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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Read more about the article Deadly Dengue Fever Fear At Holiday Hotspot
Picture shows Ibiza, Spain, undated. Germany has confirmed in February, 2023, up to six German tourists would have been infected with Dengue fever last summer during their vacations on the Balearic island of Ibiza. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Deadly Dengue Fever Fear At Holiday Hotspot

Holidaymakers at the party hotspot Ibiza have been warned they could be struck down with deadly dengue fever. Officials on the Spanish island - known for its wild nightlife -…

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Read more about the article Spanish Hotspot Bans Loud Telly And Barking Dogs
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Spanish Hotspot Bans Loud Telly And Barking Dogs

Spain's tourist hotspot Valencia is to ban any loud noise at night in new rules announced by council chiefs. Officials in the city have sanctioned new regulations banning any "screaming…

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Read more about the article Germany Burns More Than 17 Million Expired Covid Masks
Image shows COVID-19 masks, undated photo. Germany has burnt over 17 million expired masks as of January 2023. (Newsflash)

Germany Burns More Than 17 Million Expired Covid Masks

Health officials in Germany have incinerated more than 17 million expired COVID-19 masks. The unused medical masks - bought in the first months of the pandemic - were reportedly destroyed…

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Read more about the article Treasure Map Reveals Site Of Buried Nazi WW2 Loot
Picture shows a treasure map to a possible Nazi treasure in Ommeren, Netherlands. The treasure map comes from the archives of the Netherlands Management Institute. (Nationaal Archief/Newsflash)

Treasure Map Reveals Site Of Buried Nazi WW2 Loot

A Nazi World War II treasure map showing the site of buried chests of gold and jewels has been made public by officials in the Netherlands. The seven chests are…

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