Read more about the article Attempt To Create Picture Opportunity For Tourists Goes Pear-Shaped
Photo shows a frozen pear snow sculpture in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, undated. The sculpture is nearly five to six meters high. (AsiaWire)

Attempt To Create Picture Opportunity For Tourists Goes Pear-Shaped

As one of China's tourism hotspots, Harbin is famous for its offerings over the winter period where there is often thick snow and ice on the ground. But some were…

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Read more about the article Student Plunged 40 Feet To His Death From Historic Rome River Crossing
Photo shows Garibaldi Bridge in Rome, undated. Peter Reithofer, 23, from Austria, died after falling from the Bridge on Monday, November 20, 2023. (Newsflash)

Student Plunged 40 Feet To His Death From Historic Rome River Crossing

A student plunged nearly 40 feet to his death from one of Rome's most famous bridges in front of horrified tourists when he fell over the edge while taking a…

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Read more about the article Marine Reptile That Lived 170 Million Years Ago Identified As Oldest-Known Mega-Predatory Pliosaur
Image shows an illustration of the oldest megapredatory pliosaur, Lorrainosaurus, in the ancient Middle Jurassic sea, undated photo. It thrived in today's northern France 170 million years ago. (Joschua Knueppe/Newsflash)

Marine Reptile That Lived 170 Million Years Ago Identified As Oldest-Known Mega-Predatory Pliosaur

The fossils of a 170-million-year-old monster have been identified as the oldest-known mega-predatory reptile closely related to the famous long-necked plesiosaurs. The remains of the ancient reptile, now analysed and…

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Read more about the article Zoo Makes Public Appeal To Help Find Famous Reptile
Photo shows the water monitor lizard called Aberdeen, undated. The 1.5 meters long lizard escaped from Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Hong Kong, China. (@KadoorieFarmAndBotanicGarden/AsiaWire)

Zoo Makes Public Appeal To Help Find Famous Reptile

A Hong Kong zoo is appealing to the public for help after a famous lizard went missing when it slipped through a small opening while being treated for an injured…

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Read more about the article Restoration Of Famous Black Christ Statue Reveals It To Be White
Picture shows Santo Cristo de Lepanto after it was cleaned, undated. The restoration of the piece from the Cathedral of Barcelona, Spain, believed to be from the 16th century, has allowed it to be dated to the 13th century. (Newsflash)

Restoration Of Famous Black Christ Statue Reveals It To Be White

A famous "black Christ" statue has turned out to actually be white following its restoration in Spain. The Holy Christ of Lepanto - Barcelona Cathedral's most venerated image - was…

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Read more about the article Russians Fly Over Arctic In Balloon And Claim Longest Flight World Record
Picture shows traveler Fedor Konyukhov (right) and president of the Russian Ballooning Federation Ivan Menyailo (left) near landed air expedition balloon at Khatanga Airport, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia on Sunday, Mar. 26. 2023. Russian travelers broke world record for longest flight on their hot air balloon. ( @FKonyukhov/Newsflash)

Russians Fly Over Arctic In Balloon And Claim Longest Flight World Record

Two Russians have flown over the Arctic in a hot air balloon and claim to have broken the world record for the longest non-stop flight distance in a thermal balloon.…

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Read more about the article Famous Indonesian Snake Handler Dies From Cobra Bite After Showing How To Handle It Safely
Aji Rachmat Purwanto, co-founder and head of the Sioux Indonesian Snake Foundation, handles a snake in an undated photo. Aji died after being bitten by a King Cobra, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (@aji_rachmat/CEN)

Famous Indonesian Snake Handler Dies From Cobra Bite After Showing How To Handle It Safely

A famous Indonesian snake handler has died after being bitten by a king cobra while demonstrating how to handle it safely. Aji Rachmat Purwanto, whose age was not given, shot…

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Read more about the article Famous American Bald Eagles Build New Nest At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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

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…

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