One of the four shrunken heads that were thought to be from the Jivaro tribe of South American origin found in the operation carried out by the police in Izmir, Turkey. (Newsflash)

General News / History / Turkey

Mysterious 500 Year Old Shrunken Heads Had Lips Sewn Shut To Keep Evil Spirits Trapped Inside Them

Experts studying these mysterious 500-year-old shrunken heads from the Amazon that were seized from a smuggler during a raid in Turkey revealed they all had their lips sewn shut to keep evil spirits trapped inside them. It was also revealed that one of the four shrunken heads, also known as…

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January 20, 2022

Grga Brkic, hiker with the Alaskan Malamute dog that kept him warm when he fell into a mountain gorge for 13 hours until the emergency services arrived, on 2nd January, in Croatia. (HGSS/Newsflash)

Animals / Europe / General News

Loyal Dog Cuddles Injured Hiker On Snowy Mountain For 13 Hours To Keep Him Warm

This image shows a loyal dog still lying on its owner’s upper body while he is being put on a stretcher by mountain rescuers after reportedly keeping him warm for 13 hours, probably saving his life. Mountain climber Grga Brkic, age not reported, fell down a steep slope while hiking…

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January 17, 2022

The bats which were rescued from a skyscraper by animal rights activists in Austria. (Tierschutz Austria/Newsflash)

Animals / Europe / General News

Fundraiser To Buy Fridges To Keep Pregnant Female Bats Trapped In Skyscraper

An Austrian animal charity has had to buy special fridges to keep starving bats in hibernation and stop pregnant females from giving birth after hundreds of them were trapped in the roof of a skyscraper. Hundreds of the rare, carnivorous greater noctule bats (Nyctalus lasiopterus) had travelled to Austria from…

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December 23, 2021

Illustrative photo for Innsbruck in Tyrol. (Newsflash)

Animal Rights / Europe / General News

Cockadoodledont: Court Orders Farmer To Keep Rooster Silent At Night So Neighbour Can Sleep

A farmer has been ordered to prevent his roosters crowing all through the night after a sleep-deprived neighbour took him to court. The unnamed man, who lives next to a farm in the Austrian state of Tyrol, filed for an injunction against the farmer and his loud cockerels at the…

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October 26, 2021

African elephant Duna gave birth to a son on 16th August 2021 in Ouwehands Zoo.

Animals / Europe / General News

Еlephant Mum That Killed Last Calf Gives Birth To New Baby Elephant In Dutch Zoo

A female elephant from a zoo in the Netherlands has become a mother to a healthy baby and has been allowed to keep it, despite the fact that she attacked her previous baby, breaking its back so badly that it needed to be put to sleep. Female African elephant Duna,…

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August 26, 2021

An illustrative image of the tourist spot known as Juliet's house in Verona, Italy.

Architecture / Europe / General News

Victory In Battle To Keep Access To Juliets Balcony In Verona Free

A plan to start charging tourists who visit the famous balcony from Romeo and Juliet in the Italian city of Verona has been blocked by local business owners operating in the small courtyard. The iconic courtyard in Verona, where Romeo is said to have wooed his beloved Juliet in William…

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May 4, 2021

Picture shows the coffin that Giusy La Mantia kept in her living room with her dead mother inside because there was no space at the cemetery in Palermo in Italy

Europe / General News

Woman Still Stuck With Coffin Of Dead Mum In Living Room After Almost 2 Weeks As All Cemeteries Full

An Italian woman was forced to keep the coffin with the body of her dead mum in her living room for days because all cemeteries in the city are full. Giusy La Mantia was asked to keep the coffin of her deceased mum at home since there was no more…

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March 16, 2021

Russian doctors slept next to the bed of a patient with coronavirus

General News / Health / Russia

Russian Docs Work During Time Off To Save Patient Fall Asleep By His Bed

This picture captures the moment three Russian doctors sleep on the floor next to a patient's bed after a night spent battling trying to keep him alive. The man was suffering from a severe COVID-19 infection at the Sosnovy Bor hospital in the Russian Leningrad region. All three doctors were…

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January 5, 2021

La Manuela ranch

Crime / General News / South America

Pablo Escobar Butler Loses Bid To Keep Lakeside Paradise After Squatting There For 20 Years

The ex-butler of notorious drug dealer Pablo Escobar has had his claim for a luxury lakeside paradise property owned by the cartel boss thrown out after he claimed it was his because he had squatted there for the last 20 years. The Supreme Court of Justice decision is final and…

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November 19, 2020

The two-kilometre-long glowing bike path near Esztergom in northern Hungary with fluorescent material

Europe / General News / Motoring

Amazing Glow In The Dark Cycle Path

An incredible glow-in-the-dark bike path will soon light up a section of the Danube River in Hungary to keep cyclists safe at night. The pretty glowing blue bike path can be found near the city of Eger, in northern Hungary's Komarom-Esztergom county. According to national newspaper Daily News Hungary, the…

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November 6, 2020