Read more about the article CONCENTRATION CAMP CASE: Death Camp Guard Testifies In Mass Murder Trial Of Nazi Commandant’s Secretary
The former concentration camp secretary Irmgard Furchner in the Itzehoe regional court. (Newsflash)
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CONCENTRATION CAMP CASE: Death Camp Guard Testifies In Mass Murder Trial Of Nazi Commandant’s Secretary

A 95-year-old former concentration camp guard has told a court that he had never met a death camp secretary - on trial over the deaths of over 11,000 people - despite walking past her office every day. Irmgard Furchner, 97, is accused of being an accessory to murder in the…

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June 10, 2022
Read more about the article Vials With Mysterious Serum Found At Gallipoli Battle Site
Two serum bottles which are considered to be 112 years old, found in the walls of the Namazgah Bastion in Canakkale, Turkey where Gallipoli campaign took place. (Newsflash)
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Vials With Mysterious Serum Found At Gallipoli Battle Site

Two mysterious 112-year-old glass vials have been found during restoration work in the area where the Gallipoli campaign took place. The military campaign took place during World War I on the Gallipoli peninsula, Gelibolu in modern Turkey, from 17th February 1915 to 9th January 1916. The Entente powers of Britain,…

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March 2, 2022
Read more about the article Lucky Escape For UK Fishermen After Boat Sets Off Unexploded WWII Bomb
The Galwad-Y-Mor suffered an explosion on 15th December, 2021, off the Norfolk coast, UK. (Macduff Ship Design/Newsflash)
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Lucky Escape For UK Fishermen After Boat Sets Off Unexploded WWII Bomb

A British fishing crew had a lucky escape when their vessel hit a 250-kilogramme WWII bomb that detonated on the seabed and threw the boat around. The explosion took place 22 nautical miles north of the coastal town of Cromer in the English county of Norfolk. The government agency Marine…

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January 25, 2022
Read more about the article Picturesque Thousand-Year-Old Spanish Castle Ruin Blown Up By Napoleon For Sale For Half Million Euros
Castle of Cogolludo has been up for sale on the internet. (Newsflash)
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Picturesque Thousand-Year-Old Spanish Castle Ruin Blown Up By Napoleon For Sale For Half Million Euros

This picturesque Spanish castle ruin with a history spanning a thousand years and dating back to the 11th century has gone up for sale for EUR 500,000 after being blown up by Napoleon's troops 210 years ago. The castle is a protected monument located in the municipality of Cogolludo in…

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January 23, 2022
Read more about the article German And Austrian Palaeontologists Reconstruct Loner Dinosaur That Was Sluggish And Deaf
Life reconstruction of the dinosaur Struthiosaurus austriacus from the Late Cretaceous of Austria. (University of Vienna, Fabrizio De Rossi/Newsflash)
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German And Austrian Palaeontologists Reconstruct Loner Dinosaur That Was Sluggish And Deaf

German and Austrian palaeontologists have reconstructed an 80-million-year-old dinosaur that was probably a slow-moving, hard-of-hearing loner. Struthiosaurus austriacus was up to eight metres (26 feet) tall, sluggish, had poor hearing and was probably a loner, the experts believe. The remains of the 80-million-year-old dinosaur were discovered in a mine near…

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January 16, 2022