Read more about the article Fury After Archaeologists Paint Ancient Engravings For Selfies
Historian Otoni Mesquita poses with ancient rock engraving painted with clay in Manaus, Brazil, undated. He stated that he used natural clay and apologized in a statement. (CEN)

Fury After Archaeologists Paint Ancient Engravings For Selfies

Archaeology experts who painted over 2,000-year-old Amazonian tribal rock carvings for birthday selfies have been censured by antiquities officials in Brazil. The academics, named in local media as Professor Gisella…

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Read more about the article Wildlife Officials Used Live Puppies As Bait For Rogue Panthers
Picture shows the trapped panthers (Panthera pardus) in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia, undated. Workers of Malaysias wildlife department used puppies as live bait in trap to catch panthers, because it attacked dogs. (@dsaminuddinharun/CEN)

Wildlife Officials Used Live Puppies As Bait For Rogue Panthers

Cruel wildlife officials in Malaysia have been shamed by animal lovers after it emerged they used tiny live puppies to catch rogue panthers in the wild. The sick technique was…

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Read more about the article Zoo Beast That Crushed Female Keeper And Severely Injured Her Husband Will Not Be Put Down
Image shows the Salzburg Zoo, Austria, undated photo. It was closed after a 33-year-old zookeeper was killed when a rhino attacked her in its enclosure at the zoo at around 6.55am on Tuesday, Sep. 12, 2023. (Newsflash)

Zoo Beast That Crushed Female Keeper And Severely Injured Her Husband Will Not Be Put Down

Zoo officials have stated that the near-threatened rhino that crushed a female zookeeper and critically injured her husband will not be put down. Yeti, the 1.8-tonne southern white rhinoceros female,…

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Read more about the article Giant Buddha Statue To Get A Facelift After Criticism
Picture shows a Buddha statue, under construction, in Phsar Leu Village Cambodia, undated. It was was widely criticized for having an oddly proportioned face. (Newsflash)

Giant Buddha Statue To Get A Facelift After Criticism

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Officials who were widely criticised after unveiling what was described as the most badly built Buddha statue in the world have appealed for donations in order to put things right.…

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Read more about the article Veg Plots For Rent At Beet-hoven’s Cemetery
Image shows the grave of Ludwig van Beethoven, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. Austrian citizens will be able to grow vegetables at the cemetery. (Newsflash)

Veg Plots For Rent At Beet-hoven’s Cemetery

Burial officials in Austria are opening up unused graves in cemeteries where gardeners can grow organic veg alongside the dearly departed. The bizarre plan means anyone with a burial plot…

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Read more about the article Food Officials Green Lights 16 Bugs As Fit For Human Consumption
Picture shows an illustrative image of insects as a street food in Asia, undated. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approves 16 edible insect species for human consumption. (Newsflash)

Food Officials Green Lights 16 Bugs As Fit For Human Consumption

Food officials in Singapore are to approve 16 different kinds of bugs including crickets, grasshoppers and silkworms as fit for human consumption. The insects and larvae are to be approved…

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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 Austria Customs Seize Over 2t Of Fake Louis Vuitton And Versace From China
Image shows the fake brands that were seized by customs in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. A total of 44,830 products equal to two tonnes were taken hold of by customs in March 2023. (BMF, Zoll/Newsflash)

Austria Customs Seize Over 2t Of Fake Louis Vuitton And Versace From China

Austrian customs have seized nearly 45,000 fake Louis Vuitton purses and Versace sunglasses hidden in boxes at Vienna Airport. The counterfeit products, weighing more than two tonnes, were found inside…

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