Read more about the article Scandal As Restored Cherubs At 18th Century Temple Are Turned Into ‘Stunned Cartoon Characters’
Picture shows the painted cherubs in a chapel in Soria, Spain, undated. The restoration of the cherubs of a hermitage provoked indignation. (Newsflash)

Scandal As Restored Cherubs At 18th Century Temple Are Turned Into ‘Stunned Cartoon Characters’

The restoration of a chapel which left the centuries-old cherubs inside looking like "stunned cartoon characters" hassparked so much outrage it forced authorities to close it down until it can…

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Read more about the article Man Spots Great Granny In Church’s Stained-Glass Window
Image shows the stained glass window in Linz's Mariendom, undated photo. It shows the Steineder family (the man on the right is Leopold Steineder, city carpenter of Linz, behind him his underage son Hans Steineder). (Federal Monuments Office, Bettina Neubauer-Pregl/Newsflash)

Man Spots Great Granny In Church’s Stained-Glass Window

Art experts restoring a cathedral's stained glass windows in Austria were astonished when a local identified five of his ancestors in the artwork. Art historians have been conducting a painstaking…

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Read more about the article German Cold War Era Nuke Bunker Price Tag Slashed
Image shows the bunker advertisement on Ebay, undated photo. The bunker located in the town of Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany was offered at a price of EUR 1.6 million (GBP 1.4 million) on Sep. 15, 2022. (Ebay/Newsflash)

German Cold War Era Nuke Bunker Price Tag Slashed

A Cold War-era nuclear fallout shelter has had its price slashed by more than half after failing to find a buyer in Germany. The fully operational bunker, in Xanten, in…

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Read more about the article Man Drives Soviet-Era Russian Banger 6,000km To Arctic Circle
Photo shows Alexander Elikov, who travelled to the northernmost settlement of Yakutia in Russia, undated. He travels in a Soviet passenger car. (@a.elikov/Newsflash)

Man Drives Soviet-Era Russian Banger 6,000km To Arctic Circle

This is the moment a veteran Moskvitch motor from Soviet Russia's Cold War era is brought back to life for an astonishing 6,000-kilometre run to the Arctic Circle. In its…

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Read more about the article Jurassic Park-Style Revival For Extinct Butterfly, Say Scientists
Photo shows illustration of the butterfly Xerces Blue on a plant it used to feed Acmispon glaber. Researchers have found the genome of the butterfly. (Marti Franch-CSIC/Newsflash)

Jurassic Park-Style Revival For Extinct Butterfly, Say Scientists

Genetics experts have revealed how they could be able to bring an extinct butterfly back from the dead in a Jurassic Park-style revival. Experts at Spain's National Research Council say…

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Read more about the article Restoration Of Famous Black Christ Statue Reveals It To Be White
Picture shows Santo Cristo de Lepanto after it was cleaned, undated. The restoration of the piece from the Cathedral of Barcelona, Spain, believed to be from the 16th century, has allowed it to be dated to the 13th century. (Newsflash)

Restoration Of Famous Black Christ Statue Reveals It To Be White

A famous "black Christ" statue has turned out to actually be white following its restoration in Spain. The Holy Christ of Lepanto - Barcelona Cathedral's most venerated image - was…

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Read more about the article Ancient Virgin Mary Tree Site Reopens
Photo shows a scene from the ceremony for the reopening of The Tree of the Virgin Mary, one of the most prominent Christian sites in Egypt, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

Ancient Virgin Mary Tree Site Reopens

A site housing an ancient sycamore tree said to have sheltered the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus has been reopened in Egypt after a painstaking restoration. The special park dedicated…

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