Runaway Sheep Maggie Dies After Eight Years On The Lam
Maggie the runaway sheep – whose smelly 55-lb woolly coat kept forest wolves away – has been found dead after
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Germany
Death Camp Guard Testifies In Mass Murder Trial Of Nazi Commandant’s Secretary
A 95-year-old former concentration camp guard has told a court that he had never met a death camp secretary –
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Cops Bust EUR 80K Crooks Selling Fake QE II Gold Coins
Fraud police have busted scammers suspected of selling fake Canadian ‘Maple Leaf’ gold coins with the face of Queen Elizabeth
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World’s Oldest Paternoster Elevator Back In Service
A curious student researching historic buildings has discovered the world’s oldest functioning paternoster lift. Art history student Robin Augenstein, 32,
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Scientists Create World’s Largest Chimp DNA Genome From Poop
An international team of experts has compiled the world’s largest wild chimp genomic catalogue by sequencing DNA found in hundreds
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Seven Kilos Of Rhino Horn Found In False Bottom Box
Customs officers uncovered nearly seven kilos of horn from critically endangered black rhino being trafficked through a German airport. The
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Archaeologists Scramble To Investigate 3,400-Year-Old City Emerging From Tigris River In Iraq Before It Is Submerged Again
A team of archaeologists had to scramble to investigate a 3400-year-old city before it was submerged again after it emerged
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Bearded Vulture Released In Wild After Over 100 Years Found Dead
One of a pair of young bearded vultures released into the German wild more than 100 years after their disappearance
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Scientists Say Tundra Could Be Lost In 30 Years As Trees Take Over
The unique vegetation of the tundra could disappear by the year 2050 if no substantial reduction of global warming is
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Organic Farming Not Always Best Option For Bees, Study Shows
Organic farming is not necessarily the best option to protect wild bees, German researchers have found. Agroecologists of Goettingen University
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