A cat has been appointed the mayor of an Italian town and will remain in office for a year. Black and white moggy Miao spent her first day in office as 'mayor of the animals' of Civita d'Antino, Abruzzo Region, southern Italy yesterday (12th October). Picture shows the first 'Mayor…
This footage confirms the multiple mountain lion sightings that have been made across remote areas in Iowa, making it the first verified case in the US state since 2019. https://youtu.be/9MjEMN-uAUg Madison County Sheriff's Office/Newsflash The Madison County Sheriff’s Office and the Warren County Sheriff's Office confirmed the recent sightings near…
Experts have used a new technique to thaw the 1,300-year-old remains of a child dubbed the "Ice Prince" after they froze them with nitrogen to preserve them. The "Ice Prince" is thought to have been of high birth, as the experts also recovered a sword and scabbard, as well as…
A 95-year-old former concentration camp guard has told a court that he had never met a death camp secretary - on trial over the deaths of over 11,000 people - despite walking past her office every day. Irmgard Furchner, 97, is accused of being an accessory to murder in the…
Fraud police have busted scammers suspected of selling fake Canadian 'Maple Leaf' gold coins with the face of Queen Elizabeth on them. The fraudsters are said to have conned buyers out of EUR 80,000 by selling the fakes. Cologne police headquarters in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and…
This is the moment a curious toucan inspects a CCTV camera on a Brazilian motorway. The cute scene was filmed on the BR-040 highway in the municipality of Valparaiso de Goias in the west-central Brazilian state of Goias on the morning of 4th May. The colourful bird stopped on the…
The Colombian authorities have arrested 21 people and seized over 1,000 exotic animals with a black market value of over USD 1 million during raids across the country. In a statement obtained by Newsflash, the Colombian Government said on 11th April: "The National Police, in coordination with the Attorney General's…
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has launched a lawsuit against a Seattle-based company for "deceptively marketing stem cell treatments for COVID-19 and dozens of other serious medical conditions". Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed the lawsuit against the company US Stemology and its owner Dr Tami Meraglia because there…
These shocking images reportedly show an endangered jaguar being skinned after it was illegally hunted by poachers in Mexico. The incident took place in the municipality of Palizada in the south-eastern Mexican state of Campeche, and the images caused outrage after they were shared online. The images show an apparently…
A 12-year-old Austrian boy has reportedly died a few days after being given the Pfizer vaccination against COVID-19. The incident took place in the western Austrian state of Tyrol when the unnamed 12-year-old boy reportedly died shortly after receiving the Pfizer version of the coronavirus vaccine, it was announced on…