Read more about the article German Family Sues For Court Compo Over Missing Sun Loungers
Photo shows TUI Kids Club Atlantica Mikri Poli on the Greek Island of Rhodes, undated. The district court of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, announced a family was awarded EUR 322.77 because the hotel loungers were all occupied. (Tui/Newsflash)

German Family Sues For Court Compo Over Missing Sun Loungers

A hotel in Greece has been ordered to pay compensation to a family of German holidaymakers because they couldn't find any sun loungers in the morning. Managers at the hotel…

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Read more about the article Baa-my Sheep High As Kites After Eating 100 Kilos Of Cannabis
Photo shows illustrative image of sheep. Herd of sheep ate almost 100 kg. cannabis in Magnesia, Thessaly in Greece in September 2023. (Newsflash)

Baa-my Sheep High As Kites After Eating 100 Kilos Of Cannabis

Hungry sheep turned into woolly jumpers after guzzling 100 kilogrammes of cannabis at a farm in Greece. The flock had been driven to find new pastures when floods washed out…

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Read more about the article Ancient Artefacts Worth USD 20m Including Julius Caesar Murder Coin Returned To Greece
Photo shows one of the several antiquities returned to Greece, undated. The US returned 29 antiquities to Greece during a repatriation ceremony at the Greek Consulate of New York on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Manhattan District Attorney/Newsflash)

Ancient Artefacts Worth USD 20m Including Julius Caesar Murder Coin Returned To Greece

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Twenty-nine ancient artefacts worth USD 20 million have been returned to Greece by the United States, including a coin that was minted to commemorate the murder of Julius Caesar. The…

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Read more about the article Rare White Cub Found Abandoned Under Dumpster
Photo shows a white tiger cub, undated. It was found abandoned near the rubbish bin of the Attica Zoological park in Spata, Greece, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Newsflash)

Rare White Cub Found Abandoned Under Dumpster

Binmen in Greece were shocked to find a rare white tiger cub underneath a waste container outside a zoo. The young feline, believed to be about three months old, was…

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Read more about the article Bible Pinched Some Of Its Best Lines, Says Study
Image shows a curse tablet cursing Priscilla from Gross-Gerau, in Hesse, Germany. The lead tablet, here the front side, consists of three fragments and is inscribed on both sides with a prayer for revenge in Latin. It probably dates from around 100 AD. (Rene Mueller, LEIZA/Newsflash)

Bible Pinched Some Of Its Best Lines, Says Study

Creators of the Bible could have pinched some of its best lines from ancient curse tablets, a new study has revealed. Theology experts began by studying the language of the…

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Read more about the article Archaeologists Find Ancient Temple Of Poseidon Lost After Tsunamis Hit Greece
Image shows the excavations undertaken in the autumn of 2022, undated photo. They revealed parts of the foundations of a structure that was 9.4 metres (30.8 feet) wide and had carefully positioned walls with a thickness of 0.8 metres (2.6 metres). (Dr Birgitta Eder, Athens Branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Find Ancient Temple Of Poseidon Lost After Tsunamis Hit Greece

An ancient temple dedicated to Poseidon which was thought to be long lost after a series of tsunamis hit Greece has been discovered by archaeologists. The remains of what researchers…

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Read more about the article Greek Archaeologists Unearth Stunning Roman-Era Statue Of Hercules
Photo shows an impressive statue of Hercules, unearthed in Philippi, Greece, undated photo. The statue, which is from the Roman era, 2nd century AD, depicts Hercules with a youthful body. (Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports/Newsflash)

Greek Archaeologists Unearth Stunning Roman-Era Statue Of Hercules

Greek archaeologists have unearthed a stunning Roman-era statue of Hercules dating back nearly 2,000 years. The statue of Hercules – or Heracles, as he is known in Greece, dating back…

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Read more about the article Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health
Illustrative image: Honeybee harvesting pollen and carrying it to its pollen basket. (Yannis Varouhakis (instagram.com/varouhakis)/Newsflash)

Scientists Develop Honey-Based Bee DNA Test To Monitor Hive Health

Scientists have developed an innovative method to examine DNA traces in honey which could help with the early identification of health problems in a hive as a deadly new disease…

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Read more about the article 2,000 Year Old Device Found On Seabed Could Have Been Designed By Archimedes Says Brit UCL Expert
Cosmos Display at the front of the Antikythera Mechanism (two versions), showing the positions of the Sun, Moon and five planets as well as the phase of the Moon and the nodes of the Moon. (2020 Tony Freeth/Newsflash)

2,000 Year Old Device Found On Seabed Could Have Been Designed By Archimedes Says Brit UCL Expert

A mysterious mechanical device made more than 2,000 years ago to track the movements of heavenly bodies that was so complex it was believed to have been a fake was…

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