing chopped-up banknotes worth GBP 3,400 belonging to a poverty-stricken family. A woman surnamed Zhang approached the…

An ancient locust tree catches fire in Yangquan, Shanxi, China, undated. The fire parts are mainly concentrated in the roots and branches of trees. (70147750966/AsiaWire)

Worshiped 2,200-Year-Old Tree Nearly Destroyed By Sudden Fire In The Dead Of Winter

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:February 3, 2024

Locals from a small village in China were devasted after they discovered a 2,200-year-old sacred tree burning after somehow catching fire in the middle of winter. Witnesses immediately reported the…

Image shows the newly discovered beetle species Dorynota phoenix, undated photo. It was almost destroyed in a fire at the Brazilian National Museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2018. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

Boffins Discover Unknown Beetle Among Historical Items Which Escaped Devastating Museum Fire

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:August 27, 2023

Scientists examining one of the few items to have escaped a devastating fire that destroyed a spectacular museum collection have discovered a previously unknown species of insect. The Brazilian National…

Photo shows an artillery shell found in a beach zone in Sile, Istanbul, Turkey, undated. The Istanbul provincial administration said on July 30 that the Turkish navy had discovered 28 shells on the seabed of the Black Sea while diving in the Sofular area. (CEN)

Huge Find Of Artillery Shells From WWII Exploded On Tourist Beach After Found By Swimmer

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:August 18, 2023

A deadly haul of unexploded artillery shells from World War II discovered by holidaymakers under the water near a beach in Turkey are destroyed in a controlled explosion. Police and…

An American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) occupies a nest near Kennedy Parkway North at NASAs Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Each year, eagles take up winter residence at the Florida spaceport, breeding and raising a new generation. (NASA, Ben Smegelsky/Newsflash)

Famous American Bald Eagles Build New Nest At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 28, 2023

A pair of much beloved bald eagles have built a new nest at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the one they had used for the best part of…

Photo shows Moskva moored in Sevastopol Bay in 2012. Moskva is the lead ship of the Project 1164 Atlant class of guided missile cruisers in the Russian Navy. (CEN)

Ukrainian Museum Exhibit Allows Visitors To Sink Russian Warship Destroyed During Fighting

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:February 1, 2023

These images show how a museum in Ukraine is allowing its visitors to sink a model of the Russian warship 'Moskva'. The footage, filmed at the Lviv Museum of Science…

Image shows COVID-19 masks, undated photo. Germany has burnt over 17 million expired masks as of January 2023. (Newsflash)

Germany Burns More Than 17 Million Expired Covid Masks

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:January 31, 2023

Health officials in Germany have incinerated more than 17 million expired COVID-19 masks. The unused medical masks - bought in the first months of the pandemic - were reportedly destroyed…

Image shows the 25-meter (82-foot) aquarium that burst at a hotel in downtown Berlin, Germany, undated photo. The incident happened on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (CEN)

Two Hurt And 1,500 Fish Dead As Giant Hotel Aquarium Bursts

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:December 21, 2022

A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water injured two and unleashed 1,500 fish when it burst into the lobby of a four-star hotel in Berlin. The huge tank…

Gotz Ahmelmann (left) and Olesksii Makeiev (right) pose in undated photo. The exhibition "Light and Shadow. The Antonov Story" officially opened at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany in November 2022. (Leipzig, Halle Airport/Newsflash)

World’s Largest Plane Destroyed In Russian Invasion Rebuilt In Secret

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 15, 2022

The world's largest plane – destroyed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine – is being rebuilt in a secret location at a cost of half a billion euros. The Antonov…

Shipworms found in the center of the timber that was salvaged from the wreck site off Rhode Island, which was discovered in February, 2022. The ship was used for one of the world's first scientific voyages before it sank in 1778. (Reuben Shipway,University of Plymouth,SWNS/Newsflash)

A Shipwreck Of Captain James Cook’s HMS Endeavour Which Sank In 1778 Is Being Eaten By Worms

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:August 20, 2022

A shipwreck of Captain James Cook’s HMS Endeavour which sank in 1778 is being eaten by crustaceans, experts have found. The ship's timber frame, located off the coast of Rhode…