Read more about the article German Cold War Era Nuke Bunker Price Tag Slashed
Image shows the bunker advertisement on Ebay, undated photo. The bunker located in the town of Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany was offered at a price of EUR 1.6 million (GBP 1.4 million) on Sep. 15, 2022. (Ebay/Newsflash)

German Cold War Era Nuke Bunker Price Tag Slashed

A Cold War-era nuclear fallout shelter has had its price slashed by more than half after failing to find a buyer in Germany. The fully operational bunker, in Xanten, in…

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Read more about the article Man Drives Soviet-Era Russian Banger 6,000km To Arctic Circle
Photo shows Alexander Elikov, who travelled to the northernmost settlement of Yakutia in Russia, undated. He travels in a Soviet passenger car. (@a.elikov/Newsflash)

Man Drives Soviet-Era Russian Banger 6,000km To Arctic Circle

This is the moment a veteran Moskvitch motor from Soviet Russia's Cold War era is brought back to life for an astonishing 6,000-kilometre run to the Arctic Circle. In its…

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Read more about the article Worshiped 2,200-Year-Old Tree Nearly Destroyed By Sudden Fire In The Dead Of Winter
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

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…

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Read more about the article Scythian Gold Treasures Lent To Netherlands From Crimea Returned To Ukraine After 10-Year Battle
Picture shows items from Scythian gold collection at the Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. They have been returned to Ukraine from the Netherlands. (SBU/Newsflash)

Scythian Gold Treasures Lent To Netherlands From Crimea Returned To Ukraine After 10-Year Battle

Scythian treasures from Crimea including a solid gold helmet that had been lent to the Netherlands 10 years ago have been returned to Ukraine in what Kyiv said was a…

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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 Eco Nuts To Get GBP 100,000 Bill For Trashing Monument With Paint
Picture shows the painted Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, undated. The costs for the cleaning work are amounting to 35,000 euros. (Newsflash)

Eco Nuts To Get GBP 100,000 Bill For Trashing Monument With Paint

Eco-activists who daubed Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate with orange and yellow paint have been told they'll have to foot the GBP 100,000 repair bill. Protestors left six of the iconic…

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Read more about the article Historic Discovery Of Fossilised Skeletons Of Humans’ 850,000-Year-Old Cannibal Ancestors
Picture shows part of a parietal bone of Homo Antecessor, undated. Scientist found Homo Antecessor remains from 800,000 years ago found in Atapuerca, Spain, during a 2023 campaign. (Maria D. Guillen, IPHES-CERCA/Newsflash)

Historic Discovery Of Fossilised Skeletons Of Humans’ 850,000-Year-Old Cannibal Ancestors

Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed the fossilised skeletons of humans' 850,000-year-old cannibal ancestors in a historic discovery. The Homo Antecessor remains, the first to be dug up in 20 years,…

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Read more about the article Fury As Belarus Paints Over 100-Year-Old Church Fresco Of Polish Rout Of Red Army
Workers paint over the fresco 'Miracle on the Vistula' in Soly, Belarus, in February, 2023. It was painted over, causing Lukasz Jasina, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland to say 'We condemn the destruction of Polish cultural heritage in Belarus by Lukashenko's regime.' (Witek Korybut-Daszkiewicz/Newsflash)

Fury As Belarus Paints Over 100-Year-Old Church Fresco Of Polish Rout Of Red Army

Poland has accused Belarus of cultural vandalism after a century-old fresco showing a historic Polish military rout of the Soviet Red Army was painted over. The painting - 'Miracle on…

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Read more about the article Gruesome Moment Huge Snake Bit Off More Than It Could Chew Immortalised For A Century
Image shows an anaconda devouring a capybara, undated photo. It was caught by a hunter in Brazil in 1924. (Sven Traenkner/Newsflash)

Gruesome Moment Huge Snake Bit Off More Than It Could Chew Immortalised For A Century

This is the historic moment a huge anaconda bit off more than it could chew in Brazil 100 years ago. Because just as the 17ft long snake was swallowing a…

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