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Image shows a ship's cup, from 1626-1630. The exhibition will take place in Munich, Bavaria State, Germany, until Sep. 1, 2024. (Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Bastian Krack/Newsflash)

How Drunken Sailors Knew What To Do With Solid Gold Ship Flasks

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:May 8, 2024

Solid gold Renaissance ship-shaped drinking flasks complete with rigging and sailors have gone on show at a special exhibition in Germany. The ornately decorated vessels were created by craftsmen in…

Shantanu Guha Ray receiving an award in January 2014. Shantanu was the New Delhi-based Asia editor for Central European News for more than a decade until his recent death. (Newsflash)

OBITUARY: Shantanu Newshound

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:April 16, 2024

News agencies are often seen as stepping stones to bigger careers, but for Shantanu Guha Ray, who had already worked for some of the biggest names in the business, working…

Image shows a child reading to a dog in an animal shelter, undated photo. The so-called 'Shelter Buddy Reading Program' was initiated in the town of Voesendorf, in Lower Austria, Austria. (Tierschutz Austria/Newsflash)

Children With Literacy Problems Read To Abandoned Dogs

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:November 17, 2022

Animal experts have revealed how they have helped children struggling with reading problems by getting them to tell stories to abandoned dogs. The Shelter Buddy Reading programme was initiated by…

Iranian journalist, Niloofar Hamedi, poses in undated photo. She has been arrested in Tehran, Iran. (@Kamfirouzi/Newsflash)

Iranian Women Journalists Arrested For Publishing Stories About Mahsa Amini And Covering Protests

Post author:Ipek Acar
Post published:September 30, 2022

Iranian police have arrested at least two women journalists involved in publishing the story of Mehsa Amini who died after being arrested and allegedly beaten for wearing a hijab incorrectly.…