Photo shows one of the 16 Egyptian artifacts recovered from the United States of America, undated photo. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash)

Archaeology / General News / Middle East

GBP 3.5 Million Looted Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Seized From Dealers

Looted Egyptian artefacts worth GBP 3.5 million have been returned after an international police probe into stolen treasures. Officials say 16 rare artefacts have been returned to their homeland after the investigation into some the world's most prolific dealers. Photo shows one of the 16 Egyptian artifacts recovered from the…

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September 21, 2022

Liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on the 14th of July 2022 in Florida, USA. (NASA's Kennedy Space Center/Newsflash)

General News / North America And Caribbean / Science

SpaceX Launches Its 25th Resupply Mission To The International Space Station

SpaceX has achieved a new milestone and the launch of its 25th resupply mission to the International Space Station. The footage was obtained from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), which is located in Florida, in the United States, along with a short statement saying that it shows a SpaceX Falcon…

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July 28, 2022

A dive at the underwater site of the HMS Nasturtium, ship that sank on 28th April 1916, where Heritage Malta completed a net removal project in July, 2021, in Malta.

General News / North America And Caribbean / Science

Shipwrecks Expand Microbial Diversity, New Study Shows

The millions of shipwrecks resting in the world’s oceans are increasing the surrounding areas’ microbial richness, according to new research. There are an estimated three million shipwrecks all around the world, according to UNESCO. Now scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi in the United States have taken a closer…

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June 27, 2022

General News / North America And Caribbean / Science

Study Shows High Post-COVID Anxiety Disorder Risk

Scientists have urged patients and healthcare staff to be more proactive about addressing mental health concerns as a new study identifies a higher psychiatric disorder risk of people suffering from COVID-19. Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) in the United States used data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)…

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June 23, 2022

An illustrative image of a gorilla. (Newsflash)

Animals / General News / North America And Caribbean

Three Gorillas Test Positive For COVID In Spain

Three gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Spanish zoo. It is not the first case of gorillas being infected, following reports last year that multiple gorillas at a San Diego zoo in the United States had tested positive for COVID-19, but experts are worried about what variant is…

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June 6, 2022

Longhead darter, a species thought to be locally extinct, rediscovered in the Ohio River, Ohio state in USA, for the first time since 1939. (@ohiodivisionofwildlife/Newsflash)

Environment / General News / North America And Caribbean

Rare Fish Species Thought Extinct Locally Rediscovered In Ohio River For 1st Time Since 1939

A little-known fish thought to be extinct locally has been rediscovered in the Ohio River for the first time since 1939. The rare fish, known as a Longhead darter (Percina macrocephala), is so rare that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) does not even list its status, due…

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January 20, 2022

Julian Assange who become a honorary member of PEn Germany. (Newsflash)

Europe / General News / Media

Writers Association Makes Julian Assange Honorary Member And Calls For Brits To Release Him

A writer's association has named WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - who faces spending the rest of his life in prison in the United States - as an honorary member and has called on the UK to release him from Belmarsh Prison. PEN Centre Germany released a statement saying that it…

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November 8, 2021

Sergei Pavlovich, 38, (pictured) a famous hacker, was allegedly arrested by Interpol in St. Petersburg, Russia on 1st November 2021. (@carding.pro/Newsflash)

General News / Media / Russia

Famous Hacker Wanted In USA For Biggest Data Theft In History Denies Being Detained By Interpol

This famous hacker wanted in the USA for the biggest data theft in the country's history has denied reports in Russian media that he has been detained by Interpol. Russian media outlet Life said today (2nd November) that the famous hacker, who is also the author of a book titled…

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November 8, 2021

Adult male African lion Luke at Smithsonian's National Zoo.

Animals / General News / North America And Caribbean

Lions And Tigers Test Positive For COVID 19 At Washington DC Zoo

Lions and tigers have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 at the National Zoo in Washington DC, in the United States. Final testing results are expected within days. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers are being treated for COVID-19. The National Zoo said in a statement that…

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September 30, 2021

Patrick Childress

Africa / General News / Social Media

Popular US Sailor Dies In Cape Town Hospital Aged 69

A globe-trotting You Tube celebrity sailor from the United States who contracted COVID-19 in South Africa has died in a Cape Town hospital aged 69. Patrick Childress, who ran the ‘Patrick Childress Sailing’ YouTube channel with 40,000 subscribers that has a number of viral videos, died at Groote Schuur Hospital…

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July 8, 2020