A heron with a plastic cup stuck through its throat stands on the banks of Morto river, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 6, […]
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UK man wins huge £70,000 payment in medicine side effects case
A 66-year-old British man, Philip Stevens. — Legal firm Leigh Day handout A British man has received a £70,000 settlement from his doctor after claiming […]
Rare 150-million-year-old fossils of dinosaur trio fetch $15.7m at auction
An undated image shows two of the rare fossils from the two Allosaurus displayed for auction at Christie’s in London, United Kingdom. — X/@ChristiesInc Fossils […]
Google reveals top searches of 2024 including shows, athletes, movies and people
The logo of Google is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, […]
China half marathon offers cow, wild fish and chickens as prizes
Chinese runner He Jie (second right), Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila (right) and Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat at the finish line of the Beijing […]
Rare Roman coin fetches €1.98 million at auction
The rare Roman coin seen in this undated image. — AFP/File A rare Roman coin featuring the portrait of Brutus, the assassin of statesman Julius […]
2,100-year-old Egyptian temple hidden in cliff unearthed by archaeologists
The newly discovered ancient Egyptian temple. — Facebook/Archaeology Magazine/file Archaeologists have found an ancient Egyptian temple hidden in a cliff face dating back around 2,100 […]
Rock discovered by 6-year-old turns out to be 50,000-year-old Neanderthal axe
A close-up photo of the 50,000-year-old hand axe. — Worthing Museum and Art Gallery/file A then six-year-old boy found a strange rock on a beach […]
Centenarian couple becomes world’s oldest newlyweds
A combo of the wedding pictures of Marjorie Fiterman and Bernie Littman, world’s oldest newlyweds. — Guinness World Record/file A 100-year-old man and a 102-year-old […]
New York museum unveils ‘Apex’ — an almost complete Stegosaurus
A Stegosaurus fossil nicknamed Apex is unveiled to the media at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City, US, December 5, 2024. […]