Read more about the article Customs Seize Elephant Foot Converted Into Velvet-Covered Box And Posted From England
Picture shows elephant's foot seized by customs in Weil am Rhein, Germany, undated. The package from Great Britain should have reached a recipient in Switzerland. (Hauptzollamt Lörrach/Newsflash)
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Customs Seize Elephant Foot Converted Into Velvet-Covered Box And Posted From England

German customs officials in Baden-Wuerttemberg have seized a giant elephant foot sent from the UK that had been converted into a tasteless, velvet-covered container before being posted to a customer in Switzerland. The illegal item, which the German customs officials said was "tasteless" and lacking the proper paperwork, had been…

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August 25, 2022
Read more about the article Eerie Moment Urban Explorer Finds Dead Squid And Shark In Abandoned Aquarium
Juliette, 24, posing in front of a shark in the abandoned aquarium in Spain. (@juju_urbex/Newsflash)
Europe / General News / Social Media

Eerie Moment Urban Explorer Finds Dead Squid And Shark In Abandoned Aquarium

This is the moment an urban explorer enters an abandoned aquarium in Spain and finds a dead squid on the floor and a rotting shark in a tank. The eerie clip was filmed by Juliette, 24, from the French city of Lyon, during a visit to Spain. https://youtu.be/KR1c64wyv9M @jujurbex/Newsflash She…

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March 8, 2022
Read more about the article Another Chinese Zoo Caught Using A Large Dog Instead Of A Wolf To Entertain Visitors
Visitor films dog in the wolf park of Wuhan Jiufeng Forest Zoo in China. (Xm07210/AsiaWire)
Animals / Asia / General News

Another Chinese Zoo Caught Using A Large Dog Instead Of A Wolf To Entertain Visitors

Another Chinese zoo has been slammed for trying to pass off a dog as a wild animal and putting it in a cage. The dog is seen in an enclosure with a sign saying it is a wolf at the Jiufeng Forest Zoo in Wuhan, which is the capital of…

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March 8, 2022
Read more about the article Sofia Jirau Becomes First Ever Victorias Secret Model With Down Syndrome
The Puerto Rican model Sofia Jirau makes history as the first Victoria's Secret model with Down syndrome. (@sofiajirau/Newsflash)
Fashion / General News / North America And Caribbean

Sofia Jirau Becomes First Ever Victorias Secret Model With Down Syndrome

Puerto Rican model Sofia Jirau, who made her debut at New York Fashion Week, has called it a "dream come true" to become the first Victoria's Secret model with Down syndrome. Jirau, 25, who has been modelling for over two years, announced on Instagram, where she boasts 167,000 followers, that…

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March 2, 2022
Read more about the article Outrage As Statues Of Black Slaves In Chains On Sale At International Airport
Historian Paulo Cruz, shared images of ceramic statues of enslaved people in chains, for sale in a store at the airport of Salvador, Brazil, on 7th February. (@paulao_rj/Newsflash)
General News / Racism / South America

Outrage As Statues Of Black Slaves In Chains On Sale At International Airport

This image reportedly showing statues of black slaves in chains on sale at an international airport in Brazil has caused outrage after it was shared online. The image was reportedly taken at Salvador International Airport, which serves the city of Salvador in the north-eastern Brazilian region of Bahia on Sunday…

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February 24, 2022
Read more about the article Escaped Pet Boa Constrictor Captured By Cops After It Slithered Into Nursery School
Police rescue a snake that had gotten into a kindergarten in November, 2021, in Medellin, Colombia. (@PoliciaMedellin/Newsflash)
Animals / General News / South America

Escaped Pet Boa Constrictor Captured By Cops After It Slithered Into Nursery School

This is the moment a brave cop grabs a boa constrictor by the neck and pulls it from the ceiling of a nursery school, where it had made itself at home after escaping from its owner's house. The incident occurred in the neighbourhood of Las Estancias in the Colombian city…

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November 19, 2021
Read more about the article Second Lava Flow Hits The Sea During Ongoing Volcanic Eruption On La Palma
Spectacular images of the new lava delta at the foot of the coast on the beach of Los Guirres in La Palma, Canary Islands, on 10th November 2021. (Instituto Volcanologico de Canarias/Newsflash)
Environment / Europe / General News

Second Lava Flow Hits The Sea During Ongoing Volcanic Eruption On La Palma

This is the moment a second lava delta flows into the sea during the ongoing volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands started erupting on 19th September at 3.13pm local time. The volcanic activity hit headlines on…

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November 16, 2021
Read more about the article Amazing Recovery For American World Cup Skiing Ace After Horror Accident Left Her Looking Disfigured
US Alpine skier Alice Merryweather was seriously injured on 8th September while taking part in preparation for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing when she broke her tibia and fibula and seriously damaged her knee, as well as injured her face in Saas-Fee, in the Swiss Alps near the Italian border.
Europe / General News / Sport

Amazing Recovery For American World Cup Skiing Ace After Horror Accident Left Her Looking Disfigured

These images show how American World Cup skiing ace Alice Merryweather has made a startling recovery after a horror accident left her looking bloodied and disfigured. The top tier athlete has posted these selfies on social media just a few weeks after her accident and she appears to be making…

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October 7, 2021
Read more about the article Beachgoers Confuse Fake Breast For Jellyfish Washed Up On The Coast
Beachgoers found what they thought was a jellyfish but it was a fake breast at a beach in Veracruz, Mexico, May 2021.
General News / North America And Caribbean / Society

Beachgoers Confuse Fake Breast For Jellyfish Washed Up On The Coast

Beachgoers have posted these pictures of what they believed was a jellyfish swept up on the coast but later realised it was a fake breast. The strange incident happened at the Jicama beach in the port city of Coatzacoalcos in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city lies in the…

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May 16, 2021
Read more about the article Priceless Relic Showing Womans Face Stolen From Pompeii Returned After 50 Years
The artifact that was stolen 50 years ago from Pompeii
Europe / General News / History

Priceless Relic Showing Womans Face Stolen From Pompeii Returned After 50 Years

A guilty tourist who pinched a 2000-year-old terracotta statue showing the face of a woman from Pompeii has posted it back 50 years later with a note saying sorry. Managers at the ancient ruins of Pompeii, which was covered in lava after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79…

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February 12, 2021

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