Image shows the Briolette of India, undated photo. Austrian billionaire and art collector Heidi Horten's exquisite jewellery collection will be auctioned in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2023. (The Heidi Horten Foundation, Christie's/Newsflash)

Multi-Billionaire Widow’s Sensational USD 150 Million Gems Auction

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:April 3, 2023

A fabulous jewellery collection once owned by multi-billionaire Heidi Horten is to go under the hammer at Christie's for an expected USD 150 million. Art connoisseur Horten inherited the bulk…

Continue ReadingMulti-Billionaire Widow’s Sensational USD 150 Million Gems Auction

Photo shows a coin left as a tip by a customer in Benevento, Campania, Italy, undated. The coin turned out to be worth around EUR 3000. (@rioleons/CEN)

EUR 2 Tip Left By Stingy Customer Is Rare Coin Worth EUR 3,000

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 15, 2023

A waiter who was left a measly EUR 2 tip by a stingy customer is set to make a mint after discovering the rare coin is apparently worth EUR 3,000.…

Continue ReadingEUR 2 Tip Left By Stingy Customer Is Rare Coin Worth EUR 3,000

Gambian migrant Ibrahim Kante poses in undated photo. He won the Christmas Lottery's second prize, the first time he ever played the lottery, in Olot, Spain, in December, 2022. (Newsflash)

Boat Migrant Wins EUR 125k On Lottery

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:December 30, 2022

A migrant who nearly died crossing the Mediterranean Sea twice to get to Europe has won a fortune on the lottery with his first-ever ticket. Ibrahim Kante, from The Gambia,…

Continue ReadingBoat Migrant Wins EUR 125k On Lottery

Breast star of the Polish White Eagle Order stolen from the historic Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, in November 2019. (Police Saxony/Newsflash)

Museum Conned Out Of EUR 40,000 By Dutch Fraudster

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 27, 2022

Museum chiefs trying to recover a EUR-110-million haul stolen in a heist were conned into handing a fortune in cash to a fraudster, prosecutors in Germany have revealed. The collection…

Continue ReadingMuseum Conned Out Of EUR 40,000 By Dutch Fraudster

The tomb of an ancient Egyptian commander of foreign soldiers named Wahbire-merry-Neith was uncovered by a Czech archaeological mission from Charles University in Abusir near Saqqara, Egypt. (The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)

Secret Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian General Unearthed

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:August 1, 2022

The secret tomb of an ancient Egyptian general who ran an army of foreign mercenaries has been unearthed by archaeologists. Egyptian military official Wahibre-mery-Neith was in charge of recruiting soldiers…

Continue ReadingSecret Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian General Unearthed

Moment of the drug trafficking search in a house where the archaeological items were found in Guadassuar, Valencia, Spain, July 2022. (Newsflash)

Cops Searching For Drugs Find Fortune In Ancient Pots

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:July 29, 2022

Police officers searching a home for drugs discovered more than a thousand ancient treasures dating back to the 12th and 18th centuries, with some even dating back to the Roman…

Continue ReadingCops Searching For Drugs Find Fortune In Ancient Pots

Credit Suisse Global Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. (Google Maps/CEN)

List Of 12,000 Nazis Sparks Billion-Dollar Treasure Hunt Among Credit Suisse Bank Accounts

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:July 15, 2022

The Swiss bank Credit Suisse is looking for a possible billion dollars in Nazi-looted money that may be hidden in one or more accounts in its books. It all started…

Continue ReadingList Of 12,000 Nazis Sparks Billion-Dollar Treasure Hunt Among Credit Suisse Bank Accounts

The Stefan Edlis exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna located in Austria's capital Vienna. (David Bohmann/Newsflash)

Hitler Sculpture On Show As Part Of Tribute To Jew Who Fled Nazis At 16, Served In US Navy And Became Major Art Collector

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:May 5, 2022

Adolf Hitler has gone on display at the Jewish Museum in Vienna as part of a project focusing on the creator of one of the most important contemporary art collections…

Continue ReadingHitler Sculpture On Show As Part Of Tribute To Jew Who Fled Nazis At 16, Served In US Navy And Became Major Art Collector

Recep Gezek (left) and his brother Emre Gezek (right), who live in Samsun, Turkey, carried out the biggest bank robbery in history. (@recepgx/Newsflash)

Robin Hood Brothers Who Took Almost GBP 1 Billion From Bank And Gave It To The Poor Caught By Traffic Cops

• Post author:Feza Uzay
• Post published:April 1, 2022

Two 'Robin Hood' brothers who allegedly stole almost a billion pounds after a software glitch left them with a bottomless bank account that never ran out of money have been…

Continue ReadingRobin Hood Brothers Who Took Almost GBP 1 Billion From Bank And Gave It To The Poor Caught By Traffic Cops

Aida Zurina Long (41) was fishing when she found 5 kg of whale vomit in Malaysia. (Newsflash)

Lucky Woman Finds Over 5Kg Of Whale Vomit Worth A Fortune While Fishing Off Jetty

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 24, 2021

This lucky woman in Malaysia has found over five kilogrammes of what appears to be ambergris, also known as 'whale vomit', while she was fishing off a jetty. The lucky…

Continue ReadingLucky Woman Finds Over 5Kg Of Whale Vomit Worth A Fortune While Fishing Off Jetty