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China bank staff repair a pile of banknotes that had been cut into more than 100,000 pieces by a depressed woman in Kunming, Yunnan, China. It took four workers 22 days to stitch the pieces together using a magnifying glass. (AsiaWire)

Kind Bank Staff Piece Together Family’s Chopped-Up Savings After Woman Cuts Notes Into 100,000 Pieces

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:August 16, 2024

This picture shows a kindhearted banking team that spent more than 20 days preparing chopped-up banknotes worth GBP 3,400 belonging to a poverty-stricken family. A woman surnamed Zhang approached the…

Image shows a chess piece, a game piece, and dice from the 11th/12th century, undated photo. The finds were discovered at an archaeological excavation at Burgstein, Germany, in 2022. (University of Tuebingen, Victor Brigola/Newsflash)

1,000-Year-Old Board Game Pieces Found In Castle

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:June 20, 2024

An ancient chess knight dating back 1,000 years has been unearthed by archaeologists in the ruins of a long-lost castle in Germany. The previously unknown site, in the mountains of…

Photo shows some of the relics discovered in two ancient shipwrecks found at a depth of over 1,000 meters in the South China Sea southeast of Sanya, Hainan, China, undated. Nearly 580 pieces of porcelain, pottery, and logs were extracted. (State Administration of Cultural Heritage/AsiaWire)

Hundreds Of Pieces Of Priceless Ming Dynasty Porcelain Discovered In Ancient Chinese Shipwreck

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:October 25, 2023

Archaeologists in China have unearthed hundreds of priceless Ming Dynasty porcelain dating back hundreds of years and other priceless relics from an ancient shipwreck site at the bottom of the…

Patrizia La Marca, 53, poses in undated photo. She died after being mauled by her brother's Rottweiler in Ventimiglia, Italy, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (Newsflash)

Woman, 53, Mauled To Death By Her Brother’s Rottweiler While Bringing It Food

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 12, 2023

A 53-year-old Italian woman has been mauled to death by her brother's Rottweiler while bringing it food. Emergency responders told local media that Patrizia La Marca had pieces of her…

Andrea Papi, 26, poses in undated photo. His injured lifeless body was found in the woods and it is suspected he was attacked by a bear, in Val di Sole, Italy, on Wednesday, March 5, 2023. (Newsflash)

Man ‘Disembowelled’ In Bear Attack

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:April 10, 2023

A jogger found torn to pieces in a forest is believed to have been killed and ripped apart by a bear. Victim Andrea Papi, 26, was last seen alive on…

Image shows four gold earrings, two gold strips and thirty-nine silver pennies, undated photo. Dutch historian Lorenzo Ruijter, 27, found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure in Hoogwoud, North Holland province, the Netherlands. (Archeology West-Friesland, Fleur Schinning/Newsflash)

Historian Finds Unique 1,000-Year-Old Mediaeval Gold Treasure Using Metal Detector

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:March 21, 2023

A 27-year-old historian has found a unique 1,000-year-old mediaeval gold treasure using a metal detector. One of the pieces is said to feature a depiction of Jesus Christ and the…

Picture shows the unidentified woman, 70, undated. She died after being attacked by three pitbulls, in a in Mairipora, Brazil, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (Newsflash)

70-Year-Old Mauled To Death By Savage Pack

Post author:William McGee
Post published:March 1, 2023

A 70-year-old woman suffered an agonising death when she was torn to pieces by three savage pit bulls. The woman - not named by police - was horrifically mauled by…

Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police, undated. Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62, were arrested transporting 166 pieces Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (@PNCdeGuatemala/Newsflash)

Customs Police Seize More Than 150 Mayan Treasures From American Travellers

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 23, 2022

Two Americans have been arrested in Guatemala with 166 pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces in their vehicle and face artefact trafficking charges. The two suspects have been named as Stephanie Allison Jolluck,…

Image shows groups of spheres from Akrotiri, undated photo. Archaeologists from the University of Bristol In England suggested that mysterious stone spheres found at various ancient settlements across the Aegean and Mediterranean could be playing pieces from one of the earliest ever board games. (Konstantinos Trimmis/Newsflash)

Mysterious Spheres Could Be From First Ever Board Game

Post author:William McGee
Post published:October 10, 2022

Scientists believe mysterious stone spheres found at ancient archaeological sites in the Mediterranean and Aegean may be playing pieces from one of the first-ever board games. The experts - from…

Image shows a sculpture with Idah War scenery, undated photo. The city of Hamburg, Germany returned looted art stolen during British colonial times to Nigeria in September 2022. (MARKK/Newsflash)

German City Returns Art Looted During British Colonial Times That Is Worth Over EUR 58 Million

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:October 4, 2022

German authorities have returned a total of 179 art pieces to Nigeria after they were stolen during British colonial invasions in the former Kingdom of Benin. The decision to deliver…